In Finland, charging fees for tuition is illegal, which means rich kids have to mix with normal kids, which means rich families had to make sure the schools the kid went to were good, which meant the rich were prompted to invest in public schools. Finland, take a bow.

#schools #finland #public #education #sticker

Scorchio!

#finland

Never before in measured history has Finland exceeded 30 °C on fourteen days in a row.
#Finland #weather #climate

Finland’s beloved Moomins — the fictional roundish trolls — continue to enjoy enduring popularity in Japan as the world celebrates the 80th anniversary of the first novel’s publication. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/moomins-popularity-japan-80th-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #moomins #finland #tovejansson

Here's Hopeakuula Arcade's main room. Located in Kouvola, Finland, this hobbyist run, not for profit arcade has been welcoming the pinball-curious folks since 2011.

Mostly run by yours truly and my partner in life and crime, @quester, we aim to keep pinball alive for the next generations of players. The collection has over 35 games, ranging from 70s electromechanicals to the latest 2020 ones.

#pinball #arcade #kouvola #finland #suomi #museum

Getting ready for the game.

Bald geht es los.

#Suomi#Finland#Finnland#Schweiz#Sveitsi#Switzerland#WOMENSEURO2025 #weuro2025

I can hereby report that the large majority of people in #Helsinki sure look like they would if you closed your eyes and imagined someone from #Finland 🇫🇮

Hello people! I've been on the Fediverse for couple of years now, so here's my re- #introduction

I'm Ari, better known by my tag APZ and this is my #pinball repair, #arcade and #retrogaming account. I mostly post about playing and repairing pinball machines, but I also work on #retrocomputing with all the classics.

An IT guy by day, I moonlight as a public pinball arcade here in #Finland with my partner @quester. This is purely a hobby of mine and I do this to keep my sanity and to keep pinball alive for the next generations of players. At the moment I own a bit over 30 pinball machines from 70s to 2020s.

A lot of what I do involves #electronics, #CAD for now obsolete parts and #3dprinting and tabletop #cnc to recreate them.

I love to #travel, usually to meet like-minded arcade collectors. I have a strong preference to #repair stuff instead of throwing it away. I'm a #linux user since mid-90s, having been part of #foss movement most of my life.

Norway defeated Switzerland in its opening match at Women's European Championships on Wednesday, coming from behind to win 2-1 in a tough encounter https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/03/soccer/norway-beats-switzerland-euro-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #norway #switzerland #women039seuro2025 #adahegerberg #finland

Happy Caturday Mastodon Friends

At the summer cottage, Halla gets the top bunk all to herself

#caturday #summer #cottage #weekendvibes
#photography #cats #finland #fediverse #fujifilm

I've added some Finnish emojis to our server.

https://finland.fi/emoji

#MementoMoriSocial#Finland

Hello Mastodon! ✨
As Meta lost it’s marbles (and me, I can’t work in places like that, noup), I’m gladly giving this a go 👋

So I guess this is my #introduction post! 😄

I’m Tiia, a nature & fine art #photographer from Southern Finland 🇫🇮 I shoot mostly macro but also some landscapes. I used to work in IT and also as a business coach but took my leap of faith last summer and made photography my job ❤️ Feels so good to be ”home”!

So nice to meet you! 😍

#naturephotography #art #finland