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Finland’s new natural resource

Finnish people love the natural world, and this connection goes beyond leisure activities. It is giving rise to a new natural resource: great ideas that can help mitigate climate change.

Arts & culture Visual arts

Michael Jackson reappears, in Finland

Michael Jackson comes back to life and answers fans’ burning questions in a video created by Iraqi-Finnish artist Adel Abidin – but fans may not like all the answers. Article includes slideshow.

Business & innovation Society

Finnish data entry: Your digital data can become “MyData”

Finland is the perfect place for the development of the MyData movement, which aims to give people control over their digital data.

in the world in gender equality

Source: Global Gender Gap Report

Life & society Slideshows

Autumn brings a festival of colour to Finnish Lapland’s fells

The autumn colours come early in Lapland, in the far north of Finland.

Business & innovation Sustainability

Finland pioneers circular economy to ensure prosperity in the future

The goal of the circular economy is simple: to halt over-consumption so that we can still afford to be prosperous in the future.

Facts, stats and info Finnishness

What do people in Finland do in their free time?

What sports do they watch in Finland? What classes do they attend? How much do they travel? How much volunteer work do they do? These stats give you the answers.

Business & innovation Webpick

Finnish atmospheric scientists investigate complex climate connections of particles in Arctic

Four researchers from the University of Helsinki on board the German research vessel Polarstern are analysing the Arctic atmosphere and the processes that take place there, with the aim of creating increasingly accurate climate change models.

Business & innovation Entrepreneurs

Finnish Valtavalo sells lighting as a service

Valtavalo, a manufacturer of LED tubes, sells lighting as a service, rather than purveying lamps as products. This is an excellent example of the circular economy concept, based on buying a service rather than a physical product.

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Number of lakes in Finland

things you should and shouldn’t know