Winter lifeline spans Helsinki Harbour Life & societySlideshows Winter lifeline spans Helsinki Harbour Suomenlinna, the historic island fortress outside Helsinki, depends on a ferry link – even when the sea freezes (slideshow).
Living as a Finn in Finland Life & societySociety Living as a Finn in Finland For Finland’s Equality Day (Mar 19) in honour of social activist Minna Canth, we look at the accomplishments of Nasima Razmyar.
Finland reads Life & societySociety Finland reads Books are close to the Finns’ hearts. On average, every Finn buys four books and borrows a dozen from the library each year.
Ski border to border in northern Finland Life & societySports Ski border to border in northern Finland Every March in Border to Border, participants ski more than 440 kilometres (273 miles) across northern Finland in an annual, multiday journey open to all.
Finnish teachers venture out on exchange Life & societyEducation Finnish teachers venture out on exchange We meet teachers from Finland, famous for its education system, who go abroad to expand their horizons, just as students do.
Finnish snowboarder plays it cool Life & societySports Finnish snowboarder plays it cool Despite high expectations, snowboarder Enni Rukajärvi didn’t stress about the Olympics. She took home a silver medal.
Sámi languages making gains in Finland Life & societySociety Sámi languages making gains in Finland In honour of Sámi National Day (Feb 6), we visit Helsinki’s only Sámi daycare and also look at how Sámi TV is expanding.
Say your first words in Sámi Life & societyLanguage Say your first words in Sámi Twist your tongue with ten useful expressions in the language spoken by northern Finland’s indigenous Sámi people.
