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Thursday May 09, 2024

Yle editor resigns protesting Eurovision partnership despite Israel´s joining

Miikka Koivisto, Music Editor of the national broadcasting corporation Yle on Monday announced his resignation protesting against the partnership of the corporation with European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is organizing the Eurovision despite participation of Israel in the contest. Accusing Israel of committing genocide in Palestine, he announced the

Published: 22:53 pm,Monday 6 May 2024

Finnish musicians call for Eurovision boycott protesting Israeli joining

Several hundreds of musicians and music industry professionals on Monday reiterated their call for boycotting the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) protesting against the participation of Israel in the contest. A total of 1,500 people in the music industry in an open letter sent to the national broadcaster Yle urged

Published: 22:01 pm,Sunday 5 May 2024

Sámi Museum Siida chosen as European Museum of the Year

Sámi Museum Siida in Inari has been selected as the European Museum of the Year 2024 at the EMYA conference organized by the European Museum Forum in Portimão, Portugal on Saturday, said Siida in a press release. Sámi Museum authority thanked the EMYA jury, the European Museum Forum, the

Published: 01:17 am,Thursday 2 May 2024

Vappu Day observed in Finland peacefully amid festivity

The International Workers’ Day, widely known as May Day, commemorating the 1886 uprising of Chicago workers to establish their rights was observed in the country peacefully amid festivity and joy. The celebrations of May Day, locally called Vappu Day, began on Tuesday evening but the main celebration and May

Published: 02:50 am,Wednesday 1 May 2024

May Day celebrations begin across country

The celebration of International Workers’ Day, widely known as May Day, has begun in the country as elsewhere around the world commemorating the 1886 uprising of Chicago workers for establishing their rights. Although the programmes marking the May Day, locally called Vappu Day, traditionally begins on the Eve of

Published: 02:27 am,Saturday 13 April 2024

Finnish Pavilion will present exhibition at Venice Art Biennale

The Finnish Pavilion will present an exhibition titled ‘The pleasures we choose’ at the 60th International Venice Art Biennale, said the Ministry of Education and Culture in a press release on Friday. The working group behind the exhibition consists of artists Pia Lindman, Vidha Saumya and Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen, curators

Published: 00:39 am,Friday 12 April 2024

Living epic Kalevala receives European Heritage Label

The Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, was awarded the European Commission’s European Heritage Label on Thursday, said the Ministry of Education and Culture in a press release. The European Heritage Label is granted to sites, monuments, documents or events that have a particular significance for European history, culture

Published: 23:56 pm,Friday 29 March 2024

Easter celebration begins amid fervour, gift trades

The Easter celebration has begun on Friday across the country through marking the Good Friday amidst festivity and joys. People will be seen to wear new Easter clothes and lit bonfire on Saturday, the Easter eve. Bonfire originated from an old belief of turning the witches aside. The celebrations also

Published: 22:48 pm,Tuesday 26 March 2024

Encounters at Vantaa’s multilingual guidance service

Vantaa’s multilingual guidance service has operated in Vantaa for two years, according to the City of Vantaa. The service is aimed at all foreign-language speaking residents of Vantaa who need help with question related to integration and dealing with authorities. What does this mean in practice? Why is

Published: 01:30 am,Wednesday 13 March 2024

Seven Wonders tour chosen as finalist of Evento Awards

The 2023 March to Seven Wonders tour of the military music sector has been selected as a finalist in the social events category of the event competition Evento Awards, said Finnish Defence Forces in a press release on Tuesday. The March to Seven Wonders tour was a masterpiece by

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