Arts & Culture

Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska says she and her family have received abuse and even threats, after a newspaper article implied she played some role in the BBC’s decision to include only orchestral versions of two patriotic songs in a performance this…

A new weekly newspaper, the first in Finland aimed specifically at children, launches in Finland on Wednesday. The 24-page Lasten Uutiset is produced by Helsingin Sanomat, and is an extension of their popular children’s news brand which has offered a…

This weekend is set to be another warm one, with temperatures hitting +22°C – possibly for the last time this summer. If you’re in the Helsinki metropolitan region having two national parks right on the doorstep of Helsinki, Vantaa and…

Children at food food camps around the country have been learning lessons about nutrition and sustainability that organisers hope will help them develop healthy cooking and eating habits. The August camps, run by the 4H organisation, took place just before…

Flags are flying in Finland today to celebrate a beloved figure of the Finnish literary world, a writer and artist who created the enchanted world of the Moomins when darkness threatened to overwhelm her country. Artist Tove Jansson is one…

The new episode of our summer Podkäst is available now wherever you listen to your podcast content. On this week’s show Centre Party leader Katri Kulmuni talks about her summer ‘listening tour’ where she’s been meeting hundreds of voters across the country – she also talks…

Organisers of the annual Blockfest music festival in Tampere have decided to cancel this year’s event despite the improved coronavirus situation in Pirkanmaa region, and permission for large scale events to go ahead. Blockfest was due take place over the…

The popular summer terrace that’s taken over Senate Square this year – already the largest in the country – just got bigger. From Wednesday there is seating for 830 people at the venue, up from 480 when it first opened…

After months of lockdown and coronavirus restrictions, Finland’s museums are hoping for for a visitor boom in July. There’s already been a rise in the number of people visiting museums using the popular Museum Card, with the number of visits…

Flags are flying in Finland today to celebrate summer, and for revered Finnish poet Eino Leino. The young poet, born towards the end of the 19th century in Kainuu, wrote his first work age 12, and by age 18 had already…