HIM @ HAM: Photo farewell in Finland
The charismatic and the crude: As Finnish love-metal band HIM starts its farewell tour, Helsinki Art Museum (HAM) shows exclusive photos. See several of them here.
2005
The year Helsinki Design Week, Scandinavia's biggest design fest, was founded
1902
The year Francisco Tárrega composed the waltz that later became the Nokia ringtone
Finnish photographer sees light alone in landscape
Anyone who has visited a bustling Helsinki café knows that stereotyping the Finns as antisocial is outdated and exaggerated. Yet award-winning Finnish photographer Mikko Lagerstedt has made a career out of displaying the beauty and nuances of solitude (see slideshow).
Restaurant Day
A Finnish invention allowing anyone to set up a restaurant for a day
