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.
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.)
Finnish arts education inspires action all over the Arctic
Inspiring children to be aware of climate change and its perils is a key aim of Green Actions, a Finnish project that involves schools and universities across the countries that make up the Arctic region.
Design nation Finland also becoming illustration nation
Helsinki Design Week, September 7–17: Design means more than simply ceramics and other household items. We talk with Kustaa Saksi, one of many gifted Finnish illustrators you should keep your eye on.
Sebastian Fagerlund – portrait of a composer from Europe in 2017
Composer Sebastian Fagerlund’s new opera Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata) got its premiere at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.
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