Finland doesn’t do happiness the way most places do. You won’t find endless self-help books or people chasing shiny dreams. Instead, happiness here is stitched into everyday life with little habits.

Finland has been ranked the world's happiest country for the last six years. The country benefits from high levels of social trust and a strong connection with nature. But the Finnish also have ...

Connections Boxberry School students focus on Finnish culture, history Students in grades three through six at The Boxberry School have been studying the history of the town, which includes Finnish ...

Not too long ago, Finland was the model for how a wealthy, egalitarian culture could be pro-family and thus have a lot of babies. “Finnish baby boxes” were held up as a synecdoche of how a social ...

As weaving skills are evaporating in Finland, so is the ability to design rag rugs.

The Finns really know how to celebrate the Christmas season. Here are a few more Finnish holiday traditions: Anna's Day: Dec. 9 is the day preparations for Christmas traditionally begin in earnest.

I’m in the eastern reaches of Finland, in the Lakeland region that includes scenic Lake Saimaa, which has 14,000 islands and more shoreline than all of France. As the sun sinks slowly into the ...

Finland is known for its stunning natural beauty. It has an impressive 188,000 lakes, covering about 10% of its land. This ...

HELSINKI, Nov. 8 -- Deep inside a mothballed nuclear fallout shelter in this Nordic capital city, the sound of muffled pistol fire thumps through the walls. About a half-dozen Finns -- including a ...

PALO - Outside the Loon Lake Community Center on Sunday afternoon, children and their parents lined up and readied their toboggans and sleds for a speedy trip down an icy track. Inside, vendors sold ...