Arts & Culture

The Finnish National Ballet says it has removed Artistic Director Kenneth Greve from his supervisory role over dancers, after complaints were made about his conduct. The allegations say Greve, who has been the FNB’s director for the last ten years,…

Iltalehti newspaper reports that popular Finnish singer Jari Sillanpää was detained at Helsinki Airport on Saturday, suspected again of drugs offences. The paper says Sillanpää spent the night at Pasila police station in Helsinki, although police could not confirm this. In…

Are you an Aino or Leo? Maybe an Ellen or William? The Population Register Center says these were the most popular names for children, given by Finnish-speaking and Swedish-speaking parents. Popular Finnish-Speaking Names After Aino, the most popular first names for girls…

Finland is marking a day of equality, and the birthday of author and social influencer Minna Canth. She is the first Finnish woman to have her own flag day, which has been celebrated since 2007. Now, four of Canth’s short stories…

Film director Lauri Törhönen has resigned from his role at a management company which oversees activites at the Kaapelitehdas and Suvilahti cultural venues in Helsinki. "It was clear that Törhönen did not have the support to continue his work" Helsinki…

Are you already missing the most wonderful time of the year? Finland’s Christmas Radio station Jouluradio is extending the seasonal spirit from the usual holiday period, to all year round. So you can listen to traditional and contemporary music from Finland…

Finnish nature lovers – from amateur bird watchers to seasoned ornithologists – are taking part in an annual exercise to count the number and variety of backyard birds. ‘Pihabongaus’ is the country’s biggest bird event and takes place over two…

Two giant pandas have arrived in Finland, where they’ll spend the next 15 years under a loan scheme from the Chinese government. Lumi (Snow) and Pyry (Blizzard) landed on a cargo flight in Helsinki, where they were greeted by an…

Singer Saara Aalto has picked three songs which she could perform for Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Aalto wrote on Twitter "choosing my 3 Eurovision options in the next 5 minutes. EXCITING". In recent years, state-funded broadcaster YLE has organised…

The Saana fell in Kilpisjärvi, in the ‘Arm of Finland’ is illuminated on Monday and Tuesday as part of the official programme celebrating Finland’s 100 years of Independence. Saana lies in the heartland of the Sámiland – a thoroughly colonized area, which has been carved up by the borders of the four nation states, and continues to be…