Have you heard of the famous Finnish Baby Box yet? If you haven't, it's a tradition that dates back to 1937 when the Maternity Grant Act was passed as a result of concern over infant mortality. In the beginning it was intended for low-income mothers, but later it was settled that all Finnish children are entitled to an equal start in life and so the government awards this grant to all pregnant mothers regardless of social status or income. The maternity grant was presented in

I am in the process of setting up an old loom at the guest house. It's a great big 150cm wide traditional finnish style harness loom and it is so gorgeus! It was donated to me by a very generous lady whom I met at the community studio. She was wanting to find a good home for her old family loom since she didn't have space for it in her house anymore. There's a lot of that going around in Finland right now, a lot of old looms being sold for cheap or donated for free, since we