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Beginning a new year in Finland

In the week after Christmas, people in Finland take it easy, saving up their energy for the big New Year’s celebration.

Films project Finnish view of Christmas

See our list of Finland’s top Christmas movies, all of which include Finnish Lapland’s most famous resident, Santa.

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.)

Life & society Language

How to be Finnish in Swedish

We ask a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist for an inside view of what Finland’s “other” official language means to the country.

Life & society Society

Enjoying Midsummer the Finnish way

An American recounts his many colourful memories of Midsummer in Finland, from heavy metal bands to seaside bonfires, and from barbecues to mosquito bites.