Sauna culture is an important part of ... country's reputation for good governance. While many people assume the long, cold winters fuel Finland's appetite for the aggressive yet often technically ...

I've lived here most of my life, and as a psychologist and happiness researcher, I'm often asked: what exactly makes people ...

When it comes to happiness, it’s well-known that the Nordic countries regularly score high on surveys of life satisfaction. In fact, Finland has held the top spot in the World Happiness Report ...

Related stories There's a culture of walking in nature here. There are many open forests — much of Finland is dominated by conifer trees — and people spend a lot of time going on long walks or ...

Finnish people even have a name for this "fleeting ... Irenie Forshaw is a features writer at The Week, covering arts, culture and travel. She began her career in journalism at Leeds University ...

A man in Finland who spent two decades in prison for ... when I come out I’m going to start this room and let people let out their anger here instead of doing the stupid things that I did ...

Finnish culture also has several unusual traditions and social norms ... The sparsely populated country is around the size of New Mexico but only a little over 5.5 million people live there — around 3 ...