Ranked #1
Episode 11: When you don’t like strong women
Episode 11: When you don’t like strong women
What’s different about femininity in Finland? Joel Willans, author and creator of Very Finnish Problems consults lifesty... Read more
16 Mar 2018
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51mins
Ranked #2
Episode 3: When alcohol is an excuse to go insane
Episode 3: When alcohol is an excuse to go insane
Who can name the worst Finnish booze? Helsinki resident Joel Willans reads from his upcoming book "101 Very Finnish Prob... Read more
17 Jun 2017
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28mins
Ranked #3
Episode 13: When you don’t get sisu
Episode 13: When you don’t get sisu
This time, Very Finnish Problems creator Joel Willans is joined by Joanna Nylund, author of Sisu: The Finnish Art of Cou... Read more
30 Oct 2018
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #4
Episode 5: When somebody else is in the lift
Episode 5: When somebody else is in the lift
How does elevator awkwardness in Britain differ from the same in Finland? Joel Willans, author of Very Finnish Problems,... Read more
28 Aug 2017
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41mins
Ranked #5
Episode 4: When your winter stroll is ruined by an arriving icebreaker
Episode 4: When your winter stroll is ruined by an arriving icebreaker
What’s the weirdest place Finnish president Urho Kekkonen went fishing? Author Joel Willans is joined by maritime histor... Read more
29 Jun 2017
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49mins
Ranked #6
Episode 12: When Northern Lights have been seen by everyone except you
Episode 12: When Northern Lights have been seen by everyone except you
What’s it like to spend most of your time living in the Finnish wilderness? Joel Willans, author and creator of Very Fin... Read more
13 Aug 2018
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58mins
Ranked #7
Episode 8: Driving for 14 hours and only seeing forest
Episode 8: Driving for 14 hours and only seeing forest
Are electric vehicles taking off in Finland? Joel Willans, author of the best-selling book 101 Very Finnish Problems, is... Read more
21 Oct 2017
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33mins
Ranked #8
Episode 9: When you can’t figure out which dairy product is milk
Episode 9: When you can’t figure out which dairy product is milk
What makes a chatty Brit prefer Finnish silence? In this special episode, renowned Finnish comedian André Wickström inte... Read more
6 Nov 2017
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42mins
Ranked #9
Episode 10: When you queue for free buckets and they run out
Episode 10: When you queue for free buckets and they run out
Why do Finns stand in line for free buckets? Joel Willans, creator of the Very Finnish Problems social media sensation, ... Read more
5 Feb 2018
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50mins
Ranked #10
Episode 14: When your main exports are spooky hippos and metal music
Episode 14: When your main exports are spooky hippos and metal music
Creator of Very Finnish Problems Joel Willans returns with a conversation on how and why Finland is big in Japan with pr... Read more
27 Mar 2019
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58mins