Read more Arts & cultureFinnishness Finnish footprints You might be surprised how often traces of blue-and-white Finnish influence can be spotted in places near and far.
Read more Arts & cultureSlideshows Finnish museum brilliantly leverages the art of Donald Duck See how Donald Duck became a vehicle for attracting new museum visitors to explore the world of art, beginning with Finnish classics, and find out why he’s so important to the Finns. (Article includes slideshow.)
Read more ChristmasSanta Claus Sending Santa letters in Finnish Lapland Ever wonder where letters to Santa Claus wind up? We pay him a visit in Finnish Lapland at Santa’s Main Post Office.
Read more Arts & cultureEducation Finnish teens put art to the test A nationwide programme called Art Testers lets every single eighth-grader in Finland experience art – and express their opinions about it, too.
Read more Life & societyEducation Finnish arts education inspires action all over the Arctic Inspiring children to be aware of climate change and its perils is a key aim of Green Actions, a Finnish project that involves schools and universities across the countries that make up the Arctic region.
Read more Arts & cultureDesign Design nation Finland also becoming illustration nation Helsinki Design Week, September 7–17: Design means more than simply ceramics and other household items. We talk with Kustaa Saksi, one of many gifted Finnish illustrators you should keep your eye on.
Read more Arts & cultureWebpick Sebastian Fagerlund – portrait of a composer from Europe in 2017 Composer Sebastian Fagerlund’s new opera Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata) got its premiere at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.
Read more Arts & cultureDesign Design and conquer: Global focus on Finland for Helsinki Design Week Q&A is the 2017 theme for the annual Helsinki Design Week, so we ask some Finns who live and breathe design what makes it so fun.
