Merkel wins award in Finland, chooses group in Niger as prize money recipient
Finland awards the International Gender Equality Prize, the first high-profile prize of its kind in the world, to someone who has advanced equality among genders. Rather than collecting the prize money, that person selects a cause to receive a major contribution.
A cup of coffee and a cuddly cat create a purrfectly fancatstic café catsperience. We visit cat cafés in Tampere and Helsinki and come away with a whole slideshow of cute cat pics.
Finnish museum brilliantly leverages the art of Donald Duck
See how Donald Duck became a vehicle for attracting new museum visitors to explore the world of art, beginning with Finnish classics, and find out why he’s so important to the Finns. (Article includes slideshow.)
Star quality: Finnish surgeon heals world-famous athletes
Finland is famous in the field of sports medicine, and much of that reputation can be traced to one doctor. Elite athletes from all over the world seek treatment from Finnish surgeon Sakari Orava.
Slideshow: As Winter Olympic events opened to female participation in the early and mid-1900s, Finnish women athletes often acted as trailblazers. In Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018, Finnish sportswomen continue to compete for top results, as they always have.
Violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala combines classical violin and folk fiddling on her solo album Side by Side (Alba Records, 2016). The album has won several prizes in Finland including the Classical Emma or “Finnish Grammy”.
