Category: Culture
Love & Anarchy Film Festival 2019
We Talked About Trainhopping, Cockfighting and Music With Filmmaker Arno Bitschy and Composer Warren Ellis
In his latest project, French filmmaker Arno Bitschy collaborated with Warren Ellis, a composer and a member of alt-rock group Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.
Here’s A List of Some of the Best Films We Watched at the Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy
Here's a list of some of the top movies that screened at HIFF Love and Anarchy.
Icelandic Actor Ingvar Sigurdsson: Every Day I Felt That I Was Doing Something Important
Ingvar Sigurdsson visited Helsinki to present the film 'A White, White Day,' in which he plays the leading role, to Finnish moviegoers at HIFF Love and Anarchy.
‘Deerskin’ Film Review: Jean Dujardin Is Too Cool For Corduroy
In this dark comedy by French auteur Quentin Dupieux, we follow Jean Dujardin on a mission to rid the world of jackets.
German Filmmaker Pia Hellenthal: Getting Everything Out Openly, Honestly, Is a Start
Hellenthal is an engaging talker, and she spoke about the ideas informing her film with expressive hand gestures and by using table objects to visualize her points.
Danish Director Laurits Flensted-Jensen: I’m Interested in Exploring Themes We Are Afraid to Talk About
Director Laurits Flensted-Jensen is presenting his debut feature film, Neon Heart, to audiences at HIFF Love and Anarchy. We talked about the themes running through his film as well as the filming process itself.
‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’ Film Review: A Document That Doesn’t Preach But Shows How We Change the Planet
Unlike most environmentalist documentaries out there, Anthropocene assumes no moral high ground, doesn't preach, implore, judge or display righteous indignation.
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Top Five Tips to Learn Finnish, According to a Finnish Teacher
This week we had the opportunity to speak with Katri Niemi, a Finnish language professor at the University of Eastern Finland, about the wonders of the Finnish language.
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Smitten by Snow – Finns Celebrate Winter By Flooding Twitter With Beautiful Winter Pictures
Here's how Finns celebrate winter on Twitter.
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Finnish Name Day Calendar Updated With 35 New Names With Foreign Roots – Is Your Name on the List?
There are many foreign names on the list.
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Barbie The Style Icon Takes Over the National Museum of Finland
Throughout eight thematic sections, Barbie’s evolution can be viewed over the past 59 years.
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Economists Suggest Lower Wages to Immigrants Who Start Working
Lower pay would allow immigrants greater opportunities to integrate, improve productivity and become employed, the economists say.
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Yyteri Is One of the Most Beautiful Beaches in Finland And The Hotel Welcomes Dogs, Too
We visited Yyteri, the beach, the hotel and the spa and were happily welcomed with our dog.
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We Visited the Eternal Sunshine of the Midnight Sun Film Festival in Lapland
The festival attracted about 28,000 visitors to its silver screens in the realm of endless sunlight.
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Rooster Is Stubborn and Always Right – Hundreds Celebrate Chinese New Year of the Rooster in Helsinki
People born in the year of the rooster are said to be deep thinkers, talented and competent. Oh, and stubborn!
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The Spectator Stand and Multi-purpose Building ‘Railo’ in Rovaniemi Grabs The Finlandia Prize for Architecture
Railo towers like a monumental landmark in the city of Rovaniemi.
We Visited the Luxurious Public Sauna ‘Löyly’ in Helsinki And It Was More Than We Wished For
We visited the multimillion-euro sauna complex that aims to become the common man's sauna in Helsinki.
World Village Festival Celebrates Multiculturalism in Helsinki Center Over the Weekend
This year's theme is justice and one of the musical headliners is Looptroop Rockers from Sweden.
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Canadian Expats Celebrate World Hockey Championship Over Finland, Swim At Havis Amanda
It was the Canadians' turn to jump into the fountain of Havis Amanda.
The Dutch Eating Designer Marije Vogelzang Strips Away Our Obsession Of Prepping Food
Marije Vogelzang, a Dutch eating designer, proudly calls herself a designer of shit.
I Visited Linnanmäki Amusement Park in Wonder of How it Would Compare to Disneyland
I visited Linnanmäki on Tuesday in wonder of how this little Nordic park in Helsinki would compare with all that is Disneyland?
Award-Winning Actress Croze Praises Her Finnish Counterpart Mikko Nousianen’s English in ‘2 Nights Till Morning’
In the intense Finnish relationship drama '2 Nights Till Morning' the dialogue is gripping in English.
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My First Encounter With Snow
As I arrived in Finland from Africa, the phrase ''as white as snow '' came to my mind.
In Riikka Hyvönen’s Art, a Bruise on the Buttock Is a Badge of Honour
While displaying images of women’s heavily bruised bottoms might at first sound like cause for anxiety, the erotic exhibitionism of these works comes directly from the heart of the racy all-girl subculture, Roller Derby.
Lux Light Festival Proves That the Finns Are Winter
Here we are. A couple of freezing Canadians out into the frigid temps of a Finnish winter awe-inspired by the Lux Helsinki 2016 Light Festival.
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Finland Wins World Championship Gold in Junior Ice Hockey – Fans Celebrate Naked in Frost
Finland won Russia 4-3 and the revellers got naked in the cold.
Colourful Kites Decorate the Sky over Kaivopuisto in the Afternoon
You can create your own kite on the spot or bring a kite from home and join other kiters at the park.
Putin Provoking Director Peter Greenaway To Finland For His Gay Biopic
The British auteur, Peter Greenaway, will be this year’s major red carpet figure at the Espoo Ciné film festival.
VIDEO: 100 Guitars From Hell Was a Crowd Magnet Which Many Spectators Could Not See
Alexi Laiho's metal spectacle was awesome to listen but hard to watch.
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Column: Naked Cavalier and The Smugglers of Finnish
How they managed to get us all talking in this new language is beyond me, it’s like teaching a fish to climb a tree.
A Punk Band Suffering From Learning Disabilities Will Represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
As the drama unfolded at the New Music Competition (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) on Saturday night, there was a growing sentiment that something special was afoot at the YLE studios in Helsinki's Pasila's district.
WATCH: Will Muslims Hug a Blindfolded White Man in the Centre of Helsinki?
A blindfolded man stands in front of the Kamppi shopping centre in Helsinki. He is asking for hugs from Muslims. Will he receive any?
Faith over flair – Chinese New Year celebration shows the magic of Orient
What impresses me the most about this holiday is not the duration or the flair with which the programs unfold, but the faith.
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Hundreds celebrate Chinese New Year of the Goat at the Lasipalatsi Square in Helsinki
Chinese New Year was celebrated at the Lasipalatsi Square in Kamppi starting from 16:00 on Wednesday afternoon. Hundreds of people gathered at the square to enjoy the performances, the food and the New Year countdown at 18:00 when the year turned from the year of Horse to the year of the Goat/Sheep.