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Finnish soul-jazz supergroup rules
Northern Governors, Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

Finnish soul-jazz supergroup rules

Who are the Northern Governors? How’s their debut album? And what does a Finnish band have to do with Nigeria?

Tagged in FunMusic
Tero Saarinen takes the right steps
Arts & culturePerforming arts

Tero Saarinen takes the right steps

Tero Saarinen Company’s unique choreography is transporting audiences with performances in Europe, Asia and North America (article includes video clip).

Tagged in MulticulturalismPerforming arts
Urban treasure hunting with an Aalto app
architect Alvar Aalto Museum, AALTOsites app, Helsinki, Espoo, Jyväskylä, Finland
Arts & cultureArchitecture

Urban treasure hunting with an Aalto app

We try out a fun, new smartphone app for rediscovering landmark buildings by Alvar Aalto in the Finnish capital area.

Tagged in ArchitectureDesign
Envisioning Helsinki beyond our dreams
Hella Hernberg, Urban Dream Management, World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, Finland
Arts & cultureDesign

Envisioning Helsinki beyond our dreams

Hella Hernberg’s Urban Dream Management is into grassroots projects in underused settings. See what she’s talking about.

Tagged in DesignLifestyle
Finnish fashion designer makes ecoluxury
Minna Hepburn, fashion designer, London and Finland
Arts & cultureDesign

Finnish fashion designer makes ecoluxury

Minna Hepburn may be the only designer with a war studies degree. Nowadays she creates ecologically sustainable fashion.

Tagged in DesignFashion
Moving pictures from Schjerfbeck’s world
The Provincial Museum of Western Uusimaa, Finland
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Moving pictures from Schjerfbeck’s world

Marking her 150th birthday, Finnish museums honour Helene Schjerfbeck, a bold artist who was ahead of her time.

Tagged in Visual arts
Finnish-Korean design duo shares secrets
Aamu Song, Johan Olin, Kiasma, Helsinki World Design Capital 2012, Finland
Arts & cultureDesign

Finnish-Korean design duo shares secrets

The Helsinki-based creative duo, known as COMPANY, has been successfully designing, exhibiting and touring since 2000.

Tagged in Design
Movies and midnight sun in Sodankylä, in the Finnish far north
Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland
Arts & cultureFilm

Movies and midnight sun in Sodankylä, in the Finnish far north

The Midnight Sun Film Festival, held in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland each June, is an event that all film lovers should experience in their lifetime.

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