Category: Yleinen
My Experiences of Finnishness
What does “Finnishness” mean? It is not easy to explain in one sentence. Finnishness is a mix of nature, strength, honesty, and quiet confidence. We can understand it better by looking at sauna, ice swimming, and reliability. These parts of everyday life show important values in Finnish culture.
Finnishness
My own Finnishness is something I haven't ever stopped to think about. It hasn't ever been the most relevant thing, what with me having lived my whole life here with only limited experience traveling overseas.
Finnishness
Being Finnish, what does it mean? What it means to be part of ever-so-small nation that resides at the north of the world?
My Experiences of Finnishness
I was born in Tallinn, Estonia, and moved to a small town in Finland when I was five years old. Because of this, Finnishness is something I grew into slowly, often without noticing. At the same time, my Eastern European background has always given me a slightly different angle on Finnish culture.
Finnishness as an International student
Coming from a country where sunrise and sunset follow almost the same rhythm throughout the year, Finland’s dramatic contrast between day and night was shocking at first but also exceptional. The extremes force you to slow down, to notice time, and to adapt.
Finnishness
The concept of finnishness is not only about nationality, language or traditions, but about behaviour and values and the way people relate to each other...
Finnishness
Finnishness - Summer, cottage & sauna
Finland, My Home
I’ve lived abroad and seen the world, but no place feels like home quite like Finland.