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Experience Circus from Finland!
Arts & cultureWebpick

Experience Circus from Finland!

The compelling visuality and strong sense of physical presence captivates audiences and makes circus art from Finland powerful, unique and recognisable.

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Two Finnish artists walk and talk with the animals
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Two Finnish artists walk and talk with the animals

Two of the artworks at the 2016 Flow Festival were just a prelude to another, larger exhibition that plays out weeks after the end of the festival.

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Find your way at Flow Fest 2016: Our Top 9 Finnish acts
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Find your way at Flow Fest 2016: Our Top 9 Finnish acts

It’s time for Flow Festival in Helsinki, and the extensive lineup may seem overwhelming. Check out nine of our local Finnish favourites at this very international event.

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The Arctic movie
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The Arctic movie

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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“Mother Wait”
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“Mother Wait”

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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Finnish designers again to the final of the Hyères Fashion Festival
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Finnish designers again to the final of the Hyères Fashion Festival

Four young fashion talents from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture compete in the international festival this April.

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Tom of Finland: From the fringe to the mainstream
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Tom of Finland: From the fringe to the mainstream

After decades in the shadows, the world is finally ready for Finland’s icon of erotic art, Tom of Finland.

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Iraqi-born artist feels at home in Helsinki
Adel Abidin, Baghdad, Iraq, Helsinki, Finland, artist, Flow Festival, video installations, photography, sound installations, sculpture, media
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Iraqi-born artist feels at home in Helsinki

We talk to Baghdad-born Adel Abidin, who has been making art in Finland using an array of media for more than a decade.

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