IKEA 75 collection
Society

Lithuanian youth returns to furniture of their parents and grandparents

Every second Lithuanian has warm feelings about pieces of furniture and interior from the previous century. This is more an object of admiration for the younger audience who turns their looks to the times of parents and grandparents. The study carried out at the IKEA Lithuania request reveals that at least one piece of furniture or interior element from last decades can be found in two out of three Lithuanian homes. To celebrate the 75th anniversary, IKEA launched a limited furniture collection of legendary products from the past. […]

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Economy

No risk, no bitcoins: a study revealed a lot of surprises about Lithuanians

Male, grows a beard, interested in basketball and doesn’t shy away from gambling – such portrait of Lithuanians interested in cryptocurrencies has been drawn by a study on social media users. […]

Baltic Summer University party Photo Sigita Jakubsonė (14)
Society

Summer courses at Vytautas Magnus University attended by students from over 30 countries

For the second time in a row, Baltic Summer University (BSU), a project organized by Vytautas Magnus University, has drawn to Kaunas over 100 students from various countries around the world. Students from Europe and other continents have joined the project: the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, Japan, Indonesia. The participants were offered a variety of courses in which the guests can improve their professional skills, learn the Lithuanian language, discover other cultures, and establish new contacts. […]

Trevellers
LIGHT

Habits of Lithuanian holiday-makers: increasing numbers of single travellers but parents the least common companions

This year, significantly more Lithuanian residents chose to travel on holiday both as single travellers or setting off with their family members. A survey conducted showed that more than half of Lithuanian residents spend their holidays with their spouses, one third holiday with their children, while parents are seldom selected as holiday companions. […]

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LIGHT

Six things you should know when freezing foods

Once you bring home full baskets of fresh fruits, berries and vegetables from the garden, market or store, at least part of the fresh harvest should be prepared for longer storage, so you can enjoy vitamins during the winter. The best way to preserve vitamins and other beneficial nutrients is refrigeration. If you are just about to fill in your refrigerator’s freezer for winter, here are some useful tips. […]

People in Vilnius
Opinion

Global index highlights Lithuania’s sores as it is being dragged down by big inequalities

Lithuania took 36th place in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals index. This is not a bad achievement among 156 countries, however, if the country does not take serious action, it will not achieve the 2030 […]