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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Population: 5.6 million, 18.3 inhabitants per km² (48 per square mile) Life expectancy: Men 79 years, women 84 years Languages: Official languages are Finnish (spoken by 84.9%) and Swedish (5.1%).

Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). This grows in different types of forests all over Finland all the way to Lapland in the far north. In terms of the volume picked, the bilberry is one of the most ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s our field guide to the fascinating mythical creatures that might still be lurking out there in Finland’s vast forests, or in the dark depths of a remote lake. Every country’s mythology has its ...