Finnish fathers are using parental leave more than ever before. Explore Finland’s family leave system through the daily life of a stay at home dad.

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

Finland’s public and private sectors are stepping up to the recycling challenge with a roadmap and an array of innovations. Finland has the best bottle recycling system in the world, according to ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever wonder where letters to Santa Claus wind up? We pay him a visit in Finnish Lapland at Santa’s Main Post Office. Do you ever wonder where all those letters that children write to Santa Claus wind ...