Finnish violin virtuoso Linda Lampenius and popstar Pete Parkkonen are among the early favourites to win the Eurovision Song ...

“Sauna culture in Finland” is on the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. What does that mean, and what does the sauna represent to Finnish people? The Representative List of the Intangible ...

“Our goal is to demystify AI,” proclaims the website of Elements of AI, a free online course from the University of Helsinki and the tech firm Reaktor, now available in an increasing range of ...

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim became president in 1944, at a most unusual, utterly astonishing phase of Finland’s political history. June 4, 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth. Mannerheim ...

Take a walk in the forest. Gather some berries and mushrooms to eat. Find a nice spot to pitch your tent overnight, and go for a refreshing swim in a lake. In many countries, these things would only ...

On March 15 and 16, 1907, European history was made in the towns and rural hamlets of Finland. In the national election held on those two days, every citizen aged 24 and over, the humblest maid and ...

Sophia Jansson, niece of Moomin creator Tove Jansson, oversees Moomin Characters Ltd, a company that has a hand in thousands of products worldwide but sells only one thing: Moomin rights. [Editor’s ...

Åland differs from other Finnish regions in many respects. It is an archipelago of about 80 inhabited islands (as well as thousands of skerries) and is located at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia.

Your friends cannot fail to be impressed with all the facts you’ll know about Finnish geography, history, people and economy. You won’t be ready for a PhD on Finland, but this page will give you ...

Finlandia is probably the most widely known of all the compositions of Jean Sibelius. Most people with even a superficial knowledge of classical music recognise the melody immediately. The penultimate ...

Which is about the adventures of writer and artist Tove Jansson’s career, including the creation of the world-renowned Moomin characters. Eight decades after the first Moomin book appeared, Tove ...

Would there be wealth in Finland without forests? Check out where the industry came from and where it’s heading. Would there be wealth in Finland without forests? Over the past decade, globalisation ...