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Change may seem inconceivable, but only until we act.
Find your until moment, together with
#Finland
:
#UntilWeAct
#FinnishClimateCollaboration
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Our favorite
@Eurovision
star Mr Lordi gets his second dose 🇫🇮💪 MT
@timolaak
: Meanwhile in Finland
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If you haven't yet, now is the right time to listen to Cha cha cha by Käärijä. For the first time ever, a song written in
#Finnish
language tops the global list on Spotify. 💚 Not bad for a language with 5 million native speakers!
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@JohnRMoffitt
: This amazing display of white Northern Lights or white
#aurora
curtain appears over Finland.
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#H
än is the inclusive
#Finnish
pronoun that stands for
#EqualOpportunity
. It’s a symbol of a better world where people aren’t defined by their background, gender or appearance. Read more
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Snowboarding can be quite magical in
#Finnish
#Lapland
! MT
@VistaEarth
: Lapland, Finland 🇫🇮
via: sannioksanen
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"Can I copy your homework?"
"Yeah, just change it a bit so it doesn't look the same."
The Nordic countries are often dubbed siblings. As in any family, we maintain friendly competition, and this has made our societies very similar. 💙 Not just our flags!
Happy
#Nordic
Day 🥳!
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Happy birthday,
#Finland
! 🥂
Today, we fly our flags in celebration of Finnish Independence Day. This day holds a special place in the hearts of Finnish people: it is a time to slow down, gather loved ones together and enjoy our beautiful country. 💙
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Happy birthday,
#Finland
! 🥂 Today, we fly our flags in celebration of the Finnish Independence Day. In honour of the special day, a tongue-twister with plenty of dots on top of letters: 'itsenäisyyspäivä', or 'självständighetsdagen', as this day is known in Swedish. 💙
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Sorry not sorry! It's in our DNA.
#JoinTheDarkSide
#Eurovision
Hi Finland, this year something light and sparkly and fluffy please.
Finland: *drinks from skull* Got it. Totally.
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Last night, Northern lights put up a show in
#Finland
. 😍 Did you happen to catch them? If you did, share your shots with us!
#AuroraBorealis
📸
@RopponenSeija
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@allaboutlapland
: Breathtaking
#NorthernLights
last night in
#Rovaniemi
#Lapland
#Finland
! First big auroras of the new season.
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In
#Finland
, Valentine’s Day celebrates friendship. Hyvää ystävänpäivää, dear friends. 🧑🤝🧑💙
And talking about friends, we'll dare you to name a more iconic duo than these two: Snufkin and Moomintroll. 😍 We'll wait.
📸
@MoominOfficial
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Ping
@swedense
&
@visitnorway
😂 MT
@ainofriman
: This is how you run from
#Finland
to
#Norway
, then to
#Sweden
and back to Finland in just few seconds.
#threenationsborderpoint
#nopassportcontrol
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Sanna Marin
@MarinSanna
, aged 34, will become the world's youngest prime minister as head of a women-led coalition government in
#Finland
. via
@BBCNews
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What a thriller! 💚 Finland took the second place in
@Eurovision
just behind our dear neighbour
@Sweden
. There must be something about the Nordics when it comes to mind-blowing musical performance 💥 Congrats to both Loreen and Käärijä!
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Happy Independence Day!
#Finland
celebrates 101 years of independence today.
#IndependenceDay
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Only in Finland? Helsinki police horses 🐴 - wannabe-reindeer wish Merry Christmas to everybody 😍
#police
#horse
#reindeer
#Christmas
#Xmas
#Helsinki
#finland100
Photo:
@ErjaPa
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Commuting on skis? Sure!
Thanks to heavy snowfall in
#Finland
, people in Helsinki are now able to ski in the city centre. ⛷️
📸 Ilta-Sanomat
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Like a horror movie set on
#Lapland
. MT
@kakslauttanen
: Herders spraying reflective paint on their reindeer's antlers to avoid road accidents leads to absolute surreal and scary pictures
#Lapland
#Finland
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@allaboutlapland
: Finally, real cold! This is how (almost) -30'C looks like! ❄️
#Rovaniemi
#Lapland
#Finland
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Today and on all other days we
#StandWithUkraine
🇺🇦 Our thoughts are with
#Ukraine
and its people. 💙💛
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Happy 100th Birthday Finland! Happy Independence Day!
Onnea 100-vuotias Suomi! Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivää!
