Writing
In addition to her book The Nordic Theory of Everything, published by HarperColllins, Anu has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Fortune Magazine, and other publications.
As a newspaper journalist and magazine writer Anu has covered education, politics, technology, culture, and the arts. She has written for Finnish magazines about everything from the latest developments in neuroscience to the effects of Hurricane Sandy to domestic abuse; she has interviewed Andre Agassi, Jonathan Franzen, James Ellroy, Zadie Smith, and numerous Hollywood celebrities.
Anu has also been a regular columnist based both in New York City and her home town of Helsinki. For more about Anu's career please visit the About page; below is a selection of recent articles.
Crash-test Nation
Helsingin Sanomat, Sunday Pages
Finland Is a Capitalist Paradise
The New York Times, Sunday Review
Finland to President Trump: We don’t rake the forest floor, but we do other things you should emulate
The Los Angeles Times, Op-Ed
The Fake Freedom of American Health Care
The New York Times, Sunday Review
What Americans Don't Get About Nordic Countries
The Atlantic
Don't Kiss My Baby. Just Fix My Health Care
The New York Times, Op-Ed
A True Finnish Spring
The New York Times, Op-Ed
The Fog of Living Abroad
Powell's Original Essays
Leaving Everything for Love
Olivia magazine
(in Finnish)
