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Finland offers a treasure trove of summer events
Arts & cultureFestivals

Finland offers a treasure trove of summer events

The Finnish summer is full of art and music festivals, the beauty of nature, and other gems waiting to be discovered.

Tagged in ArtDanceFestivalsFilmMoominMusicSanta ClausSummerThisisFINLAND MagazineVisual arts
Finnish American helps Finland lead in cheerleading
A woman stands with her hands on her hips in a sports hall.
Life & societySports

Finnish American helps Finland lead in cheerleading

World champion cheerleader Kayleigh Karinen had already lived in the US, Chile and Spain when she decided to settle down in Finland, the country of her ancestors.

Tagged in EducationSportsThisisFINLAND Magazine
Explore Finland online: Sit back and enjoy the show
On a stage, one man jumps and kicks the air in front of another man.
Life & societyCulture

Explore Finland online: Sit back and enjoy the show

Here are options from all over Finland for seeing world-class art, architecture and performances without leaving home. Sometimes restrictions, cost or sheer distance can keep you from making a trip to see a show or an exhibition.

Tagged in ArchitectureArtCultureMuseumsMusicPerforming artsSocietyThisisFINLAND Magazine
The Northern Lights colour the skies over Finland
Green, yellow and purple ribbons of light stretch across a dark winter sky.
Life & societyNature

The Northern Lights colour the skies over Finland

Finland’s natural scenery includes, by any measure, some of the most beautiful views in the world: blue lakes, emerald forests and snowy winter landscapes.

Tagged in EnvironmentNatureThisisFINLAND MagazineTravelWinter
Finnish company encourages fun science education for kids
Three women in lab coats sit at a table with educational toys on it.
Business & innovationEducation

Finnish company encourages fun science education for kids

Kide Science creates science education for children that is literally child’s play. The fun, hands-on pedagogical model is based on substantial research into how kids learn best.

Tagged in EducationInnovationScienceThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish innovations for overcoming plastic waste
In a forest, a person is putting pieces of plastic trash in a bag.
Business & innovationEnvironment

Finnish innovations for overcoming plastic waste

The world needs a wide range of innovations if it is to rise to the challenge of reducing single-use plastic. Numerous start-ups and companies in Finland are working to devise solutions.

Tagged in ClimateEnvironmentNatureThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish wood works
Business & innovationSustainability

Finnish wood works

Light, strong, warm and environmentally friendly, wood is making a comeback in construction and popping up in some unexpected applications.

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Living everyday life sustainably in Finland
Wearing jackets and hats that suggest cool weather, an older woman, two women in their thirties and two young children pose together with a large dog in front of a wooden building.
Life & societySustainability

Living everyday life sustainably in Finland

Knowledge shared is knowledge doubled: We see how one woman’s idea became upcycled into a community information centre.

Tagged in ClimateEnvironmentInnovationRecyclingSustainabilityThisisFINLAND Magazine

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