Society Archives

Finntown’s slice of the Big Apple

Once upon a time, New York had two Finnish neighbourhoods – Finntowns. We talk to a couple who used to live in one.

Postal lifeline for remote Finnish isles

In all weather, postman Johan Simberg delivers to far-flung islands – by boat, by hydrocopter, or even on ice skates.

Finland leads the world in prosperity

Finland is the world’s most prosperous nation, says London-based thinktank Legatum, which analyses countries according to material wealth and quality of life.

Life & society Society

Nordic backing for green projects

Three Nordic funds in Helsinki battle climate change and Baltic Sea pollution by financing projects at home and abroad.

Life & society Slideshows

Helsinki is hot in Monocle survey

Helsinki citizens prepare for celebrations to mark Helsinki Day by cooling off in the city’s parks and heading for the beach.

Life & society Society

Setting the world aright at the “ladies’ sauna”

For some prominent Finnish women, regular meetings of a sauna club are a source of strength.

Life & society Design

Where Indian craft meets Nordic design

Tikau combines Scandinavian design with the aesthetics and craftsmanship of rural areas of India, providing a unique alternative to mass-produced products.

Life & society Society

Women’s Bank offers a way forward

Women’s Bank believes that empowering women’s entrepreneurship is the most efficient way to decrease world poverty.

Society

Finntown’s slice of the Big Apple

Postal lifeline for remote Finnish isles

Finland leads the world in prosperity

Nordic backing for green projects

Helsinki is hot in Monocle survey

Setting the world aright at the “ladies’ sauna”

Where Indian craft meets Nordic design

Women’s Bank offers a way forward

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