In Helsinki, winter shines brightly, then turns into spring
Our video follows the Finnish capital from the light shows and holiday decorations of midwinter through the glorious sunshine and melting ice of spring.
It’s practically springtime in Finland, and that means Easter and hidden Easter eggs. We went around the Finnish capital and further afield with dozens of candy eggs a couple days before Easter.
Eighty years promoting a good start for every child in Finland
Finland’s maternity package for all expecting mothers has a history that goes back to 1938. We look at this life-changing Finnish social innovation and see what’s new in its 80th-anniversary edition.
Merkel wins award in Finland, chooses group in Niger as prize money recipient
Finland awards the International Gender Equality Prize, the first high-profile prize of its kind in the world, to someone who has advanced equality among genders. Rather than collecting the prize money, that person selects a cause to receive a major contribution.
A cup of coffee and a cuddly cat create a purrfectly fancatstic café catsperience. We visit cat cafés in Tampere and Helsinki and come away with a whole slideshow of cute cat pics.