Arts & Entertainment
Music and architecture are arguably Finland's highest art forms that are recognised abroad.
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Jätkäsaari - for urban living,
it looks bound to be superb
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Top Story
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Cinema in Finland
Busy, but still seeking stature while Kaurismäki, canonised, leads the field
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Culture Gallery
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Culture Gallery:
a showcase of Finnish art and design - alive, original, radical. See the difference!
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Architecture
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Maison Carré:
Fine Finnish architecture in the heart of France
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Design
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The Story of Finnish Design
Timeless good taste, functionality and finesse without frills
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Music
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Music in a nutshell
No nutshell is big enough for Sibelius and his successors so...
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Rock and jazz music
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Finland’s surprise Eurovision Song Contest:
win by masked monster band Lordi rocks the nation
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Folk music
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Historical recordings by master folk musicians
As you'd expect, Finnish rustic music reflects influences from east and west
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Literature
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Finnish Literature Today
Whilst still little known outside, at home Finnish lit. is vigorous and robust
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The Moomin World and its creator
Celebrating their 60th anniversary, these beloved creatures remain as popular as ever
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Poetry
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Edith Södergran's fame is spreading
Thanks to skilful translations from her native Swedish
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Theatre
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Finnish Theatre
Alongside music, arguably Finland's most accomplished and popular art form
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Dance
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Ballet and dance
Finnish contemporary dance has broken the shackles of nationality and speaks to the world
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Cinema
Fine art
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Finnish Contemporary art
Abstract art first hit the front in the 1960s, paving the way for art movements during the rest of the century
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Cartoonists
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Kari Suomalainen – the Legendary Finnish Cartoonist
His world view brightened Finnish breakfast tables for half a century
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Ministries, institutes and museums
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