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Where Indian craft meets Nordic design

Tikau combines Scandinavian design with the aesthetics and craftsmanship of rural areas of India, providing a unique alternative to mass-produced products.

Life & society Education

A Finnish twist on IB schooling

Ressu Comprehensive School mixes Finland’s renowned education system and the International Baccalaureate programme.

Life & society Sports

Row, row, row that church boat

For a breath of fresh air and a taste of traditional Finland, try a wooden rowboat 12 metres long.

Life & society Slideshows

Finnish restaurants show their class

A luxurious coffee-table book, Classy Finnish Restaurants, reveals Finland’s best dining experiences. Get a taste in our slideshow.

Life & society Society

Women’s Bank offers a way forward

Women’s Bank believes that empowering women’s entrepreneurship is the most efficient way to decrease world poverty.

Life & society Sports

Finnish cricket plays a straight bat

Cricket is growing in Finland despite its unfamiliar rules and uniforms. Spring brings the start of the outdoor season.

Life & society Slideshows

If you go down to the Finnish woods today

In early summer in the forests of the Kainuu region love is in the air – for bears.

Life & society Politics

Peace matters on Ahtisaari Day

Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari celebrates CMI’s 10th anniversary and the 1st Ahtisaari Day at a high-profile seminar (video clip and streaming).

Arts & culture Literature

Finnish contemporary literature: A wealth of voices

Finnish literature is going further than ever. Join our tour of prose, poetry and publishing (and Finland-Swedish books).

Life & society Slideshows

Finns walk on water in winter

Slideshow: The Finns make the most out of a cold winter by using the frozen ocean as a park for walking, skiing and more.

Life & society Education

The secret of Finnish schools

The principal of Helsinki’s German School tells us how to utilise the best sides of two school systems in one school.

Life & society Slideshows

Helsinki’s uniquely beautiful winter soul

Helsinki provides uniquely beautiful winter views that combine snow, ice, sky and ocean – all within a few steps of the city centre.

Life & society Environment

Forecast fair for weather expertise exports

The Finns know weather – they experience quite a bit of it – and now Finnish meteorological know-how is in global demand.

Arts & culture Art

Begin the year brightly

Light shows shower Helsinki landmarks and parks with colour, texture and contrast as 2011 gets started.

Business & innovation Innovation

Choking off cancer cells

We’re one of the first nonspecialist publications to hear how professor Kari Alitalo and his team are breaking ground with a new procedure to limit or even halt a cancer tumour’s growth.

Life & society Travel

Allegro speeds up Saint Petersburg line

The new, high-speed train Allegro cuts more than two hours off travel time between Helsinki and the former city of the tsars.

Life & society Education

Knowledge, skills – and time to grow up

At Finnish daycare Satusoppi, kids play to learn. They also visit world-famous designer Eero Aarnio to share ideas and draw.

Where Indian craft meets Nordic design

A Finnish twist on IB schooling

Row, row, row that church boat

Finnish restaurants show their class

Women’s Bank offers a way forward

Finnish cricket plays a straight bat

If you go down to the Finnish woods today

Peace matters on Ahtisaari Day

Finnish contemporary literature: A wealth of voices

Finns walk on water in winter

The secret of Finnish schools

Helsinki’s uniquely beautiful winter soul

Forecast fair for weather expertise exports

Begin the year brightly

Choking off cancer cells

Allegro speeds up Saint Petersburg line

Knowledge, skills – and time to grow up

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