Funeral director: Swedes delay burials because of a fear of death
bySwedes used to have two months after the death of a loved one to bury them. A few years ago that was changed to one…
Culture
KGB, Finlandisation, and The Struggle For Power in Finland
byAuthor and former party secretary of Finland’s Centre Party Jarmo Korhonen has written a book about Finland’s post war history and former Finnish President,…
Skating Finnish Style: Mid-Lake Floating Miniramp
byFinnish snowboarders and skaters Roope Tonteri, Jaakko Ojanen and friends head UpNorth for the weekend to build an extreme DIY floating miniramp on a…
A Lion In A Cage
bySofi Oksanen examines the contrasting literary histories of Finland and Estonia and how they have shaped their distinct historical paths and the impact of…
Viking Line Faces Investigation Over Open Bow Door
byAccording to Finnish national broadcaster, YLE, the Viking Line ferry, Rosella, left port in Åland with its bow door open. If true, the Finnish…
Estonia’s Image Problem Solved
byWashington DC seems to have solved the marketing problem for Estonia. Thought DC was full of only pale white men in suits? Think again….
Controversy over Swedish Joy Division musical
byA Swedish musical, “Kärleken kommer att skilja oss åt” (Love Will Tear Us Apart), has been made from Joy Division’s songs – and some fans…
Classic Latvian Work About The Gulag Published in English
byOne of the most powerful accounts ever given of life in Stalin’s Gulag has finally been published in English. “Suddenly, a Criminal” by Melanija…
KIWA and Soviet Hippies in New York City
byOn a cold March afternoon in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Vinegar Hill, Estonian artist KIWA smoked one last cigarette before entering The Department of…
Funked Up East: The Groovy Side of The Iron Curtain
byIt’s not a rare thing to be into back catalogue music. To bring it closer to the wider audience, however, is a noteworthy mission….