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Wilderness on the water
Life & societyTravel

Wilderness on the water

The future looks bright for wildlife and ecotourism in southwestern Finland’s Archipelago National Park after certification by PAN Parks.

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Three environmental portraits
Life & societyEnvironment

Three environmental portraits

This selection of minisites zooms in on the Northern Lights, the seemingly endless Saimaa lake system and the underwater world surrounding Finland’s archipelago.

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Night hiking in the Finnish Land of the Midnight Sun
Life & societyTravel

Night hiking in the Finnish Land of the Midnight Sun

A late-night climb to the scenic summit of Luosto Fell, 100 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, is a great way to experience the phenomenon of the midnight sun.

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Finland for the birds
Life & societyTravel

Finland for the birds

Red-flanked bluetails, hawk owls and black woodpeckers are among Finland’s feathered attractions for bird-loving tourists.

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Riding the new ferry to St Petersburg
St Petersburg’s famed Hermitage Museum.
Life & societyTravel

Riding the new ferry to St Petersburg

This summer a new, much-anticipated, visa-free ferry route runs between Helsinki and St Petersburg.

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First lady aims for a global summit
Life & societySports

First lady aims for a global summit

Carina Räihä shared her thoughts with us before leaving on a journey that saw her become the first Finnish woman to climb Mount Everest.

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In search of Finland’s longest word
A person is climbing a long stairway in a forest.
Life & societyLanguage

In search of Finland’s longest word

We scoured the forests for Finland’s longest word – and we may never understand the full implications of our discovery.

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Working in Finland
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Working in Finland

Finland is a great country to work in! These useful websites contain all you need to know about working in Finland.

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Blogging by and for entrepreneurs
Business & innovationEntrepreneurs

Blogging by and for entrepreneurs

We meet the editor of ArcticStartup, the place to go for info on the newest in Nordic and Baltic entrepreneurial spirit.

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Moomin Characters Ltd keeps a national treasure in the family
Business & innovationEntrepreneurs

Moomin Characters Ltd keeps a national treasure in the family

The Moomins are close to our hearts, appear on products worldwide and were outsourcing long before highly paid consultants started using the term.

Tagged in BusinessEntrepreneursMoominTove Jansson
Religion lessons support kids’ identities
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Religion lessons support kids’ identities

What’s the solution to the recurring hot topic of how to approach religion in schools?

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Finnish made easy: Learn the local lingo
Life & societyLanguage

Finnish made easy: Learn the local lingo

A teacher tells us the keys to picking up Finnish. Among them is a fearless, positive approach.

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Presenting our whirlwind tour of Finland
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Presenting our whirlwind tour of Finland

Need to give a presentation about Finland for your colleagues, clients, classmates or friends?

Take eight: Helsinki cafés
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Take eight: Helsinki cafés

Visiting Helsinki? Check out our list of eight capital cafés.

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Shouting with a Finnish twist
Arts & cultureMusic

Shouting with a Finnish twist

A choir called Huutajat has screamed its way to international cult status, yelling all the way from Oulu to Australia.

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On the frontier of human knowledge – Leena Palotie
Business & innovationResearch

On the frontier of human knowledge – Leena Palotie

Genetics researcher Leena Palotie, who we are sad to note passed away on March 11, 2010, had recently been awarded the title of academician, and called her work “a fantastic journey into the human being.”

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Getting into snowshoes in southern Finland
Life & societySports

Getting into snowshoes in southern Finland

More people than ever are discovering that if you can walk, you can snowshoe.

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