Current affairs
27.9.2010
Minister for Foreign Affairs Stubb and Signmark champion equality and tolerance in New York
On Wednesday, September 22, Finland organized a seminar on rights of persons with disabilities at its Consulate General in New York. The event was a joint brainchild of Mr. Alexander Stubb, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Signmark (Mr. Marko Vuoriheimo), the first Deaf rap artist in the world.
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14.8.2010
Finding the American dream in a Finnish sauna
“I wouldn’t want to go back yet. I’m like a Finnish granny who only wants to bathe in the sauna all day every day,” says Lydia, an American, in summarizing her feelings. Lydia López from Boston and Hana Arch from Kansas City took part this summer in the Finland–US Senate Youth Exchange Program, which lasted six weeks. The young people talked about their experiences during their visit to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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2.8.2010
Helsinki urban art fest in your face
URB10’s organisers refuse to pigeonhole their Helsinki-based festival for urban art, now in its 11th year, billing it as “a proposition for a big picture without one title or theme” and “a group of actions, works and encounters that take place here and now.”
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15.4.2010
7.4.2010
What Westerners weren't supposed to see
Finnish Estonian writer Sofi Oksanen talks with us about her bestselling novel Purge. The first book ever to win both the Runeberg Prize and the Finlandia Prize, it also wins the 2010 Nordic Council Literature Prize. The English translation is published in America on April 1, 2010, and Oksanen tours there later in the month.
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11.2.2010
Embassy of Finland, the first LEED certified embassy in the U.S.
The Finnish Embassy in Washington DC has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for existing buildings, marking the first time a diplomatic mission in the U.S. has received this recognition.
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