Experiencing the Finnish sauna Life & societySociety Experiencing the Finnish sauna Sauna is a huge deal for the Finns, and a favourite topic. An American in Finland recounts sauna highlights and stories.
Flow Festival 2015 – Top 9 Finnish acts Arts & cultureMusic Flow Festival 2015 – Top 9 Finnish acts Helsinki’s Flow Festival in August is THE festival for urban music lovers. Here are our local picks for 2015.
Loudspeaker design booms in Finland Business & innovationMusic Loudspeaker design booms in Finland Finnish speaker makers have long been held in high esteem. We visit new Helsinki companies attuned to fresh aesthetics.
Finland reaches for the solar switch Business & innovationEnergy Finland reaches for the solar switch FinSolar is spotlighting solar power. If you thought Finland wasn’t ideal for solar panels, you have to read this.
Heavy metal pilgrim hits Finnish festival Arts & cultureMusic Heavy metal pilgrim hits Finnish festival The first time I heard heavy metal music, I knew I had to visit Finland. The dream comes true with a trip to Helsinki’s Tuska Festival, where I connect with Finnish people and culture through a common love of metal music.
Now trending globally: Finnish metal music Arts & cultureMusic Now trending globally: Finnish metal music Why are Finnish heavy metal bands so popular around the world? It originates in the music’s complexity and rich emotional content.
Gymnaestrada makes Helsinki move and shake Life & societySports Gymnaestrada makes Helsinki move and shake The world’s largest gymnastics event happens in Helsinki from July 12 to 18, 2015. It invites gymnasts to perform rather than compete.
Do Finnish androids dream of electric dumpsters? Business & innovationTechnology Do Finnish androids dream of electric dumpsters? From cars to trash cans, objects are now online. We meet two Finnish firms that are creating uses for the Internet of Things.
Exploring the Finnish affinity for coffee Arts & cultureCuisine Exploring the Finnish affinity for coffee Did you know that the Finns are among the biggest coffee drinkers in the world? We ask a few of them why that is.
New Finnish government tests the waters Life & societyPolitics New Finnish government tests the waters A Helsinki political reporter predicts what the Finland’s new government coalition may or may not accomplish.
Finnish punk music is alive and kicking Arts & cultureMusic Finnish punk music is alive and kicking We look at the surprisingly colourful, rude story of Finnish punk, from the 1970s to the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest and beyond.
An artist’s mark on the story of Finland Arts & cultureVisual arts An artist’s mark on the story of Finland From political paintings to modern-day tattoos: We explore artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s great influence on Finnish society.
Finnish author writes memories of the future Arts & cultureLiterature Finnish author writes memories of the future With elements of sci-fi and mystery, Emmi Itäranta’s book Memory of Water takes place in the future but comments on the present.
Finnish band PKN storms punk’s final frontier Arts & cultureMusic Finnish band PKN storms punk’s final frontier We talk with Finnish punk band PKN about how it feels to be an unusual entrant in the kitsch-laden Eurovision Song Contest.
After Finnish election, anything can happen Life & societyPolitics After Finnish election, anything can happen In the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election, the Centre and the Greens bounced back. So did guesses about the next coalition.
Finnish film director enters the big time Arts & cultureFilm Finnish film director enters the big time Director Jalmari Helander’s new film, Big Game, drops a Hollywood superstar into the middle of the Finnish forest.
Inside the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election Life & societyPolitics Inside the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election A political reporter provides an accessible explanation of the trends in the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election.
