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Photographer speaks fluent Finglish
Vesa Oja, Carl Pellonpaa, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, migrants, immigrants, emigrants, Finnish Americans, Finnish Canadians, Finglish, Finland, Canada, United States, Suomi Kutsuu, Finland Calling
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Photographer speaks fluent Finglish

Dreams, utopias, homesickness: Photographer Vesa Oja’s Finglish reveals modern Finnish North America (slideshow, video).

Tagged in FinnishnessVisual arts
Free to explore Finland’s great outdoors
Everyman’s Right, berries, mushrooms, hiking, skiing, nature, camping, wilderness, Finland
Life & societyEnvironment

Free to explore Finland’s great outdoors

Anyone may roam the Finnish countryside freely, no matter who owns the land, thanks to the concept of every person’s right.

Tagged in EnvironmentNatureTravelWellbeing
The best things in Helsinki are absolutely free
A giganotosaurus skeleton at the Finnish Museum of Natural History.
Life & societyTravel

The best things in Helsinki are absolutely free

On a budget? You can still get the most out of your visit to Helsinki.

Tagged in FunTravel
Finland’s superwoman of glass art
Anu Penttinen, Nounou Design, Nuutajärvi, Iittala, glassware, glassblowing, glass art, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureDesign

Finland’s superwoman of glass art

Anu Penttinen likes cityscapes, loud colours and expressive forms. Finland’s new generation of glass artists is here.

Tagged in ArtDesign
Finnish Nature Centre offers walk on the wild side
Haltia Finnish Nature Centre, Nuuksio National Park, forests, lakes, wilderness, ecological construction, Kalevala, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societyEnvironment

Finnish Nature Centre offers walk on the wild side

Just outside Helsinki, Haltia Finnish Nature Centre forms a showcase like no other for Finland’s wilderness and nature.

Tagged in ArchitectureEnvironment
Crowdfunding with a Finnish sensibility
crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Huili, Mesenaatti.me, Riikka Suominen, Pauliina Seppälä, Brickstarter, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Bryan Boyer, Helsinki, Finland
Business & innovationEconomy

Crowdfunding with a Finnish sensibility

As the popularity of crowdfunding takes off around the globe, the Finns bring their own innovative worldview to it.

Tagged in EconomyICT
Carnival crowd greets hockey heroes
Life & societySports

Carnival crowd greets hockey heroes

Blue-and-white blast: The world-champion Finnish ice hockey team returns to a festival atmosphere in Helsinki (slideshow).

Tagged in FestivalsFinnishnessSports
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