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Posted June 30, 2021 Finlandia Foundation Twin Cities/FinnSource is hiring a part-time Website Coordinator! We are looking to fill a part-time paid role as website coordinator, 3-5 hrs/wk for up to 20 hrs/mo. Download the position description here (pdf) for all the details. July 9th is the closing date for Applications, with a start date as soon as possible once a candidate is selected. Email info@finnsource.org with questions. FinnSource’s mission is to seek to elevate the visibility of and promote connections to contemporary Finland in Minnesota, and invite all generations of the community to participate in events and opportunities of interest. Our online presence throughRead More →

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Finland, for the fourth consecutive year, topped a list of countries evaluated on the well-being of their inhabitants. Finns embrace depictions of themselves as melancholic and reserved — a people who mastered social distancing long before the pandemic. A popular local saying goes, “Happiness will always end in tears.” But for four consecutive years, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which publishes an annual report evaluating the happiness of people around the world. Read more in the New York Times article about What Makes a Happy Country?Read More →

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Food that is both good for the environment and for humans is what more and more Finns are beginning to consider. Not only what is eaten, but how it is grown, how it is transported, and the packaging it comes in are all increasing important factors in the food sector and to Finns. With Finland’s “everyman’s rights,” giving people the right to freely roam land and gather wild food, interest in wild berries and mushrooms is increasing, as is interest in urban farming, with people being able to grow more products at home, such as mushrooms in used coffee grounds. Alternative sources of protein areRead More →