Essays

On Happiness in Finland

Notes on living in the world's "happiest" country

Mar 20 • Wil Reidie

Sick Mood at Sunset

Notes on my favourite painting

Jan 31 • Wil Reidie

How I Learned to Say "Yes, Chef."

On being a chef and a father

Jan 2 • Wil Reidie

How to Dress a Pike in Cowboy Boots

A "How to Fail at Being Finnish" essay

Oct 24, 2025 • Wil Reidie

Bob Dylan in Helsinki

A Wil Reidie Review

Oct 19, 2025 • Wil Reidie

Prince and the Pea, or It Started That Day with the End of Suppositories

Oct 10, 2025 • Wil Reidie

A Wil Reidie Self-Help Guide (by way of 4 Finnish Phrases)

Featuring Beckett, Heidegger and other things that make for a very popular newsletter

Oct 4, 2025 • Wil Reidie

Pippi Långstrump and Stockholm Consolation

Notes on a trip to Stockholm and my former home

Sep 20, 2025 • Wil Reidie

The Most Honest Kitchen Film I Know

Nope, The Bear doesn’t even come close

Aug 22, 2025 • Wil Reidie

How Do You Say "You’re an A**hole" Nicely in Finnish?

Loving, Living, Salmon Smoking

Aug 2, 2025 • Wil Reidie

4 Things I’ve Learnt in a Finnish Sauna

Trigger warning: there's mention of nudity.

Jul 6, 2025 • Wil Reidie

Comfort Eating in an Emergency

or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Pound Shop Eckhart Tolle

Jun 14, 2025 • Wil Reidie

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