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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.

Life & society Sports

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.

Life & society Education

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.

Life & society Sports

Finnish snowboarder plays it cool

Despite high expectations, snowboarder Enni Rukajärvi didn’t stress about the Olympics. She took home a silver medal.

Life & society Society

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.

Life & society Language

Say your first words in Sámi

Twist your tongue with ten useful expressions in the language spoken by northern Finland’s indigenous Sámi people.

Life & society Environment

Finnish ecovillage runs on future energy

Visit an innovative northern Finnish ecovillage that produces its own electricity outside the national power grid.

Life & society Sports

Exercise benefits everyone in Finland

See how the Finnish public sector encourages everyone to improve their lives by exercising, regardless of age or ability.

Life & society

Finland reads

Ski border to border in northern Finland

Finnish teachers venture out on exchange

Finnish snowboarder plays it cool

Sámi languages making gains in Finland

Say your first words in Sámi

Finnish ecovillage runs on future energy

Exercise benefits everyone in Finland

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