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The Northern Lights colour the skies over Finland
Green, yellow and purple ribbons of light stretch across a dark winter sky.
Life & societyNature

The Northern Lights colour the skies over Finland

Finland’s natural scenery includes, by any measure, some of the most beautiful views in the world: blue lakes, emerald forests and snowy winter landscapes.

Tagged in EnvironmentNatureThisisFINLAND MagazineTravelWinter
Serving some of our favourite dishes: southern Finnish recipes
An outdoor table is set with two plates of berry pie and two coffee cups.
Life & societyCuisine

Serving some of our favourite dishes: southern Finnish recipes

Here are a few much-loved recipes that are popular in southern Finland and across the country.

Tagged in CuisineFinnishnessFoodLifestyleRecipes
Finland opens online Museum of Contemporary Emotions to catalogue pandemic experiences
A screenshot shows the words Museum of Contemporary Emotions in white on a black background.
Life & societyWebpick

Finland opens online Museum of Contemporary Emotions to catalogue pandemic experiences

For healing to begin, we first need to understand our emotions. We need to go back in time and find words for what we experienced.

Tagged in ArtFinnishnessSocial innovationsSocietyWebpick
Finland’s European Green Capital and Green Leaf cities aim for lasting legacies
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Life & societyEnvironment

Finland’s European Green Capital and Green Leaf cities aim for lasting legacies

Having risen to the challenge of successfully staging a landmark event during a pandemic, the city of Lahti is focused on making a lasting environmental contribution.

Tagged in EconomyEnvironmentInnovationNatureSustainabilityTravel
Delicacies from the top of the world go down well: northern Finnish recipes
A bowl of soup, a cup and a spoon on a wooden table, viewed from above.
Life & societyCuisine

Delicacies from the top of the world go down well: northern Finnish recipes

The northernmost part of Finland has its own culinary specialities, including recipes that use unusually flavourful potatoes, delicate orange cloudberries and reindeer meat.

Tagged in CuisineFinnishnessFoodLifestyleRecipes
Everything matters: Volunteering time and talent to help Finland’s environment
A seal lies on a sheet of ice on a lake.
Life & societyNature

Everything matters: Volunteering time and talent to help Finland’s environment

From deploying underwater sensors to building nesting sites in the snow for the endangered Saimaa ringed seal, people in Finland contribute their skills to preserve the natural world.

Tagged in ClimateEnvironmentFinnishnessNature
Ambition and big hearts guide Finnish women’s football to Euro 2022 and beyond
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Life & societySports

Ambition and big hearts guide Finnish women’s football to Euro 2022 and beyond

A collective ethic, ambition and pure talent are the keys to the success of the Finnish national women’s football team, which has already secured a place in Euro 2022 and is seeking to qualify for the next world cup.

Tagged in FinnishnessSports
Summer in the city: An open-air pool beckons in the heart of Helsinki
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Life & societyWellbeing

Summer in the city: An open-air pool beckons in the heart of Helsinki

Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an oasis. In a park in the middle of the Finnish capital, you can swim in a heated, Olympic-size outdoor pool or work out at an open-air gym.

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