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An Open Letter to the Finnish Man Who Made Me a Finnophile Writer [Part 2]
An Open Letter to the Finnish Man Who Made Me a Finnophile Writer [Part 2]
He turns 59 today
Mahmudul Islam
Jun 19
How Happy Would the Nordic Countries Be Today Without Historical Equality?
How Happy Would the Nordic Countries Be Today Without Historical Equality?
They had a head start in the pursuit of happiness long ago, without which they would not have been here today
Mahmudul Islam
Jan 23, 2023
An Open Letter to the Finnish Girl Who Made Me a Finn
An Open Letter to the Finnish Girl Who Made Me a Finn
Today is the fifth anniversary of our connection
Mahmudul Islam
Mar 30, 2022
Can Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Breakfast Scandal Reporting Explain Finnish Happiness?
Can Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Breakfast Scandal Reporting Explain Finnish Happiness?
Let the journalists do their job without fear. You may get a happy nation.
Mahmudul Islam
Oct 30, 2021
An Open Letter to the Finnish Man Who Made Me a Finnophile Writer
An Open Letter to the Finnish Man Who Made Me a Finnophile Writer
He turns 56 today
Mahmudul Islam
Jun 20, 2021
The Finnish Happiness Formula: Trust Your Neighbours and Do Not Be Materialistic
The Finnish Happiness Formula: Trust Your Neighbours and Do Not Be Materialistic
You can be happy just by going to the beach and have a swim
Mahmudul Islam
May 12, 2021
How to Be Happy the Finnish Way, Now and Forever
How to Be Happy the Finnish Way, Now and Forever
Finns can teach us it is the simplest of things that are at the heart of achieving lasting happiness
Mahmudul Islam
Mar 6, 2021
A Letter I Wrote to a Finnish Woman I Love
A Letter I Wrote to a Finnish Woman I Love
Like her smile, I can never forget the heart-to-heart conversations I had with her
Mahmudul Islam
Oct 16, 2020
Why Prime Minister Sanna Marin Is the Poster Child for Finland’s Welfare State
Why Prime Minister Sanna Marin Is the Poster Child for Finland’s Welfare State
She was the average Finnish Jane, and social support enabled her to become a person who is now at the helm of the whole nation
Mahmudul Islam
Oct 1, 2020
Snellman, the Man Who Inspired Finns to Be Finns
Snellman, the Man Who Inspired Finns to Be Finns
His linguistic nationalism was still not favoured when he became the minister of finance in the Senate in 1863
Mahmudul Islam
Sep 20, 2020
How Covid-19 Affected Finland’s Only Sex Toy Company Teatiamo Industries
How Covid-19 Affected Finland’s Only Sex Toy Company Teatiamo Industries
CEO Tea Latvala says it will really be hard to maintain revenues if the situation keeps going on like this
Mahmudul Islam
Sep 18, 2020
Why Russia Wanted to Russify Finland
Why Russia Wanted to Russify Finland
During the Russian rule, Finland underwent significant economic and political reforms
Mahmudul Islam
Sep 17, 2020
How Finnish Rose From the Language of Peasants to That of the Nation
How Finnish Rose From the Language of Peasants to That of the Nation
History of Finland’s bilingual nationalism
Mahmudul Islam
Aug 15, 2020
How a 150-Year-Old Novel Made Finns a Nation of Readers
How a 150-Year-Old Novel Made Finns a Nation of Readers
It took the writer 10 years to write the book
Mahmudul Islam
Aug 11, 2020
Is Finland’s “Trust” Factor an Edge in the Coronavirus Battle?
Is Finland’s “Trust” Factor an Edge in the Coronavirus Battle?
“Trust is a good business”
Mahmudul Islam
May 15, 2020
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