Get to know Finland
Get to know Finland in detail: This is Finland and Finland Toolbox
Find comprehensive information and articles on all kinds of topics related to Finland, such as life, society and education, art and culture, factual and statistical information, and current news. The site is available in multiple languages.
Finland Toolbox is an open resource bank providing comprehensive information about Finland. The website provides information on current topics and innovations as well as international rankings of Finland (Country ranking series). Finland Toolbox contains a national and local Finnish image bank that describes Finnish everyday life, lifestyles and large cities.
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Society
Websites, statistics and videos to better understand Finnish society.
More information on the Parliament and how it works, as well as on Finnish MPs, their work and duties can be found on the Parliament’s website. The website is available in Finnish, Swedish and English.
This site contains information about the President of Finland, the duties and election of the President, as well as former Presidents. The website is available in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Learn more about the population of Finland, languages spoken in Finland, employment and economics using statistics on the Finland Toolbox website.
You can read and find more statistics on the population of Finland and society as well as elections, including parliamentary and presidential elections, on the Statistics Finland website. The website is available in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Watch a short video of the history of Finland as told by Finns. The video is in Finnish with English captions. The video can be found on the Finland Toolbox website.
Art
Visit the exhibition at Art Museum Ateneum: The story of Finnish art.
Find out more and watch videos about the classics of Finnish art on the 360 virtual tour.
Education
Learn more and watch videos about the Finnish education system and early childhood education and care.
Find more information on the Finnish education system and compulsory education on the Ministry of Education and Culture website. The website is available in Finnish, Swedish and English..
Finnish education system and degrees I Ministry of Education and Culture
Watch a short video on the Finnish education system.
The Finland Toolbox website offers a video on Finnish early childhood education and care and its role in the Finnish welfare state. The video is in English.
Nature
Discover national parks and visitor centres and the Finnish hiking etiquette.
Learn more about Finland's national parks, hiking destinations and visitor centres. Get to know Finnish outdoor etiquette and get tips on seasonal hiking on the Nationalparks.fi website. The site is available in multiple languages.
Nationalparks.fi I Official website of Metsähallitus
This website is about national parks and the activities they offer. The website is in Finnish.
Languages and cultures in Finland
Read about the Swedish-speaking Finns and learn about the Sámi languages and culture.
This extensive online material includes videos, stories and information on Swedish language in Finland and Finnish-Swedish culture.
Sidu! Svenska i Finland on ThinglinkSidu! Svenska i Finland on DigiCampus (DigiCampus requires login, e.g. HAKA login for higher education institutions)
Read and discover more about Swedish-speaking Finns.
Who are the Finland-Swedes? I SvenskfinlandSwedish speakers in Finland I nordics.info
Information on the Saami languages, culture, society, and history are available on the Saami Parliament website. The website is in Finnish.
Saamelaistietoa I Oktavuohta
Get to know the Saami languages and their speakers. Find, learn and listen to Saami phrases using the dictionary on the website. The website is available in Finnish, Swedish and English.
Famous Finns
Read, learn more and watch short videos about famous Finns and their lives. Find out more about famous people in literature and architecture. Most of the texts and videos are in Finnish.
Mikael Agricola Day, Day of the Finnish Language 9 April The site also has a short video about Agricola’s life.
Minna Canth Day, Day of Equality 19 March
The site also has a short video about Canth’s life.
Aleksis Kivi Day, Day of Finnish Literature 10 October
The site also has a short video about Kivi's life.
Read about Lönnrot's life and the birth of Kalevala. The website is available in Finnish and English.
Elias Lönnrot and the Kalevala
Watch a video about Kalevala, the national epic of the Finns.
The site also has a short video about Runeberg’s life.
Snellman Day, Day of Finnish Identity 12 May
The site also has a short video about Snellman’s life.
Topelius: a national fairytale writer
The site also has a short video about the life of Topelius.
Read about the most famous Finns, as voted by the Finnish public. Among them are Mannerheim, Urho Kekkonen, Tarja Halonen and Jean Sibelius. The site is in Finnish.
See also
Follow the media and learn Finnish
Engage with the media that suits you and read, watch or listen to it regularly. You will learn Finnish without even noticing.
Literature classics and cultural history
Tutustu klassikoihin!
Literature podcast
In this podcast, you can listen to various themes related to Finnish literature and cultural history. In Finnish.
