Here’s a scene a lot of growing teams in Helsinki know well. You’ve outgrown the kitchen table, or the shared desks, and you need a proper base for the team. So you look at a three-year commercial lease. You sign, and suddenly you’re the person…
Wonderland has two homes: one set in the dynamic heart of Helsinki’s Vallila, and one nestled inside the Säterinportti business park in Espoo’s Leppävaara. Both share the same vibrant community and the same philosophy on what a good workday should feel like — but each…
At our latest Wonderland Waffle Wednesday speaker event, we heard about the services the City of Espoo offers to employers. Here’s a summary of the key points shared by Espoo’s specialists, Anssi Heimonen and Minna Honkanen, in their talk for employers. Espoo’s employer solutions team…
Most people don’t think about lunch until they’re already hungry. By then, the decision is rushed — a sad desk sandwich, a queue outside, or skipping it altogether. Finns solved this a long time ago. In Finland, lunch is eaten earlier than in most countries…
Not every workday looks the same — and neither does every worker. Some days you need silence, strong WiFi, and zero distractions. Other days you want a buzz of people around you, a decent coffee, and the kind of spontaneous hallway conversation that actually moves…
Human Connection at the Core of Work with Pertti Ratilainen. We’ve all been there: a simple comment gets taken the wrong way, a meeting ends in weird tension, or a teammate seems to be speaking a totally different language. According to workplace expert Pertti Ratilainen,…
One of the latest Waffle Wednesday spotlights featured Miia Pirttijärvi, Head of Sales and Marketing at Soupster and current Chair of the company’s award-winning Green Advisory Board (GAB). Miia shared how Soupster’s journey toward sustainability has been shaped from the inside out, driven by employee…
Photo by Johnny Africa on Unsplash Ah, vacation — that dreamy stretch of time when hammocks, sunsets, and slow mornings call louder than Slack notifications. But for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and self-employed professionals, truly unplugging can feel like a luxury we can’t afford. You’re running…
Kasper Kylmälä visited Wonderland Vallila’s Waffle Wednesday event to give a talk on the power and meaning of words. Kasper is a public speaking coach with a diverse background. An engineer, entrepreneur, and former parliamentary assistant. Passionate about rhetoric and politics, he knows how words…
As the new year approaches, many of us find ourselves reflecting on past achievements and planning for the year ahead. But traditional goal-setting methods can sometimes feel repetitive or uninspiring. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of unusual goal-setting practices to kickstart your 2025 with…
