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Finnish made easy: Learn the local lingo
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Finnish made easy: Learn the local lingo

A teacher tells us the keys to picking up Finnish. Among them is a fearless, positive approach.

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Take eight: Helsinki cafés
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Take eight: Helsinki cafés

Visiting Helsinki? Check out our list of eight capital cafés.

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Shouting with a Finnish twist
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Shouting with a Finnish twist

A choir called Huutajat has screamed its way to international cult status, yelling all the way from Oulu to Australia.

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On the frontier of human knowledge – Leena Palotie
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On the frontier of human knowledge – Leena Palotie

Genetics researcher Leena Palotie, who we are sad to note passed away on March 11, 2010, had recently been awarded the title of academician, and called her work “a fantastic journey into the human being.”

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Getting into snowshoes in southern Finland
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Getting into snowshoes in southern Finland

More people than ever are discovering that if you can walk, you can snowshoe.

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Cool steps inside Kemi Snow Castle
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Cool steps inside Kemi Snow Castle

We wander around this magnificent fortress, visiting the Snow Hotel, the Snow Restaurant and the Snow Chapel while pondering the meaning of ice.

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Helsinki: A veritable mini-metropolis
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Helsinki: A veritable mini-metropolis

The Finnish capital is small enough to lack big-city stress, yet cosmopolitan enough to offer a large selection of dining and shopping.

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