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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.

Business & innovation Technology

Finnish women progress in games industry

Several female tech entrepreneurs are household names in Finland, and more are on the way up. We meet two of them.

Life & society Society

For goodness’ sake, Finland is number two!

See why Finland places second on the global Good Country Index. It’s about the greater good of humanity and the planet.

Life & society History

Treasure trove: Finnish Unesco sites

We check out the unique Finnish cultural sites and natural features included on the famous Unesco World Heritage list.

Life & society Slideshows

One of Helsinki’s newest and oldest islands

Slideshow: We take a look around Lonna, a small, inviting island near the famous sea fortress of Suomenlinna.

Life & society Environment

Gulf of Finland Year brings new progress

Gulf of Finland Year: See how Finland, Russia and Estonia are intensifying efforts to monitor and clean the Gulf of Finland.

Life & society Society

Celebrating the Finnish name of the day

People in Finland celebrate name days as well as birthdays. We look at a tradition that stretches back to medieval times.

Life & society Society

Enjoying Midsummer the Finnish way

An American recounts his many colourful memories of Midsummer in Finland, from heavy metal bands to seaside bonfires, and from barbecues to mosquito bites.

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

Finnish women progress in games industry

For goodness’ sake, Finland is number two!

Treasure trove: Finnish Unesco sites

One of Helsinki’s newest and oldest islands

Gulf of Finland Year brings new progress

Celebrating the Finnish name of the day

Enjoying Midsummer the Finnish way

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