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Summer in the city: An open-air pool beckons in the heart of Helsinki
Visitors relax in a seating area overlooking an outdoor swimming pool with trees in the background.
Life & societyWellbeing

Summer in the city: An open-air pool beckons in the heart of Helsinki

Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an oasis. In a park in the middle of the Finnish capital, you can swim in a heated, Olympic-size outdoor pool or work out at an open-air gym.

Tagged in ArchitectureLifestyleSightsSportsWellbeing
Excitement mounts as Finland’s men’s football team makes its Euro debut
A Finnish football player is about to kick the ball as an Italian player runs towards him.
Life & societySports

Excitement mounts as Finland’s men’s football team makes its Euro debut

Finland’s appearance in their first major men’s football tournament, in summer 2021, is a dream come true for long-suffering supporters of the Eagle-Owls.

Tagged in FinnishnessSports
Some extraordinary Finnish people you should know about (yes, they’re all women)
A woman on a snowboard is in the air, the sky visible behind her.
Life & societyPeople

Some extraordinary Finnish people you should know about (yes, they’re all women)

In honour of not only International Women’s Day (March 8), but every other day of the year, we bring you a list of remarkable Finnish women, past and present: artists, sports stars, musicians, politicians, writers and more.

Tagged in ArtCultureEqualityFinnishnessHistoryMusicPeoplePop cultureSports
Magical ice-skating video from northern Finland wows viewers
A woman ice skates across a lake whose surface reflects the sky.
Life & societyNature

Magical ice-skating video from northern Finland wows viewers

Photographer Esko Liukas and figure skater Tiina Pakkanen created a video in which she appears to be gliding across the water of a lake in the Finnish far north.

Tagged in NatureSportsVideoWinter
Helsinki’s renovated Olympic Stadium launches into a new era
A view inside a stadium shows the track, the field, and the sky above the edge of the roof covering the stands.
Life & societyArchitecture

Helsinki’s renovated Olympic Stadium launches into a new era

The Olympic Stadium was unveiled four years after extensive renovations began. Its 1930s functionalist architecture and design have been meticulously preserved and enhanced with 21st-century technology and facilities (see photo show).

Tagged in ArchitectureHelsinkiHistorySlideshowsSports
The Finnish summer ice hockey article you didn’t even know you were waiting for
Five ice hockey players skate after the puck on an outdoor ice rink.
Life & societySports

The Finnish summer ice hockey article you didn’t even know you were waiting for

Why talk about ice hockey during the summer? Funny you should ask. The answer has to do with Finland, climate change, a group called Save Pond Hockey, the NHL and more.

Tagged in ClimateEnvironmentFinnishnessSports
Get your season tickets now – from a Finnish library
Two men in team uniforms with ice skates, helmets and sticks struggle for control of a small ball in a bandy match.
Life & societyLifestyle

Get your season tickets now – from a Finnish library

Finnish libraries are full of surprises: electric drills, snowshoes, a rowboat – and now season tickets for cultural and sporting events. Oh yes, and books.

Tagged in EqualityFinnishnessLifestyleSocietySports
Equality in sports catches attention in Finland
Two basketball players in Finnish national team jerseys give each other a high-five.
Life & societySports

Equality in sports catches attention in Finland

In sports circles, equality has recently been getting more of the interest it deserves. Trending topics include equal compensation for women’s national teams, acceptance of sexual minorities in pro sports, and sportspeople with disabilities.

Tagged in EqualitySportsWellbeing

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