Current affairs

Santa Claus; Finnish Christmas cuisine; traditional and modern views of Christmas; e-cards; and holiday stories

Our advent calendar contains popular Finnish instructions and recipes for the lead-up to Christmas, making the wait more enjoyable - and shorter!

What happens when a Finn buys a vineyard in Bordeaux and breaks with the regional winemaking traditions?

Ready to take your Finnish to the next level? We look at three little volumes that will surely expand your Finnish vocabulary – and it will be practically painless.

The first annual national Ahtisaari Day highlights Finland’s role in international peace mediation.

In all weather, postman Johan Simberg delivers to far-flung islands – by boat, by hydrocopter, or even on ice skates.

Finnish doctors are taking creative, patient-oriented approaches to defeating a growing public health problem.

The book How to Marry a Finnish Girl shows why kids can speak Finnish but you can’t, how to avoid summer cabins, and more.

The heart of Helsinki boasts a high density of shops all within walking distance of one another. A broad range of Finnish and international eco-friendly brands is on offer, whether you’re in the market for design, clothing or giftware.

The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council discussed today, on 22 September, the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area. In practice, the accession would mean that internal border checks be lifted at the borders between Bulgaria and Romania and the other EU countries. ‘Finland considers that it is yet too early to make a decision on the accession of these two states to the Schengen area,’ said Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen.