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.
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”.
The compelling visuality and strong sense of physical presence captivates audiences and makes circus art from Finland powerful, unique and recognisable.
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.
Emilia Lahti is a Finnish sisu researcher and a social activist. She is currently training for 50 marathons to raise awareness about interpersonal violence and overcoming it with sisu.
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