#Suomi100
#Finland100
#congratsfinland
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There was no question about the winner of the
@Eurovision
2022! Congratulations to Ukraine and Kalush Orchestra! 🇺🇦
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@bbcworldservice
:
#Finland
is governed by a coalition of five parties. All of them are now headed by women
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Happy Nordic Day to our happy northern family! ♥️
@swedense
@visitnorway
@denmarkdotdk
@iceland
#nordicday
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What makes people happy in Finland, the happiest country in the world?
We asked people & found out that the makings of happiness are quite simple: it is about freedom, trust, equality, and safety. When things work, people can build their happiness.
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
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Just your ordinary evening... with nature's own fireworks! MT
@kalevi1950
: Winter evening in
#Finnish
#Lapland
✨❄️ 🇫🇮
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On a lazy, hazy summer day, you might hear Finnish people saying they are enjoying 'kissapäivät', literally meaning cat days. 🐈 This expression refers to being comfortable or feeling very content – and often not doing much, just relaxing!
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@SuomiFinland100
: Helsinki covered in blue-and-white lightning in honour of Finland's 100th anniversary!
#Finland
#Finland100
#congratsfinland
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In Finland, where people drink more coffee than anywhere else in the world, our favourite brew is intertwined even in the Presidential Election, held today. ☕️ After casting your vote, you enjoy 'vaalikahvit', a cup of coffee and speculate on the election results! 🇫🇮
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#Finland
was the first country in the world to give women both the right to vote and to be elected.
#Finnish
women are highly educated and full-time employment is the norm. The pronoun ‘hän’ means both she and he.
#equality
#InternationalGirlsDay
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Finally we got all 5
#Finnish
Government leaders in the same shot! MT
@FinGovernment
: This is what we’ve been waiting for: all five Government leaders – PM
@MarinSanna
,
@KatriKulmuni
,
@MariaOhisalo
,
@liandersson
and
@anna_maja
– in the same photo at last!
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Today Finnish flags fly for equality and author Minna Canth, widely acknowledged as
#Finland
’s first significant female writer and a women's rights champion. 📝Did you know that Finland was the first country to extend women the right to vote and stand for elections, in 1906?
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@KainuunRaja
: Meanwhile in
#Finland
: a family heading to sleep away the winter 💤
#Kainuu
#EasternBorder
#bear
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Did you know that the co-operation between the
#Nordic
countries is the world’s oldest regional partnership? 🤝 On Nordic Day, celebrated March 23, we’d like to pay tribute to our dear neighbours: the happiest region in the world!
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@pekkatahkola
: 1000 out of 1200 kids in this school in
#Oulu
,
#Finland
, arrive by
#bicycle
, even in winter. 100-150 walk, rest by ski, kicksleds and car. This day it was -17°C.
#wintercycling
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Victory celebrations as
#Finland
wins World Ice Hockey Championship (Finland 3 - Canada 1) 🇫🇮 🏒 😃
#icehockey
#hockey
@IIHFHockey
@2019iihfhockey
#iihfworlds2019
#IIHFWorlds
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#Finland
has produced quite a bunch of unbreakable and long-lasting items such as the old Nokia 3310 phone which is famous for being, well, unbreakable. Today, this iconic piece of tech design celebrates its 20th birthday!
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What a nail-biter, first thing in the morning!
Congratulations
@leijonat
&
@OlympicTeamFI
for
#Finland
’s first ice hockey 🥇!!!
Unbelievable!
Finland has won men’s
#IceHockey
#Gold
!
This is the country’s first Ice Hockey gold medal and their first Olympic medal in any team sport! Amazing!
#StrongerTogether
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RIP: Matti Nykänen, the world’s most successful ski jumper ever, said his last “bon voyage.” He won 5 Olympic golds and 9 World Championship medals. There’s a “50-60 chance” we’ll also remember his catchphrases like “Every chance is an opportunity”
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@VisitHelsinki
: So wonderful to see
#Helsinki
in its green glory again! 💚💚💚
#visithelsinki
📸 antsvahter (IG)
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One of
#Finland
’s most inspiring celebrations arrives on December 6: Independence Day. 💙 The cherry on top is the reception at the Presidential Palace with 2,000 guests from different walks of life. This event is broadcast on national TV, with half the population watching live!
