Sisu: How to Have True Finnish Resilience

Sisu is all about resilience, bravery and perseverance in hard times.

There are some Nordic lifestyle concepts that we all know very well such as hygge. I am not sure there is anyone on the western world who hasn't heard of hygge and all the beauty and joy it can bring into our lives. Hygge is all about finding the pleasure in simple everyday things that we more ordinarily overlook. But there are some other Nordic lifestyle concepts that aren't quite so well known, but have an even more profound effect on the mentality of an entire region.

Sisu is one of those concepts that is less well known but no less important. If you are Finnish however, sisu is an integral part of life and growing up. The word sisu is such a part of Finnish life that once we understand it it's hard to imagine life in Finland without it.

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