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Helsinki’s uniquely beautiful winter soul

Life & societySlideshows

Helsinki’s uniquely beautiful winter soul

Helsinki provides uniquely beautiful winter views that combine snow, ice, sky and ocean – all within a few steps of the city centre.

Forecast fair for weather expertise exports

Life & societyEnvironment

Forecast fair for weather expertise exports

The Finns know weather – they experience quite a bit of it – and now Finnish meteorological know-how is in global demand.

Begin the year brightly

Arts & cultureArt

Begin the year brightly

Light shows shower Helsinki landmarks and parks with colour, texture and contrast as 2011 gets started.

Choking off cancer cells

Business & innovationInnovation

Choking off cancer cells

We’re one of the first nonspecialist publications to hear how professor Kari Alitalo and his team are breaking ground with a new procedure to limit or even halt a cancer tumour’s growth.

Knowledge, skills – and time to grow up

Life & societyEducation

Knowledge, skills – and time to grow up

At Finnish daycare Satusoppi, kids play to learn. They also visit world-famous designer Eero Aarnio to share ideas and draw.

Allegro speeds up Saint Petersburg line

Life & societyTravel

Allegro speeds up Saint Petersburg line

The new, high-speed train Allegro cuts more than two hours off travel time between Helsinki and the former city of the tsars.

Finns score high again in PISA

Life & societyEducation

Finns score high again in PISA

In the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Finland maintains a place near the top of the tables in all categories: reading, mathematics and science.