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Frost-covered Finnish man's face and beard in winter, the visual for Finnish silence and small talk

Why Finns Don't Do Small Talk (and What to Say ...

Finnish small talk barely exists, and it isn't rudeness. Why Finns skip the chit-chat, what they say instead, and how to survive a comfortable silence.

Why Finns Don't Do Small Talk (and What to Say ...

Finnish small talk barely exists, and it isn't rudeness. Why Finns skip the chit-chat, what they say instead, and how to survive a comfortable silence.

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

Mitä suomalaiset ikävöivät Suomesta ulkomailla ...

Very Finnish Problemsilla olemme luoneet upeita suomalaisia kodintuotteita karkottamaan koti-ikävää.

Mitä suomalaiset ikävöivät Suomesta ulkomailla ...

Very Finnish Problemsilla olemme luoneet upeita suomalaisia kodintuotteita karkottamaan koti-ikävää.

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...