Last autumn, the Finnish Embassy in Warsaw asked me, if I could contribute some nature-themed poems for the ‘Wiersze w Metrze’ project organized by the city of Warsaw. The aim of the project was to celebrate the diversity of languages by displaying poetry from different parts of Europe in the Warsaw subway in Polish translation.

“So many bikes!” was the first thought that came to my mind when I arrived in Groningen, the biggest city in the north of the Netherlands. I had known about Dutch bike-affection before going there for my Master’s studies, but I didn’t guess that cyclists would be everywhere – turning left, right, behind and in front of you no matter where you go.

Schools to teaching typing instead of longhand.

REMEMBER fussing endlessly over the neatness of your handwriting? Did your teacher or your parents constantly look over your shoulder, rapping you on the knuckles with a ruler when you forgot to cross the Ts and dot the Is, as it were?

Ever wondered about words that just don’t exist in the English language?

Every language has them: an expression that describes minute aspects of life that are impossible to summarise succinctly or with a single word in English.

Aside from swearing and slang, there are many really useful phrases that English could do with some borrowing from. Luckily, website Cracked.com is on hand with a handful of choice suggestions, under the title of “9 Foreign Words the English Language Desperately Needs”.

Crowdfunding gathers steam here in Finland.

GOT a great idea for starting a play, journalistic project or a company but lack the necessary fundage? Well, the recent rapid development of crowdfunding websites in Finland might just provide a solution.

Let’s take a look of how and where to crowdfund and looked at some cases that people have used it for.