French Connection, Finnish style Arts & cultureMusic French Connection, Finnish style French-Finnish duo The Dø is sweeping Europe with captivating indie pop and continually reinvented music.
US wise guy makes fun of life in Finland Arts & cultureLiterature US wise guy makes fun of life in Finland The book How to Marry a Finnish Girl shows why kids can speak Finnish but you can’t, how to avoid summer cabins, and more.
For Finns, French Films now means music Arts & cultureMusic For Finns, French Films now means music If there’s one word that defines the Finnish rock band French Films, it’s “fresh.”
Helsinki’s new Music Centre garners rave reviews Arts & cultureArchitecture Helsinki’s new Music Centre garners rave reviews Helsinki has been awaiting a real concert hall since composer Jean Sibelius put Finland on the map as a music nation.
Rock in a hard place at Pyhä Unplugged Arts & cultureMusic Rock in a hard place at Pyhä Unplugged Absolutely amazing acoustics attract audiences and artists to a gorge in Lapland for the unique Pyhä Unplugged Festival.
Readers flock to New Finnish Grammar Arts & cultureLiterature Readers flock to New Finnish Grammar Imagine our surprise when a novel called New Finnish Grammar appeared at the top of the Guardian bestseller list.
Leaving our comfort zone Arts & cultureMusic Leaving our comfort zone Don’t fear what is different – look at what we all have in common, writes singer Emma Salokoski (includes video clip).
Finnish contemporary literature: A wealth of voices Arts & cultureLiterature Finnish contemporary literature: A wealth of voices Finnish literature is going further than ever. Join our tour of prose, poetry and publishing (and Finland-Swedish books).