Everything You need to spread the word about Finland

The feeling of finding someone
Somewhere, maybe in the middle of nowhere, in a village or beside a lake, people…

Archipelago living
Åland, not to be confused with Holland, is a Swedish-speaking, 6,700-island archipelago, a semi-autonomous part of Finland, located…

The feeling of togetherness
Finland has nearly 70,000 associations, and volunteer work in them really keeps the country’s wheels turning….

The feeling of friendly rivalry
Finland, often represented symbolically as the Maiden of Finland (based on the country’s shape…

The return of light
The majority of swans are migratory, and when Finland’s national bird reappears in Finnish latitudes,…

Finnish pride
Boy, have times changed since Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, 1920–1991) first published his homoerotic drawings in the 1950s….

The indigenous people of Finland
Existence can be tough in the Arctic, but the Sámi have adapted well to…

…that never existed
Although Helsinki is a really cool city, polar bears do not roam the streets. Actually, they don’…

Skiing with feeling
Finns learn to ski and skate right after they learn to walk. Skiing offers a fun, healthy…