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GALLERY: Lux Helsinki Lights Up Helsinki in Biting Frost in One of Its Most Creative Editions Yet

Posted by Tony Öhberg | January 3, 2024 10:46 pm | Culture, Gallery, Helsinki

Lux Helsinki began on Wednesday evening, illuminating the Finnish capital in freezing weather that felt close to -30 degrees Celsius. View our gallery.

Protest Disrupts Ecumenical Jubilee Service of Heads of State on Finland’s 106th Independence Day; View the Gallery

Posted by Tony Öhberg | December 6, 2023 4:33 pm | Gallery, Helsinki, Nation

Finland celebrates its 106th Independence Day. Here is what has happened so far.

GALLERY: A Thin Layer of Snow is the Light of the Morning in Helsinki

Posted by Tony Öhberg | November 18, 2023 2:34 pm | Gallery, Helsinki

A thin layer of snow covered the center of Helsinki in the early hours of Saturday morning. We caught the beauty of the first light in whiteness.

GALLERY: Former Finnish President, ‘Eternal Refugee’ and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Martti Ahtisaari Laid to Rest

Posted by Tony Öhberg | November 11, 2023 7:10 pm | Gallery, President

Finland Today observed the funeral of the late President Martti Ahtisaari throughout the day. Here’s our report.

Swedish Royals Revived the Small Town of Loviisa for a Day

Posted by Tony Öhberg | October 5, 2023 9:18 pm | Feature, Gallery, Travel

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.