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Emoji Colouring Book
Finland emojis are tongue-in-cheek emotions, which were created to explain some hard-to-describe Finnish emotions, Finnish words and customs. You can…
Edited: 21.2.2019
Emoji: Lavatanssit
The feeling of finding someone
Somewhere, maybe in the middle of nowhere, in a village or beside a lake, people…
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: Åland islands
Archipelago living
Åland, not to be confused with Holland, is a Swedish-speaking, 6,700-island archipelago, a semi-autonomous part of Finland, located…
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: Association
The feeling of togetherness
Finland has nearly 70,000 associations, and volunteer work in them really keeps the country’s wheels turning….
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: Education
Education and know-how
That first-day-of-school feeling
Approaching the schoolyard on your first day of school – you’re excited but anxious, butterflies in your…
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: Nordic family
The feeling of friendly rivalry
Finland, often represented symbolically as the Maiden of Finland (based on the country’s shape…
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: Swan
The return of light
The majority of swans are migratory, and when Finland’s national bird reappears in Finnish latitudes,…
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: Tom of Finland
Finnish pride
Boy, have times changed since Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, 1920–1991) first published his homoerotic drawings in the 1950s….
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: The Sámi
The indigenous people of Finland
Existence can be tough in the Arctic, but the Sámi have adapted well to…
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: The polar bear
…that never existed
Although Helsinki is a really cool city, polar bears do not roam the streets. Actually, they don’…
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: Cross-country skiing
Skiing with feeling
Finns learn to ski and skate right after they learn to walk. Skiing offers a fun, healthy…
Edited: 30.6.2020
Emoji: Icebreaker
Finns break the ice anywhere in the world.
At least when it comes to ships. An impressive two-thirds of the…
Edited: 30.6.2020