aucor, Author at thisisFINLAND

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.

About 50 years ago, a Finnish entrepreneur mixed nature, design and business in a line of boats that’s still sailing strong.

Learning Finnish is far from impossible! We ask people what books and strategies they are using to master the language.

We meet Finnish luthier Kari Nieminen, whose guitars are in the hands of the Rolling Stones, The Who, ZZ Top and The Rasmus.

Finnish Easter traditions mix religion and rites of spring. Beware: Miniature witches may ring your doorbell.

Helsinki’s wooden Chapel of Silence, designed to promote wellbeing, quietly attracts attention in the middle of the city.

The exciting, moving memoir of a Finnish Canadian forms a great story that goes from post-war Helsinki to western Canada.

We talk to a couple of the numerous Finnish designers currently making a name for themselves around the world.