Current affairs

Turku – European Capital of Culture – is laying on a banquet of cultural treats for the summer months; treats plentiful and sumptuous enough to satisfy locals and visitors alike.

The Recycling Factory event in Helsinki promotes two central trends of contemporary Finnish lifestyle: innovative design and ecological and sustainability issues.

On the Finnish capital’s gleaming silver Culture Tram, art and music take passengers by surprise.

European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Policy Olli Rehn continued campaigning so that Finland would take part in rescuing the EU crisis countries. According to Rehn, Finland would curb the country’s own development by preventing support for the crisis countries.

Design Museum's exhibition in honour of Marimekko's anniversary year approaches the company's history from a new perspective, with increased emphasis on its process of continuous development and change.

The artistic bikes will roll out for the general public in their full glory with the Cavalcade of Artistic Bicycles. Also, bicycles with the designs of support artists will be auctioned for charity and the money will be donated to children's homes in Turku.

The Finnish Embassy will be closed from Friday 22 April to Monday 25 April 2011 inclusively for Easter Holidays .

The National Coalition Party became the biggest party in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election. The National Coalition gained 44 seats, the Social Democrats 42 seats and the True Finns 39 seats of the total of 200 seats in the Finnish Parliament.

Martti Ahtisaari, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Finnish president, celebrates the tenth anniversary of Crisis Management Initiative, an organisation he founded, at a seminar packed with high-profile speakers on April 19, 2011. It’s also the first Ahtisaari Day.

Don’t fear what is different – look at what we all have in common, writes singer Emma Salokoski (article includes video clip).