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Finnish summer festivals bring music to your ears
Arts & cultureMusic

Finnish summer festivals bring music to your ears

Five famous Finns reveal their festival faves. During the summer months in Finland, you can visit a different festival almost every day, and the events calendar continues into the autumn and beyond.

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Inviting accommodation in Finland
Arts & cultureTravel

Inviting accommodation in Finland

This selection of hotel accommodation ranges from Finland’s southernmost shores all the way to Finnish Lapland in the north, with something for every season.

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Finland is making the most of artificial intelligence
A profile of a person's face formed of white and blue dots.
Business & innovationTechnology

Finland is making the most of artificial intelligence

Finns are tapping into the vast opportunities provided by artificial intelligence (AI). Sooner or later, intelligent machines will think, learn and react like human beings.

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Finnish footprints
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Finnish footprints

You might be surprised how often traces of blue-and-white Finnish influence can be spotted in places near and far.

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Finland’s basic income may boost motivation to accept work
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.

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Finnish basic income facilitates dream job and volunteer work
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?

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Writer explores basic income in Finland, first-hand
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.

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Imagination galloping wild in Finland
Life & societyFun

Imagination galloping wild in Finland

Young Finns are swapping live horses for intricate, handmade hobbyhorses. And the world is following suit!

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