{mosimage}Toni and Antti, in a telltale sign of the band's do-it-yourself attitude, convinced Sipe to join them on drums. It didn't exactly matter that Sipe had never actually played the […]
Apulanta breaking the law
We have an animated talk with Toni (vocals and guitar) and Sipe (drums) about their history and their new album that was released that same day. Why the name Apulanta […]
Migrant artists at the crossroad
{mosimage}Amir Khatib explains that the network was born with the goal of helping the artists that are in the crossroads of the third culture. “It was born of a personal […]
In search of identity
The works are not arranged chronologically but thematically, according to the most recurring subjects in the collection. Thereby, the visitor becomes acquainted with pastoral landscapes, descriptions of Finnish nature in […]
Open your ears
Since its first edition in 1981 – at the time it was called Helsinki Biennale – Musica Nova has focused on introducing contemporary music from all over the world to […]
Hurraa for children!
The minimum age for audience members for one of the productions premiering at the festival couldn't be much lower: crawling and walking age children. Working group Anttonen, Nuotio, Davies offers […]
A tsunami of Japanese Rock
Japanese rock (J-rock), or rather a particularly flamboyant subgenre called visual kei, is hitting it big all over Europe. Visual kei stands simply for “visual style”, and refers to a […]
And they say students hate them
The guy was sharp on the phone and not very eager to do much, even when I gave him freedom of speech (as we always do, having a magazine called […]
Year of the Pig
{mosimage}Here I am knocking at the door of sex in the opening paragraph and even bringing pigs into the equation. I am confident that there is an official name for […]
Finnish cinema reaches abroad
The industry is suffering, however, as public funding has failed to follow the production costs – not even the general inflation. Film production pays more taxes than it gets in […]
Art makes the world go around
The American producer had bought a super yacht with the revenue he made with his last film. “What about the rest of the money then?” Biotechnics shares was the answer. […]
Between guerrilla and rock stars
I was introduced to Edén Pastora a couple of days ago during the party held by the Finnish Film Foundation, where they had an overview of the Finnish films that […]
Mikael Niemi: A warm writer from the North
We have the good luck to meet him in the offices of his Finnish publishing house, few minutes before flying back to his home in the Swedish Artic Pole. A […]
It’s winter again!
Ski Resorts and other fun activities! The biggest resorts are in northern and central Finland.For example, near to Kittilä there are a number of ski resorts near to eachother: Ylläs, […]
On the pursuit of the perfect plate
{mosimage}Reggae music and sound systems The reggae scene in Finland is currently doing better than ever. Over the years there has been a strong underground movement, but only recently it […]