Current affairs

Her name is Mari Kiviniemi and she will head the government of Finland for the next ten months.

On Monday June 28 the Embassy of Finland will open at 12 o'clock. In the morning there will be a power cut in the the premises of the embassy in Zagreb Eurocenter due to HEP service operations.

The Embassy of Finland in Zagreb will be closed on June 22 and 25 due to national holidays. On June 22 Croatians celebrate Antifascist Fight Day, while as June 25 is Croatian’s Statehood Day. Also the most awaited holiday of the Finnish summer, Midsummer, takes place the same weekend.

Cantores Minores, the Helsinki Cathedral Boy’s Choir is the oldest and most famous choir of boys and young men in Finland. The concert will include works by great composers such as and Johann Sebastian Bach and Heinrich Schutz, Finnish music from the Middle Ages to contemporary composers and works on the organ. In addition to Zagreb, this Finnish choir is also conducting concerts in Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria and Germany.

Finland comes alive with art and music during the long days of summer. How do you choose where to go and what to see? The Cultural Fitness project's summer tour map provides you with the ultimate easy-to-use resource.

The security cluster based on the Wider Europe Initiative and the Development Policy Framework Programme for the Western Balkans has launched its research activities on Security and Development.

Due to Croatian holiday Corpus Christi the Embassy of Finland in Zagreb will be closed on June 3. The customer service will also be closed on June 4.

The Savonlinna Opera Festival is launching an unprecedented project in which anyone can contribute to the creation of an opera. For any member of the Internet community can help to write the libretto, compose the music, design the sets and costumes – from beginning to end.

Dean Slavomir Drinković and Vice Dean Peruško Bogdanić of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb visited Finland from May 2 to May 6 2010. This visit is the result of the last year’s visit of the Curator Darko Glavan of the Mimara museum during which the cooperation between the art academies of Finland and Croatia was initiated.

Ascension Day is a public holiday in Finland. Therefore, the Embassy of Finland in Zagreb will be closed on Thursday 13 May.