Happiful – August 2019

14 • happiful.com • June 2019

Writing | Becky Wright Illustrating | Rosan Magar

Sisu

Never give up, keep fighting, always do the best

you can. If you’ve ever had to dig deep and find a

strength you never knew you had, you’re already

embracing sisu

Exploring

‘Sisu isn’t about climbing the whole

mountain, it’s just about finding the

strength to take the first step’

I

t’s a term that dates back hundreds of years in Finnish

culture. But, like many Scandinavian words, sisu

doesn’t have a direct translation in English – which

means it’s quite problematic for me to try to explain.

But it’s a trait you’ve undoubtedly experienced before at

some point in your life...