Winter lifeline spans Helsinki Harbour Life & societySlideshows Winter lifeline spans Helsinki Harbour Suomenlinna, the historic island fortress outside Helsinki, depends on a ferry link – even when the sea freezes (slideshow).
Finns defend data-security frontiers Business & innovationTechnology Finns defend data-security frontiers A nightmarish case made two Finns realise the need to secure data. Their company and others in Finland continue to innovate.
Living as a Finn in Finland Life & societySociety Living as a Finn in Finland For Finland’s Equality Day (Mar 19) in honour of social activist Minna Canth, we look at the accomplishments of Nasima Razmyar.
Finnish innovations enrich auto industry Business & innovationTechnology Finnish innovations enrich auto industry Wooden cars, interactive dashboards displays, systems to detect slick roads: Finland develops innovative auto solutions.
Finland reads Life & societySociety Finland reads Books are close to the Finns’ hearts. On average, every Finn buys four books and borrows a dozen from the library each year.
Ski border to border in northern Finland Life & societySports Ski border to border in northern Finland Every March in Border to Border, participants ski more than 440 kilometres (273 miles) across northern Finland in an annual, multiday journey open to all.
Finland’s national instrument gets louder Arts & cultureMusic Finland’s national instrument gets louder Finnish Culture Day (Feb 28): The national instrument, the kantele, gets louder and even a bit angry (yes, as in birds).
Finnish Oscar nominee shows comical life Arts & cultureFilm Finnish Oscar nominee shows comical life Meet the woman who wrote Finland’s Oscar-nominated short film and find out what inspired her.
Intrepid Finnish bands mix music and fun Arts & cultureMusic Intrepid Finnish bands mix music and fun Hear how three high-energy Helsinki bands fearlessly mix musical styles for fun: Mopo, Dalindèo and Ricky-Tick Big Band.
Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland Business & innovationEconomy Social entrepreneurship rising in Finland Social entrepreneurship is on the rise in Finland as thousands of companies in the environment, health and culture sectors are making their mark.
Finnish teachers venture out on exchange Life & societyEducation Finnish teachers venture out on exchange We meet teachers from Finland, famous for its education system, who go abroad to expand their horizons, just as students do.
Your top 10 Finnish films, and a director Arts & cultureFilm Your top 10 Finnish films, and a director Break out the popcorn! Here come our readers’ top 10 favourite Finnish films, gathered from a survey on our social media.
Finnish snowboarder plays it cool Life & societySports Finnish snowboarder plays it cool Despite high expectations, snowboarder Enni Rukajärvi didn’t stress about the Olympics. She took home a silver medal.
Say your first words in Sámi Life & societyLanguage Say your first words in Sámi Twist your tongue with ten useful expressions in the language spoken by northern Finland’s indigenous Sámi people.
Sámi languages making gains in Finland Life & societySociety Sámi languages making gains in Finland In honour of Sámi National Day (Feb 6), we visit Helsinki’s only Sámi daycare and also look at how Sámi TV is expanding.
Finnish ecovillage runs on future energy Life & societyEnvironment Finnish ecovillage runs on future energy Visit an innovative northern Finnish ecovillage that produces its own electricity outside the national power grid.
Sounding exactly as Sibelius intended Arts & cultureMusic Sounding exactly as Sibelius intended Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä, who helped the Minnesota Orchestra win a Grammy, talks about his high standards.
