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Episode 9: When you can’t figure out which dairy product is milk

November 6, 2017 / 0 comments

Renowned Finnish comedian André Wickström interviews Joel Willans on the backstory of Very Finnish Problems, how Joel ended up in Finland and more.

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Photograph showing treelines in sunset. By Vesa Linja-aho.

Episode 8: Driving for 14 hours and only seeing forest

October 21, 2017 / 1 comment

Are electric vehicles taking off in Finland? Antti Korpelainen of Virta, a car charging company, joins to talk battery tech, long drives to Lapland and more

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FEBRUARY 29, 2009 - Ski Jumping : Price ski competision at Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 29, 2009 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Tsutomu Takasu)

Episode 7: When the whole country is on ski break and you can’t ski

October 6, 2017 / 1 comment

Former ski jumper Jussa Lauhamaa, currently at Sports Tracker, joins the show to discuss ski jumping as a child, other outdoorsy stuff and wearable tech.

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Very Finnish Problems Episode 6: When your children need to wee after getting dressed for winter

September 25, 2017 / 1 comment

Clothing industry activist and sci-fi writer Rinna Saramäki joins to discuss the evils of the clothing industry. The conversation sidetracks into sci-fi.

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Finnish made Kone elevator

Very Finnish Problems Episode 5: When somebody else is in the lift

August 28, 2017 / 1 comment

How awkward are British elevators? Joel Willans asks game studies Ph.D. Aki Järvinen essential questions about migrating to the UK and video game studies.

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Very Finnish Problems Episode 4: When your winter stroll is ruined by an arriving icebreaker

June 29, 2017 / 1 comment

Author Joel Willans talks icebreakers with maritime historian Aaro Sahari. We learn that Finland was a very isolated place before year-round open waterways.

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Very Finnish Problems Episode 3: When alcohol is an excuse to go insane

June 18, 2017 / 0 comments

Helsinki resident Joel Willans reads from his upcoming book “101 Very Finnish Problems”, and spills the beans on annoying Finnish alcohol laws.

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Very Finnish Problems Episode 2: When the summer cottage is more labour camp than holiday camp

May 7, 2017 / 9 comments

Are Finnish summer cottages more labour camp than holiday camp? Very Finnish Problems creator, and Helsinki resident Joel Willans discusses Finns love of forest work with Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh.

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Very Finnish Problems Episode 1: How Finnish Winter Tries To Kill You

April 26, 2017 / 4 comments

In our first podcast, Very Finnish Problems creator Joel Willans discusses winter survival strategies with a self-proclaimed basement dweller.

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