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Household Dance Protocol choreographs chores in Finland

Sandrina Lindgren combines housework and dance in her Household Dance Protocol project in Turku. You may be amazed at what you discover if you include playfulness and movement in your daily chores.

Business & innovation Health

The medicine world needs great data, and Finland’s got it

We plunge into Finland’s extensive network of biobanks and research centres.

Arts & culture Design

Design nation Finland also becoming illustration nation

Helsinki Design Week, September 7–17: Design means more than simply ceramics and other household items. We talk with Kustaa Saksi, one of many gifted Finnish illustrators you should keep your eye on.

Life & society Education

100 years of Finnish education success stories

Four generations of a Finnish family tell about their school experiences. Over the years, Finnish education has constantly evolved, and now Finland is entering a new learning phase again.

Arts & culture Design

Design and conquer: Global focus on Finland for Helsinki Design Week

Q&A is the 2017 theme for the annual Helsinki Design Week, so we ask some Finns who live and breathe design what makes it so fun.

Life & society Cuisine

Around the world with Finnish Your Dinner

An experience that will live long in the memories of the participants, Finnish Your Dinner brought people together at celebrations all over the world 100 days before Finland’s 100th Independence Day.

Life & society Society

Finland prevails together

“Only together can we get through these things,” said Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.

Life & society Webpick

American-based Finnish journalist talks healthcare

Anu Partanen, a Finnish journalist living in the US, speaks about her experiences of healthcare here and there, in a Public Radio International interview.

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