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Beginning a new year in Finland
Fireworks in front of Helsinki Cathedral.
Life & societySociety

Beginning a new year in Finland

In the week after Christmas, people in Finland take it easy, saving up their energy for the big New Year’s celebration.

Tagged in FinnishnessSociety
Finns celebrate freedom every December
Two blue-and-white candles burning on a window sill.
Life & societySociety

Finns celebrate freedom every December

One of Finland’s most inspiring celebrations arrives every year on December 6: Independence Day. (Try pronouncing it in Finnish, Itsenäisyyspäivä; or in Swedish, Självständighetsdagen.)

Tagged in FinlandFinnishnessSociety
Educated, then employed, in Finland
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Life & societyEducation

Educated, then employed, in Finland

Are you wondering how to find a job after studying in Finland? Read three success stories.

Tagged in EducationWork
How to be Finnish in Swedish
A Finnish ice hockey player raises his arm in triumph Finland scores a goal, while the Swedish goalie and a defender look forlorn.
Life & societyLanguage

How to be Finnish in Swedish

We ask a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist for an insider’s view of what Swedish (which is an official language in Finland) means to the country.

Tagged in FinnishnessLanguageMoominTove Jansson
Growing peacebuilders in Finnish schools
A group of more than a dozen schoolchildren pose in front of a copse of trees.
Life & societyEducation

Growing peacebuilders in Finnish schools

Ahtisaari Day: Finland’s Nobel Peace Prize winner inspires children who are learning how to mediate disputes at school.

Tagged in EducationStudents
Balancing studies and fun in Finland
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Life & societyEducation

Balancing studies and fun in Finland

You may have heard rumours about Finland’s unconventional student culture, but you have no idea what you’re getting into.

Tagged in EducationFestivals
Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out
A whooper swan couple with four cygnets swimming in a lake.
Life & societyEnvironment

Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out

Close-to-nature Finland has seven natural symbols, including a national fish, a national tree and even a national insect.

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Celebrating Finland’s natural assets
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Life & societyEnvironment

Celebrating Finland’s natural assets

Finland’s annual Nature Day, a relatively new addition to the calendar, encourages Finnish people’s close relationship with nature and spotlights the health and happiness effects of the country’s beautiful natural settings.

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