Arts & culture

Klaus Härö’s The Fencer launches Finland’s first ever crowd-funded Oscar campaign

The Fencer, Finland’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards next February, is a touching drama about love and a man who finds meaning in his life through the children who need him.

Arts & culture Music

From the virtuoso to virtuosi

The most famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius turns 150 years

Arts & culture Webpick

Balancing tradition and cutting-edge

Susanna Mälkki takes command of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra as the first woman in the position.

Arts & culture Visual arts

Tom of Finland: From the fringe to the mainstream

After decades in the shadows, the world is finally ready for Finland’s icon of erotic art, Tom of Finland.

Arts & culture Design

Bringing up new designers

Helsinki Design Week presents design from a number of fields as well as fashion, architecture and urban culture, also for children.

Arts & culture Music

Flow Festival 2015 – Top 9 Finnish acts

Helsinki’s Flow Festival in August is THE festival for urban music lovers. Here are our local picks for 2015.

Arts & culture Music

Heavy metal pilgrim hits Finnish festival

The first time I heard heavy metal music, I knew I had to visit Finland. The dream comes true with a trip to Helsinki’s Tuska Festival, where I connect with Finnish people and culture through a common love of metal music.

Arts & culture Music

Now trending globally: Finnish metal music

Why are Finnish heavy metal bands so popular around the world? It originates in the music’s complexity and rich emotional content.

Klaus Härö’s The Fencer launches Finland’s first ever crowd-funded Oscar campaign

From the virtuoso to virtuosi

Balancing tradition and cutting-edge

Tom of Finland: From the fringe to the mainstream

Bringing up new designers

Flow Festival 2015 – Top 9 Finnish acts

Heavy metal pilgrim hits Finnish festival

Now trending globally: Finnish metal music

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