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Mayday, mayday: Things get crazy in Finland around May 1

It wouldn’t be a lie simply to say that Finnish people celebrate May Day, but it wouldn’t be the whole truth, either. They really let loose, and we’ve got it on video.

Tagged in Film, Fun, Society

Arts & culture Film

Finnish movie rides heavy metal wave onto silver screen

The guys in “Heavy Trip” might not look very intimidating, but they’re the Finnish metal band Impaled Rektum, and they’re determined to reach a festival gig in Norway, through hell and high water.

Tagged in Finnishness, Heavy metal, Music, Society

Life & society Wellbeing

Eighty years promoting a good start for every child in Finland

Finland’s maternity package for all expecting mothers has a history that goes back to 1938. We look at this life-changing Finnish social innovation and see what’s new in its 80th-anniversary edition.

Tagged in Family, Finnishness, Health, Maternity package, Social innovations, Society

100%

Literacy rate in Finland

Source: CIA World Factbook

Life & society Finnishness

Keeping good company at the top: Finland number one in World Happiness Report

We’re jumping for joy, because Finland is officially the happiest country on the planet.

Tagged in Economy, Finland, Lifestyle, Society

Life & society Sports

Finnish medal chances continue in Pyeongchang with Paralympics

Sports action keeps going in Pyeongchang, South Korea from March 9 to 18 at the Winter Paralympics. Meet the Finnish team.

Tagged in Equality, Society, Webpick

219,675

Amount of foreigners living in Finland

Source: Statistics Finland

Arts & culture Finnishness

The sisu within you: The Finnish key to life, love and success

Finnish sisu is so simple and straightforward that sometimes it takes a whole book to explain it.

Tagged in Literature, Sisu, Society, Wellbeing

Life & society Society

Finland’s basic income may boost motivation to accept work

Finland’s basic-income experiment runs from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018. A basic income is not a cure-all, but for 30–40-somethings with short-term employment contracts, it seems to be a perfect fit.

Tagged in Economy, Employment, Social innovations, Social security, ThisisFINLAND Magazine, Wellbeing, Work

Life & society Politics

With first-round victory, Niinistö remains president of Finland

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö wins a second six-year term with 62.7 percent of the total votes, making a second round unnecessary. The result surprises nobody, but every election plays an important role.

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Helsinki is one of the world's most liveable cities

Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit

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