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Faster, higher, stronger – and free from prejudice

The international Eurogames sports event for sexual minorities is being held for the first time in Finland, giving all kinds of athletes a chance to compete for glory in an open-minded atmosphere.

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Finns brave chilly weather in hi-tech clothes

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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Meet with a Finn

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

Most Olympic medals total, per capita (302 in all) of any nation

Christmas Sports

Go ahead and jump!

Our New Year surprise emoji celebrates Finnish ski-jumping madness and its ex officio representative, the world’s most successful ski jumper ever, Matti Nykänen.

Life & society Finland

The common language of football

Finns have started to independently help asylum seekers integrate on the football field. Sports unite people: everyone wants to play towards the same goal.

700,000

Amount of trips Finns make to Lapland each year

Source: Statistics Finland

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Sports

Faster, higher, stronger – and free from prejudice

Finns brave chilly weather in hi-tech clothes

Meet with a Finn

Go ahead and jump!

The common language of football

Gymnaestrada makes Helsinki move and shake

Finnish skiers go with the snow flow

Watching Rudolph run in Finnish Lapland