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Smart people build smart machines in Finland
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Business & innovationTechnology

Smart people build smart machines in Finland

Turkish-born Oğuzhan Gençoğlu chooses Finland as the place to study machine learning and ends up founding an artificial intelligence startup.

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Tiny Finnish town wins World Capital of Metal crown
Lemi's heavy metal logo with an imposing ram’s head and the text “I ‘heart’ Lemi” in the local dialect.
Arts & cultureMusic

Tiny Finnish town wins World Capital of Metal crown

Lemi, a southeastern Finnish municipality with a population of only 3,076, wins the Capital of Metal competition, melting hearts in the process.

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A Finn in America ponders the luxury of enjoying life
A smiling woman in a red top in front of a white wall.
Life & societySociety

A Finn in America ponders the luxury of enjoying life

Anu Partanen is the author of “The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life,” comparing everyday life in the US and the Nordic region.

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On the streets of Finland
Life & societySlideshows

On the streets of Finland

What does easy living mean to you?

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Young Brazilian wins trip to Finland in Capital of Metal contest
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Arts & cultureMusic

Young Brazilian wins trip to Finland in Capital of Metal contest

Checking his email in early June 2018, a Brazilian student named João Vieira couldn’t believe his eyes: He’d won the Capital of Metal contest. He and a friend would go to Finland to attend the Tuska Open Air heavy metal festival in Helsinki.

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Viewing Finland from afar
Life & societyFinland 100

Viewing Finland from afar

What do Finnish people notice if they look at Finland from a distance, and what views do they take with them when visiting other countries? We ask five Finnish journalists who have extensive experience working abroad.

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Finnish summer festivals bring music to your ears
Arts & cultureMusic

Finnish summer festivals bring music to your ears

Five famous Finns reveal their festival faves. During the summer months in Finland, you can visit a different festival almost every day, and the events calendar continues into the autumn and beyond.

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Sebastian Fagerlund – portrait of a composer from Europe in 2017
Arts & cultureWebpick

Sebastian Fagerlund – portrait of a composer from Europe in 2017

Composer Sebastian Fagerlund’s new opera Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata) got its premiere at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.

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