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Exploring the Finnish affinity for coffee
A cup of coffee and cookies on a pink surface.
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.

Tagged in CuisineFinnishness
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.

Tagged in Politics
Finnish punk music is alive and kicking
Finnish punk music, hardcore, Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, Pelle Miljoona, Eppu Normaali, Terveet Kädet, Sepultura, Rattus, Svart Records, Teemu Bergman, Pää Kii, The Splits, Eurovision Song Contest, Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät, PKN, Helsinki, Finland
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.

Tagged in Music
An artist’s mark on the story of Finland
Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela, museum, 150th anniversary of birthday, Tarvaspää, The Defence of the Sampo, Liekki, hipster moustache, Jusélius Mausoleum, Pori, Helsinki, 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.

Tagged in DesignHistoryVisual arts
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.

Tagged in Music
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
Game on! The 9 most important Finnish video games in history
Business & innovationWebpick

Game on! The 9 most important Finnish video games in history

These days, Finland rules when it comes to mobile games.

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