Multiculturalism - thisisFINLAND

Getting an international education in Finland

Finland offers a wide choice of international schools for temporary and permanent residents, in English and other languages including French, German, Spanish and Russian.

Arts & culture Film

Finnish documentary builds dialogue, not division

Ongoing refugee-related issues continue to polarise politics and public debate in Europe and elsewhere. Documentary director Elina Hirvonen’s film Boiling Point seeks to bridge the gap by encouraging conversation.

Life & society Society

A penny for your thoughts

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

402,600

Amount of foreigners living in Finland

Source: Statistics Finland

Business & innovation Economy

Asia and Europe meet creatively in Finland

Connecting with the right people: Creative-industry pros from Europe and Asia meet at the EARS event in Helsinki.

Business & innovation Multiculturalism

Think tanks see an even better Finland

We ask two of Finland’s leading independent think tanks about the country’s future. And what do think tanks actually do?

2,008

people in Finland speak Sámi as their mother tongue

Source: Statistics Finland

Life & society Society

On the other side of the Arctic

Sámi National Day Feb. 6: Rauna Kuokkanen, a Sámi who teaches at the University of Toronto, sees her people in a global context.

Arts & culture Performing arts

Tero Saarinen takes the right steps

Tero Saarinen Company’s unique choreography is transporting audiences with performances in Europe, Asia and North America (article includes video clip).

Life & society Video

Samba in the heart of the Finnish summer

Our videographer discovers how much the Finns love the samba, at a colourful and rhythmic annual parade in Helsinki.