thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents' Programme
Experiencing Finland through the young journalist's eyes
As a journalist, I’ve always been fascinated with solutions. That’s because much of the criticism around the news industry has been that it focuses too heavily on what is wrong with the world. While I agree that we must show the injustices, we can also highlight some of the answers to those injustices.
So, I joined a group of fellow journalists in the US who are focusing on “solutions journalism” ...
When I hear the word Finland, education and mosquitoes are the first words that come to my mind.
Finland is the country with the best public education in the world and a role model in the field of technology for educational purposes.
Speaking of mosquitoes, Finland humorously reminds me of them because many friends have told me about their encounters with Finnish mosquitoes.
All jokes aside, this is ...
Freedom
In Finland, you can feel as free as a child. There is always something for everyone. You can find yourself easily in Angry Birds Activity Parks. It does not matter if you are child or not. That’s why when I found myself in a swing in Angry Birds Activity Park in Rovaniemi, I was there more than 2 hours.
Photo by Gunjan Sharma
Safety
In residence where I stayed, my room was near the road so ...