Rooted in functionality and accessibility, these creations do more than serve a purpose. They celebrate life’s simple ...

Step into Helsinki’s underground rave culture: secret locations, forest dance floors and a community built on music, unity ...

Turku Castle has survived fire, war, decay and prison bars to become a symbol of Finnish history and identity.

A wooden house is known to be a pleasant, quiet and healthy environment. Finland boasts an especially great number of public construction projects using logs. “Interest in timber construction is ...

Finnish happiness expresses itself in one little word, onni – and a host of other words and expressions derived from it. In English, “four-letter word” is a euphemism for “swear word.” Long ago, ...

Founded in Helsinki in 1922, a nationwide system of maternity and child health clinics has benefited and helped shape Finnish society over a period that now spans more than a century. They provide ...

1. Santa Claus really does live in Finland! According to Finnish tradition, Santa’s original home is on Korvatunturi, a remote peak in Finnish Lapland, tucked away north of the Arctic Circle.

Something you can try at home: We present the best of traditional Finnish cooking in recipe format. Cook the vegetables in their skin well beforehand until just tender. Peel the vegetables and onion, ...

Finnish culinary culture is infused with the natural flavours of the northern latitudes. It tells the story of a people who went from forest livelihoods to active interaction with neighbouring ...

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? From late autumn until ...

Finland boasts a staggering 188,000 lakes, which provide a focus for leisure activities all year round. We also look at how a tunnel connected to Finland’s deepest lake demonstrates a pioneering ...

In 1906, the Finnish Parliament became the first in the world to allow all women to run for office. In 1906 Finland’s national assembly, Eduskunta in Finnish, became the first parliament in the world ...