Basic but complete: maternity and child care in Helsinki

Let’s suppose that you can turn the time back to the year you came out into this world and you can choose a city where you would be born. Which country comes to your mind?

If someone asks me this question, I will definitely answer “Helsinki” just in a second. The reason is simple: I believe that only the happy parents can raise their kids happy.

In most countries, including my home ...  (continue reading)

Being a mother in Finland: a matter of good medical care

If I was a Finnish woman I think I wouldn´t be terrified about the idea of being a mother someday. But I´m Mexican. I am terrified. Mexico´s health care system doesn´t look after women who want to become mothers, especially poor women. In my country, women and babies are still dying due to poor medical care.

According to data ...  (continue reading)

Taste Helsinki

What does Helsinki taste like? Teurastamo  ̶  the Abattoir in English  ̶  and its many events offer impressive fresh food culture and creative industries, such as fancy food workshops, whisky and breweries.

Walking in the deserted space of Teurstamo (I mean it’s massive), I thought about a similar old slaughterhouse in Shanghai, nowadays called “1933 ...  (continue reading)