The vault will consist mainly of a chamber excavated 120 meters inside a rock. The location has been carefully chosen in a mountain 130 metres above sea level, so the […]
Cheap, crazy and yellow
“It all started twenty years ago – tells mr Karl Stockmann, director of Stockmann's department stores in Finland – we’re member of a department stores association and at the […]
JJ Grey & Mofro – Country Ghetto
Country Ghetto is roots blues rock with a touch of soul funk straight from Louisiana. The music is like Dr John singing in the Creedence Clearwater Revival with Stax / […]
The Jade – Slow Motions on the Fast Lane
Wille's voice is clean and catchy, and the band sounds great for being a promo album. Lyrics are well worked, and there is this essence of glamorous hard-rock from the […]
Jana – Pelkuri
Once you start with the tracks, one must recognize that his voice evolves you in this traditional spirit of sadness and melancholy that feature so many native bands in Finland. […]
A noble prize impossible to duplicate
Having no boundaries at all at expressing his personal opinions, convinced Communist until the end, and atheist, Saramago has provoked polemic and admiration towards his creativity and integrity, plus he […]
The Church of Chocolate
This year Eastern and Western Christianity are united with the occurrence of Easter on April 8th allowing a joint observation of the festival by both camps. As many of you […]
The man who conquered the land of fire
In 1953, geologist Väinö Auer returned to Finland from Argentina, the land where he made most of his expeditions and discoveries. At that time, he was already very pessimistic about […]
Dreaming about the Dominican Republic
There is more than just great wind and surfing on the island of Hispaniola. The Dominican Republic was the first European settlement in the New World, founded by Columbus in […]
The Jade groove
The four members of the group started their musical careers more than ten years ago, but the story of The Jade began in spring 2004. During their many years in […]
The age of the animal in Ateneum
The works are by almost two hundred artists, mostly Finnish ones. The pieces, from the 16th century up to the present, have mainly been provided by the Finnish National Gallery. […]
The survival of the littlest
Pekka Jylhä, who made his debut in Vaasa 1984, is one of the most important Finnish sculptors. In addition to several exhibitions, he has become known through his many public […]
A city of bubbles
French artist Achdé has been responsible for the Lucky Luke adventures since the death of Morris in 2001. Joakim Pirinen, from Sweden, is an artist well known among hardcore comic […]
The First Book of Hope
The main character in The First Book of Hope is seemingly an ordinary Finnish middle-aged man: a little bit overweight and slightly balding. His name is never mentioned and we […]
The polemic pencil
When did you publish your first comic? When I was 13 years old, I self-published a 50-paged album. It was an adventure influenced by Asterix, Corto Maltese and Indiana Jones. […]