Living in Finland
The Museums of Helsinki, Finland
Atheneum Art Museum The Atheneum Art Museum was opened back in 1887, and today is the largest collection of art in Finland. Its collection consists of Finnish art from the 1750s-1960s, as well as western art from the 1800s to 1950s. Amos Anderson Art Museum The Amos Anderson Art Museum has been around since 1965, and is situated in the city [...]
Navigating the Lakes of Finland
The country of Finland has 187,888 lakes that are over 500 square meters (1,640 square feet) in size, plus countless other smaller lakes. About 300 Finnish lakes or reservoirs are over 10 square kilometers in size, and these are some of the biggest. Saimaa Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland, taking up about 4,400 square kilometers [...]
Navigating the Theme Parks of Finland
Linnamaki Amusement Park Linnanmaki is the biggest, most visited theme park of Finland, that usually attracts over one million visitors annually. It is situated on top of a mountain, close to downtown Helsinki. It is not a huge park, but there are 41 different rides that suit visitors of all ages. Its most famous ride is Vuoristorata, also known [...]
Learning the Social and Business Customs in Finland
Social Finland, along with Iceland, is not considered Scandinavian, but Nordic. Their language, Finnish, is not Germanic like the Swedish or Norwegian. Finnish people take value in egalitarianism, and their language uses gender-neutral words. They also also known to be modest and humble. They value good manners and expect others to reflect this [...]
