“Only in Finland”: A story of banknotes, post-it notes and social media posts
What happens when a cleaner in a Finnish office building finds five euros on the floor?
Finnish city of Tampere declares itself sauna capital of the world
Tampereans are known for authenticity and warmth, and the same goes for Tampere’s sauna culture. In the sauna, everyone is equal, as the Finnish saying goes, and Tampere has the largest number of public saunas in Finland. And if you’re the sauna capital of Finland, you’re the sauna capital of the world.
#1
Most Olympic medals total, per capita (302 in all) of any nation
Finland remains among top nations in PISA education survey
Since the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) began in 2000, Finnish 15-year-olds have consistently done well. In the results released in December 2019, Finland lives up to its reputation, and also seems to show a good balance between academic achievement and life outside of school.
2010
The year National Failure Day was introduced
40%
of Finnish people earn a higher education degree
Source: OECD
