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Category: Living in Finland

Tips, stories, and information about living in Finland.

The well-being of the immigrant population in Finland

In this blog post, we discuss some recently released results of a survey measuring the well-being of the immigrant population in Finland.

February 9, 2024February 8, 2024Living in Finland

What is new in Finland in 2024

In this first post for 2024, we take a brief look at what is new in Finland in 2024. We talk about changes in, for example, taxation.

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024Living in Finland

Finnish Christmas in numbers

In this week in our blog we take a look at the Finnish Christmas in light of numbers. We talk about, for example, Xmas spending.

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023Living in Finland

In Finland as an expat spouse?

Have you moved to Finland because your spouse found a job here? In this blog post, we talk about how you as an expat spouse can build your own life here. The posts contains tons of links to various different resources.

September 11, 2023September 14, 2023Living in Finland, Working in Finland

Loneliness in Finland

This week, we talk about loneliness in Finland. We focus on loneliness at work in particular about also talk about loneliness in general.

June 22, 2023June 21, 2023Living in Finland, Working in Finland

A typical day for Finns

In this blog post, we take a look at a typical day for Finns in light of statistics. The data is from the Time Use Survey of Statistics Finland.

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023Living in Finland

What makes a Finn? And why should we care about the answers?

A recent poll asked respondents to consider what makes a Finn. In this blog, we put the answer into a larger context and consider what the answers really tell us about Finland and its openness to immigrants.

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023Living in Finland, Working in Finland

Finnwards blogs about women on this International Women’s Day

In honor of the International Women’s Day on March 8, we collected together our extensive blog archive on women and the Finnish labor market.

March 8, 2023June 8, 2023Living in Finland, Working in Finland

Finnwards guide to cultural celebrations in Finland

In this guide to cultural celebrations in Finland, we pull together our blogs explaining and describing different religious and cultural celebrations in Finland.

February 23, 2023April 19, 2023Living in Finland, Playing in Finland

How much does it cost per month to live a decent life in Finland?

This week we ask how much it costs to live a decent life in Finland. This blog continues an earlier discussion from last year.

February 9, 2023February 8, 2023Living in Finland

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