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Finland’s pop-up carnival of good taste

Restaurant Day lets anyone set up a pop-up resto. The Helsinki idea has quickly spread in Finland and abroad.

Travel bloggers discover wintry Finland

A group of leading travel bloggers tour Finland to discover the country’s most exciting activities and cuisine.

A Finnish poet and his pastry

Runeberg Day is February 5: Can our New York reporter re-create Runeberg cakes and convey their significance to the Americans?

Life & society Travel

Active winter Helsinki

Keep active and fit during the Finnish winter with ice skating, ice swimming, Nordic walking and even bicycling.

Life & society Environment

Tapping into Finnish lakes

Finland’s 188,000 lakes offer leisure activities all year round and show how the country invests in the environment.

Life & society Language

Begin Finnish out loud now: 20 phrases

So you want to learn Finnish? Start here and now!

Life & society Society

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.

Life & society Society

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.)

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