There is a lot of difference between rich and poor areas all over the world, and Europe is no exception. We run down the richest and poorest areas in Northern Europe and discuss the issues which arise from income inequality in Europe.

Dr. Jacek Polubiec is an educational leader who has spent twenty years teaching and supervising urban schools. He holds Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from City College of New York, MA from Queens College, MS from the Principals Institute...

William Doyle is a 2015-2016 Fulbright Scholar, a 2017 Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellow, a Scholar in Residence and Lecturer on Media and Education at the University of Eastern Finland, and an award-winning, bestselling author and...

Xavier Gabaix argues that public policies should prioritize alleviating deprivation at the bottom over narrowing the rich-poor gap. Gabaix discusses why economies fluctuate, and postulates that firm-level shocks, meaning when a large...

William Doyle is a 2015-2016 Fulbright Scholar, a 2017 Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellow, a Scholar in Residence and Lecturer on Media and Education at the University of Eastern Finland, and an award-winning, bestselling author and...

William Doyle is a 2015-2016 Fulbright Scholar, a 2017 Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellow, a Scholar in Residence and Lecturer on Media and Education at the University of Eastern Finland, and an award-winning, bestselling author and...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Finnish Civil War

Pasi Sahlberg is Finnish educator, author and scholar. He has worked as schoolteacher, teacher educator, researcher and policy advisor in Finland and has studied education systems and reforms around the world. His expertise includes...

Finlandia is one of Sibelius most well known works. Let's take a closer look at the history behind the music and the composer.

An ambitious new project could soon be providing the very cold city of Helsinki with a sustainable source of heat, while also doubling as an attractive location for Fins to escape the long harsh Nordic winter.

After collapsing from cardiac arrest and being resuscitated during his country’s opening European Championship game, Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD,...

Nord Stream 2 the 1230 kilometre natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany is currently in jeopardy. Despite being 94% completed many are pressuring Merkel to abandon the project following Russia's poisoning of Alexei Navalny. In...

Pasi Sahlberg has worked as a schoolteacher, teacher-educator, researcher, and policymaker in Finland and advised education system leaders around the world. He served as senior education specialist at the World Bank (in Washington, DC),...

Olavinlinna castle, the fortress was founded by Erik Axelsson Tott in 1475, It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Finland.

We are running through what every country wants from a Brexit Deal. A few weeks ago we tackled the biggest countries by population, now we are going through what the smaller nations are looking for.

Drone delivery company, Wing, projects to begin services in Helsinki, Finland in spring 2019.

William Doyle is a 2015-2016 Fulbright Scholar, a 2017 Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellow, a Scholar in Residence and Lecturer on Media and Education at the University of Eastern Finland, and an award-winning, bestselling author and...

Do standardized test help or harm students? And is the US actually over testing students when compared with other nations? In this episode of Origin of Everything, we ask the big question about why do some American students take an...

MOT 1940: FINLAND: INT Textile factory w/ women attending machines. EXPORTS: Woolen products socks. Metal products kettle. Food products cheeses. HA Seaport ship in harbor. (Poor Contrast Washed Out)

When one thinks of The Eastern Front of the Second World War, images of conflict between the ideological juggernauts of Nazi Germany and The Soviet Union spring to mind. While a critical component of the Second World War, there was...

Welcome to this video where we explore the vibrant city of Helsinki, the largest city and capital of Finland. Situated conveniently between Tallinn, Stockholm, and Saint Petersburg, Helsinki has become a hub for business, research,...

There are a lot of things that we take for granted in our day to day lives, and one of the big ones is how we spend a good portion of our waking hours. Based on sophisticated youtube analytics we can determine that a majority of...

When thinking about World War II, it's really easy to focus solely on the fighting in the Atlantic or Pacific theaters. But there were other theaters of war that were just as harsh, and the Finnish warriors of the Winter War prove it....