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No night tonight: Finnish Midsummer days last forever

Midsummer in Finland always makes a splash, whether it’s the spray from swimmers diving into a lake or the splatter of raindrops on the treetops. This video catches both, as well as the long days that never quite turn into night.

Arts & culture Visual arts

Photographer speaks fluent Finglish

Dreams, utopias, homesickness: Photographer Vesa Oja’s Finglish reveals modern Finnish North America (slideshow, video).

Life & society Sports

Carnival crowd greets hockey heroes

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

Life & society Cuisine

Taste the wilderness in Finnish wild food

Chef Sami Tallberg uses Finnish wild food in his cuisine. It forms a growing trend – and a growing export for Finland.

Life & society Video

Part 5: Block party, Finnish-style

Explore summer in Helsinki. Our summer video series: a look at life in the capital during the brightest time of the year.

Arts & culture Film

Aku Louhimies: The illusionist of truth

Director Aku Louhimies offers a grimy view of Finland, yet says his film Naked Harbour is more about hope than despair.

Life & society Society

The humble Number One: Finland

We Finns are sometimes accused of being too modest about our achievements, but this article makes a dent in that reputation.

Christmas Christmas traditions

Finnish traditions stay strong in the US

We visit the US to see how Finnish customs and Christmas traditions are enduring in small-town Minnesota.