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Is Finland even in Scandinavia? Is it Scandi Chic?
Geographically, Finland is not a part of Scandinavia. However, Scandinavia is a term generally used by outsiders to describe Denmark,...

Kathryn Crowley
Apr 145 min read
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Parallels in Our Two Countries' Histories: Ireland and Finland
Address by President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb at the Support Ukraine plenary session in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 24 February...

Kathryn Crowley
Mar 32 min read
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Coffee and Superfood
As well as being the happiest people in the world, Finland has also taken the crown as the number one coffee-drinking nation per capita, ...

Kathryn Crowley
Feb 184 min read
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Why are the Finns so Happy?
On paper at least, there is no way the Finns should be declared as the happiest people in the world - and for the seventh year in a row....

Kathryn Crowley
Jan 274 min read
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The Ballad of the Finnish Woodsmoke Sauna
I am lucky enough to be involved in a few wonderful writing groups. Our poetry writing group, FinyTribe (don't ask, it would need a...

Kathryn Crowley
Jan 212 min read
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