Finnishness Archives

Photographer speaks fluent Finglish

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An American learns what Christmas Peace means while discovering many ways of celebrating the holidays in Finland.