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A penny for your thoughts
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A penny for your thoughts

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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The common language of football
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The common language of football

Finns have started to independently help asylum seekers integrate on the football field. Sports unite people: everyone wants to play towards the same goal.

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21 x Finland
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21 x Finland

An international group of young journalists was invited to experience different aspects of Finnish life and society. Here’s what made an impression on them.

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Experiencing the Finnish sauna
Duas pessoas estão nadando em um lago. Ao fundo, há um cais e uma construção de sauna com pessoas sentadas na varanda.
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Experiencing the Finnish sauna

Sauna is a huge deal for the Finns, and a favourite topic. An American in Finland recounts sauna highlights and stories.

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Beginning a new year in Finland
Fireworks in front of Helsinki Cathedral.
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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.

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Finns celebrate freedom every December
Two blue-and-white candles burning on a window sill.
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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.)

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Finnish military fosters future leaders
Finnish military fosters future leaders
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Finnish military fosters future leaders

What’s it like to do military service in Finland? A Finnish woman and a Finnish Nicaraguan man describe their experiences.

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Helsinki hip: Harbours become houses
Helsinki neighbourhoods, future, futuristic, development, housing, Arabianranta, Jätkäsaari, Kalasatama, construction, innovation, Loppukiri, Kallio, Sörnäinen, Finland
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Helsinki hip: Harbours become houses

Three new neighbourhoods show how the Finnish capital is innovating to meet the needs of a growing urban population.

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