Finland shows carnival colours on May Day Life & societySlideshows Finland shows carnival colours on May Day All of Finland goes wild every year on May Day. Our photographers capture the spirit of the holiday in a slideshow.
Finnish swans take to the water Business & innovationEconomy Finnish swans take to the water About 50 years ago, a Finnish entrepreneur mixed nature, design and business in a line of boats that’s still sailing strong.
How the heck do you learn Finnish? part 1 Life & societyLanguage How the heck do you learn Finnish? part 1 Learning Finnish is far from impossible! We ask people what books and strategies they are using to master the language.
Rockers favour Finnish guitars with soul Arts & cultureMusic Rockers favour Finnish guitars with soul We meet Finnish luthier Kari Nieminen, whose guitars are in the hands of the Rolling Stones, The Who, ZZ Top and The Rasmus.
Wandering witches welcome Finnish Easter Life & societyTraditions Wandering witches welcome Finnish Easter Finnish Easter traditions mix religion and rites of spring. Beware: Miniature witches may ring your doorbell.
Sounds of silence resound in Helsinki Arts & cultureDesign Sounds of silence resound in Helsinki Helsinki’s wooden Chapel of Silence, designed to promote wellbeing, quietly attracts attention in the middle of the city.
A life that began in Finland Arts & cultureLiterature A life that began in Finland The exciting, moving memoir of a Finnish Canadian forms a great story that goes from post-war Helsinki to western Canada.
Finnish design makes new waves abroad Arts & cultureDesign Finnish design makes new waves abroad We talk to a couple of the numerous Finnish designers currently making a name for themselves around the world.
