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Experience as fashion, times ten
With everything from exotic designer-label clothing to designer chewing gum, lifestyle store Helsinki10 offers a unique environment where shopping is about experience and discovery.
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Glass on wings - Oiva Toikka
Famous for his glass art, Oiva Toikka is the most colourful and original personality among the masters of Finnish design.
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Persistence makes the difference - Risto Siilasmaa
Risto Siilasmaa founded world-leading data security company F-Secure as part of a study project. "We didn't have the slightest intention of actually going into business," he says.
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The miracle of summer makes winter a distant memory
We propose a toast to the joys of summer, which arrives like a miracle after the long, dark Nordic winter.
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Looking good in Helsinki
You look great! HEL LOOKS documents Helsinki style in all its originality and charm.
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Alpine land without Alps
Jouni Palosaari helped lift Lapland's Levi ski resort from small-time holiday destination to World Cup slalom venue.
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J.V. Snellman, without him where would Finland be?
Philosopher, scholar, journalist and politician Johan Vilhelm Snellman played a uniquely important role in forming the Finnish national identity.
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Mannerheim: hero in Finland - and Russia
Mannerheim, Finland's most famous military leader, helped his countrymen earn "their own independent lives within the family of free peoples."
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Speed in their genes
The Finns are fascinated by – and very good at – motorsports, high-speed cooperation between humans and technology.
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Nobel recognition rewards peaceful resolutions
Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his brilliant career as a negotiator and diplomat.
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A guide to Finnish customs and manners
Get to know the Finns with our abbreviated but thorough guide – a starter kit for keeping up with the Finnish culture.
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Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi, whose statue stands outside Helsinki's Olympic Stadium, trained with an intensity that set him apart from other athletes of the 1920s.
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On the other side of the Arctic
Rauna Kuokkanen, a Sámi who teaches at the University of Toronto, sees her people in a global context.
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Sámi fly their flag in Helsinki
Helsinki has a Sámi population of 1,000 strong. How do they keep their culture, language and identity alive down south in the city?
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The humble Number One: Finland
We Finns are sometimes accused of being too modest about our achievements, but this article makes a dent in that reputation.
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A bashful star – Harri Koskinen
We meet Harri Koskinen, a famous designer who is so modest that he doesn't even admit to being modest.
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Tove Jansson
Which is about the adventures of writer and artist Tove Jansson's career, including the creation of the world-renowned Moomin characters.
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