Erja Raiskila, Author at thisisFINLAND

Couch potatoes globally are glued to Finnish TV shows

Hospital drama, science fiction, crime series… Finland’s most popular TV shows hit the screens of international television like never before.

Arts & culture Webpick

City of Helsinki among the first in the world to hire Chief Design Officer

First of all, the objective of the CDO is to provide the city with visionary, creative thinking where priority is given to the users.

Life & society Emojis

We are alive!

BBQ in the rain, Finnish baseball, Saimaa ringed seal… Finland emoji summer edition brings together all the Finnish summer enthusiasms as well as some famous Finns.

Arts & culture Webpick

The world according to Finnish architect Alvar Aalto

Discover the masterpieces of pioneering Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto around the world.

Life & society Lifestyle

The heat is on!

Finns have built the world’s biggest sauna, which doubles the size of the previous Guinness World Record.

Life & society Press freedom

Finland top-rated for press freedom

Despite being a small country with a language spoken by very few people, Finland has a diverse and high quality media market.

Life & society Webpick

Runners’ Super Week in Helsinki 8–12 June

The highlight of the Runners’ Super Week is Helsinki Half Marathon on Saturday morning.

Business & innovation Technology

Wave power makes a splash

A country with no ocean or real waves surfs to the top of wave power technologies.

Finland emojis