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Diving for Baltic Sea secrets in Finland
Finnish Inventory Programme for the Underwater Marine Environment, VELMU, Baltic Sea Action Group, Gulf of Finland, Archipelago Sea, Bothnian Bay, Helsinki, St Petersburg
Life & societyEnvironment

Diving for Baltic Sea secrets in Finland

Finnish divers and marine biologists make exciting discoveries in a new underwater survey of the Baltic Sea (slideshow).

Tagged in Baltic SeaEnvironment
Meals get real at Helsinki preschools
organic food, City of Helsinki, local food, daycare, preschool, farming, Finland
Life & societySociety

Meals get real at Helsinki preschools

If the City of Helsinki has its way, then 50 percent of the food in its preschools and daycares will be organic by 2015.

Tagged in FoodSociety
Spanish nurses bridge the gap in Finland
employment, Spanish nurses in Finland, Pori, Honkajoki
Life & societySociety

Spanish nurses bridge the gap in Finland

We check in with some Spanish nurses working in Finland as they settle in and hurdle over the language barrier.

Tagged in SocietyWork
Travelling Finland with a Victorian view
tourism, guidebook, Finland, Imatra, sauna, Through Finland in Carts, Mrs Alec Tweedie, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna, Punkaharju, Helsingfors, Helsinki
Life & societyTravel

Travelling Finland with a Victorian view

We revisit the Finnish adventures of British author Mrs Alec Tweedie, whose book from the 1890s is now available online.

Tagged in Travel
Sledding Helsinki’s city slopes in style
A man and a child are sitting on a sled, sliding down a snowy hill.
Life & societySociety

Sledding Helsinki’s city slopes in style

When the winter brings lots of snow, Helsinki is perfect for a favourite pastime: sledding. We help you head for the hills.

Tagged in Society
On the other side of the Arctic
Life & societySociety

On the other side of the Arctic

Sámi National Day Feb. 6: Rauna Kuokkanen, a Sámi who teaches at the University of Toronto, sees her people in a global context.

Tagged in MinoritiesMulticulturalismSociety
Taste the wilderness in Finnish wild food
Finnish wild food, chef Sami Tallberg, Mika Palonen, Bocuse d’Or, NatureGate, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societyCuisine

Taste the wilderness in Finnish wild food

Chef Sami Tallberg uses Finnish wild food in his cuisine. It forms a growing trend – and a growing export for Finland.

Tagged in CuisineFinnishness
Two happy designers and many Angry Birds
Angry Birds, Rovio Entertainment, design, immigrants, Finnish games industry, Finland
Life & societySociety

Two happy designers and many Angry Birds

Two people fall in love with Finnish design and end up working in Finland’s cutting-edge mobile game industry.

Tagged in SocietyTechnologyWork

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