12 things I learned after living for 12 months in Finland

‘Forget Cultural Homogeneity, FINLAND is Multicultural Now and That is Good’ [Finland 100/Suomi 100]

Finns know how to Dial M for MODESTY

How Finns practice modesty and consider it a great virtue

‘If winter was the ONLY reason, would not ALL Finns suffer from depression?’ [Finland 100/Suomi 100]

‘Independence means creating a common story around ideas of Finnishness’ [Finland 100/Suomi 100]

Kamppi Chapel of Silence — a quiet sanctuary for self-contemplation in the heart of Helsinki

‘You don’t learn small talk if nobody does it with you’ [Finland 100/Suomi 100]

‘Everybody Should Be Feminist Because Feminism Means EQUALITY’ [Finland 100/Suomi 100]

‘I wish we could broaden our view of Finnishness in general’ [Finland 100/Suomi 100]

‘Being a Finn is a State of Mind’ [Finland 100/Suomi 100]