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Carolina ja Kirsi istuvat keittiön pöydän ääressä.
The Fredling sisters found their home in Kalanti

This proud statement, once made by a local resident, has stayed with Kirsi Fredling ever…

Violetit orvokit.
Congratulations to Uusikaupunki and Ukilife!

Let’s take a look at everything that has happened along the way. 383 stories from…

Elina istuu pöydän ääressä keltainen villatakki päällään.
A city like candy

You can see the difference in the pace of walking. Having moved from Jyväskylä to…

Olli ja Heli seisovat olohuoneessa.
A Hundred-Year-Old Sea Captain’s House Connects Siblings and Generations in Lokalahti

The sage-green house in the village center of Lokalahti blends into the lush late-summer nature…

Ina seisoo kotinsa ulko-ovella.
Final Destination: The Family Farm

Almost 22-year-old Ina Tanner has had an early start to her day. Her morning shift…

Nainen istuu tuolilla puutalon pihalla.
3 x Lovely Kalanti

1. Johanna Kantonen, Entrepreneur:  “Kalanti has a great vibe and a central location.”  My husband and…

Partasen pariskunta istuu sohvalla.
A compact and simple hometown

Every now and then, Antti Partanen slips into a subtle “mie” (I), and shortly after,…

Nikoleta Bleidelen ja Marcus Tiemannin lapsineen sohvalla.
Seaside home in Pyhämaa melted Nicoleta and Marcus’s hearts

Pyhämaa is peaceful. The only sounds in the yard of Nicoleta Bleidele and Marcus Tiemann’s…

Venla. Sakari ja Esme-koira istuvat sohvalla.
Uusikaupunki lured Venla and Sakari back to their hometown

The first to peek through the door is an expressive ball of fluff. Esme, the…

Emilia Remes istuu keltaisella sohvalla.
“Moving to Uusikaupunki was the best decision of my life”

A leap into the unknown—that’s how Emilia felt a little over three years ago as…