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9 years and counting: Finland is first in the World Happiness Report
Happiness in Finland: Two young, smiling children in warm clothing are sitting atop a large rock on a playground with autumn foliage showing in the background.
Life & societyFinnishness

9 years and counting: Finland is first in the World Happiness Report

The World Happiness Report singles out Finland as the happiest country in the world in 2026, for the ninth year running. To celebrate, we seek out people named Onni (Happiness) to ask what makes them happy (see video).

Tagged in EducationEqualityFinlandFinnishnessHappinessHealthLifestyleQuality of lifeResearchSocietyVideoWellbeing
Unpacking Finnish happiness
Two women and two kids are in a large indoor space where the children can climb on animal sculptures.
Life & societyHappiness

Unpacking Finnish happiness

Happiness doesn’t just happen. In Finland, it’s the result of strong social systems and a culture of wellbeing that has been carefully built over the past 100 years.

Tagged in CultureEducationEqualityFinnishnessHappinessHealthNatureSocietyWellbeing
Finnish youth turn climate ideas into action in Turku
Several students and a man work together on ladders to install a colourful climate art piece made of reused materials above library shelves.
Life & societySustainability

Finnish youth turn climate ideas into action in Turku

From solar-powered boats to climate art, young people in Turku are shaping the city’s climate action from the ground up.

Tagged in ClimateEducationSustainabilityWebpick
How to spot the Northern Lights in Finland
A person in winter clothing stands on snow-covered rocks and gazes at green and purple Northern Lights overhead.
Life & societyNature

How to spot the Northern Lights in Finland

The Northern Lights are visible for human eyes only when it’s dark and the sky is clear and cloudless. In northern Finland they can be witnessed from late August until early April.

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Staying playful: A Finnish artist combines fatherhood with creative freedom
A man plays a large steel instrument installed at an outdoor playground.
Arts & cultureArt

Staying playful: A Finnish artist combines fatherhood with creative freedom

Everyone’s an artist in Teemu Keisteri’s family, no matter if they’re four or almost 40. Father and son get creative together and explore Finland’s vibrant children’s culture scene.

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Libraries the Finnish way: welcoming, wild and wonderful
A person holds a small stack of books with soft yarn balls on top – grey, pink and lilac.
Life & societyEducation

Libraries the Finnish way: welcoming, wild and wonderful

From reading dogs to 3D printers, Finnish libraries are reinventing what it means to be the home of learning and information. Here are some activities you can do in many Finnish libraries.

Tagged in EducationEqualityFinnishnessLifestyleTechnologyTravel
With art, motion and emotion, Finnish researchers explore new language-learning paths
A man and a woman are leaning over sideways in modern dance moves on a stage.
Life & societyLanguage

With art, motion and emotion, Finnish researchers explore new language-learning paths

Learning a new language can be daunting and is often associated with hours of memorising vocabulary and repeating textbook phrases. But what if it could be more active, creative, fun and emotionally engaging?

Tagged in DanceEducationFunLanguagePerforming arts
How livestreaming helped me learn Finnish – and what you can take from my experience
In a colourful illustration, a person speaks and gestures in front of a computer whose screen shows a video play icon and a word in Finnish.
Life & societyLanguage

How livestreaming helped me learn Finnish – and what you can take from my experience

For the past two years, I have subjected myself – and, more importantly, a live audience – to the great and noble quest of learning Finnish. Here’s what I found out.

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