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A spread of Finnish themed gifts including t-shirts, mugs and a book from Very Finnish Problems

Gifts for Finns, or People Obsessed With Finlan...

Stuck for a gift for a Finn, or for someone obsessed with Finland? 15 ideas that understand the culture, from perkele to salmiakki to sauna.

Gifts for Finns, or People Obsessed With Finlan...

Stuck for a gift for a Finn, or for someone obsessed with Finland? 15 ideas that understand the culture, from perkele to salmiakki to sauna.

OOPPERA and OPERAN carved on the Finnish National Opera arch in Helsinki - Finnish language basics begin with doubled vowels

Finnish Language Basics: An Honest Guide for Be...

Finnish has no please, no gender and no future tense — and it still works. The essential Finnish language basics, explained by people who live in it.

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Finnish Language Basics: An Honest Guide for Be...

Finnish has no please, no gender and no future tense — and it still works. The essential Finnish language basics, explained by people who live in it.

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A woman in a yellow summer dress and her brown dog on the wooden steps of a Finnish summer cottage in golden evening light, a table laid for dinner beside them, Very Finnish Problems

What Finns Miss About Finland When Living Abroad

At Very Finnish Problems, we've created some fab Finnish homeware to keep homesickness at bay.

What Finns Miss About Finland When Living Abroad

At Very Finnish Problems, we've created some fab Finnish homeware to keep homesickness at bay.

A wooden sauna in a Finnish forest by the water

What Does Löyly Mean? Finnish Sauna Steam Expla...

Loyly is the burst of steam that rises when water is thrown on hot sauna stones. Here is what the word means and why it sits at the heart of...

What Does Löyly Mean? Finnish Sauna Steam Expla...

Loyly is the burst of steam that rises when water is thrown on hot sauna stones. Here is what the word means and why it sits at the heart of...

A lone figure beside a calm Finnish lake at sunset

Kalsarikännit: The Finnish Art of Getting Drunk...

Kalsarikannit, or pantsdrunk, is the Finnish art of drinking at home in your underwear with no intention of going out. Here is what it means and why Finns swear by...

Kalsarikännit: The Finnish Art of Getting Drunk...

Kalsarikannit, or pantsdrunk, is the Finnish art of drinking at home in your underwear with no intention of going out. Here is what it means and why Finns swear by...

A snow-covered car on a Helsinki street in deep winter

How to Swear Like a Finn: A Beginner's Guide

Perkele, vittu, saatana and the fine art of Finnish swearing. A beginner's guide to the most satisfying curses in Europe.

How to Swear Like a Finn: A Beginner's Guide

Perkele, vittu, saatana and the fine art of Finnish swearing. A beginner's guide to the most satisfying curses in Europe.