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Finnish Oscar nominee shows comical life
Las mejores 10 películas finlandesas, Lapland Odyssey, Finlandia, cine
Arts & cultureFilm

Finnish Oscar nominee shows comical life

Meet the woman who wrote Finland’s Oscar-nominated short film and find out what inspired her.

Tagged in Film
Intrepid Finnish bands mix music and fun
Ricky-Tick Big Band, Mopo, Dalindèo, Valtteri Pöyhönen, Paleface, Tommy Lindgren, Redrama, Linda Fredriksson, Kallio, summer festivals, jazz, rock, rap, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

Intrepid Finnish bands mix music and fun

Hear how three high-energy Helsinki bands fearlessly mix musical styles for fun: Mopo, Dalindèo and Ricky-Tick Big Band.

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Finnish teachers venture out on exchange
Finland, Finnish, teacher exchange, education, CIMO, The Fulbright Centre, Helsinki, FinAl, North-South-South, University of Jyväskylä
Life & societyEducation

Finnish teachers venture out on exchange

We meet teachers from Finland, famous for its education system, who go abroad to expand their horizons, just as students do.

Tagged in EducationResearch
Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland
Social entrepreneurs, Association of Finnish Work, Mifuko, Nairobi, Kenya, Kanresta, Finnish Association for Public Health, Sotek, Helsinki, Kotka, Hamina, Finland
Business & innovationEconomy

Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise in Finland as thousands of companies in the environment, health and culture sectors are making their mark.

Tagged in EconomyWork
Your top 10 Finnish films, and a director
Two confused-looking men in a yellow car which is upside down in the snow.
Arts & cultureFilm

Your top 10 Finnish films, and a director

Break out the popcorn! Here come our readers’ top 10 favourite Finnish films, gathered from a survey on our social media.

Tagged in Film
Finnish snowboarder plays it cool
Enni Rukajärvi, snowboarding, snowboard, half-pipe, snowstyle, Kuusamo, Ruka, Olympics, X Games, World Snowboard Tour, Vuokatti, Sotkamo, Finland
Life & societySports

Finnish snowboarder plays it cool

Despite high expectations, snowboarder Enni Rukajärvi didn’t stress about the Olympics. She took home a silver medal.

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Say your first words in Sámi
The national flag shared by Sámi people across northern Europe features the bright colours of traditional Sámi costumes, with red and blue halos signifying the sun and the moon.
Life & societyLanguage

Say your first words in Sámi

Twist your tongue with ten useful expressions in the language spoken by northern Finland’s indigenous Sámi people.

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Sámi languages making gains in Finland
Sámi National Day, Finland, Helsinki, Northern Sámi-language daycare Máttabiegga Giellabeassi (South Wind Language Nest), Yle Sápmi, news, children’s programmes, Finnish Lapland, Inari, Skolt
Life & societySociety

Sámi languages making gains in Finland

In honour of Sámi National Day (Feb 6), we visit Helsinki’s only Sámi daycare and also look at how Sámi TV is expanding.

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