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Folk meets baroque

Violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala combines classical violin and folk fiddling on her solo album Side by Side (Alba Records, 2016). The album has won several prizes in Finland including the Classical Emma or “Finnish Grammy”.
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Experience Circus from Finland!

The compelling visuality and strong sense of physical presence captivates audiences and makes circus art from Finland powerful, unique and recognisable.
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From slope videos to a million-euro business

The story of Flatlight Creative House began with skateboarding in the early 2000s, as the company founder Miikka Niemi rolled behind his friends with a VHS camera on his shoulder.
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Sisu begins where perseverance ends

Emilia Lahti is a Finnish sisu researcher and a social activist. She is currently training for 50 marathons to raise awareness on interpersonal violence and overcoming it with sisu.
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The moment for industrial wood building in Finland is right now

A wooden house is known to be a pleasant, quiet and healthy environment. Finland boasts an especially great number of public construction projects using logs.
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Calling all fans of the Finnish language

Hooray for Finnish, with all its grammatical glory and its endless supply of double vowels! April 9 is Finnish Language Day, and also commemorates Mikael Agricola, who is credited with creating the first written Finnish literature.
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Finland offers excellent challenges for runners

On its website, Run in Finland lists the country’s most interesting international running events for you and your friends.
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100 objects from Finland – 100 years of Finnish independence

See Finland through examples of everyday, industrial, innovative and even amusing products.
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