Finding our Selves through Sisu with Katja Pantzar

“Sisu is the idea of tapping into your own courage, your own grit, your own resilience in the face of challenges, and that can be everything from trying to get your homework done or trying to get your kids to get their homework done to big issues that deal with career, or education, or moving, work, career, mental, and physical health…Sisu is figuring out a way to resolve it. Sisu is very much a solutions mindset..”

Helsinki-based writer, editor and broadcast journalist Katja Pantzar was raised in Canada with stints in New Zealand and the UK. Her areas of specialism range from wellbeing and resilience to sustainability, design and business. Her 2018 book, The Finnish Way, was translated into 22 different languages and published in the US, the UK, Germany, China, Russia, Japan. France, and many other countries. It takes readers on a journey to Finland and explores simple and sensible ways to boost wellbeing inspired by the Nordic lifestyle through a unique concept of courage and strength called sisu. Her next book, Everyday Sisu: Tapping into Finnish Fortitude for a Happier, More Resilient Life, will be published in March 2022 by Penguin Random House US. Through expert interviews and fact-based information, Everyday Sisu examines how we can better support our mental and physical health while taking care of each other and our planet.