As 2026 approaches, the world beckons with 26 trending travel destinations offering diverse experiences. From Japan's blend ...

Writer Zufazlin Baharuddin is impressed by the Finnish people's commitment to eco-consciousness and well-being for a balanced and happy life.

With its northern lights and midnight sun, this Nordic beauty has long gone under the radar—but no more. Its boundary-pushing public art, inventive tasting menus, and floating saunas make it a ...

The capital of the world’s happiest country is always going to be an intriguing place. Helsinki contains some of the country’s most famous landmarks and attractions, from the Museum of Contemporary ...

This is Finland’s Archipelago, a maze of sea and stone between Finland and Sweden. It feels endless, dotted with red cottages, pine forests, and calm blue water. In summer, people sail from island to ...

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...

One of just 27 first-magnitude springs in Florida, Juniper Springs Recreation Area is located about 30 miles east of Ocala and 43 miles west of Ormond Beach along State Road 40 in the Ocala National ...

Ocala National Forest is Florida's inland natural wonder, with more than 600 lakes and rivers, 225 animal species, 200 bird species, and innumerable plants and trees. But the springs and lakes have ...

A landmark US partnership puts Finland’s world-leading icebreaker in the spotlight. As its shipyards gear up for billions in orders, questions remain over politics, dependency and who is truly at the ...

When President Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb sealed their latest trade agreement on Thursday, it wasn’t just a handshake for 11 rugged ships. It was another sign of a friendship ...

When Finland joined NATO in 2023, the small Nordic nation brought with it one of Europe’s most comprehensive defense systems, built over decades of preparing for the worst along its border with Russia ...