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The feeling of PRKL. The mother of all Finnish swearwords. Literally means the devil but at the same time it…

The feeling of trust. Finns can be almost ridiculously law-abiding and trust others to do the right thing. We say…

The feeling of a Finn in love. Finnish love is often quiet. We Finns won’t shout out our love…

The feeling of the never-ending wait for Santa Claus. The real Santa comes from Finland. He has always lived in…

The feeling when all temperatures around +0 °C  feel warm. Everything is relative. The Finnish winters are so long and cold…

The feeling of when women can. Finland was the first country in the world to give women both the right…

The feeling when someone mentions Finland abroad. Finns are always excited when someone – anyone – mentions Finland abroad. When you come…

The feeling when something so great happens you just have to share it with somebody. Although Finns are not crowd-loving ‘…

The feeling when you realize winter is here. Even a Finnish child knows you shouldn’t lick anything made out…

The feeling of perseverance. In Finland, as the saying goes, we ‘go through even a grey rock.’ Arctic nature has…