Finland has not recovered from the industrial collapse that began in 2008 and led to the loss of a significant part of the country’s economic base. The structural crisis in industry is widely ...

On 10 October 2026, Finland will be organising Hiljaa Fest, the world’s first Festival of Nature Listening. Set in the Valkmusa National Park in the municipality […] ...

Finland launches Hiljaa Fest, a free nature-listening festival in Valkmusa National Park through October 31, 2026, featuring 13 natural performers across four stages.

On a Finnish urban summer morning at around 4 am, “Squirrel Whisperer” Konsta Punkka is preparing to sit still for several hours. He’s on a quest for another beautiful animal photo to share with more ...

Valkmusa is a small national park in Pyhtää, about 90 minutes east of Helsinki, and is known for its mire landscape, with around 40 types of wetland habitat, plus boardwalks and observation towers for ...