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Finnish families get into the Flow Festival spirit
Children jumping and dancing.
Life & societyFestivals

Finnish families get into the Flow Festival spirit

Family Sunday represents a literal growth area for Helsinki’s renowned Flow Festival. After all, these little kids are the music fans of tomorrow.

Tagged in ArtFamilyFestivalsMusicSummer
Helsinki’s Amos Rex reaches new heights and new audiences
Conception art of the domes that form the roof over Amos Rex; people taking photos and children playing on the domes.
Arts & cultureMuseums

Helsinki’s Amos Rex reaches new heights and new audiences

Architecturally faithful renovations and additions turn a landmark building in Helsinki into Finland’s newest large-scale cultural attraction.

Tagged in ArchitectureArtHelsinkiMuseums
Who’s who in Finland?
Blue question marks on a blue background.
Arts & cultureSlideshows

Who’s who in Finland?

Test your knowledge of Finnish characters to see if you’re a true fan of Finland.

Tagged in ArtFinnishnessFunSlideshowsThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish summer festivals bring music to your ears
Arts & cultureMusic

Finnish summer festivals bring music to your ears

Five famous Finns reveal their festival faves. During the summer months in Finland, you can visit a different festival almost every day, and the events calendar continues into the autumn and beyond.

Tagged in ArtFinnishnessFunLifestyleMusicThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish footprints
Arts & cultureFinnishness

Finnish footprints

You might be surprised how often traces of blue-and-white Finnish influence can be spotted in places near and far.

Tagged in ArtFinlandFinnishnessMusicSportsThisisFINLAND Magazine
Finnish museum brilliantly leverages the art of Donald Duck
Arts & cultureSlideshows

Finnish museum brilliantly leverages the art of Donald Duck

See how Donald Duck became a vehicle for attracting new museum visitors to explore the world of art, beginning with Finnish classics, and find out why he’s so important to the Finns. (Article includes slideshow.)

Tagged in ArtLanguageMuseumsSlideshows
Sending Santa letters in Finnish Lapland
Santa Claus and some young elves sitting at a long table reading letters and cards from children.
ChristmasSanta Claus

Sending Santa letters in Finnish Lapland

Ever wonder where letters to Santa Claus wind up? We pay him a visit in Finnish Lapland at Santa’s Main Post Office.

Tagged in ArtEnvironmentSanta Claus
Finnish teens put art to the test
Arts & cultureEducation

Finnish teens put art to the test

A nationwide programme called Art Testers lets every single eighth-grader in Finland experience art – and express their opinions about it, too.

Tagged in ArtEducationFinland 100MuseumsTheater

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