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Finland’s superwoman of glass art
Anu Penttinen, Nounou Design, Nuutajärvi, Iittala, glassware, glassblowing, glass art, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureDesign

Finland’s superwoman of glass art

Anu Penttinen likes cityscapes, loud colours and expressive forms. Finland’s new generation of glass artists is here.

Tagged in ArtDesign
Finnish Nature Centre offers walk on the wild side
Haltia Finnish Nature Centre, Nuuksio National Park, forests, lakes, wilderness, ecological construction, Kalevala, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societyEnvironment

Finnish Nature Centre offers walk on the wild side

Just outside Helsinki, Haltia Finnish Nature Centre forms a showcase like no other for Finland’s wilderness and nature.

Tagged in ArchitectureEnvironment
Crowdfunding with a Finnish sensibility
crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Huili, Mesenaatti.me, Riikka Suominen, Pauliina Seppälä, Brickstarter, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Bryan Boyer, Helsinki, Finland
Business & innovationEconomy

Crowdfunding with a Finnish sensibility

As the popularity of crowdfunding takes off around the globe, the Finns bring their own innovative worldview to it.

Tagged in EconomyICT
Carnival crowd greets hockey heroes
Life & societySports

Carnival crowd greets hockey heroes

Blue-and-white blast: The world-champion Finnish ice hockey team returns to a festival atmosphere in Helsinki (slideshow).

Tagged in FestivalsFinnishnessSports
The unbearable beauty of Finnish grammar
A woman sitting with a coffee cup in hand, staring thoughtfully into the distance.
Life & societyLanguage

The unbearable beauty of Finnish grammar

What doesn’t hurt you makes you stronger – here are three books to help you make Finnish word endings your best friends.

Tagged in LanguageLiterature
Enhancing energy efforts in Finnish towns
Finnish energy efficiency, Carbon Neutral Municipalities, Canemu, woodchips, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, Finland
Life & societyEnvironment

Enhancing energy efforts in Finnish towns

Five pioneering Finnish municipalities have achieved remarkable cuts in emissions, and the project is set to expand.

Tagged in EnvironmentSustainability
Finnish education expertise goes global
Finnish school system, educational expertise exports, Future Learning Finland, EduCluster, Finpro
Life & societyEducation

Finnish education expertise goes global

The Finns are taking steps to make their much-praised educational expertise into an exportable, global commodity.

Tagged in EducationResearchTeaching
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