A little (wild) speculation… COMMENT A support act for the concert in Helsinki has not been announced yet, but some of us here at FREE! are placing our bets […]
February good ‘free film’ month
Films offered free of charge include box office hits like Man's Job (Miehen työ), Mr. Bean’s Holiday, Shrek the Third, The Passionate Life of Edith Piaf, The Holiday, Kaurismäki films […]
Hanoi Rocks drummer replaced
Popedia (formed in 1977) has announced a new line-up which, in addition to founding member Pate Mustajärvi (vocals) and long-time members Costello Hautamäki (guitar) and Jyrki Melartin (bass), consists […]
Legendary nightclub closes its doors
The nightclub closed because it couldn’t compete any more with the ever growing number of other nightclubs in the Finnish capital. Last Saturday (26.1) was the discotheque’s last club night, […]
All What You Can Get: English-language theatre in Helsinki
The fresh comedy, written by Romanian Ioan Peter and directed by David Kozma, tells the story of three Romanians on their way to the England of their dreams. They wait […]
Also stopping by in Finland: Rihanna, Juanes, Foo Fighters, Deep Purple and Nazareth
Popular R & B star Rihanna will fill Helsinki’s Hartwall Areena on the 14th of March. Tickets will cost 49 and 46 euro and will go on sale on Tuesday […]
Good Charlotte coming to Helsinki
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 […]