Current affairs
17.1.2014
Tove Jansson's 100th Anniversary
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.
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15.1.2014
18.12.2013
Finnish Christmas Special
thisisFINLAND’s Christmas Special is online! Enjoy articles about Finnish holiday traditions, open windows on our Christmas calendar and read all about Santa Claus, who lives in Finnish Lapland as everyone knows. We even used our connections to get an exclusive interview with one of Santa’s elves!
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17.12.2013
17.12.2013
Tree of Friendship
The Ambassador of Finland to Croatia Timo Rajakangas along with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic Martin Kosatki visited the elementary school in Velika Ludina, a small town close to Zagreb on 12 December, 2013. During their visit, they had the opportunity to learn more about the school’s activities, pupils and teachers, but also about the cooperation this small, but active Croatian school has with with two elementary schools in Finland and the Czech Republic.
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7.12.2013
5.12.2013
5.12.2013
School day with a Nordic flavor
The Embassy of Finland participated in the Nordic Passport Day held at the American International School of Zagreb on 3 December, 2013. The aim of the day was to provide a glance into the societies and cultures of the five Nordic countries Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland for the students, as well as the teachers at the school.
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19.11.2013
Peace building in Zagreb through role play
An example of an interesting way to learn about peace mediation is to invite students to play the Kurkum conflict resolution role play produced by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The game, designed for upper secondary schools, encourages students to think about conflicts, crises, peace and mediation. On Ahtisaari Day, the Embassy of Finland, together with YIHR invited local students, aged 17-18, to try this game.
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