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Delivering Finnish design on demand

Autumn leaves starting to fall in the Finnish capital are a sure sign that it’s time for Helsinki Design Week. In 2018, you can order design items for immediate delivery as easily as you order food online.

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Freedom in fashion in Finnish kids’ clothes

Children’s clothing designers in Finland look to influence the whole industry by designing clothes that are not only beautiful and comfortable, but also ethically produced, long-lasting and free from gender bias.

Tagged in Business, Entrepreneurs, Equality, Fashion, Gender, Lifestyle

Arts & culture Design

Courageous Finnish hobbyhorsing inspires designers

The world’s newest equestrian craze started in Finland. Hobbyhorsing is creative, inventive and independent – all qualities that attract designers, as well.

Tagged in Design, Fashion, Hobbyhorse, Slideshows

2015

Helsinki Fashion Week held for the first time

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Arts & culture Design

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.

Tagged in Art, Design, Fashion, ThisisFINLAND Magazine

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Design and conquer: Global focus on Finland for Helsinki Design Week

Q&A is the 2017 theme for the annual Helsinki Design Week, so we ask some Finns who live and breathe design what makes it so fun.

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2005

The year Helsinki Design Week, Scandinavia's biggest design fest, was founded

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Helsinki Design Week 2017: It’s all about Q&A

This year Helsinki Design Week is looking for questions and answers, and has named its theme accordingly: Q&A. The annual design festival takes over the Finnish capital from September 7 to 17, 2017.

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Arts & culture Design

Two Finnish designers to check out

Helsinki Design Week, September 7–17: Lotta Nieminen and Klaus Haapaniemi are two Finnish designers out of the many whose talent, skill and products appear in connection with top international brands.

Tagged in Design, Finland, ThisisFINLAND Magazine

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Finland devotes energy to Astana Expo 2017

Finnish solutions for generating clean energy get visibility at a global expo in the capital of Kazakhstan from June 10 to September 10, 2017.

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1987

The year Design Forum Finland started promoting Finnish design

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