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Midnight in Kolho
Losing the way, or finding a new one?
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Drifting Clouds
How to survive harsh times in an increasingly difficult world
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Lost in Kaurismäki land
Kaurismäki movies. The Finnish character. Russia and Sweden. Tango.
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Catholic Finns and alcoholic introverts
In my constant quest for finding islands of peace and harmony in a corrupt and decaying world, the other Sunday I visited a Catholic Church in Helsinki…
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Death Games
From school shootings to Squid Game
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In Finland: between Art, Industry and Nature
My experience in Finland is turning out to be very different from the one in Sweden last year, and not just because of the different seasons. While…
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Meeting the Finns
Initial contacts with an alien race
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Who really wants AI and why?
The mystery in the rise of technologies that no one asked for
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Walpurgisnacht
Or just Vappu in Finland
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Waiting for global warming
And warming up to Finnish sauna
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Finland: The Land of the End
The Happiest Country in the World? Well, happiness is subjective
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Where are we going?
Some final thoughts on the "Reset" stuff -- mine and de Tocqueville's
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Daily Routines
Taking life as it comes day by day
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Barcelona
I've written about movies, books, politics but I haven't written as much about Barcelona as I would have liked. But I've been here several times already…
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