LIFESTYLE

First maternity in Finland is most common in the 25 to 29 years age group

Foreigner.fi 02/Aug/2019

The majority of women in Finland who experience maternity (almost 80%) give birth for the first time after the age of 25. An among them, those between 25 and 29 years old make up the largest group.…

LIFESTYLE

Natural berries, the treasure of Finnish forests

Foreigner.fi 08/Jul/2019

The bright Nordic summer matures numerous berries in the forests and marshes. Berry-picking season normally begins in mid-July, when the first berries begin to ripen. Everyman´s right gives to…

LIFESTYLE

Finnish households spend half of their money on housing, transport and food

Foreigner.fi 03/Jul/2019

Households have different consumption patterns very much depending on income levels, cultural habits or geographical situation. In Finland, more than half of the domestic budget (52.3% of the total)…

LIFESTYLE

New Government takes a tour of Finnish libraries

Foreigner.fi 26/Jun/2019

During the summer, the new Finnish Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne will take a tour around the country to talk about the Government Programme with the people. Tens of libraries in different…

NEWS

Finnish population grows due to immigration

Foreigner.fi 25/Jun/2019

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, Finland's population was 5,519,586 at the end of May. The country's population increased by 1,667 persons during January-May. The reason for the…

WORK & STUDY

Nine Finnish universities among the best of the world

Gerrit Bruno Blöss 24/Jun/2019

In the 2020 edition of the influential QS World University Rankings, which ranks the 1,000 best universities in the world, Finland once more does very well. The country’s number one institution is…

LIFESTYLE

Food is 20% more expensive in Finland than the EU average

Foreigner.fi 20/Jun/2019

Food is expensive in Finland. And not only when it comes to eating in restaurants, also buying the food for home in the supermarkets costs much more in the country o ice and snow than in most of…

OPINIÓN

How to remember the Finnish months

20/Jun/2019

LIFESTYLE

Finnish ministers invite you to discuss the Government program in public libraries with them

Foreigner.fi 14/Jun/2019

In the course of the summer, ministers of Prime Minister Antti Rinne’s Government will visit Finnish libraries to present the Government Programme and to discuss it with citizens. Minister for…

TOURISM

15 Finnish museums that cater to all tastes and ages

Barbara Stojanovic 23/May/2019

With the days getting longer and warmer, children being on vacation from school and many tourists and newcomers coming to Helsinki, the choices of places to visit are wide and bigger around this time…

LIFESTYLE

Finnish young women set the pace in politics

Foreigner.fi 29/Apr/2019

In the Parliamentary elections celebrated on April 14th, Finnish people elected a record number of women to represent them. Over the next 4 years, 93 women will sit in a parliament with 200…

LIFESTYLE

Why Finns love summer cottages?

Foreigner.fi 10/Apr/2019

Finland has the best winter in the world, that is beyond any doubt. Few countries can boast of having an ice and snow season that in some regions can last until May. But the truth is that the…

OPINIÓN

Who invented the Finnish language?

08/Apr/2019

LEARN FINNISH

Finnish for Foreigners course - Lesson 12: Spoken and written Finnish

Jenni Turunen 05/Apr/2019

In this lesson you will learn some expressions of spoken Finnish. Maybe you have noticed that spoken Finnish can be a bit different from the official, standard Finnish. It is important to learn to…

LEARN FINNISH

Finnish for foreigners course - Lesson 11: Different types of sentences

Jenni Turunen 29/Mar/2019

Different types of sentences In this lesson you will learn how to make sentences in Finnish. We will study five often used sentence types that are worth learning. 1. The basic sentence Let’s start…

LIFESTYLE

Finnish sauna nominated for UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Foreigner.fi 29/Mar/2019

The Ministry of Education and Culture nominates Finnish sauna bathing for inscription on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Finnish Heritage Agency together with sauna associations…

TOURISM

Finnish residents' travel to Southern Europe increased in 2018

Foreigner.fi 28/Mar/2019

According to Statistics Finland's survey, Finnish residents made 8.2 million different leisure trips abroad in 2018. Finnish residents’ travel to Estonia decreased clearly, but Southern Europe…

NEWS

Consumer confidence in the Finnish economy grows weakly

Foreigner.fi 27/Mar/2019

"Consumers’ confidence in the economy strengthened in March and is at a good level", says the Finnish statistical office. The consumer confidence indicator (CCI) stood at 16.1 in March, having been…

LEARN FINNISH

Finnish for foreigners course - Lesson 10: The local cases

Jenni Turunen 22/Mar/2019

Where?, where to? and where from? In this lesson we will study how to answer questions missä? (where?), mistä? (where from) and mihin? (where to?). You will learn many new endings. Let’s start…

LEARN FINNISH

The adventure of learning Finnish and where to learn it

Barbara Stojanovic 17/Mar/2019

Moving to Finland, or any other country for that matter, involves more than a few obstacles. In Finland’s case, no other - aside from the bureaucracy - is more challenging than the language. It is…