Toasting Finland’s Jean Sibelius at 150 Arts & cultureMusic Toasting Finland’s Jean Sibelius at 150 The 150th anniversary of composer Jean Sibelius’s birth is celebrated in 2015 with events in Finland and around the world.
Iraqi-born artist feels at home in Helsinki Arts & cultureVisual arts Iraqi-born artist feels at home in Helsinki We talk to Baghdad-born Adel Abidin, who has been making art in Finland using an array of media for more than a decade.
Night visions fill Helsinki cinemas Arts & cultureFilm Night visions fill Helsinki cinemas Helsinki’s Night Visions Film Fest has action, sci-fi and cult movies and big-name guests.
Finnish author explores limits and truth Arts & cultureLiterature Finnish author explores limits and truth We meet Riikka Pulkkinen, whose novels earn her a place in the upper ranks of young Finnish authors.
Finnish writer’s youth fiction wins fans Arts & cultureLiterature Finnish writer’s youth fiction wins fans Young Finnish author Salla Simukka is winning over youth-fiction fans worldwide with her Snow White trilogy.
Finnish literature surges to the front Arts & cultureLiterature Finnish literature surges to the front Finland’s cool, unique, multifaceted literature becomes the focus of the world’s biggest book fair in Frankfurt.
Celebrating Moomin-maker Tove Jansson of Finland Arts & cultureVisual arts Celebrating Moomin-maker Tove Jansson of Finland Tove Jansson centenary: The immensely popular Moomins form just one facet of her versatile career in art and literature.
Don’t mess with Finnish jazz Arts & cultureMusic Don’t mess with Finnish jazz With thriving festivals and clubs across the country, jazz fans in Finland have never had it as good as they do now.
