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A lifelong New Yorker finds life is different in Finland

By Doug Doyle
Published December 11, 2024 at 12:46 PM EST
Musical instruments available to use at the Helsinki Central Library Oodi. The traditional table harp located on the bottom left is called a kantele
Jon Kalish
Musical instruments available to use at the Helsinki Central Library Oodi. The traditional table harp located on the bottom left is called a kantele

This fall WBGO’s Jon Kalish spent two weeks in Finland, a trip inspired in part by an American musician friend who spends part of the year in Helsinki.

Jon was struck how different Finland’s capital, Helsinki, is from New York. He produced this audio postcard of his travels around the country that has consistently been voted the world’s happiest nation.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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