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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?

Tagged in Economy, Employment, Social innovations, Social security, ThisisFINLAND Magazine, Wellbeing, Work

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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.

Tagged in Economy, Employment, Social Services, ThisisFINLAND Magazine, Wellbeing, Work

Life & society Society

Finland’s quirky love for saunas

The Finnish sauna is getting a makeover as new venues offer creative takes on the traditional steam bath. Here’s a guide to some pretty awesome saunas.

Tagged in Finnishness, Lifestyle, ThisisFINLAND Magazine, Wellbeing

2010

The year National Failure Day was introduced

Business & innovation Environment

Build this wall: Finnish company makes fresh air

An innovative Finnish firm is rapidly escalating sales of smart green walls that significantly improve indoor air quality in homes and workplaces.

Tagged in Business, Health, Innovation, Nature, Wellbeing

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Sisu begins where perseverance ends

Emilia Lahti is a Finnish sisu researcher and a social activist. She is currently training for 50 marathons to raise awareness about interpersonal violence and overcoming it with sisu.

Tagged in Finnishness, Research, Science, Sisu, Wellbeing

10,385

The amount of natural conservation areas

Source: Statistics Finland

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American-based Finnish journalist talks healthcare

Anu Partanen, a Finnish journalist living in the US, speaks about her experiences of healthcare here and there, in a Public Radio International interview.

Tagged in Finnishness, Health, Wellbeing

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Taking an icy plunge in Finnish waters

For many Finns, winter is the time for swimming in freezing water, in holes cut in the ice. There’s even a national championship. What on earth makes people want to do this?

Tagged in Arctic, Finnishness, Health, Sauna, Sports

Business & innovation Health

Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans

Researchers at the University of Oulu have discovered that bacteria found in pine buds may hold the key to new treatments for conditions including Alzheimer’s and macular degeneration.

Tagged in Forestry, Innovation, Research, Universities, Wellbeing

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Helsinki is one of the world's most liveable cities

Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit

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