What's it like raising a kid in Finland when your family isn't fully Finnish? From family sauna nights and candy day to forest school and the push for kids to be independent early on, Finland has its own unique ways of raising children. Parents, educators and experts have their say.

Zena Iovino presented this episode of All Points North. The sound engineer was Matias Puumala.

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12 September 2025 / All Points North / Yle News