The whole country feels designed with children in mind, from Helsinki’s playful public spaces to the wide-open north.

Discover the world’s happiest travel destinations — from Lisbon and Copenhagen to Bhutan and Orlando. Explore why these ...

In 2026, Helsinki invites international visitors to experience a city where design icons, Nordic wellbeing, and a dynamic food and culture scene come together. From major Alvar Aalto milestones and ...

At the Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki, a brand-new exhibition, Aalto Design -- Shapes of Wellbeing, will open in June 2026. The exhibition explores how Aalto's design philosophy fostered ...

President Alexander Stubb has cancelled his upcoming trip to the United States due to what he described as a critical phase in Ukraine-related negotiations. Stubb was scheduled to travel to Texas ...

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Home, as the saying goes, is where the heart is, and for Finnish-Karelian multidisciplinary artist and sculptor Anna Pesonen, that place will always be Finland. Though her creative career has taken ...

A fan of the Finnish capital for more than 20 years, Sarah Marshall says the city, surrounded by forest and sea, is finally coming of age. Tickling the brass keys of his gleaming trumpet, Finnish ...

Helsinki Airport ranked seventh-best in the world, according to a survey published by Travel + Leisure magazine. Helsinki Airport was also the only European destination that made it into the survey's ...

WHAT’S the first thing you think of when you think of a family trip to Finland? Snow and Santa, right? Well, let me change your mind. I took my family of four to the gorgeous capital of Finland, ...

Once part of Sweden, later becoming an independent state within the Russian Empire, much can be said about Finland. Under Russian rule is when the Finnish art movement was born, with its Nordic nature ...