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12 Common Myths About Finland Debunked

12 Common Myths About Finland Debunked

Finland attracts myths the way its lakes attract mosquitoes. It is too cold to live in, too quiet to enjoy, too far north to matter, and everyone who lives there...

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12 Common Myths About Finland Debunked

Finland attracts myths the way its lakes attract mosquitoes. It is too cold to live in, too quiet to enjoy, too far north to matter, and everyone who lives there...

5 comments
Snow covered trees at blue hour in Ruka Lapland with illuminated ski slopes and lift station glowing on the hill above

Finnish Lapland: The Complete Guide to Visiting

Most people who visit Lapland come for Christmas. They stay in a glass igloo for three nights, see Santa Claus at a theme park and leave thinking they have experienced...

Finnish Lapland: The Complete Guide to Visiting

Most people who visit Lapland come for Christmas. They stay in a glass igloo for three nights, see Santa Claus at a theme park and leave thinking they have experienced...

Finnish woman waving on a Helsinki summer terrace wearing the navy Moi t-shirt from Very Finnish Problems

How to Say Hello in Finnish: 21 Greetings Expla...

Stepping foot into Finland, and bam! You're hit with a flurry of fabulous Finnish hellos. Navigating through the symphony of “Heis,” “Heippas,” and now the delightful “Mois”? No worries! Let's...

How to Say Hello in Finnish: 21 Greetings Expla...

Stepping foot into Finland, and bam! You're hit with a flurry of fabulous Finnish hellos. Navigating through the symphony of “Heis,” “Heippas,” and now the delightful “Mois”? No worries! Let's...

Plastic darts clustered around the bullseye of a battered green and white Finnish dartboard

Weirdly wonderful: 7 odd Finnish sports to try

Get ready to dive into the peculiar world of Finnish sports! Beyond their love for ice hockey and skiing, Finns have a knack for creating eccentric games that are as...

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Weirdly wonderful: 7 odd Finnish sports to try

Get ready to dive into the peculiar world of Finnish sports! Beyond their love for ice hockey and skiing, Finns have a knack for creating eccentric games that are as...

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Three generations of a Finnish family walking a curly-haired dog along a sunlit forest path covered in autumn leaves, photo by Joel Willans

13 Signs You Grew Up in Finland

Say 'moi' to lake swims before breakfast, endless coffee pots, and a passion for bucket queues. If these ignite nostalgia, then pull on your wool socks, grab a Korvapuusti, and...

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13 Signs You Grew Up in Finland

Say 'moi' to lake swims before breakfast, endless coffee pots, and a passion for bucket queues. If these ignite nostalgia, then pull on your wool socks, grab a Korvapuusti, and...

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A mother pulls her young child on a red sledge across the frozen sea in Helsinki on a grey winter day

What Finland's Kindergartens Get Right (and Bri...

I grew up in the British school system, where a four-year-old is barely out of nappies before someone is assessing their phonics. League tables, SATs, the gentle but insistent pressure...

What Finland's Kindergartens Get Right (and Bri...

I grew up in the British school system, where a four-year-old is barely out of nappies before someone is assessing their phonics. League tables, SATs, the gentle but insistent pressure...