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Kavita Pillay wears a red coat and stands near a sign that says "To the ice" in Finnish.
Language
‘It’s never too late’: How learning Finnish taught me to embrace vulnerability 
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
Top of The World
Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire
Muonio Town Center
Environment
Here’s where to find some of the cleanest air in the world
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
Environment
As new leader of the Arctic Council, the US will focus on the region’s Big Thaw
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.
Justice
In Finland’s ‘open prisons,’ inmates have the keys
A carved wooden statue of St. Urho greets visitors as they enter the northeast Minnesota town of Finland.
Arts, Culture & Media
Saint Patrick has a cousin in Finland’s fake Saint Urho
A carved wooden statue of St. Urho greets visitors as they enter the northeast Minnesota town of Finland.
Arts, Culture & Media
Saint Patrick has a cousin in Finland’s fake Saint Urho
Environment
Romania’s loss is China’s gain as Nokia moves manufacturing to Asia
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
The World – Episode 20071107 – School shooting in Finland