From 19th-century gymnastics clubs to today’s ski trails and cycling paths, fitness has long formed part of Finnish life. But ...

Finland has a plan to eradicate longterm homelessness by 2027. We asked three formerly homeless people to share their ...

In Finland, movement is often woven into daily life – not just as exercise, but as a source of fun, resilience and connection ...

От гимнастических клубов XIX века до современных лыжных трасс и велодорожек, физкультура давно стала неотъемлемой частью ...

Finnland hat den Plan, Obdachlosigkeit bis zum Jahr 2027 zu beseitigen. Wir haben drei ehemals Obdachlose gebeten, mit uns ...

Finland is by nature such a complex and diverse country that it is not easy to describe in a single word – except perhaps “contrast”. A world of wild contrasts The most obvious contrast is between the ...

The Finnish-Russian border has been redrawn many times during the past. Finland’s eastern border was drawn for the first time between Sweden and Novgorod in 1323 in the Treaty of Nöteborg. It cut ...

Hän is the gender-neutral Finnish personal pronoun that treats everyone equally. In the Finnish language, personal pronouns (words used as substitutes for a person’s name, such as he and she) do not ...

Von den Turnvereinen des 19. Jahrhunderts bis hin zu den heutigen Skipisten und Radwegen – Fitness war seit jeher fester ...

Many countries have an animal or bird as a national symbol, but close-to-nature Finland has seven natural symbols, including a national fish, a national tree and even a national insect. The country ...

The first edition of the Kalevala appeared in 1835, compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot on the basis of the epic folk poems he had collected in Finland and Karelia. This poetic song tradition, sung ...

Runeberg cakes (Runebergin tortut) (for four – five persons) Ingredients: – 200 g margarine or butter 2 dl sugar 2 eggs 2 dl wheat flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cardamom 2 dl sweet bread ...