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Finland’s pop-up carnival of good taste
Restaurant Day, Finland
Life & societyCuisine

Finland’s pop-up carnival of good taste

Restaurant Day lets anyone set up a pop-up resto. The Helsinki idea has quickly spread in Finland and abroad.

Tagged in CuisineFestivalsFoodUrban
Travel bloggers discover wintry Finland
Nordic Bloggers Experience, Matka Nordic Travel Fair, Porvoo, Marko and Alex Ayling, Vagabrothers, Helena Gunnare, Ohdarling, Shane Dallas, The Travel Camel, Janne Zhu, Jia Jia Zhu, Andy Higgs, Grown-up Travel Guide, Janicke Hansen, Norske Reiseblogger, Helsinnki, Finland
Life & societyTravel

Travel bloggers discover wintry Finland

A group of leading travel bloggers tour Finland to discover the country’s most exciting activities and cuisine.

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Bringing unique views to Finnish film
Dome Karukoski, Finnish cinema, movies, Aki Kaurismäki, Aku Louhimies, The Grump, Mielensäpahoittaja, Toronto International Film Festival, Antti Litja, Heart of a Lion, Beauty and the Bastard, Home of Dark Butterflies, Lapland Odyssey, Finland
Arts & cultureFilm

Bringing unique views to Finnish film

Multicultural Finnish director Dome Karukoski’s films blend European and US sensibilities to win audiences over.

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A Finnish poet and his pastry
Life & societyCuisine

A Finnish poet and his pastry

Runeberg Day is February 5: Can our New York reporter re-create Runeberg cakes and convey their significance to the Americans?

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Active winter Helsinki
Life & societyTravel

Active winter Helsinki

Keep active and fit during the Finnish winter with ice skating, ice swimming, Nordic walking and even bicycling.

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Tapping into Finnish lakes
Finnish lakes, Päijänne, Saimaa, tunnel, water supply, cleantech, environment, swimming, skiing, skating, Jyväskylä, Lahti, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societyEnvironment

Tapping into Finnish lakes

Finland’s 188,000 lakes offer leisure activities all year round and show how the country invests in the environment.

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Begin Finnish out loud now: 20 phrases
A young woman sitting by a table with a floral tablecloth reaching for her coffee cup.
Life & societyLanguage

Begin Finnish out loud now: 20 phrases

So you want to learn Finnish? Start here and now!

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City of Helsinki among the first in the world to hire Chief Design Officer
Arts & cultureWebpick

City of Helsinki among the first in the world to hire Chief Design Officer

First of all, the objective of the CDO is to provide the city with visionary, creative thinking where priority is given to the users.

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