Katja Pantzar is a
Helsinki-based writer, editor and broadcast journalist. Her newest book Finding
Sisu: In Search of Courage, Strength and Happiness the Finnish Way (Hodder & Stoughton) publishes in March 2018
in the UK, in April in Germany as Der finnische Weg zu Mut, Ausdauer und innerer
Stärke, (Bastei Lubbe) and in
the US in June as The Finnish Way: Finding
Courage, Wellness, and Happiness through the Power of Sisu (Tarcher Perigee/Penguin Books), with 13 other
territories to follow.
The book takes readers on a journey to Finland and explores simple and
sensible ways to boost wellbeing inspired by the Nordic lifestyle ranging from
winter swimming and cycling to the Nordic diet – all through the special Finnish concept of courage and resilience called sisu.