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My Experiences of Finnishness

Category: Yleinen

Emptiness and Kindness

Sunday morning walk to work or an evening hike in the north - empty and quiet. Outside of rush seasons and rush hours Finland is quiet everywhere from big cities to the nature. It's often completely quiet even with people around. This is the stereotype of the Finland and it is pretty accurate. But there is more than the silence and emptiness and it's kindness.

Steam, Silence, and Something I Did Not Expect

Finland is not a loud country. It does not try to impress you. But the longer you spend here, the more it gets under your skin in the best possible way. Two things have stayed with me the most: the sauna and the silence. Both have taught me something I did not expect to learn.

My experiences of Finnishness

In my opinion, finnishness can't be thought of without including nature, and it's important part of my finnish life. I enjoy and appreciate the changing seasons, as well as clean lakes and good air quality. There are forests where simply walking naturally makes you feel calmer, and in winters you can breath fresh and cold air outside and do many winter sports.

Finnishness from the Perspective of a Half Finn

Finnishness cannot necessarily be fully defined due to the differences different people exhibit. I myself am half Finnish and half Australian making it even more difficult to determine sometimes. However, to me my Finnishness is determined by my quiet patriotism and honest communication. These two things are the most evident to me when it comes to someone's Finnishness.

The Finnish Way

Finland is a beautiful country with a rich culture. This blog post is here to help you understand it a little bit better and hopefully it will inspire you to explore it further. As someone who has moved here, I can only say that I love it more and more as I'm discovering it further.

Finnishness

Finnishness evokes many different ideas but these are the ones that best capture its true essence

Understanding Finnishness: Trust, Silence, and Work-Life Balance

Before coming to Finland, I had heard that Finnish people are quiet, honest, and highly organized. However, after living and working here, I started to understand that these characteristics are deeply connected to their culture, education, and social system. In this post, I would like to share my personal experiences and observations about three important aspects of Finnish culture: honesty and trust, silence and communication style, and work-life balance.

Finnishness

Finnishness has always meant uniqueness to me.  

Finnishness- from nothing to future

Finnishness is associated with different thing for different people. For some it is nature, for others quietness or even just saune, but for some of us it is about a new beginning for a new future.

Finnish Tranquillity In Me

Finland is imperfect, and its flaws make it easier for me to appreciate its other qualities even more.

Finnishness

Finnish culture is often associated with nature, cold winters and sauna. However, Finnishness is much more than that. It includes traditions, cultural values and everyday habits that shape the Finnish lifestyle. In this post I will introduce some key aspects of Finnish culture and explain what they tell about Finnishness.