{mosimage} Zoos are controversial: most like to see wild animals from far-away places close up, some think they exploit innocent creatures for profit in unnatural surroundings. Here's a look at […]
Olympics in a Finnish way
{mosimage}Finland is passionate about sports. In 1952, Helsinki hosted the Olympics and the city has organized the World Championships in Athletics twice. The country is also famous for its rally […]
July’s jewels
July is a beautiful time of the year and would be a strong contender if I had to choose a favourite month, although December's not bad either. However, this year […]
Acting out and about
I can’t lie to save my life but sometimes I do get tempted to use my acting abilities outside the stage, often in most dubious circumstances. Like once when I […]
Headliner Amy Winehouse cancels Provinssirock
The British soul singer had already arrived in Finland on Saturday, but never made it to the festival ground in Seinäjoki. According to her manager she suffered such a bad […]
Don Johnson Big Band and Mokoma replace The View and Stam1na
Provinssirock, Finland’s biggest rock festival, will take place this weekend (15-17 June) in Seinäjoki. Many of the live performances will be carried on digital TV channel YLE Extra (14 hours […]
Suzanne Vega’s Tampere concert moved to Lahti
Lahden Jazztori 2007 (in Finnish) Suzanne Vega – official website
Sofya Gulyak wins First Prize in Maj Lind Piano Competition
Gulyak won the finals with her interpretation of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. She will take home the 20,000 euro prize mony that comes with the First Prize in […]
Platinum debut for “HevAri”
Sales of the album instantly exceeded the amount of copies needed for platinum in Finland: 30,000. Fuel for the Fire went straight to Number 1 of the Official Album Chart. […]
Bigger audiences for domestic films at Finnish cinemas
While there were slightly fewer premieres than in the year before, also the total number of cinema-goers grew in 2006. Nearly 6.7 million tickets were sold, about 600,000 more than […]
Russian pianist wins prestigious piano competition in Helsinki
More: Sofya Gulyak wins First Prize in Maj Lind Piano Competition