Los Angeles Times

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HELSINKI, Finland - When a natural disaster like the California wildfires inflicts such a tragic loss of life and land, you'd expect the president of the United States to respond with words of consolation. A show of empathy. A promise of help for the

NPR

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A change in public opinion in steadfastly neutral Finland and Sweden has taken place since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

NPR

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The paintings and sculptures, some of which are reportedly priceless, had been loaned by Russia to museums in Italy and Japan. Finnish agents detained them at a border crossing over the weekend.

AppleMagazine

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Finland is offering a techy Christmas gift to all European Union citizens — a free-of-charge online course in artificial intelligence in their own language. The tech-savvy Nordic nation, led by the 34-year-old Prime Minister Sanna Marin, is marking t

The Guardian

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From boxes of baby clothes to free education to prevention of suicide – small country, big ideas Safe, happy an

Motor Boat & Yachting

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Nicknamed “The Land of 1,000 Lakes”, (although the actual count is nearer 188,000), Finland is officially the Happiest Country on Earth according to a UN-sponsored survey. Could that be because having all that water around gives the Finnish people am

The Paris Review

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The Finnish writers Johanna Sinisalo, Sofi Oksanen, and Laura Lindstedt. Here’s the thing about us Finns: we haven’t traditionally been very good at branding. In fact, seeing the brand-led global success stories originating from Sweden (IKEA, H&M, Sp

The Christian Science Monitor

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In a picturesque pine forest some 60 miles north of Helsinki, members of the Finnish Reservist Association crouch behind a wooden bunker barricade, shooting at torso-shaped targets in a trailer-sized trench, dug out to keep bullets from ricocheting o

Literary Hub

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Picture yourself at the Javitz Center in Manhattan during a Book Expo trade show. Your feet ache. You’re longing for caffeine, but the line for the only Starbucks is miles long, plus that guy from your last job is holding court in its middle. It’s ye

The Christian Science Monitor

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When a pro-NATO group in Finland began circulating a petition last week demanding a referendum on whether the traditionally non-aligned country should join the U.S.-led transatlantic defense alliance, the response was overwhelming. The 50,000 signatu

FourFourTwo UK

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If Robert Taylor and Daniel O’Shaughnessy sound more like non-league players than Finland internationals, it’s for a very good reason: a few years ago, they were. The pair were both born in Finland and hope to line up for the Nordic country at Euro

Newsweek International

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Finland’s unique growth story stands out in Europe. The country is powering through a pandemic that brought global growth to a standstill, supported by its world-leading tech sector and innovative industries. The Finnish economy will have one of the

North & South

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“TENA KOE JACINDA, Please find enclosed a photo of the memorial plaque commemorating the opening of the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand. We are moving out of our premises, our programmes decimated, staff driven out, and it seems a shame to j

TechLife News

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Finland is offering a techy Christmas gift to all European Union citizens — a free-of-charge online course in artificial intelligence in their own language. The tech-savvy Nordic nation, led by the 34-year-old Prime Minister Sanna Marin, is marking t

The Atlantic

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The Finns are pretty bemused by Americans’ preoccupation with whether to put iPads in every classroom. If a tablet would enhance learning, great. If it wouldn’t, skip it. Move on. The whole thing is a little tilting-at-windmills, anyway. That was the

The Guardian

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Nordic nations take top four places in happiness rankings, with annual study also charting the decline of the US

The Guardian

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Country routinely praised for its schools system aims to do the same with preventive health

Pretoria News Weekend

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IT’S close to 10 000km as the crow flies from Pretoria to Helsinki, Finland, but the two cities were brought together in a culinary cook-off. South Africa was represented by private chef Dion Vengatass, while Kalle Tanner, the winner of the Finnish C

Stamp Collector

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Two hundred years ago, Northern Europe was unsettled to say the least, and Finland’s identity was made uncertain by ongoing conflicts in the region. The country had belonged to Sweden since the 13th century, but was annexed to the Russian Empire at t

NPR

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Police in Finland say the man suspected of killing two people and injuring six others in the city of Turku Friday is an 18-year old Moroccan citizen who was previously known to authorities.

The Christian Science Monitor

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When Russia seized and annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, the move sparked only a modest uptick in support for joining NATO in historically neutral Finland. That was not a surprise to experts at the time. “If one were to bet,” political scientist T

New Internationalist

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Finland has become the ‘by way of contrast’ country, as the British Medical Journal described it in 2018. Finland is the one place that shows that something much better is possible than the status quo. That is a weighty responsibility. Of course, Fin

Motorsport News

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Rally Sweden needs to guarantee proper winter conditions if it’s to return to the World championship roster next season, based on comments from FIAtop brass. The WRC’s traditional snow event was axed for this season due to Covid restrictions in the c

The Guardian

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Despite social and political turbulence, most EU people report broad levels of satisfaction

SUPWorld

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There are many reasons why you fall in love with Finland - the land, the people, culture, the warmth, the adventure. But surely are the lakes and the archipelago of Finland, which make every Paddler's heart race, for paddlers of all types. The 188,00

Nautilus

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In August 2013, Finland’s young nuclear professionals, under 35-years-old, met up for the Summer Games in Mikkeli municipality, put on by the Finnish Nuclear Society’s Young Generation Group. Launched in 1998, the organization helps people interested

Time Magazine International Edition

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS trying to coax the Prime Minister of Finland into a three-quarter pose, with knees turned slightly to the side, hands demurely joined in her lap. But Sanna Marin isn’t having it. Just 11 days after taking office, she faces the cam

Newsweek International

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Finland’s economy is one of the most modern and stable in Europe, supported by a strong institutional framework and a long track record of effective policymaking. This is especially evident in the banking sector, which has remained resilient througho

TIME

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS trying to coax the Prime Minister of Finland into a three-quarter pose, with knees turned slightly to the side, hands demurely joined in her lap. But Sanna Marin isn’t having it. Just 11 days after taking office, she faces the cam

NPR

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The basic income. A flat payment to citizens, without strings. Is it a progressive fantasy, or sensible policy? We may soon find out. The Finnish Government is testing it on 2,000 unemployed citizens.