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Felines flourish at Finnish cat cafés
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Felines flourish at Finnish cat cafés

A cup of coffee and a cuddly cat create a purrfectly fancatstic café catsperience. We visit cat cafés in Tampere and Helsinki and come away with a whole slideshow of cute cat pics.

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Still saving Finland’s Saimaa ringed seal
Life & societyEnvironment

Still saving Finland’s Saimaa ringed seal

In order to help the highly endangered Saimaa ringed seal, conservationists are harnessing the power of reality TV in the form of a live webcam.

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Endangered Finnish seals get winter help from locals
Life & societyEnvironment

Endangered Finnish seals get winter help from locals

A Finnish nature lover shows us what his winter looks like: shovelling snow on a lakeshore to help the rare Saimaa ringed seal overcome problems caused by climate change.

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Finnish reading dogs help kids learn and grow
Life & societyEducation

Finnish reading dogs help kids learn and grow

“Reading dogs” are no ordinary canines. Reading out loud to a dog can give kids confidence, improve their skills and contribute to their creativity.

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“Mother Wait”
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“Mother Wait”

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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Island haven for endangered wildlife
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Island haven for endangered wildlife

Visitors to Helsinki Zoo can come eye-to-eye with rare and exotic animals from around the world.

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