Finland

Lapland is one of those destinations most kids have on their wish list. It’s right up their with Disneyland when it comes to capturing the imagination of small children and to be honest adults too. I was lucky enough to travel to the Lapland area for work a couple of years ago and I really […]

3 years ago

It’s the real deal! The festive season has begun and all across Ireland children are writing their letters to Santa. When it comes to addressing these letters most of us just stick to the usual ‘Santa Claus, The North Pole’ but did you know that Santa has an official address? Yes that’s right! Santa has […]

4 years ago

The dream, tbh. A four day working week and six hour shifts could be introduced in Finland. The country’s new Prime Minister Sanna Marin is hoping to introduce the new measures to give people more time to spend on their families and hobbies. Marin, who is 34-years-old and the world’s youngest Prime Minister, has been an […]

6 years ago

New mums in Wexford are to be given boxes that double as cribs as part of a pilot scheme aimed at reducing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The idea was inspired by antenatal care in Finland, where the state gives mothers a package filled with useful items such as a snowsuit, hat and mittens, a thermometer, […]

9 years ago

A 26-year-old woman has been stabbed to death near a Christmas tourism centre in Lapland where she worked as a tour guide bringing families to meet Santa. Finnish police launched a search for the killer after the woman, who worked for a group called Santa Safari, was found dead on Saturday in a property in […]

10 years ago

A number of small towns in Finland offer a cash incentive to couples willing to boost the waning local population.  In response to declining  numbers, the tiny town of Lestijarvi (population: 815) now stumps up a whopping €10,000 to couples who have their babies there. The payment is given to the new parents in installments […]

12 years ago