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Wolt - Food delivery app from Helsinki Finland - competing vs. DoorDash, Instacart, UberEats, and more
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10 Types of European Breads With Fascinating Stories

Sure, you know about the baguette, but what about other breads in Europe? Here are 10 European breads to try and the legends that explain their ori... (2021)


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Oh give me a home - Finland has slashed homelessness; the rest of Europe is failing | Europe | The Economist

Giving the homeless shelter is cheaper than dealing with the consequences of rough sleeping (2021)


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Wolt closes $530M round to continue expanding beyond restaurant delivery – TechCrunch

Wolt, the Helsinki-based online ordering and delivery company that initially focused on restaurants but has since expanded to other verticals, has ... (2021)


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How much is Europe spending to boost cycling during COVID-19?

COVID-19 has caused a cycling boom as people use bikes instead of public transport. This is how European governments responded - and which country ... (2020)


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10 Types of European Breads With Fascinating Stories

Sure, you know Germany has pretzels and France has baguettes; but do you know how these carby delights came to be? Learn the history of bread from ... (2020)


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'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness | Cities | The Guardian

Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally "As in... (2019)


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Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes - BBC News

For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box of baby clothes and bedding by the state. Some say it helped Finland achieve one of... (2019)


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The World’s Happiest Country Is All About Reading, Coffee, and Saunas

Finland topped the World Happiness Report for the second year in a row, followed closely by Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. (2019)


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Finland Gave People $640 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s What Happened. | HuffPost

The world's most prominent trial of universal basic income has ended -- and the first results are in. (2019)


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The city with no homeless on its streets - BBC News

What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically? (2019)


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Finland’s grand AI experiment – POLITICO

Inside Finland’s plan to train its population in artificial intelligence. (2019)


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Happy ‘National Jealousy Day’! Finland Bares Its Citizens’ Taxes - The New York Times

Once a year, the authorities disclose the taxable incomes of all Finns, prompting talk of who’s up, who’s down — and who may be weaseling out of ta... (2018)


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EdCast Expands The LXP Market With Focus On Global Upskilling – JOSH BERSIN

EdCast brings a focus on global upskilling to the LXP market (2018)


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Finland's cities are havens for library lovers | Cities | The Guardian

Helsinki’s state-of-the-art Oodi library will stand opposite parliament and boast a cinema, recording studio and makerspace. It’s a perfect fit for... (2018)


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20 of the best Nordic summer holidays | Travel | The Guardian

Stylish lakeside cabins, bear-spotting, Viking adventures and midnight sun and fun await in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland (2018)


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Contrary to reports, the Basic Income Experiment in Finland will continue until the end of 2018

There have been incorrect reports in the media about the Finnish experimental study on a Universal Basic Income. The experiment will run until the ... (2018)


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Finnish Culture: Heritage, Cross-culture, Experiences

Culture in Finland, Finland's cultural heritage, Kalevala and Joulupukki, Sites and publications, Libraries, literature, and museums (2018)


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Red Dawn in Lapland | Outside Online

Finland shares an 833-mile border with an aggressive and unpredictable neighbor. That proximity led to a major conflict during World War II—the hor... (2017)


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Why Finland wants the EU to abolish daylight saving time - The Economist explains

YESTERDAY countries in the European Union gained an hour of Sunday, thanks to daylight saving time (DST). The biannual turning of the clocks—an hou... (2017)


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Why is Scandinavia so expensive? | CNBC Explains

Across Scandinavia, the average price of everything from a knitted roll neck to pastries from the local bakery are some of the highest in the world... (2019)


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Why Finland has the best education system in the world

A segment on the approach to education in Finland taken from "Where To Invade Next" by Michael Moore. (2019)


Podcast

Contact tracing: So promising. So invasive. - Should This Exist? - Podcast

Listen to this episode from Should This Exist? on Spotify. It’s one of the best weapons we have to contain a pandemic. But can it defe... (2020)


Podcast

The Vault -Seed food bank - 99% Invisible

Svalbard is a remote Norwegian archipelago with reindeer, Arctic foxes and only around 2,500 humans — but it is also home to a vault containing see... (2018)


Book

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia - by Michael Booth

Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years and has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view ... (2019)


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