A rooftop terrace, concerts, contemporary art, and drama: discover Fuuga, WAM Museum and Turku City Theatre side by side on ...

The plastic Futuro, unveiled in 1968, became one of Finland’s most unusual exports. Discover the story of a design classic.

Since the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) began in 2000, Finnish 15-year-olds have consistently done well. In the results released in December 2019, Finland lives up to its ...

In 1809 Finland was annexed by the Russian Empire and became an autonomous Grand Duchy. Until then Finland had been an integral part of the Swedish realm for more than 600 years. Finland’s destiny was ...

The facts in the infographic are available in text form on this page. From the hum of the motor to the clatter of the tracks, people connect Helsinki’s trams with modern daily life and historical ...

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 ...

Whether in town or out in the country, Finnish people live side by side with nature. Even the largest cities have natural areas accessible by public transport, and the countryside is never far away, ...

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 ...

Allotment gardens, also known as community gardens, have a long history in Finland, going back to before the country gained its independence, in 1917. The first Finnish allotment garden still ...

Just say yes: If you want to get to know Finnish culture, don’t be intimidated by the sauna. With our beginner’s guide, there’s nothing to it. You are invited to take off all your clothes and go to a ...

Sauna is a huge deal for the Finns, and a favourite topic. An American in Finland recounts sauna highlights and stories. The old Finnish proverb “First build the sauna, then the house” shows how ...

The Finnish-Russian border has been redrawn many times during the past. Finland’s eastern border was drawn for the first time between Sweden and Novgorod in 1323 in the Treaty of Nöteborg. It cut ...