• English
  • 中文
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Français
  • Português
  • Русский
  • العربية
  • 日本語
  • Sámi
  • Life & society
  • Business & innovation
  • Arts & culture
  • Newsroom
  • Facts, stats and info

Tags

Architecture Arctic Art Business Climate Cuisine Culture Design Economy Education Entrepreneurs Environment Equality Festivals Film Finland Finnishness Food Fun Health Helsinki History Innovation Language Lifestyle Literature Music Nature Performing arts Politics Research Sauna Slideshows Society Sports Sustainability Technology ThisisFINLAND Magazine Travel Video Visual arts Webpick Wellbeing Winter Work

Pages

  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • About us
  • Accessibility statement
  • Learn more about cookies on ThisisFINLAND.fi
Skip to content
This is Finland – Homepage
  • Life & society
  • Business & innovation
  • Arts & culture
  • Newsroom
  • Facts, stats and info
Search
Search
things you should and shouldn't know

things you should and shouldn’t know

Pitching tips from Finnish stage stars
Pitching, Slush, Helsinki, Oulu, practising, ice swimming
Business & innovationEconomy

Pitching tips from Finnish stage stars

A Finnish entrepreneur goes to extreme and even comical lengths to improve his business pitch. Does it work? (See video.)

Tagged in EconomyInnovation
Finns celebrate freedom every December
Two blue-and-white candles burning on a window sill.
Life & societySociety

Finns celebrate freedom every December

One of Finland’s most inspiring celebrations arrives every year on December 6: Independence Day. (Try pronouncing it in Finnish, Itsenäisyyspäivä; or in Swedish, Självständighetsdagen.)

Tagged in FinlandFinnishnessSociety
Finnish startup ecosystem goes international
Slush Helsinki 2014, iCubis, Easy, Elly, English education app, Jerome Chang, Goodpatch, Boris Milkowski, user interfaces, dashboards, Juuso Koskinen, Startup Sauna, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Finnish startup ecosystem goes international

The Finnish startup ecosystem draws the brightest minds and most innovative companies in the world to Slush Helsinki.

Tagged in Technology
Educated, then employed, in Finland
working in Finland, getting a job in Finland work, Helsinki, studying in Finland, Finnish
Life & societyEducation

Educated, then employed, in Finland

Are you wondering how to find a job after studying in Finland? Read three success stories.

Tagged in EducationWork
Incubating talent
Startup Sauna, Aalto Entrepreneurship Society (Aaltoes), Finland
Business & innovationEntrepreneurs

Incubating talent

Innovative programs such as Startup Sauna and New Factory groom startups for competition on the global market.

Tagged in BusinessEconomyEntrepreneurs
Finns add new dimensions to 3D printing
3D printing, Aalto University Fabrication Laboratory, FabLab, 3D Online Factory, Launzer, Helsinki, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Finns add new dimensions to 3D printing

A Finnish company is helping people engage with 3D printing. You can even use a 3D printer for free at Aalto University.

Tagged in Technology
How to be Finnish in Swedish
A Finnish ice hockey player raises his arm in triumph Finland scores a goal, while the Swedish goalie and a defender look forlorn.
Life & societyLanguage

How to be Finnish in Swedish

We ask a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist for an insider’s view of what Swedish (which is an official language in Finland) means to the country.

Tagged in FinnishnessLanguageMoominTove Jansson
Runners’ Super Week in Helsinki 8–12 June
Life & societyWebpick

Runners’ Super Week in Helsinki 8–12 June

The highlight of the Runners’ Super Week is Helsinki Half Marathon on Saturday morning.

Tagged in HealthHelsinkiLifestyleWebpick
More articles

Hei! Looking for...

Finland Toolbox (opens in a new tab)
Study & work info
Business & investment info
Public services info (opens in a new tab)
Tourist info (opens in a new tab)

  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • About us
  • Accessibility statement
  • Learn more about cookies on ThisisFINLAND.fi

Follow us on

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Published by the Finland Promotion Board Produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Communications © 1995 - 2025