As the winter days grow shorter in Helsinki, the city bursts into light, and the Christmas season brings warmth, music and ...

Finland doesn’t do happiness the way most places do. You won’t find endless self-help books or people chasing shiny dreams. Instead, happiness here is stitched into everyday life with little habits.

Oliver and James Phelps share family-focused holiday traditions, from festive knits to Christmas swims For Harry Potter stars ...

The Finnish Center at Saima Park will host a hands-on baking workshop from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, at the ...

Christmas in Finland is a very special time, with much attention paid to fine food, family fun and beautiful decorations. The Finnish Tourist Board is pleased at this time of year to answer a few of ...

FITCHBURG — It has always been among the goals of the Finnish Center at Saima Park to pass on traditions tracing back to Finland, ensuring that they’ll live on. Information at the center makes that ...

HELSINKI — The witches are out, but don’t despair. Instead of casting evil spells, they wish you well, although you’d better have some candy on hand. Every year before Easter, girls dressed as witches ...

When people see my name, they correctly assume my background is Italian. It's not subtle. But what is not evident from my name is that I'm only half Italian. My mother was born and raised in Finland, ...