Sisu The Finnish Art of Courage

by Nylund, Joanna

• ISBN13: 9780762465064
• ISBN10: 0762465069
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2018-10-09
• Publisher: Running Press Adult

Summary

After you've cultivated the coziness of the Danes (hygge) and achieved the Swedish way of moderation (lagom), then what's next? How about developing your Sisu -- an "untranslatable" Finnish term referring to a mixture of courage, resilience, grit, tenacity, and perseverance. It's a trait that has shaped not just the fate of a nation but continues to be a guiding principle for how Finns live their daily lives. Now it can offer lessons to us all, helping us to:

• discover our inner strength
• resolve conflicts at work and home
• raise kind and resilient children
• achieve our fitness goals
• fight for what we believe in

And much more!

Author Biography

Joanna Nylund was born and raised in Finland, where she started her writing career doing music reviews for a local magazine at age fifteen. After studying English literature at university and living in the UK for a few years, she currently works as a translator, journalist, copywriter, and photographer. She lives in Helsinki.