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 lifestyle and travel blogger Varpu Pöyry, of Her Finland. We learn about the perils of ...
16 Mars 201851min
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, chats with Jyrki Kallinen, co-founder of crowdsourced market research service Cr...
5 Feb 201850min
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 interviews Joel Willans, author of 101 Very Finnish Problems, in front of a live aud...
6 Nov 201742min
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 joined by Antti Korpelainen of Virta, a car charging services company. Topics i...
21 Okt 201733min
Episode 7: When the whole country is on ski break and you can’t ski
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 Jus...
6 Okt 201740min
Episode 6: When your children need to wee after getting dressed for winter
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 of ...
25 Sep 201757min
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, asks game studies Ph.D. Aki Järvinen essential questions about migrating to the...
28 Aug 201741min
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 historian Aaro Sahari. The two discuss icebreaker ships and their impact on Finnish 20...
29 Juni 201749min
