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Sisu: The Nordic concept of resilience and strength taking the world by storm

The Finnish concept of Sisu meaning grit, stoicism and determination has overtaken Hygge as the latest Scandi trend to help us with modern life. Apparently. But what is it? Christoffer Weiss, is an actor and businessman from Finland. On his website he describes himself as an ecological-yogic-businessman-superhero-hippie. So what exactly is Sisu?
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