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Kavita Pillay wears a red coat and stands near a sign that says "To the ice" in Finnish.

‘It’s never too late’: How learning Finnish taught me to embrace vulnerability 

Language

It’s relatively easy to get by in Finland’s capital, Helsinki, without speaking Finnish. But meeting an American opera singer and a refugee from Iraq here taught reporter Kavita Pillay to embrace the vulnerability of learning a new language. 

In this photo provided by US Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) returns home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from a deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility

Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire

Top of The World
Muonio Town Center

Here’s where to find some of the cleanest air in the world

Environment
Eight nations share the territory of the Arctic, which is experiencing the fastest changes of any part of the earth as global temperatures rise. The United States will emphasize addressing the causes and impacts of climate change in the region when it tak

As new leader of the Arctic Council, the US will focus on the region’s Big Thaw

Environment
Jukka Tiihonen served the last few years of his sentence for murder at this open prison on Suomenlinna Island. The yellow fence, with a sign saying, "Labor Colony" in Finnish, Swedish, English, and Russian, separates the prison from a neighborhood.

In Finland’s ‘open prisons,’ inmates have the keys

Justice
A carved wooden statue of St. Urho greets visitors as they enter the northeast Minnesota town of Finland.

Saint Patrick has a cousin in Finland’s fake Saint Urho

Arts, Culture & Media

Never heard of St. Urho? He’s the fictitious guy who chased the grasshoppers out of Finland. So Finnish Americans celebrate him on March 16.

A carved wooden statue of St. Urho greets visitors as they enter the northeast Minnesota town of Finland.

Saint Patrick has a cousin in Finland’s fake Saint Urho

Arts, Culture & Media

Never heard of St. Urho? He’s the fictitious guy who chased the grasshoppers out of Finland. So Finnish Americans celebrate him on March 16.

Romania’s loss is China’s gain as Nokia moves manufacturing to Asia

Environment

Romania was thrilled when three years Nokia announced it would move its manufacturing to the eastern European country. But now, Nokia is packing up again and moving its facilities to China.

The World

Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

The answer to today’s Geoquiz is Finnish Lapland, the northernmost region of Finland. It lies inside the Arctic Circle and was recently the destination for 14 of the world’s top chefs who gathered for an unusual culinary challenge.

The World

The World – Episode 20071107 – School shooting in Finland

A teenage gunman has killed at least eight people at a school in Finland, including the principal. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from Jussi Niemmalainen, assistant editor of the Finnish newspaper, Helsingen Sanomat.