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Finland 100

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Life & societyFinland 100

Viewing Finland from afar

What do Finnish people notice if they look at Finland from a distance, and what views do they take with them when visiting other countries? We ask five Finnish journalists who have extensive experience working abroad.

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Life & societyFinland 100

Finland’s #checkout247 live broadcast makes the mundane mindful

This Finnish phenomenon reveals the glorious tedium of a supermarket checkout. And now it’s going global.

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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.

Tagged in Art, Finland 100, Museums, Theater
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Life & societyEducation

In Finland, the world’s largest parent-teacher meeting and other education ideas

The HundrED project discovers inspiring educational innovations in Finland and all around the globe, and shares them.

Tagged in Education, Finland 100, Teaching, ThisisFINLAND Magazine
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Life & societyEducation

100 years of Finnish education success stories

Four generations of a Finnish family tell about their school experiences. Over the years, Finnish education has constantly evolved, and now Finland is entering a new learning phase again.

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Life & societyCuisine

Around the world with Finnish Your Dinner

An experience that will live long in the memories of the participants, Finnish Your Dinner brought people together at celebrations all over the world 100 days before Finland’s 100th Independence Day.

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Arts & cultureVisual arts

Modern women: Finnish art in an eventful era

Scandinavia House in New York formed the starting point for a show of four Finnish painters, all of them women, whose careers coincided with cultural and political transformations. The paintings later continued to Stockholm, and subsequently returned to Helsinki as part of a larger exhibition.

Tagged in Art, Equality, Finland 100, Gender, History, Slideshows
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Life & societyEnvironment

Jubilee park protects Finnish treasures

Finland’s 40th national park opens on June 17, 2017. Hossa protects lovely lakes, wild forests and fascinating prehistoric relics, making it an ideal choice for a jubilee park celebrating 100 years of Finnish independence.

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