Arts & Culture

Helsinki Design week starts today, bringing more than 200 events to the capital city. It’s the largest design festival in the Nordic region, and has been held since 2005. This year the festival continues to evolve and innovate with a special…

Helsinki’s streets came alive on Thursday as thousands of spectators and performers celebrated the 30th annual Night of the Arts. "Helsinki has changed a lot of the past decades, but we believe people still want to get together and see…

While music is top of the agenda this weekend at Flow Festival in Helsinki, the stylish crowd can set new clothing trends, or become fashion victims with their wardrobe choices. Some people might want to make a statement; some people…

Helsinki’s Flow Festival is known for its alternative approach to organising a music festival. Not only does Flow promote lesser-known artists, it is also setting an ambitious benchmark to be carbon neutral, and has been off-setting its carbon footprint since…

It’s that time of year again, when Helsinki’s Flow Festival comes to town: three days of big international music acts catering to a wide variety of tastes, art, discussions, food and drinks in the eastern Suvilahti neighbourhood. While many Finnish…

Pride week starts today in cities across Finland, with the biggest celebrations taking place in the nation’s capital. "The theme this year is ‘Voice’" explains Senni Moilanen, Helsinki Pride’s Event and Fundraising Manager. "It means that we try to give a voice…

Musicians in Lahti are blowing a lot of hot air, and thinking about its environmental impact. The Lahti Symphony Orchestra aims to be Finland’s first carbon neutral orchestra. Although the concept is just now getting fully underway, it’s already won an…

Finnish singer Saara Aalto is already having the biggest week of her professional career, with her brand new international album Wild Wild Wonderland landing at number one in the Finnish charts. Britain’s Metro newspaper calls it "one of the best pop albums…

Anyone hoping to hear the calming sounds of Finnish nature during summer, can now listen from anywhere in the world. The WWF and Metsähallitus have installed microphones at Vallisaari, a small island off the coast of Helsinki, and streaming the…