This is the 250th episode of All Points North (an achievement in itself) so naturally we would dedicate it to your favourite topic and mine: the Finnish language

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Winter tends to overstay its welcome in this part of the world, but its departure is always beautiful

This was a very difficult episode to put together

APN Podcast: How will Finland respond to school shooting tragedy?

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In Finland we have this thing called ….. Mämmi

It’s a Finnish Easter delicacy / tradition / test of endurance

(Here’s evidence of me trying it, and trying to like it, but this is one integration hurdle too high for my palette)

I’m making a very tentative return to this website …. mostly because of work but also because I have a phone full of photos like this of Finland

APN Podcast: Worker exploitation sows Finland's bitter berry scandal yle.fi/a/74-20081372

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I’ve decided to take an extended - probably permanent - break from this platform

I probably don’t need to explain why

But I’ll leave you all with one of my favourite tweets / sage advice for everyone in Finland

Finland will elect a new president soon, so I went around asking people what’s on their minds as polling day approaches ….

APN podcast: 'It's foreign policy, stupid'

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A question / request to all Finnish people intending to vote in the upcoming election:

What will be the main issue(s) on your mind as you cast your vote?

(And a bonus link to our vaalikone, because why not)

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Finland has now had a full week of temperatures that have never dipped below -20C (peaking at -44.3C, the coldest recorded temp in the country this century)

It can be a little nasty, but it also looks very nice

Four days into 2024 and we’re yet to experience anything warmer than -20C in this part of the world, but life goes on

Happy new year from Finland, where 2024 has been looking very good so far - if a little nippy (-20C at the time of this photo)

Walking on a snow-covered lake in #Finland is like stepping onto the surface of the moon, with each step creating a soft, silent crunch beneath your boots. ❄️⛄ Did you know that snow has a remarkable ability to dampen sound, creating a quieter environment?

📸 Ronan Browne

Here is our review of news from Finland in 2023 - a very busy, sometimes historic but constantly intriguing year

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After Christmas festivities with loved ones, St. Stephen's Day offers many people an opportunity to get out and about - Ronan Browne introduces the options for Post-Christmas fun in Finland, including pond hockey, downhill sledding and ballroom dancing: yle.fi/a/74-20066203

A very, very happy Christmas to all of you from Finland - this weirdly beautiful and beautifully weird corner of the world

Why do Finnish children open their presents on Christmas Eve, you're no doubt asking yourself

Well, luckily for you, I delved into the Yle archives a couple of Christmases ago to answer that very question