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Finland has a special way of calculating the start of summer, and that official metric might be met this week. For the layman, the important information is simple: it’s getting warmer and the summer ...

Finland wants you to spend a memorable summer in its country to learn its methods for happiness and calmness. The country was just named the world’s happiest country for a second year in a row and its ...

Sitting down to dinner in what was once Finland’s most dangerous prison wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when I embarked on a recent Scandinavian sojourn. But soon after touching down I learn that ...

Calling anyone in need of a vacation this summer: Finland is giving away free trips as part of a program dedicated to teaching happiness. While immersed in nature, the experience will allow a lucky ...

The Turku archipelago preserves Nordic traditions, astonishing natural beauty and some disquieting memories. Out in the brackish waters of the Baltic Sea lies the tiny island of Stenskär – Stone ...

‘A special kinship with the wilder variety of nature - with virgin forests, unproductive fells, and the animal life that haunts them,’ wrote the author Hudson Strode of the Finnish in his book Finland ...

The novel coronavirus pandemic has made holidaymakers take note of the risks related to overseas travel. As a result many are taking a more cautious approach to vacation planning or altogether ...

During the brief months of summer, whole Finnish cities decamp to the countryside for lavish family meals fuelled by seasonal treats like crayfish, lingonberries and wild mushrooms. Summers in Finland ...

In Finland, this summer is set to go down in the history books as perhaps the coldest on record – bucking the worldwide trend whereby this year brought the hottest June ever. The mercury has exceeded ...

Out in the brackish waters of the Baltic Sea lies the tiny island of Stenskär – Stone Island – named for the granite boulder on its summit, left behind by a departing glacier in the last ice age. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s prime ...