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Midsummer Madness floating stage concept, Töölönlahti, Helsinki

Episode 19: When Midsummer is Finland’s best and worst celebration

December 12, 2019 / 0 comments

Very Finnish Problems author Joel Willans in conversation Claire Delhom and Jeroen Sebrechts of the upcoming 2020 Midsummer Madness festival.

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Aurinkolahti, in the Helsinki suburb Vuosaari photographed from Uutela, spring 2019

Episode 18: when it’s December 24th and it still hasn’t snowed

November 10, 2019 / 0 comments

Very Finnish Problems author Joel Willans in conversation with BBC World Service journalist Erika Benke on her recent coverage of Finland.

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Sign pointing towards Finnish flea market

Episode 17: Wearing 15 layers of clothing to stay warm

October 21, 2019 / 1 comment

Very Finnish Problems author Joel Willans in conversation with Emmi Berlin from sustainable wood pulp textile innovator Spinnova.

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Views towards Näsineula tower in Tampere, summer 2009

Episode 16: When you think life is hard in Finland

July 15, 2019 / 4 comments

Very Finnish Problems creator Joel Willans chats with Joe Konderla, writer at the Finniot, a blog on adjusting to Finnish quirks.

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Coffee pan over campfire in lake countryside landscape, during a summer sunset

Episode 15: When your world-leading coffee consumption is a sham

May 19, 2019 / 1 comment

Joel Willans talks to Lari Salomaa from Swedish artisanal coffee and tea specialist Johan & Nyström about peculiar Finnish coffee habits.

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Moomin snowmen in urban setting. Photo by Spixey on Flickr.

Episode 14: When your main exports are spooky hippos and metal music

March 27, 2019 / 8 comments

Japan exports specialist Sami Häikiö joins Joel Willans to discuss Japan's extraordinary interest in Finland, cover metal music as well as Moomin.

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Finnish evening landscape in November, with a pedestrian bridge and reeds

Episode 13: When you don’t get sisu

October 30, 2018 / 11 comments

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?

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Joonas Linkola, photo of northern lights

Episode 12: When Northern Lights have been seen by everyone except you

August 14, 2018 / 13 comments

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.

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Episode 11: When you don’t like strong women

March 16, 2018 / 8 comments

Joel Willans, creator Very Finnish Problems, discusses Finnish femininity and gender equality with engineer and travel, lifestyle blogger Varpu Pöyry.

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Red plastic buckets among growth in garden

Episode 10: When you queue for free buckets and they run out

February 5, 2018 / 4 comments

Joel Willans, creator Very Finnish Problems, discusses novel market research with Jyrki Kallinen, co-founder of crowdsourced market research service Crowst.

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