The winner of the Nordic prize (worth 350,000 Danish crowns, or about 47,000 euros) is chosen from a total of nine nominated films from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland, […]
Tiktak, Tik… tak, Tik…, tak…
According to a press release issued by record company Universal Music, the reason for the split has nothing to do with arguments, personal differences, or anything of the kind. ‘We […]
FREE! contributors part of Helsinki Comics Festival
Belgian-born comics fanatic Jelle Hugaerts, who has written about Finnish comics and their creators for FREE! Magazine, will be part of the stage programme at Gloria Cultural Arena. On Saturday […]
Memorial for Juice Leskinen
Sculptor Timo Hannunen is currently working on the monument, which will consist of two high memorial stones (210 cm high, 120 cm broad and 60 cm deep) that will be […]
New major venue in Helsinki
The venue will offer live entertainment Wednesdays through Saturdays. The first major live act was already announced last week; popular Swedish group The Ark will take the Apollo stage on […]
Finnish bands rock against torture
In Pori, Tampere, Turku and Jyväskylä the two bands will be joined by indie group Sister Flo and in Oulu and Rovaniemi by Moses Hazy from Tornio. In Helsinki, the […]
Top metal musicians form new band
At the end of October Northern Kings will release their first album, containing well-known 80s classics that have been given a heavy metal treatment. The first single from the album […]
Finnish film producers in protest: no new films
Finnish public funding for domestic film productions is less than half of the state subsidies in other Nordic countries. In the programme of the new government, film is mentioned as […]
Finland wins Eurovision Dance Contest
Dance couples from 16 European countries took part in the finals of the dance competition held on Saturday night in London. Koukkula and Väänänen, who danced a rumba routine to […]
Hanoi Rocks meets the fans!
During the happening in Helsinki the band will play some of their songs in acoustic version. Later on, Hanoi Rocks will play three album release gigs at Tavastia club in […]
Exit: Thunderstone lead singer and keyboard player
‘Everything was done in good spirits and we thank the guys for an unbelievably great and fun seven years and wish them all the best in their private endeavors‘, according […]
History made during Sturm und Drang performance
The Judas Priest guitarist happened to be in Finland and went to Salo to meet the young band from Vaasa. He then decided to join André, Calle, Jeppe, Alexander and […]
Love & Anarchy programme out
Other highlights this year include Musta Jää by Finnish director Petri Kotwica, 2 Days in Paris a romantic comedy directed by and starring Julie Delpy, and Canadian director David Cronenberg’s […]
Sport 2.0
{mosimage}Is it a sport? Is it a reality show? It’s Leet! A couple of years ago, a young Finnish entrepreneur Jaakko Mäki-Petäjä thought that it would be a good idea […]
Also DMX replacement gig cancelled
According to DMX’s management the hip-hopper still hasn’t gotten permission to leave the United States. He was stopped at the airport when he was about to travel to Finland for […]