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Finnish author writes memories of the future
“I think that as a species we have a built-in capacity for self-destructive behaviour, but also a built-in capacity to improve things, to make a change,” says Emmi Itäranta.
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.

Tagged in EnvironmentGeopoliticsLiterature
Finnish band PKN storms punk’s final frontier
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät, PKN, Finnish punk rock, 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, Vienna, Austria, Aina mun pitää, Kurikka, Sami Helle, Kari Aalto, Toni Välitalo, Helsinki, Finland
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.

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After Finnish election, anything can happen
Finnish Parliament, 2015 elections, Centre, Social Democrats, National Coalition, Greens, “Finns” Party, Left Alliance, Christian Democrats, Swedish People’s Party, Helsinki, Finland, Juha Sipilä, Nasima Razmyar, Ozan Yanar, Jani Toivola, Li Andersson, Susanna Koski
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.

Tagged in EconomyEUPolitics
Finnish film director enters the big time
Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Jalmari Helander, Big Game, Rare Exports, cinema, film, movies, Hollywood, President of the United States, forest, Finland
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.

Tagged in FilmLaplandMedia
Inside the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election
Finnish Parliament, government, election 2015, Centre Party, National Coalition, Finns, Swedish People’s Party, Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, Greens, Left Alliance, Juha Sipilä, Antti Rinne, Alexander Stubb, Timo Soini, Päivi Räsänen
Life & societyPolitics

Inside the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election

A political reporter provides an accessible explanation of the trends in the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election.

Tagged in EconomyEUPolitics
Three iconic Finns remain relevant at 150
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, artists Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Pekka Halonen, 150th birthday celebration, Facebook, Ainola, Tarvaspää, Halosenniemi, Lake Tuusula, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Three iconic Finns remain relevant at 150

Sibelius, Gallen-Kallela and Halonen, all born in 1865, helped form the Finnish identity. Now two of them post on Facebook.

Tagged in DesignHistorySibeliusVisual arts
Finnish universities among global elite
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Helsinki University, Aalto University, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Jyväskylä, Tampere, Turku, Eastern Finland, sustainable technologies, environment, global climate change, Anneli Pauli
Life & societyEducation

Finnish universities among global elite

Times Higher Education names seven Finnish universities for world-class excellence. We visit the newest one on the list.

Tagged in EducationResearchUniversities
Johanna’s arctic endurance dive
Life & societyWebpick

Johanna’s arctic endurance dive

A record-holding freediver plunges beneath the perilous Arctic ice

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