Arts & culture Archives

Rockers favour Finnish guitars with soul

We meet Finnish luthier Kari Nieminen, whose guitars are in the hands of the Rolling Stones, The Who, ZZ Top and The Rasmus.

Helsinki’s wooden Chapel of Silence, designed to promote wellbeing, quietly attracts attention in the middle of the city.

The exciting, moving memoir of a Finnish Canadian forms a great story that goes from post-war Helsinki to western Canada.

We talk to a couple of the numerous Finnish designers currently making a name for themselves around the world.

Meet the woman who wrote Finland’s Oscar-nominated short film and find out what inspired her.

Finnish Culture Day (Feb 28): The national instrument, the kantele, gets louder and even a bit angry (yes, as in birds).

Hear how three high-energy Helsinki bands fearlessly mix musical styles for fun: Mopo, Dalindèo and Ricky-Tick Big Band.

Break out the popcorn! Here come our readers’ top 10 favourite Finnish films, gathered from a survey on our social media.