English column

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a very odd year. Many of us now live differently to how we did before….

We are going through a challenging time. In addition to the virus, there is also plenty of negativity in the air. We probably won’t see…

January. China lands a spacecraft on the dark side of the moon. People wonder if they listened to Pink Floyd on the way there. February….

Winter is here and so are the tourists. Our visitors from afar are not used to cold temperatures and many are even experiencing snow for…

  Summer is coming to an end and it’s back to school and work. For most of us, this means once again using the alarm…

Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Just for fun, I tried translating the lyrics of popular…

The average Finn uses 170 litres of tap water every day. This water is used for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and sanitation needs. The United Nations…

  Lapland is a wonderful place, but is there trouble in paradise? Finland is experiencing a mining boom and media will have us believe that…

For the second year running, Finland is declared the Happiest Nation in the World. It has to be true, after all, it’s the United Nations…

Once again, the elections are upon us. Finland was the second country in the world to give all women the right to vote in 1906….