Videos

How well do you know your neighbours? No, not your human neighbours, but the other animals that share our cities, towns and villages with us. There is a surprising variety of wildlife in Finnish towns. From small rodents like voles to…

The Paridae is a large family of small birds found in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. They are commonly referred to as tits over most of their distribution, but in North America they are known as chickadees or titmice. In…

A last gasp goal in the 95th minute of the game sealed victory for the Finnish women’s national football team 0-1 against Scotland in Edinburgh on Tuesday night. With the win, Helmarit have put themselves at the top of their…

Winter is coming, but it will be a bit late. Sometime soon most if not all of Finland should get a covering of snow, transforming the landscape. The outlines of shapes and contours will soften, small bushes like bilberry…

In Finland there are eight species of bird in the Corvidae – or corvid – family. Some of these can be seen every day, in any part of the country, while others you can only find in old-growth forest,…

The Baltic Herring Market has been a Helsinki tradition since 1743. Every autumn fishing boats from along the southern coast and Archipelago – from Kotka to Åland – make their way to the capital city’s Market Square to sell their…

Did you know that the coronavirus pandemic is already having an impact on Finland’s population? According to Statistics Finland the number of people in Finland has increased this year, as a result of more Finns coming home. And in December…

It’s been described as Finland’s smallest restaurant, serving traditional Danish open sandwiches called smørrebrød to customers in Helsinki’s Töölö neighbourhood since 1964. But now the owners of Tanskalainen Voileipä are hoping to retire, and would like to sell their unique…

Late summer and early autumn is the time when the hidden mycorrhizae of the forest produce their fruiting bodies that are better known as mushrooms – but not all of them are edible. Fungi are very important organisms in ecosystems. They…

Tampere’s new tram takes to the streets today in a week of test runs – but without passengers. The tests will take place between Turtola and Itsenäisyydenkatu station tunnel; and on Teiskontie between Sammonaukio and Kuapinkatu each day from 09:00…