Podcasts by Very Finnish Problems
What‘s so weird and wonderful about Finland? British writer and Helsinki resident Joel Willans, the creator of Very Finnish Problems, and best-selling author of 101 Very Finnish Problems: The Foreigner’s Guide to Surviving in Finland and More Very Finnish Problems: The even more essential guide, discusses, with a variety of fascinating guests, life in his much-loved, adopted country.
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Episode 19: When Midsummer is Finland’s best and worst celebration from 2019-12-12T00:00
Very Finnish Problems creator Joel Willans interviews the minds behind Midsummer Madness, a free Helsinki open-air Midsummer event for 2020. Jeroen Sebrechts and Claire Delhom discuss their persona...
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Episode 18: When it's December 24th and it still hasn't snowed from 2019-11-10T00:00
In this episode, Joel Willans, author of the Very Finnish Problems books, discusses journalist Erika Benke’s amazing journey from communist Hungary to the BBC World Service and her recent stories o...
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Episode 17: Wearing 15 layers of clothing to stay warm from 2019-10-21T00:00
Joel Willans, author of the Very Finnish Problems books, learns how the polluting textile industry is facing much-needed renewal thanks to Finnish innovation. Emmi Berlin from Jyväskylä based wood ...
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Episode 16: When you think life is hard in Finland from 2019-06-15T00:00
Very Finnish Problems creator Joel Willans chats with Joe Konderla, writer at the Finniot, a blog on adjusting to Finnish quirks. Topics include British imperialism in Wales, Helsinki versus Tamper...
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Episode 15: When your world-leading coffee consumption is a sham from 2019-05-19T00:00
Joel Willans, captain of Very Finnish Problems, investigates the extraordinary hot beverage habits of his adopted country. Lari Salomaa, from Swedish artisanal coffee and tea brewery Johan&Nyström,...
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Episode 14: When your main exports are spooky hippos and metal music from 2019-03-27T00:00
Creator of Very Finnish Problems Joel Willans returns with a conversation on how and why Finland is big in Japan with project manager, exports specialist Sami Häikiö. We learn about the strides bei...
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Episode 13: When you don’t get sisu from 2018-10-30T00:00
This time, Very Finnish Problems creator Joel Willans is joined by Joanna Nylund, author of Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage, to discuss, as the book title suggests, Finnish resilience. Is sisu som...
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Episode 12: When Northern Lights have been seen by everyone except you from 2018-08-13T00:00
What’s it like to spend most of your time living in the Finnish wilderness? Joel Willans, author and creator of Very Finnish Problems discusses the beauty of Northern nature with explorer and Insta...
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Episode 11: When you don’t like strong women from 2018-03-16T00:00
What’s different about femininity in Finland? Joel Willans, author and creator of Very Finnish Problems consults lifestyle and travel blogger Varpu Pöyry, of Her Finland. We learn about the perils ...
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Episode 10: When you queue for free buckets and they run out from 2018-02-05T00:00
Why do Finns stand in line for free buckets? Joel Willans, creator of the Very Finnish Problems social media sensation, chats with Jyrki Kallinen, co-founder of crowdsourced market research service...
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Episode 9: When you can’t figure out which dairy product is milk from 2017-11-06T00:00
What makes a chatty Brit prefer Finnish silence? In this special episode, renowned Finnish comedian André Wickström interviews Joel Willans, author of 101 Very Finnish Problems, in front of a live ...
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Episode 8: Driving for 14 hours and only seeing forest from 2017-10-21T11:51:34
Are electric vehicles taking off in Finland? Joel Willans, author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, is joined by Antti Korpelainen of Virta, a car charging services company. Topic...
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Episode 7: When the whole country is on ski break and you can’t ski from 2017-10-06T00:00
Let’s talk ski jumping toddlers. Joel Willans, author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, discusses winter sports and other outdoorsy stuff with former semi-professional ski jumper ...
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Episode 6: When your children need to wee after getting dressed for winter from 2017-09-25T00:00
Joel Willans, creator of Very Finnish Problems and author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, chats with clothing industry activist and sci-fi writer Rinna Saramäki about the evils ...
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Episode 5: When somebody else is in the lift from 2017-08-28T00:00
How does elevator awkwardness in Britain differ from the same in Finland? Joel Willans, author of Very Finnish Problems, asks game studies Ph.D. Aki Järvinen essential questions about migrating to ...
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Episode 4: When your winter stroll is ruined by an arriving icebreaker from 2017-06-29T00:00
What’s the weirdest place Finnish president Urho Kekkonen went fishing? Author Joel Willans is joined by maritime historian Aaro Sahari. The two discuss icebreaker ships and their impact on Finnish...
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Episode 3: When alcohol is an excuse to go insane from 2017-06-17T00:00
Who can name the worst Finnish booze? Helsinki resident Joel Willans reads from his upcoming book"101 Very Finnish Problems", and spills the beans on annoying Finnish alcohol laws. Ink Tank writer ...
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Episode 2: When The Summer Cottage Is Like A Labor Camp from 2017-05-05T00:00
Are Finnish summer cottages bourgeois forced labor camps? Very Finnish Problems creator and Helsinki resident Joel Willans talks summer annoyances with Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh. It’s revealed...
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Episode 1: How Finnish Winter Tries To Kill You from 2017-04-26T00:00
Just how deadly is a typical winter in Finland? Very Finnish Problems creator and Helsinki resident Joel Willans discusses survival strategies with Ink Tank writer Thomas Nybergh. We learn that Tho...
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