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It’s Slush week in Helsinki, as tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, startup dreamers, rich investors, party people and volunteers descend on the Finnish capital for the annual event. Over the last decade Slush has evolved from a small, intimate affair…

The deadline for drivers to change their car tyres from summer to winter is Saturday 1st December. That’s a big change from just a decade ago, when the deadline was a month earlier on 1st November, and more changes are…

When a Futuro House was put on display in the middle of Helsinki’s Stockmann department store in 1969 for a month, more than 50,000 people came to see it. In the late 1960s the world was looking to the stars,…

It’s that time of year when Finland’s native brown bears are getting ready for winter. With months of hibernation ahead in their dens during the coldest and darkest part of the year, they need to fatten up before their metabolism…

Ten years ago Jerry Jalava became ‘internet famous’ after a blog post he wrote went viral, and lead to international media fame. The computer engineer had lost part of a finger on his left hand in a motorbike accident, and decided to…

Drag performers have never been more visible. From sold-out review shows at Finlandia Hall, to the hit musical Kinky Boots on stage in Helsinki; to reality television shows, a new Netflix cartoon and your local bar or club, drag acts…

Finland’s next generation of elite athletes returned this week from competing in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games which were held in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. Young athletes from 206 countries took part in the 12 day event, across…

A project to brighten up some of Helsinki’s most boring concrete neighbourhoods is splashing colourful murals onto some pretty big canvases. Inspired by street art movements in other parts of the world, Helsinki Urban Art was founded with the idea…

If it’s tough to go back to work on Mondays, especially with winter fast approaching, then a brand new class might be just what you’re looking for in the middle of the day. Finland’s first ever sleep class has opened…