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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 singer Alma’s crazy summer Arts & cultureWebpick Finnish singer Alma’s crazy summer In early July, Alma Miettinen dropped her first song, “Karma,” just to see what would happen. Less than two months later, “Karma” became the second-most streamed Finnish song of the 2010s on Spotify, right after “Hollywood Hills” by Sunrise Avenue.
