Finnish artist Emma Sarpaniemi’s self-portraits inspire emotions
In an age of endless selfies, artists’ self-portraits ask us to pause and truly look. Visual artist Emma Sarpaniemi explores identity and femininity in playful yet profound images.
Riverbank comes alive with music, art and theatre in Turku, Finland
Finland’s oldest orchestra has a new, future-facing home on the River Aura between the redesigned WAM Museum of Contemporary Art and the Turku City Theatre. This cultural riverbank offers dizzying possibilities for artistic synergy.
Finnish Futuro: the UFO-shaped house that landed around the world
Finland is known for its understated design and natural materials, but then there is the Futuro: a bright plastic UFO-shaped house that became one of Finland’s most unusual exports.
Beats beneath the surface: Inside Helsinki’s underground rave scene
Helsinki’s thriving nightlife is hard to miss, but its underground rave scene remains a mystery to many. Hidden in club basements, inside forgotten factories and deep in the woods, a music community thrums with its own heartbeat.
How a Finnish music fest creates a singular sense of community
Globally renowned performers rub elbows with their audience in shops, cafés and even saunas during the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, held in a tiny town in eastern Finland.
From Finland with laughter: Ismo turns cultural quirks into comedy gold
Finnish comedian Ismo Leikola translates humour across cultures, making comedic observations about even the most mundane exchanges. His newest endeavour brings music into the act.
Open your eyes to the daring, quirky world of Finnish circus
Amaze! Tales and Magic of Circus, an exhibition at the Theatre Museum in Helsinki, traces the history of Finnish circus through danger, dark humour, endurance and the thrill of doing the impossible.
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