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Top 10: Your favourite Finnish books
A postage stamp with an illustration of seven shouting boys.
Arts & cultureLiterature

Top 10: Your favourite Finnish books

Finnish literature translated around the world: Here are ten of your favourite Finnish books, as selected by thisisFINLAND readers.

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Finnish comics draw a diverse fan base
comics, Kalle Hakkola, Comics Centre, Finnish Comics Society, Helsinki Comics Festival, Finland
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Finnish comics draw a diverse fan base

Finnish comics are gaining recognition abroad and the respect for Finnish education know-how extends to the field of comics as well.

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The unbearable beauty of Finnish grammar
A woman sitting with a coffee cup in hand, staring thoughtfully into the distance.
Life & societyLanguage

The unbearable beauty of Finnish grammar

What doesn’t hurt you makes you stronger – here are three books to help you make Finnish word endings your best friends.

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Finnish blood runs in Nordic crime novels
Nordic Cool 2013, Nordic noir crime novels, Finnish detective fiction, Tapani Bagge, James Thompson, Leena Lehtolainen, Jarkko Sipilä, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureLiterature

Finnish blood runs in Nordic crime novels

Brutal murders aren’t what Finland is famous for, except in crime novels. The Finns’ contribution to the genre is unique.

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What Westerners weren’t supposed to see
Arts & cultureLiterature

What Westerners weren’t supposed to see

Finnish Estonian author Sofi Oksanen causes a stir with the subject matter and success of her novel “Purge,” which has won just about every prize it possibly can.

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Finnish libraries offer new adventures
Turku city library, Finland
Life & societySociety

Finnish libraries offer new adventures

Finnish libraries act as multimedia-equipped public living rooms and offer imaginative new services.

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Starry-eyed study of Finnish
Life & societyLanguage

Starry-eyed study of Finnish

We look at three books that will help take your Finnish to the next level – and it will be practically painless.

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US wise guy makes fun of life in Finland
Arts & cultureLiterature

US wise guy makes fun of life in Finland

The book How to Marry a Finnish Girl shows why kids can speak Finnish but you can’t, how to avoid summer cabins, and more.

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