Sisu, sauna, Sibelius and heavy metal, too Arts & cultureMusic Sisu, sauna, Sibelius and heavy metal, too Sibelius’s 150th birthday: Find out how the composer’s own piano sounds, and what he and heavy metal have in common.
Beginning a new year in Finland Life & societySociety Beginning a new year in Finland In the week after Christmas, people in Finland take it easy, saving up their energy for the big New Year’s celebration.
Finnish Christmas markets brighten winter ChristmasModern Christmas Finnish Christmas markets brighten winter It’s easy to think that Christmas was made especially for Finland when you visit a traditional Christmas market (slideshow).
Top 5 Finnish Christmas foods ChristmasCuisine Top 5 Finnish Christmas foods With so many delicious Finnish Christmas dishes, we asked our FB readers to list their favourites. See how it turned out!
Toasting Finland’s Jean Sibelius at 150 Arts & cultureMusic Toasting Finland’s Jean Sibelius at 150 The 150th anniversary of composer Jean Sibelius’s birth is celebrated in 2015 with events in Finland and around the world.
Finns bring new twist to simulation games Business & innovationTechnology Finns bring new twist to simulation games Finnish women entrepreneurs are bringing new views to gaming. We meet the creators of two very different simulation games.
Films project Finnish view of Christmas ChristmasModern Christmas Films project Finnish view of Christmas See our list of Finland’s top Christmas movies, all of which include Finnish Lapland’s most famous resident, Santa.
City of Helsinki among the first in the world to hire Chief Design Officer Arts & cultureWebpick City of Helsinki among the first in the world to hire Chief Design Officer First of all, the objective of the CDO is to provide the city with visionary, creative thinking where priority is given to the users.
