What happens when Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden visit a small town in southern Finland, which was named after a Swedish Queen in the 18th century? This time, the Princess came to inaugurate a piece of land near the end of September. Well … the elderly rubbed their eyes in amazement, while children and some adults wore crowns made of cardboard. Finland Today followed the visit, and here’s the report.
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Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, held between Sep. 12-13, helped the gaming industry to connect, but some had trouble getting lunch after paying hundreds for tickets. Free drinks flowed almost effortlessly, though.
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Some of the current members of the Finnish government have made continuous headlines in relation to racism both nationally and internationally. We attended a mass protest against discrimination with 20,000 people and wrapped up the details of what’s been said and done.
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Marin has been appointed as a strategic adviser in an institute that deals with governments and political leaders.
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The bell tower of the Helsinki Railway Station rang for the first time in history on Sunday afternoon.
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We spent three days at Flow Festival 2023. Here’s our gallery and report.
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Finnish heavyweight boxer Robert Helenius gave his former British world-champion counterpart a belting that he will remember in front of 20,000 spectators in London on Saturday night.
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Finnish heavyweight boxer Robert Helenius stepped into the ring after a long break. He was on the verge of retiring from boxing. But on Saturday, he is about to face the former two-time world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua. Here’s our report on the events from the medieval castle of Olavinlinna leading to the world-class bout in the U.K.
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We spent a couple of days covering the largest jazz festival in the country. Here’s our report.
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President Joe Biden of the United States visited Finland during a historical time. Finland had just recently been accepted as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. We documented President Biden’s visit from outside to inside the Presidential Palace, where he met with the Nordic leaders including President Sauli Niinistö.
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We spent three days at Tuska 2023 metal music festival in Helsinki, which was sold out. We listened to bands such as Vended, Gojira, In Flames, The HU, Ghost, JINJER, and more. View our largest photo gallery in the history of Finland Today.
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Several patrol cars arrived at the scene after 11:00 in the morning, and at first, the police caught seven people.
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Finland Today spoke with Finnish heavyweight boxer Robert Helenius about his upcoming fight in the Olavinlinna Castle. We also take a look at who exactly is his opponent Mika Mielonen.
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The gallery includes artists such as Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Rotten Sound and Volbeat, and of course many pics of the lovely crowd.
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Punk icon Patti Smith visited Helsinki for a book signing event and concerts. Here’s our report on Smith’s day in Helsinki.
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American thrash metal legend Testament gave an all-out performance at Rockfest. Here’s our gallery and concert review.
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Read our concert review and view our extensive photo gallery of Pantera’s gig at Rockfest in Hyvinkää.
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Hundreds of classic cars parked on the Senate Square to delight the visitors.
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Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Greens) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss topical foreign and security policy questions, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, long-term support to Ukraine and current NATO matters.
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We observed the crowd attending the Rammstein concert on Saturday.
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Thousands of people gathered in the park to observe the fashion show. View our gallery.
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We attended three gigs on opposite sides of the spectrum, and for the most part, enjoyed it.
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Thousands of people gathered in the park to observe the fashion show. View our gallery.
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Here’s how the Finnish people went ‘nuts’ over the Finnish Eurovision contender, Käärijä.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Finland. Here’s our gallery and report.
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May Day’s Eve celebrations kicked off with a bang in Helsinki.
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President Sauli Niinistö made state visits to South Africa and Namibia last week. Here’s our report.
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The National Coalition Party (NCP), the Finns Party (Finns), the Christian Democrats (CD) and the Swedish People’s Party (SPP) will participate in the government formation talks.
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We followed Finland’s election night closely. Here’s our reportage.
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Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s announcement in a press conference on Wednesday confirms the fact that Finland will have a new prime minister soon.
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Finland is now closer than ever to being accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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What a gig! Here’s our report.
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Ruoka & Mat restaurant area in the renewed Fennia block offers a comfortable setting for your needs, whether it’s dining or a break from busy everyday life.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Helsinki today. Here’s what he said in a press conference with Prime Minister Sanna Marin.
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A candlelight memorial for the victims of the Ukrainian war gathered a large crowd on the Senate Square beginning late Friday afternoon. View our gallery.
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Shrove Tuesday gathered around 1,000 students at Ullanlinnanmäki in Kaivopuisto, Helsinki, to celebrate ‘laskiainen’ in a very Finnish way.
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Tens of thousands of upper secondary school seniors known as abit in Finnish celebrated penkkarit across the country. Here’s our gallery from Helsinki.
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We observe Mary Simon’s visit to Finland in our report, photographs and video. She’s the first Indigenous governor general of Canada.
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Here’s our report from the Finnish Sports Gala.
Read MoreHere’s our review of ‘M3gan,’ a paragon of horror, that we score 100%.
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Here’s our report of the magical weekend at the Korjaamo Culture Factory in Helsinki.
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View the highlights of In Flames’ performance in our photo gallery.
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We documented two of the traditional Christmas ceremonies in Finland. We wish our readers a Merry Christmas!
Read MoreHere’s our review. Score: 100%.
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We followed the winter’s first snowstorm in Helsinki center on Monday.
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