Arts & culture Archives

Helsinki turns tables, grows greener

At the very centre of Helsinki, urban gardening sprouts amid disused railway tracks.

Director Aku Louhimies offers a grimy view of Finland, yet says his film Naked Harbour is more about hope than despair.

Exclusive interview: Einojuhani Rautavaara’s first opera, suppressed during the Cold War, now goes to the Grammies.

What happens when a Finn buys a vineyard in Bordeaux and breaks with the regional winemaking traditions?

French-Finnish duo The Dø is sweeping Europe with captivating indie pop and continually reinvented music.

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.

If there’s one word that defines the Finnish rock band French Films, it’s “fresh.”

Helsinki has been awaiting a real concert hall since composer Jean Sibelius put Finland on the map as a music nation.