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Åland marks centenary of autonomy agreement with a year full of events
Small houses line the shore of an island.
Life & societyHistory

Åland marks centenary of autonomy agreement with a year full of events

The 100-year anniversary of a unique and enduring agreement in the Åland Islands is the occasion for a yearlong programme of special events and celebrations.

Tagged in EnvironmentFestivalsFinnishnessHistoryLanguageLifestyleSocietyTravel
Finnish advice: Keep calm and Vappu on, safely
Helsinki’s Lutheran Cathedral is in the background overlooking an empty Senate Square in the spring of 2020.
Life & societyFestivals

Finnish advice: Keep calm and Vappu on, safely

In the extraordinary circumstances of 2020, Finland’s wild, carnival-calibre celebration Vappu (known as May Day, Labour Day or Walpurgis in English) calls for unusual amounts of creativity so that people can get together while still staying apart. Vappu – this time it’s virtual.

Tagged in FestivalsFinlandFinnishnessHealthSociety
Music brings together people from all over, at Finland’s Flow Fest
Performers in red drag outfits talk with fans.
Arts & cultureMusic

Music brings together people from all over, at Finland’s Flow Fest

We talk to some of the numerous visitors from abroad at Helsinki’s Flow Festival. What brought them to Flow, and what are their impressions? Also, see our slideshow for a glimpse of festival ambiance.

Tagged in ArtFestivalsFinnishnessLifestyleMusicSummerTravel
Festivals fill Helsinki in August
Arts & cultureFestivals

Festivals fill Helsinki in August

People in Finland sure like a good festival, and the Finnish capital conveniently offers a whole bunch of them in August, when the Helsinki Festival and its partner events seem to be everywhere in the city.

Tagged in ArtFestivalsHelsinki
Culinary pleasures across Finland
Two children pick bilberries in a forest.
Life & societyCuisine

Culinary pleasures across Finland

Food innovators combine Finland’s culinary tradition with an international, urban style. The focus is on local food and ecological values.

Tagged in CuisineFestivalsFoodNatureThisisFINLAND Magazine
Lux Helsinki fends off the winter darkness
Graffiti showing a squirrel, a fox and a rabbit lit with ultraviolet light.
Arts & cultureSlideshows

Lux Helsinki fends off the winter darkness

Full of illuminated surprises, the annual Lux Helsinki light festival uses coloured beams to transform some of the city’s best loved buildings and streets in early January. You can see them in our photos without braving the cold.

Tagged in ArchitectureArtFestivalsSlideshowsUrbanVisual artsWinter
Finnish events put sustainability at the forefront
Recycling bins at Slush event, purple strobe lights in the background.
Business & innovationSustainability

Finnish events put sustainability at the forefront

Recycling, educating, compensating for emissions, and making sustainable choices attractive: We see how three of Finland’s largest events put their sustainability values into practice.

Tagged in BusinessFestivalsInnovationSlushSustainability
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

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