Other foreign bands that have announced gigs in Finland include Low (5.4 Helsinki), Down (21.3 Tampere, 22.3 Helsinki), No Use for a Name (27.4 Helsinki) and Neverstore (11.3 Helsinki, 12.3 […]
No Oscar for Miehen Työ
Miehen Työ (Man’s Job) tells about family father Juha (Tommi Korpela) who, after being fired from his job at a concrete factory, ends up secretly working as a prostitute. […]
The Simpsons Movie Finnish box office hit of 2007
In all, the number of people going to the cinema in Finland was 2 per cent lower than in 2006. Finnish films attracted 1.3 million visitors, 20 per cent of […]
Avril Lavigne and Backstreet Boys coming to Helsinki
Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne will perform at the capital's Hartwall Areena on the 30th of June as part of her Best Damn Tour. Tickets will go on sale in January. […]
Finns on skates 5000 years ago
Dashing Finns were first to get their skates on 5,000 years ago – The Times Online
Domestic films attract over 1 million people to Finnish cinemas
Number 2 on the list is Joulutarina (Christmas Story) directed by Juha Wuolijoki, which premiered on the 16th of November and may well end up being the most popular Finnish […]
Fire interrupts Nightwish gig
The fire started at another wing of congress centre Jyväskylä Paviljonki, where the gig took place. Because of heavy smoke development and the possibility of the fire spreading, the Nightwish […]
Russian painting sold for € 600,000
The painting was auctioned at auction house Bukowski. The final bid was twice as high as the starting price. The work, painted by Bogolyubov in 1870, was sold to a […]
Céline Dion and Carlos Santana coming to Finland next summer
Tickets costing between 109 and 199 euros will go on sale next Monday (17.12) at 9 a.m. via Lippupalvelu. Céline Dion has sold over 180 million records worldwide, of which […]
HIM nominated for Grammy
The special limited edition of Venus Doom consists of a 60-page book with a leather look embossed cover, containing personal drawings, photos and journal entries by HIM frontman Ville Valo, […]
Special film screenings of new war film
Tali-Ihantala 1944 is based on the Battle of Tali-Ihantala during the Continuation War (1941-1944) against the Soviet Union, which ended in a decisive victory for Finland. The film was directed […]
Firework celebrations in Helsinki
The colourful light show, offered by the City of Helsinki as part of the independence celebrations, started a little after 6 p.m. and lasted six minutes. Video of the fireworks […]
The most beautiful Finnish word
The runners-up in the vote were: 2. rakkaus (love), 3. rakas (dear) and 4. kiitos (thank you). Agricola, the clergy man who translated the New Testament into Finnish and became […]
90 Years of Finnish independence
Special film screenings of new war film {sidebar id=33}On the Eve of Independence Day (5.12.2007), war veterans and invited high school students in 40 places all around Finland attended special […]