The Finnish word for Santa Claus, joulupukki, means “Christmas goat” and has its roots in old pagan traditions, including the ...

At the Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki, a brand-new exhibition, Aalto Design -- Shapes of Wellbeing, will open in June 2026. The exhibition explores how Aalto's design philosophy fostered ...

Despite poor weather, many still showed up for Finland's Independence Day traditions. Finland marked its Independence Day on ...

Finland has been ranked the world's happiest country for the last six years. The country benefits from high levels of social trust and a strong connection with nature. But the Finnish also have ...

You don’t have to compromise on quality or taste to make a holiday dinner with no animal products. Finnish culinary ...

The Finnish are well known for their minimalist, no-frills approach to life, which is reflected in their ever-present attention to design in architecture, fashion, furniture, transportation, and so on ...

In a land of 5.5 million people, Finnish-language culture is vulnerable to the overwhelming dominance of English. The ...

Finland doesn’t do happiness the way most places do. You won’t find endless self-help books or people chasing shiny dreams. Instead, happiness here is stitched into everyday life with little habits.

PALO - Outside the Loon Lake Community Center on Sunday afternoon, children and their parents lined up and readied their toboggans and sleds for a speedy trip down an icy track. Inside, vendors sold ...

While playing 15- and 38-string kanteles, Kardemimmit sings mesmerizing harmonies in original compositions that blend a modern approach with a deep foundation in Finnish, Eastern European and ...

Genta Sadiku, an International Exchange Student as part of the ERASMUS+ program from RIT Kosovo pursuing Economics & Statistics and Management & Entrepreneurship, recently completed an exchange ...