Current affairs
28.5.2012
Music Export Finland invests heavily in the UK market
Music Export Finland’s target market for 2012-2013 is Britain. In the coming two years, the main goal will be to increase the export of music and to promote the visibility of Finnish music in the UK. Britain can be described as incredibly important and exciting market for Finnish music.
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25.5.2012
Circo Aereo's hit show Petit Mal returns to the UK
Finnish Circo Aereo’s modern circus hit show, Petit Mal, returns to the UK in June. It's an explosive show, filled with entertainment and action, and you can get a couple of good laughs while you’re at it. Petit Mal emerges from the Finnish underground, ready for a theatrical riot.
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23.5.2012
Open Knowledge Festival takes over Helsinki
Open knowledge is a broad concept that involves all the knowledge from geo-data to literature, regardless of who originally produced it. Benefits are gained in all the sectors of society: in science, culture, governance and in the economy. Open Knowledge Festival, a major international event, will be held in Helsinki in September 2012.
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23.5.2012
Kimmo Pohjonen: Accordion Wrestling
Following sell out shows in a Dorset Quarry and on English farms, Kimmo Pohjonen returns to the UK with Accordion Wrestling, a landmark Finnish event that celebrates one of the original sports of the ancient Olympics during 2012. Music, film and wrestling collide in this extraordinary sport and music performance, which can be experienced in Manchester on June 6 and in London on June 8.
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16.5.2012
16.5.2012
Finland’s pop-up carnival of good taste
Invented in Helsinki and celebrating its first anniversary on May 19, 2012, Restaurant Day allows anyone to set up their own café, resto or bar for one day. It has quickly spread to other cities and become a Finnish tradition, also gaining popularity abroad.
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8.5.2012
An exhibition portraying Finnish peacekeeping visitable in the web
Finland has a distinguished history of participation in numerous UN operations: in the Middle East, the Balkans and various regions of Africa. Some 50 000 Finnish men and women have served as peacekeepers since 1956. Peacekeeping Finland, an exhibition portraying Finnish peacekeeping, is now online.
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18.4.2012
Rethinking senior wellbeing in Helsinki
Designers go to great lengths to ensure that their work can be applied to products and services that are accessible to as many people as possible, rather than just a narrow elite. In Helsinki’s year as World Design Capital 2012, students and senior citizens tackle the issues of an aging population.
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18.4.2012
18.4.2012
Finnish Lessons: What can UK learn from the educational change in Finland?
Finnish education has received a significant amount of attention in the UK, from British politicians and education experts to the general public. But what are the reasons behind the success of Finnish education and can any of these elements be adapted to the UK? Dr Pasi Sahlberg, Finland's leading policy expert, will answer these questions in a talk in London on May 17, at the House of Commons.
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