Episode 15: When your world-leading coffee consumption is a sham
Joel Willans talks to Lari Salomaa from Swedish artisanal coffee and tea specialist Johan & Nyström about peculiar Finnish coffee habits.
Episode 14: When your main exports are spooky hippos and metal music
Japan exports specialist Sami Häikiö joins Joel Willans to discuss Japan's extraordinary interest in Finland, cover metal music as well as Moomin.
Episode 13: When you don’t get sisu
Author Joanna Nylund joins Joel Willans to discuss her book, Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage. Is sisu Finnish, or do we just have a really good work for it?
Episode 12: When Northern Lights have been seen by everyone except you
Joel Willans, author and creator of Very Finnish Problems, discusses the beauty of Northern nature and how to see Nothern Lights with Finnish explorer and Instagram personality Joonas Linkola.
Photoshop summit: meme masters think Finnish President Sauli Niinistö looks like James Bond
Deadpan Finnish President Sauli Niinistö tried to save the Helsinki summit. Now the world is having a laugh at a pic of Niinistö and his bodyguards.
Bigmouthed billboards: Nordic newspaper behemoth mocks Trump and Putin with Helsinki summit ads
Finnish media used ads to mock the former leader of the Free World & the former Eastern superpower. But what's the takeaway from the Helsinki 2018 summit?
Helsinki secrets: 5 Trump no-go zones revealed in time for summit
A list they don't want you to know about: five destinations in Helsinki which have been deemed off-limits for President Donald Trump during the 2018 summit.
How to be happy: Finnish wallpaper offers Trump and Putin pro tips on fixing the world
Finnish interiors brand Feathr has launched a wallpaper to mark the arrival of President Trump and President Putin in Helsinki for the 16th July summit. This special print, ‘Finland Toile’, signals ten traits, like those depicted above, which helped build one of the world's happiest countries.
Episode 11: When you don’t like strong women
Joel Willans, creator Very Finnish Problems, discusses Finnish femininity and gender equality with engineer and travel, lifestyle blogger Varpu Pöyry.
Episode 9: When you can’t figure out which dairy product is milk
Renowned Finnish comedian André Wickström interviews Joel Willans on the backstory of Very Finnish Problems, how Joel ended up in Finland and more.