In my previous post I talked about why it is so incrediblyeasy to live in Finland . But that is not the only reason why you sh...

It’s been almost six years now that I moved from my home country Germany to Finland. Not a big change in life and culture, you’d...

After having worked in the startup scene in Helsinki for a couple of years now, I thought it would be time, to sum up, why this is suc...

The municipal elections are just a bit over a week away. And most of the people living in Finland are eligible to vote. by Yle News ...

Hyvää uutta vuotta kaikille! Have a happy New Year! Now 2017 arrived and it is not an ordinary year. This year Finland turns 100! It was op...

Have you been to Helsinki's only free sauna? It is called Sompasauna and is located in Sompasaari a few hundred meters away from the Ka...

The Finnish Leijonat have had an amazing start into this year's Ice Hockey World Championships. As the only team in the comp...

How are you feeling today? Not too bad hopefully after the amazing last days and weeks of sunshine and summer temperatures. But still ...

Nono, don't worry, the cold time of the year is over. But Game of Thrones is in town. Today The Hall Of Faces open its doors on Narin...

Finns love to read. When I arrived here I was surprised how popular it was. At least in comparison to my home country I had the feeling th...

Did you know that the Finnish passport is one of the best to have worldwide? In a study of the British immigration lawyers Henley and Part...

This week schools are closed for Hiihtoloma (skiing holidays) in Helsinki. Many went up to the North for a few days of winter activities. ...

Today is Shrove Tuesday, or how they call it here in Finland Laskiainen. Did you already slide down the hill today at Kaivopuisto? Or did ...

The best part of winter started. Now temperatures are fairly mild with just around -10 degrees. The sun is out and reflecting in the white...

The new year has brought a few changes is national law. One that might interest you most is that now there are no regulations about openin...

Excatly 98 years ago Finland got its independence from Russia. December 6 is the most imporant holyday in Finland and all stores and shops...

If you are an expat in this country you know how tough it can be on the job market. My good friend and fellow blogger Kathrin Deter wrote ...

Today is Father's Day in Finland! Time to celebrate all those wonderful, loving and caring dads all over the country. It's gon...

For those of you who missed it, last night the clocks were set back by one hour. Now we are back to standard time which means that Finland ...

There is no doubt that the Finnish economy is suffering after taking strong hits first through the downfall of Nokia and then through the ...