Santa Claus has taken off from #Lapland 🇫🇮 yle.fi/a/74-20201081 #Christmas2025

People interpret hamburger menus correctly, but remember to stick with the standard design. nngroup.com/videos/hamburg… #usability

Winter is coming after the weekend’s storm. 🇫🇮 yle.fi/a/74-20201629

Jewish families feel unsafe at schools, at work, at home and in public spaces. “We need to know why clear warning signs were ignored, how antisemitic hatred and Islamic extremism were allowed to dangerously grow unchecked.” theguardian.com/australia-news…

The ease with which Putin controls Trump is breathtaking. The extent to which Russia directs the course of the United States is terrifying.

Oulu, the second best city in Finland, just after #Tampere. theguardian.com/travel/2025/de…

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many security analysts and political leaders have viewed cable sabotage as part of a “hybrid war” carried out by Russia against NATO countries and their allies. aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/3…

The Finnish Border Guard seized a vessel sailing from Russia, which is suspected of damaging an undersea telecoms cable. 👇

CNN has included #Oulu in its list of 20 top travel destinations for 2026. 🇫🇮 edition.cnn.com/travel/where-t…

The four levels of #AI #literacy nngroup.com/videos/ai-lite…

The end of enshittification? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Enshittification 👉 When a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits. #words #language #platforms #usability #ux

Foreigners — especially from central Europe — are discovering inexpensive detached houses and holiday cottages in #Lapland. 🇫🇮 yle.fi/a/74-20203556

Tom Gauld on performative #reading. #books #literacy theguardian.com/books/picture/…

Humanizing AI Is a Trap. "Teams should create #AI as practical tools, focusing on #usability and #utility rather than artificial personalities." nngroup.com/articles/human…

Hmmm… Can Donald Duck save Finnish kid Can Donald Duck save Finnish kids' literacy? yle.fi/a/74-20203955 #reading #literacy

Bullying is not strength. Power, in the real world, rests on trust. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

”Vespasiano da Bisticci, A famous bookseller in Florence, was so outraged that #books would no longer be written out by hand that he closed his shop in fit on rage, and became the first person in historia to prophesy the death of the book industry.” 😅

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Good news. Heathrow's air passengers may bring containers that hold up to 2 litres, but the rule change applies only to flights leaving Heathrow. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/j…