Give Stellan Skarsgård an Oscar for Sentimental Value
Joachim Trier’s film shows us what compassion is
Finland
Wednesday
Wednesday
Why is America so unhappy?
The causes of our discontent are complicated, but they’re rooted in our drift from traditional values
Monday
Eating my way around Helsinki
The city’s established and rising culinary stars are making a special kind of magic
Thursday
Mökki life and Moomin minutiae in Finland
We arrive at a stream that eventually leads down to Lake Poikkipuoliainen. Stopping to look, it occurs to me that I’ve not seen another soul in days
Monday
Summer madness in Helsinki
I’d touched down in the land of rice pies and reindeer stew with no expectations
Friday
Visiting with bears on the Russian border
Russian tourists are no longer free to travel to Finland — but thankfully for us Russian bears still are
Thursday
Sanna Marin’s marriage is Finnished
Finland’s PM is splitting with Markus Räikönnen
Friday
Turkey’s heavy price for pressuring the Russians
Is Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership really worth appeasing Erdogan?
Tuesday
Why Sweden and Finland still haven’t joined NATO
Months after they moved to join the alliance, Turkey is standing in their way
Monday
Hillary hijacks the Sanna Marin dancing scandal
The former FLOTUS is twirling towards freedom
Thursday
In defense of Sanna Marin, Finland’s partying PM
For the sake of all us anti-puritans, let’s hope she isn’t Finnished
Thursday
NATO vote shows conservatives are getting it right
Contra Josh Hawley, admitting Finland and Sweden is ‘America First’
Wednesday
Why expanding NATO is an America First idea
Finland and Sweden aren’t trying to exploit Western largesse
Tuesday
Is NATO about to get even bigger?
Sweden and Finland are ideal applicants, but expansion comes at a cost
Sunday
Sibelius speaks
A new recording of a rare piece by Jean Sibelius is out
