Young people's interest in monastic life has grown. The residents of Lintula convent share what they have learned about achieving inner peace. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Pontus Purokuru, Voima 2023.
National costumes are cool now, and that speaks to the instability of this time, says Piret Puppart, professor of fashion at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Content creator, DJ and stylist Aino Collin photographed in her hometown of Suvela, Espoo. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Inga Sulin 80 years. "With a horse, you have to be 100 percent present, with all your senses open, for the dialogue to work. It's something great, even divine," says actress and singer Inga Sulin. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
At day camps organized by the Finnish Multicultural Sports Association Fimu, women learn to swim without the presence of men. On a summer Monday there were about sixty women at the camp. Mumtaz Ali in the lake. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Max Järvelä, 10, who appears in commercials, has more money in his account than many adults. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Finnish Folk musician, researcher, educator & professor emeritus Heikki Laitinen in March 2023 for Helsingin Sanomat.
Helga West at Kansalaistori during the Sámi National Day celebration 6.2.2023 for Voima in 2023.
Soldiers forming a line at the funeral of President Martti Ahtisaari in October 2023 for Helsingin Sanomat.
Sex and sexuality are intertwined in everything in life, Eija and Arto Lindström believe. Retirement has opened up new opportunities for the couple to cherish them. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Sociologist and animal rights activist Salla Tuomivaara has a long-term perspective on the treatment of animal issues in Finnish society. Tuomivaara photographed at Terike Haapoja's Labor Movement for All Animals exhibition at Stoa in Itäkeskus, Helsinki. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Agnieszka Zuk (picture above) and Weronika Witek photographed in Wroclaw, Poland in December 2023 for Helsingin Sanomat. Zuk and Witek joined a people’s motion that engouraged people to vote in the Polish parliamentary elections because they felt that their future depended on it.
Olavi Uusivirta performing at Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki in October 2023. For Helsingin Sanomat.
Rider Eveliina Talvio with Glamour in March 2023 for Helsingin Sanomat.
Violinist Miritza Lundberg for Voima in 2023.
Nina Varuhin and Kari Mikkola, who had grown apart, ended up divorcing – and then remarrying. The breakup wasn't a mistake, as it changed many things in their relationship. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Emilia Männynväli and Laura Gustafsson for Voima, Syndikaatti-podcast 2023.
Laura Naukkarinen for Voima 2023.
Trump's rise to power has made many Americans consider moving abroad. Some of them have also ended up in Finland. Brian Jones, 67, was photographed in Hämeenlinna Market Square. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Tempo-performance combines contemporary circus and poetry. Kalle Nio says that he began to reflect on the experience of time during the corona pandemic. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Annika Saarikko leaves Parliament after more than 14 years. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
Artist Haegue Yang photographed in HAM, October 2023 for Helsingin Sanomat.
SDP member of parliament Pinja Perholehto spent about a year and a half in a psychiatric ward when she was young. Perholehto cautions that mental health problems will become a lifelong issue without sufficient action. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
The 2025 Flow festival was marked by strong political tension due to the festival's ties to Israel. Numerous artists and festival visitors demonstrated in support of Palestine. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.
For city people, a tractor is a toy and a work machine. But in Lapua, it is also a place for children to grow and a therapy space for adults, where fathers nurture their relationships. Helsingin Sanomat 2025.