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Where Finnish snow-how meets “Wow!”
In a view from above, a large ship floats in a channel between sheets of ice, while people in red protective suits float on their backs in the water, near Kemi, northern Finland.
Life & societyTravel

Where Finnish snow-how meets “Wow!”

Try ice sculpting, join an icebreaker cruise or bathe in a snow sauna. These destinations combine snow-how with hospitality.
 

Tagged in ArcticCultureDesignFunLifestyleThisisFINLAND MagazineTravelWinter
Polar-night hike: A winter walk in the northern Finnish woods
A hiker with a red backpack and trekking poles stands on a snowy ridge, looking across a forested northern Finnish valley under soft winter light.
Life & societyTravel

Polar-night hike: A winter walk in the northern Finnish woods

In the deepest darkness of winter, Finland reveals a softer kind of light. A snowshoe trek in Oulanka National Park shows why the polar night is something to embrace.

Tagged in ArcticNatureTravelWinter
Momentous Sámi exhibition arrives at Helsinki’s Kiasma Museum
A painting by Siri Baggerman shows a person dressed partly in Sámi traditional clothes sitting on a lawn chair in a snowy landscape with reindeer in the background; the person is using hand controls and goggles to fly a drone overhead.
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Momentous Sámi exhibition arrives at Helsinki’s Kiasma Museum

We Who Remain is the first comprehensive exhibition of Sámi art ever shown at the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki. The Sámi are the only recognised Indigenous People in the EU area.

Tagged in ArcticArtCultureLaplandMuseumsSocietyTravelVisual arts
Sámi artist Lada Suomenrinne reclaims the remote in the far north of Finland
A photographic artwork by Lada Suomenrinne hangs on the dark wooden wall of a coastal building, with snowy hills and grey sea stretching into the distance.
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Sámi artist Lada Suomenrinne reclaims the remote in the far north of Finland

Lada Suomenrinne creates photography on Sámi land, drawing on experience that spans the Arctic and beyond. An interview with the artist accompanies a recent outdoor exhibition.

Tagged in ArcticArtCultureLaplandMuseumsSocietyTravelVisual artsWebpick
The northern Finnish city of Oulu puts big ideas into action
A lone figure wearing a headlamp stands beside a lighthouse as aurora lights ripple through the dark sky.
Arts & cultureCulture

The northern Finnish city of Oulu puts big ideas into action

This year’s must-visit destination? Look north to Oulu, the Finnish city that is European Capital of Culture in 2026.

Tagged in ArtCultureFestivalsPerforming artsTravelVisual arts
How to spot the Northern Lights in Finland
A person in winter clothing stands on snow-covered rocks and gazes at green and purple Northern Lights overhead.
Life & societyNature

How to spot the Northern Lights in Finland

The Northern Lights are visible for human eyes only when it’s dark and the sky is clear and cloudless. In northern Finland they can be witnessed from late August until early April.

Tagged in ArcticEducationNatureTravel
Staying playful: A Finnish artist combines fatherhood with creative freedom
A man plays a large steel instrument installed at an outdoor playground.
Arts & cultureArt

Staying playful: A Finnish artist combines fatherhood with creative freedom

Everyone’s an artist in Teemu Keisteri’s family, no matter if they’re four or almost 40. Father and son get creative together and explore Finland’s vibrant children’s culture scene.

Tagged in ArtCultureEducationMusicTravel
Libraries the Finnish way: welcoming, wild and wonderful
A person holds a small stack of books with soft yarn balls on top – grey, pink and lilac.
Life & societyEducation

Libraries the Finnish way: welcoming, wild and wonderful

From reading dogs to 3D printers, Finnish libraries are reinventing what it means to be the home of learning and information. Here are some activities you can do in many Finnish libraries.

Tagged in EducationEqualityFinnishnessLifestyleTechnologyTravel

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