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{mosimage}The marathon starts in the vicinity of the statue of the legendary Paavo Nurmi. The finish line is at the Olympic Stadium. Twenty refreshment points guarantee that runners are well taken care of.  Every participant will be given a fine medal, T shirt and  diploma. The runners are also offered facilities for an exotic experience […]

The leading role in the French film is played by Christopher Lambert, who is mostly known for his action roles. Unlike the Finnish version, co-written (with Paasilinna and Kullervo Kukkasjärvi) and directed by Risto Jarva, Le Lièvre de Vatanen (2006) is situated in Canada and was filmed in Bulgaria. In the film, the name of […]

The source of the leak has been traced to a French journalist. The person in question has been caught, but the damage has already been done. ‘It will surely affect record sales,’ according to Nelli Ahvenlahti , International Exploitation Manager at Spinefarm Records in a reaction to Iltalehti, the daily paper that first reported the […]

‘This matter, and everything that goes with it, caused a split between Jani and the other band members. This split was impossible to mend without Jani's help and co-operation,’ the statement continues. Liimatainen was one of the founding members of Sonata Arctica (back then called Tricky Beans) in 1996. He had been absent from the […]

In Tampere, Edwards will play at the Down Home Island festival in Viikinsaari. Other bands on the bill are Honey B and the T-Bones and Jo' Buddy & Down Home King III. The festival is organized on an island and there is transportation, by boat of course, from Laukontori. The show starts at 7pm. Tickets […]

The long-desired Archive would contain material from both public broadcasting company YLE and other broadcasters and will most probably be connected to the Finnish Film Archive, according to Riita Kaivosoja, Director General at the Ministry of Education, responsible for culture politics, in Helsingin Sanomat (4.8.2007). The Ministry is also willing to support digitalisation of Finnish […]

Spitfire was founded in the early nineties as a garage rock group but later turned to a unique way of playing skapunk. The band from Saint Petersburg has played in Finland numerous times and performs in both Russian and English. Ankkarock is held this weekend (4 and 5 August) in Vantaa. Spitfire will play Saturday […]

According to the hip-hopper’s management, DMX (real name: Earl Simmons) was arrested at the airport passport control for failing to attend a court session earlier this year and prevented from leaving the United States until the case has been settled. The court case involved driving without a driver’s licence, a minor offence, so it shouldn’t […]

Jann Wilde & Rose Avenue’s first album Tokio Okei made it to No. 9 in Finland’s Official Album List. The band last performed at music festivals Tammerfest in Tampere and Down By The Laituri in Turku. In November 2006, the group did a tour through Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Earlier this year, the band’s initial […]

In Finland, the company’s Finnkino cinema ticket services merged with the event ticket sales services of Lippupalvelu in 2003. Its R-Kioski outlets serve as pick up points for tickets booked via Lippupalvelu. Besides Finnkino cinemas and R-kioski corner shops, SanonomaWSOY also runs, among others, Finnish newspapers (a.o. Helsingin Sanomat, Ilta-Sanomat, Metro and Uutislehti 100), TV […]

‘Last Friday's gig at Sunset Beach Party, which lasted only two songs, proved that the mental health of the members of the group is no longer in condition required for touring,’ the band writes. The decision for the long break was taken more precisely because of singer Matthau Mikojan’s substance abuse and mental problems. 'First […]

The programme features about 90 films in total. Other highlights include Mika Kaurismäki’s latest music documentary Sonic Mirror, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s 28 Weeks Later, and the premier of the long awaited drama Colorado Avenue by Finnish director Claes Olsson. The festival will also see the first screening in Finland of Destino, the unique collaboration between […]

Bloodhound Gang’s mix of (comedy) rock, hip-hop, metal, punk and other music styles with humorous, often controversial lyrics (which they themselves refer to as ‘Christian Rap’ on their MySpace page) have been good for many entertaining videos and live performances and world wide record sales of over 4 million copies. The band’s other hits include […]