Finland

You don’t have to compromise on quality or taste to make a holiday dinner with no animal products. Finnish culinary influencer Elina Innanen’s recipes lead us on forays into the world…
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Try our Christmas quiz to see how much you know about Finnish Christmas traditions and foods – and to learn their names in Finnish.…
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Jean Sibelius created Finland’s best-loved Christmas songs. See how his family spent the holidays (includes link to audio).…
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One of Finland’s most inspiring celebrations arrives every year on December 6: Independence Day. (Try pronouncing it in Finnish, Itsenäisyyspäivä; or in Swedish, Självständighetsdagen.)…
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Our Christmas gift guide highlights meaningful pieces by Finnish brands: thoughtful, well-made and designed for everyday happiness.…
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Exclusive: Our contacts in the Finnish corridors of power got us an interview with Mrs Claus.…
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In the weeks before Christmas, Finland seems overrun by party fever. It’s the pikkujoulu (pre-Christmas party) season.…
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As the winter days grow shorter in Helsinki, the city bursts into light, and the Christmas season brings warmth, music and thousands of twinkling bulbs.…
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The significance that Finnish people attach to Mother’s Day and Father’s Day may reflect something that goes beyond the holidays themselves. It may be indicative of the way Finland, as…
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We ask a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist for an insider’s view of what Swedish (which is an official language in Finland) means to the country.…
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