Current affairs

Finnish design is for everyone. A family in Finland shows how world-famous design items form part of daily life.

Supporting authorities’ own advice services, Public Service Info is an advice service for users of public services. The aim of the service is to raise awareness of public sector services and to make them easier to use.

Tove Jansson (1914-2001), a painter, illustrator, author and the creator of the much-loved Moomin books, became one of the key artists in Finnish visual art during the postwar golden age of modernism. Jansson wanted to create art in her own terms, but only few have accomplished this with such originality.

During this past year Arctic issues became a central political topic and cyber issues were increasingly on the Foreign Minister’s agenda, Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja writes in his greetings at the turn of the year.

Ever wonder where letters to Santa Claus wind up? We pay him a visit in Finnish Lapland at Santa’s Main Post Office.

Finland’s Independence Day is again celebrated in Finnish homes and communities around the world.

Average mathematical literacy among Finnish school students ranked in twelfth place among the 65 participating countries in the PISA 2012 assessment. In 2003, when mathematics was previously the focus of study, Finland came in second place.

Each window of this calendar shows part of the Finnish Christmas season. Join us in getting into the holiday spirit! (Plus: Send the illustrations as e-cards!)

thisisFINLAND’s Christmas Special is online!

Athens House of Photography opened a new gallery and organized a photo exhibition of Pentti Sammallahti,a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography.