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Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out

Close-to-nature Finland has seven natural symbols, including a national fish, a national tree and even a national insect.

Life & society Environment

Celebrating Finland’s natural assets

Finland’s annual Nature Day, a relatively new addition to the calendar, encourages Finnish people’s close relationship with nature and spotlights the health and happiness effects of the country’s beautiful natural settings.

Life & society Society

Finnish military fosters future leaders

What’s it like to do military service in Finland? A Finnish woman and a Finnish Nicaraguan man describe their experiences.

Business & innovation Technology

Finnish bioeconomy making amazing future

Finland has an important role in the new bioeconomy, in which recent developments are shaping the world’s future.

Life & society Environment

Smart Finnish nature app acts as a guide

Slideshow and video: Multilingual Finnish app NatureGate makes it easy to identify and learn about plants and animals.

Life & society Cuisine

Finland sings crayfish-party praises

Our American reporter discovers camaraderie and unexpected culinary experiences at traditional crayfish parties.

Business & innovation Technology

New Finnish health tech for old problems

From diabetes logbooks to medical alert bracelets, Finns are developing novel high-tech solutions to healthcare issues.

Life & society Language

Mysterious names on the map of Finland

A city called Theft, a bay on Water Lake, a town called Crash: translating Finnish place-names yields entertaining results.

Business & innovation Wellbeing

A Finnish dose of good health via apps

We meet two Finnish women who are creating health apps and wellbeing games that pave the way for an active lifestyle.

Life & society Cuisine

Taste the summer in Finland

The Finnish summer means long days outside, summer cottages and fresh, seasonal cuisine (article includes recipes).

Life & society Society

Helsinki hip: Harbours become houses

Three new neighbourhoods show how the Finnish capital is innovating to meet the needs of a growing urban population.

Business & innovation Economy

Startups show Finnish innovation in Oulu

Each year at Midnight Pitch Fest in Oulu, innovative startups seek fame and fortune. We talk to some of the best.

Life & society Slideshows

Go local in Finnish market halls

Photo show: Finland’s market halls form temples for local food and products. We capture their colour across the country.

Business & innovation Economy

Finnish industry: constantly adapting to a changing world

Finland has gone from forestry-based to technology-based economy, and is now undergoing a further transition to service-dominated society.

Business & innovation Multiculturalism

Think tanks see an even better Finland

We ask two of Finland’s leading independent think tanks about the country’s future. And what do think tanks actually do?

Life & society Cuisine

Waiter, 200-year-old champagne, please

On Finland’s autonomous Åland Islands, we taste champagne that spent nearly 200 years in a shipwreck on the floor of the Baltic Sea.

Life & society Language

Nordic Food Glossary: On-screen cuisine

On iPhone or internet, Nordic Food Glossary brings you all things edible in an array of Nordic languages.

Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out

Celebrating Finland’s natural assets

Finnish military fosters future leaders

Finnish bioeconomy making amazing future

Smart Finnish nature app acts as a guide

Finland sings crayfish-party praises

New Finnish health tech for old problems

Mysterious names on the map of Finland

A Finnish dose of good health via apps

Taste the summer in Finland

Helsinki hip: Harbours become houses

Startups show Finnish innovation in Oulu

Go local in Finnish market halls

Finnish industry: constantly adapting to a changing world

Think tanks see an even better Finland

Waiter, 200-year-old champagne, please

Nordic Food Glossary: On-screen cuisine

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