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Your top 10 Finnish bands
Lauri from The Rasmus with his signature black hair with feathers and dark eye makeup; the other band members in the background.
Arts & cultureMusic

Your top 10 Finnish bands

In every genre, Finnish bands are playing to packed houses. Here are the top 10 according to a survey on our FB page.

Tagged in FunMusic
Finnish blood runs in Nordic crime novels
Nordic Cool 2013, Nordic noir crime novels, Finnish detective fiction, Tapani Bagge, James Thompson, Leena Lehtolainen, Jarkko Sipilä, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureLiterature

Finnish blood runs in Nordic crime novels

Brutal murders aren’t what Finland is famous for, except in crime novels. The Finns’ contribution to the genre is unique.

Tagged in Literature
Experience as fashion, times ten
Business & innovationEntrepreneurs

Experience as fashion, times ten

With everything from exotic designer-label clothing to designer chewing gum, lifestyle store Helsinki10 offers a unique environment where shopping is about experience and discovery.

Tagged in Entrepreneurs
Cool Finnish tango sways audiences
Tango-orkesteri Unto, Finnish tango orchestra, Nordic Cool 2013, Scandinavia House, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

Cool Finnish tango sways audiences

Finnish tango music supergroup Tango-orkesteri Unto celebrated its 15th anniversary with concerts in the US and Europe.

Tagged in Music
Finnish games fly higher and higher
Finnish games industry, mobile game, Angry Birds, Rovio, Clash of Clans, Supercell, Applifier Everyday, Bugbear, Ridge Racer: Unbounded, Finland
Business & innovationTechnology

Finnish games fly higher and higher

Angry Birds, then Clash of Clans: Finnish mobile games have taken the world by storm, and there’s no end in sight.

Tagged in Technology
Travelling Finland with a Victorian view
tourism, guidebook, Finland, Imatra, sauna, Through Finland in Carts, Mrs Alec Tweedie, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna, Punkaharju, Helsingfors, Helsinki
Life & societyTravel

Travelling Finland with a Victorian view

We revisit the Finnish adventures of British author Mrs Alec Tweedie, whose book from the 1890s is now available online.

Tagged in Travel
Sledding Helsinki’s city slopes in style
A man and a child are sitting on a sled, sliding down a snowy hill.
Life & societySociety

Sledding Helsinki’s city slopes in style

When the winter brings lots of snow, Helsinki is perfect for a favourite pastime: sledding. We help you head for the hills.

Tagged in Society
On the other side of the Arctic
Life & societySociety

On the other side of the Arctic

Sámi National Day Feb. 6: Rauna Kuokkanen, a Sámi who teaches at the University of Toronto, sees her people in a global context.

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