Read more Life & societyFinnishness 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.
Read more Life & societySports 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.
Read more Arts & cultureFinnishness 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.
Read more Life & societySociety 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.
Read more Life & societyPolitics 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.
Read more Life & societySociety Finnish basic income facilitates dream job and volunteer work We talk to one participant in Finland’s two-year basic-income trial, which continues through December 31, 2018 with results and analysis available in 2019. Does the extra income actually help people secure employment?
Read more Life & societySociety Writer explores basic income in Finland, first-hand Finland wants to know if finding a job is easier when unemployment benefits are replaced by a basic income. Author Tuomas Muraja shares his experiences of the basic-income trial, which runs from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018.
Read more Life & societyPolitics Finland expects refreshingly unsurprising presidential election As Finnish voters prepare to choose a president, political reporter Unto Hämäläinen explains why the incumbent, Sauli Niinistö, enjoys such popularity, and what to expect from the election.
