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Modern women: Finnish art in an eventful era
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Modern women: Finnish art in an eventful era

Scandinavia House in New York formed the starting point for a show of four Finnish painters, all of them women, whose careers coincided with cultural and political transformations. The paintings later continued to Stockholm, and subsequently returned to Helsinki as part of a larger exhibition.

Tagged in ArtEqualityFinland 100GenderHistorySlideshowsVisual arts
HIM @ HAM: Photo farewell in Finland
Arts & cultureMusic

HIM @ HAM: Photo farewell in Finland

The charismatic and the crude: As Finnish love-metal band HIM starts its farewell tour, Helsinki Art Museum (HAM) shows exclusive photos. See several of them here.

Tagged in FestivalsHeavy metalMusicSlideshows
Finland’s icebreakers plough through Baltic ice
Business & innovationArctic

Finland’s icebreakers plough through Baltic ice

Although climate change, as noted by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, is evident in Finnish winter temperatures, ice in the Baltic Sea remains an annual obstacle for sea traffic. A fleet of icebreakers clears the shipping lanes (slideshow).

Tagged in ArcticBaltic SeaClimateFinlandNatureSlideshows
Finnish photographer sees light alone in landscape
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Finnish photographer sees light alone in landscape

Anyone who has visited a bustling Helsinki café knows that stereotyping the Finns as antisocial is outdated and exaggerated. Yet award-winning Finnish photographer Mikko Lagerstedt has made a career out of displaying the beauty and nuances of solitude (see slideshow).

Tagged in FinnishnessPhotographySlideshowsVisual arts
Two Finnish artists walk and talk with the animals
Arts & cultureVisual arts

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.

Tagged in ArtFestivalsMusicSlideshowsUrbanVisual arts
Lux Helsinki spreads light and warmth
Arts & cultureSlideshows

Lux Helsinki spreads light and warmth

When the dark months are here, we really need some illumination to light up Helsinki and our minds, too.

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Oh-so-sweet Finnish Christmas!
ChristmasCuisine

Oh-so-sweet Finnish Christmas!

Finnish Christmas is filled with mouth-watering treats and taste-bud-tickling delicacies. Beware of the sugar rush!

Tagged in Christmas cuisineChristmas traditionsCuisineSlideshows
Brewed in Helsinki
Life & societySlideshows

Brewed in Helsinki

Looking for a nice café in Helsinki? Check out the suggestions we filtered for you!

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