Finland’s northernmost film fest, the Skábmagovat Indigenous Peoples’ Film Festival, is held every winter in Inari, Lapland, and celebrated its 20th edition in 2018. A little chilly at times, the event includes several outdoor screenings in an amphitheatre built of snow.
The free service Hei Finland, accessible on your mobile device or computer, provides you with Finnish expressions for social, business and emergency situations.
You can find an “open prison” – yes, there is such a thing – on the main island of the Suomenlinna fortress, one of Helsinki’s most popular tourist sites.
Finnish views of the Winter War: Portraying trauma mixed with heroism
March 13, 2025 marks the 85th anniversary of the end of the Winter War, the name Finland gives to the phase of the Second World War that lasted from November 30, 1939 to March 13, 1940. We talk to Finnish historian Antero Holmila about how that time is seen from a modern perspective.
Creator of Claus: Animals, elves and a laid-back Santa populate Mauri Kunnas’s illustrated books, a treasured part of Christmas for kids all over the globe.
Elina Hirvonen talks about her critically acclaimed novel When I Forgot, which offers a mix of Finnish and American perspectives on September 11, Iraq, Vietnam and the Second World War – and on love.
Fresh air, forest scenery, sea views, nostalgia and good company: No visa is required when you take a Saimaa Canal cruise over the Russian border to the former Finnish city of Vyborg.
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