https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-48-turku-finland The Finnish education system is recognized as one of the best of the world today. And yet, a person from the 17th century would consider this to be nothing short of a miracle. So how did Finland become one…
https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-47-turku-finland What elements are needed to build the sense of being a nation? Do we need a common language, a common culture, a common history, a common law, or a combination of all these things? In this episode I will…
https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-46-koylio-finland Finland is one of the richest nations in the world. And yet, as Indian philosopher Vishal Mangalwadi once noted, Finland has never been a colonial Empire. Neither can we attribute its prosperity to its natural resources… So what made…
https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-45-zurich-switzerland When we talk about the city of Zürich and the Swiss Reformation, many think of the so-called ‘Affair of the Sausages’ when a group of citizens distributed and ate sausages publicly during the Lenten fast, and thus defied the…
https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-44-einsiedeln-switzerland We are continuing our miniseries in the footsteps of Huldrych Zwingli who triggered the Swiss Reformation five hundred years ago. Today, we will visit the small town of Einsiedeln. It is located in a hilly area of the canton…
