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Peek into one of Finland’s most famous buildings, in Paimio

Created by renowned Finnish designers and architects Alvar and Aino Aalto, Paimio Sanatorium was built between 1929 and 1933. Our video visits this world-famous Finnish architectural landmark.

Arts & culture Literature

Catching the pike: How Finnish author Juhani Karila reeled in a literary phenomenon

Juhani Karila grew up in a corner of Lapland so quiet that his imagination became loud. Decades later, it has helped him become one of Finland’s most distinctive literary voices.

Business & innovation Technology

AI app in Finland lets birdwatchers become citizen scientists

A University of Helsinki study shows how AI can identify bird sounds more reliably and power a citizen science app used across Finland.

Life & society Winter

Photos from Helsinki: Creating creatures and castles from snow and ice

During a proper, snowy winter with crisp, sub-zero temperatures, Helsinkians embrace ice and snow sculptures with irresistible enthusiasm.

Arts & culture Literature

8 questions on the Kalevala, the epic that shaped Finland’s identity

The epic Kalevala relates ancient tales, mainly from the Karelia region, and has become a cornerstone of Finland’s cultural identity. Its poetry has reached readers all over the world, including J.R.R. Tolkien, who took inspiration from it.

Arts & culture Music

Meet Ida Elina, Finland’s modern kantele virtuoso

When a Northern Finnish child picked up a kantele mostly to annoy her sister, no one imagined she would become one of the instrument’s boldest contemporary voices.

Life & society Travel

Regenerative tourism in Finland gives travel a deeper meaning

Shovelling snow to save endangered seal pups might not be everyone’s idea of a holiday. But for some travellers in Finland, it’s exactly the kind of meaningful experience they’re looking for.

Life & society Winter

Finnish winter fun: Zooming across a frozen lake on an ice route

Across Finland, ploughed and marked routes on frozen bodies of water turn winter landscapes into public playgrounds. On Lake Tuusula, the atmosphere resembles a festival.

Life & society Travel

Where Finnish snow-how meets “Wow!”

Try ice sculpting, join an icebreaker cruise or bathe in a snow sauna. These destinations combine snow-how with hospitality.

Life & society Winter

Warm, windproof and Finnish: How Finns dress for the ski tracks

People in Finland love cross-country skiing. But how should you dress for exercising in freezing conditions? We let the skiers share their best advice.

Business & innovation Helsinki

In Helsinki, major infrastructure upgrades sustain a growing city

Helsinki is preparing for a decade of major infrastructure investments designed to support sustainable growth while keeping the city functional during construction.

Life & society Travel

Polar-night hike: A winter walk in the northern Finnish woods

In the deepest darkness of winter, Finland reveals a softer kind of light. A snowshoe trek in Oulanka National Park shows why the polar night is something to embrace.

Arts & culture Visual arts

Momentous Sámi exhibition arrives at Helsinki’s Kiasma Museum

We Who Remain is the first comprehensive exhibition of Sámi art ever shown at the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki. The Sámi are the only recognised Indigenous People in the EU area.

Business & innovation Arctic

Chill skills: Finnish icebreakers and snow-how are more relevant than ever

Finnish ice and snow expertise was born out of necessity and transformed into cutting-edge innovations with global appeal. As winters get warmer with climate change, this snow-how is in more demand than ever.

Business & innovation Startups

Finnish company creates an innovative sand battery

Polar Night Energy has developed a thermal energy storage system which supplements renewable energy sources and reduces our dependence on fossil fuels.

Arts & culture Music

Hear Tytti Metsä play an ancient Finnish instrument with a timeless voice: the jouhikko

Few Finns play the bowed lyre, or jouhikko, an instrument whose roots stretch back thousands of years. For Tytti Metsä, its breath-like, singing tone has become the centre of her musical expression.

Arts & culture Culture

The northern Finnish city of Oulu puts big ideas into action

This year’s must-visit destination? Look north to Oulu, the Finnish city that is European Capital of Culture in 2026.

Life & society Society

Helsinki underground: Where the city plays, swims and shelters

Beneath Helsinki’s streets lies a second city that is carefully planned and actively used. From playgrounds to rehearsal rooms, the Finnish capital has turned preparedness into part of everyday urban life.

Arts & culture Film

Finnish actor Alma Pöysti believes in curiosity, compassion and communication

For the award-winning actor Alma Pöysti, culture is a force to be reckoned with. It helps people understand each other in a polarised world in at least four ways, she says.

Peek into one of Finland’s most famous buildings, in Paimio

Catching the pike: How Finnish author Juhani Karila reeled in a literary phenomenon

AI app in Finland lets birdwatchers become citizen scientists

Photos from Helsinki: Creating creatures and castles from snow and ice

8 questions on the Kalevala, the epic that shaped Finland’s identity

Meet Ida Elina, Finland’s modern kantele virtuoso

Regenerative tourism in Finland gives travel a deeper meaning

Finnish winter fun: Zooming across a frozen lake on an ice route

Where Finnish snow-how meets “Wow!”

Warm, windproof and Finnish: How Finns dress for the ski tracks

In Helsinki, major infrastructure upgrades sustain a growing city

Polar-night hike: A winter walk in the northern Finnish woods

Momentous Sámi exhibition arrives at Helsinki’s Kiasma Museum

Breaking news from Finland

Chill skills: Finnish icebreakers and snow-how are more relevant than ever

Finnish company creates an innovative sand battery

Hear Tytti Metsä play an ancient Finnish instrument with a timeless voice: the jouhikko

The northern Finnish city of Oulu puts big ideas into action

Helsinki underground: Where the city plays, swims and shelters

Finnish actor Alma Pöysti believes in curiosity, compassion and communication

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