SWALLOW THE SUN live in Athens at Kyttaro club on 28th January and in Thessaloniki at Eightball club on 30th January.

The most famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius turns 150 years

We in Finland are the first in the world to publish our own set of country themed emojis. The Finland emojis are part of our Christmas calendar.

On the sixth of December, each and every Finn can feel proud and privileged to celebrate our independence. Recent news from around the world has proven that peace, freedom and economic stability are not self-evident for everyone.

Celebrating the 2015 anniversary of great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (150 years from his birth), the Music Studies Department of the Athens University organises a Sibelius Seminar on Wednesday, December 2,

Sibelius is recognized as one of the most remarkable symphonists of the 20th century and a reformer of the symphonic form and genre. Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall in collaboration with the Embassy of Finland celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Sibelius´ birth with a concert and a lecture on 3rd December.

Finland is the first country in the world to publish its own set of country themed emojis. The Finland emojis illustrate Finnish emotions and are part of the Christmas calendar published by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on thisisFINLAND, the country brand website.

The annual Christmas Bazaar at the Scandinavian Church is held on from 20th to 22nd November.

The Finnish Institute at Athens in association with the Theocharakis Foundation, presents a chamber music concert on 12th November celebrating Jean Sibelius's 150th Anniversary.

Finland’s country image site ThisisFINLAND has been totally renewed. The new site has an up-to-date look and simpler user experience. The focus for the renewal has been “mobile first”, to ensure that the site works seamlessly across all mobile devices. The site supports seven different languages: the master language is English and on top of it finland.fi is published in Russian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese.