{mosimage} I look back in time and remember my summer times in Spain. Temperatures of 40 degrees, ventilators trying to suffocate the baking hot, the excursions to the beach (not […]
Fur
{mosimage}Diane Arbus, (born Diane Nemerov), was a photographer married with Allan Arbus (and later divorced), that became famous for her personal style of portraying “freaks”, those people living apart from […]
Move your peppu!
{mosimage}Helsinki has lived once more the magic of the Carnival. Brazilian flavour with a touch of Finnish national identity: Saaaaamba!!! Who said that Finnish are cold? During the weekend of […]
The monsters are back in town!
{mosimage}And not, this time we are not talking about Lordi… Lovers of big cars, roaring engines and spectacular open air shows can feel happy, since Monster Mania, Monster Truck Racing […]
Cinema bathed by the midnight sunlight
Sodankylä is the lucky place where the Midnight Sun Film Festival is held. The 22nd festival once again presents a great selection of films and filmmakers and is perhaps the […]
A piece of Arctic Metal music
FREE! Magazine had a relaxed talk in a central hotel of Helsinki with Toni Kakko (vocals) and Henrik “Henkka” Klingenberg (keyboards), who kindly explained the story behind the band’s origins: […]
Pushing the limits of the human body
“The first incarnation of Circus Mundus Absurdus saw the light of day back in 1999, when I met Antti Kervinen and Eero Auvinen in art school in Tampere. It started […]
The party of the people at Kaisaniemi Park
The promoter of the festival, Johanna Eurakoski, explains more about what the visitor can find during the weekend: “The whole of Kaisaniemi park is filled with a marvellous cultural programme […]
Las Meninas invade Esplanadi
FREE! Magazine was able to have a brief talk with Manolo about his impressions and feelings about his work, which has been placed in such an important location in the […]
Mors Principium Est – Liberation=Termination
The initial song is one of the most powerful on the album and goes direct to your brain, fast drums and a powerful voice from singer Ville (who joined the […]
Interview with Ola Salo (The Ark)
{mosimage}Have you heard any song from the other competitors in Eurovision?Yes I've heard all of them. 42 songs in a row! It was quite much to take in at […]
A film (finally) exposed
Louhimies is the most acclaimed director inside Finnish borders in recent times and, with only five films, he has achieved a great reputation and, more importantly, captured a personal style […]
The perfect book to read in the toilet
What inspired you to write a book about shit? The idea came at my daughter’s one-year birthday party. My family and friends was there, people from different ages, and everybody […]
Am I just a CC for you?
Is always sending e-mails an innocent action aimed at providing and exchanging information among co-workers? Answers to that question have recently been published in interesting study by Karianne Skovholt, who […]
Goya’s Ghosts
Milos Forman’s new film, Goya´s Ghosts, offers a biography (and it seems that the polemic Czech director never gets tired of the genre) of one of the most important painters […]