The Finnish are well known for their minimalist, no-frills approach to life, which is reflected in their ever-present attention to design in architecture, fashion, furniture, transportation, and so on ...

Finland has been ranked the world's happiest country for the last seven years. The country benefits from high levels of social trust and a strong connection with nature. Finnish culture also has ...

SAGINAW — Looking to celebrate the longest day of the year Finnish-style? The Finlandia Foundation Northland has you covered with its annual Juhannus celebration Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at Sampo Beach, ...

This Sunday, all are invited to celebrate Finnish culture during Kalevala Day. The Ladies of Kalevala will put on the event from 12-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on Grand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'The Defense of the Sampo,' by early-20th-century Finnish painter Joseph Alanen, was inspired by tales from the Kalevala. Heritage ...

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Perrin Gill, left, displays a Finnish tin dropping while Mae Fahey sits in on the presentation at The Boxberry School in Harrison. Recently, Dale Piirainen, president of the Finnish American Heritage ...

When “Freespace” was chosen as the the theme of this year’s Architecture Biennale, commissioner Hanna Harris, director of ArchInfo Finland, saw an opportunity. She had already been contemplating the ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) – Finnish culture is a part of the Upper Peninsula. Whether it’s the food, the festivals, or the saunas, the impact of the people who left their home country in search of ...

Samu Hällfors is the CEO of Framery, an office soundproofing business in Helsinki. Hällfors mirrors how he runs his company in line with Finnish values like shared responsibility. He said people in ...

PALO - Outside the Loon Lake Community Center on Sunday afternoon, children and their parents lined up and readied their toboggans and sleds for a speedy trip down an icy track. Inside, vendors sold ...