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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
The revamped Helsinki City Museum opens doors to Helsinki’s past
Arts & cultureMuseums

The revamped Helsinki City Museum opens doors to Helsinki’s past

Make a journey through history and admire fine architecture at Helsinki City Museum’s new main complex, where visitors can freely reflect on the past, right in the busy heart of the capital.

Tagged in FunMuseumsUrbanVisual arts
“Mother Wait”
Life & societyEnvironment

“Mother Wait”

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

Tagged in AnimalsArtEnvironmentNatureVisual 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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Tom of Finland: From the fringe to the mainstream
Arts & cultureVisual arts

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.

Tagged in ArtLifestyleUrbanVisual arts
An artist’s mark on the story of Finland
Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela, museum, 150th anniversary of birthday, Tarvaspää, The Defence of the Sampo, Liekki, hipster moustache, Jusélius Mausoleum, Pori, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureVisual arts

An artist’s mark on the story of Finland

From political paintings to modern-day tattoos: We explore artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s great influence on Finnish society.

Tagged in DesignHistoryVisual arts
Three iconic Finns remain relevant at 150
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, artists Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Pekka Halonen, 150th birthday celebration, Facebook, Ainola, Tarvaspää, Halosenniemi, Lake Tuusula, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Three iconic Finns remain relevant at 150

Sibelius, Gallen-Kallela and Halonen, all born in 1865, helped form the Finnish identity. Now two of them post on Facebook.

Tagged in DesignHistorySibeliusVisual arts
Iraqi-born artist feels at home in Helsinki
Adel Abidin, Baghdad, Iraq, Helsinki, Finland, artist, Flow Festival, video installations, photography, sound installations, sculpture, media
Arts & cultureVisual arts

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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