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In
#Finland
, we like to leave our shoes and titles at the door. We take our shoes off in schools and kindergartens and especially when we enter someone’s home. Many of us do this at the office, too. Regardless whether you’re a hotshot CEO or a school kid, shoes stay at the door.
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The 2021 World Press Freedom Index is out!
1. Norway 🇳🇴
2. Finland 🇫🇮
3. Sweden 🇸🇪
4. Denmark 🇩🇰
The
#Nordics
are doing quite well in protecting the
#FreedomOfSpeech
💥
Way to go
@visitnorway
@swedense
&
@denmarkdotdk
topping the
#WorldPressFreedomIndex
!
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Fun in the
#Finnish
style! Fancy a dip in water at 0°C? Ice swimming is a popular winter activity in
#Finland
. It has close ties to the
#sauna
culture as a way to cool off after sweating in the sauna. It's also said to improve blood circulation.
#finnishfrolics
📷: Visit Finland
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YES we did it!!! 😍
#Finland
's football team
@Huuhkajat
has sealed a spot to the European Championships 2020 with a 3-0 win over Liechtenstein. It’s the first time the men’s team has made it to a major tournament. Congratulations! 💪⚽🏆
#pukkiparty
#EURO2020
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Happiness doesn't just – happen. On this
#WorldHappinessDay
, we asked people in
#Finland
– the happiest country in the world for the 7th year running – to share their happiness tips with the world. 💙
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Did you know that every child in
#Finland
learns to ice skate in school and it's considered a basic skill? But most importantly, it's fun – and a great way to enjoy the outdoors when it's cold! ❄️⛸️
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Happy
#InternationalCoffeeDay
! We Finns love our morning coffee, preferably with a cinnamon bun. ☕
Photo: Harri Tarvainen / Visit Finland
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November mornings can be hard sometimes... how did you get to work this today? MT
@Themaritimepil2
: This is what I love about
#piloting
. Pilots always make it look easier than what it is. Somewhere in
#Finland
.
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@41Strange
:
#Finnish
photographer Lassi Rautiainen captures the unusual friendship between a gray wolf and a brown bear
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If you've ever been to
#Helsinki
, you know who these guys are. The Lantern carrier statues at the Helsinki Central Station are now wearing masks, as recommended on public transportation in
#Finland
. 📷
@VRmatkalla
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Did you know that every child in
#Finland
learns to ice skate in school and it's considered a basic skill? But most importantly, it's fun – and a great way to enjoy the outdoors when it's cold! ❄️⛸️
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Here in
#Finland
, February 14th is known as "ystävänpäivä" (yes, plenty of letters with dots). It translates as the friend day, celebrating friendship. We'd like to wish happy Valentine's Day to our dear
#Nordic
friends💝:
@swedense
@denmarkdotdk
@visitnorway
@iceland
!
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@pekkatahkola
: This is an ice path on the frozen sea, for cycling, skating and kicksled'ding on the Bothian Bay, which, technically, is part of the Atlantic Ocean. This is also a shortcut to the airport area.
We love this icy shortcut!
#Oulu
,
#Finland
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@ayletyinen
: Anything is possible on road in
#Lapland
#onlyinLapland
#Finland
#reindeer
#trafficjam
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@seppokoira
: When the spring arrives, the snow starts to melt and the paths are wet, it's time for the rainsuit guy to arrive! 🤟☀️
Happy Saturday!
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World Ice
#Hockey
Championship Final:
#Finland
3 - Canada 1 !!!
@IIHFHockey
@2019iihfhockey
#icehockey
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@itsjamesherring
: Someone at the
#Helsinki
Tourist board is responsible for this marketing masterpiece..
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It's not every day that the prime minister gets married!
#Finland
's PM
@MarinSanna
got married in a typical Finnish fashion: on a Saturday night by the lake.
Finnish Government congratulates the newlyweds 💕
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@BBCWorld
: Giant pandas perform roly-polys in the snow as they go on show for the first time at a Finland zoo. 🐼🐼❄️
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The midnight sun is taking over
#Finland
. Today, depending on your exact location in Finland, the sun doesn't set until between 23 PM and 1 AM! 🌞
📸
@KatiHanhineva
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Happy Jean Sibelius Day and Day of
#Finnish
Music 💙 Today, we celebrate Finnish music – and there is no better way to do so than by listening to Sibelius' Finlandia. 🎞️ © ONEVIOLIN,
@iamoneviolin
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