Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen and Bill Browder To Speak in Toronto March 27
byAward winning Finnish author of “Purge” and “When The Doves Disappeared,” Sofi Oksanen visits Toronto on March 27 to give a keynote address at…
Culture
Nendo’s Rolled Paper Interior For Stockholm Camper
byJapan’s Nendo has unveiled a new retail space designed for Camper, the shoe company based in the Spanish island of Mallorca. Following the initial…
The Queen of Estonian Underground
byAlthough on her album she sings of ebony towers and intergalactic romances, she is currently dealing with rather mundane issues – settling down in…
Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma Reopens Friday
byAfter half a year of renovations, the Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art in Helisnki, Kiasma, will reopen its doors to the public on Friday…
Lessons Not Learned: The Balkan Wars, Ukraine and Europe
byEurope has changed and that change has confused us. Life was supposed to be a sweet dream, but that dream is turning into a…
Minority report: the plight of Estonia’s ethnic Swedes
byEstonia’s Swedes survived revolution, invasion and exile. Their struggles tell the story of 20th-century Europe. In 1993 I found myself living on a former…
From Lahti to the Philippines: A Finnish Tiger Sandwich
byA unique exhibition of non-Nordic work by young Finnish photographers opened last week in Helsinki. “Tiger Sandwich” examines angels, bellies, fishermen, streets, dogs, gold…
Winter surfing . . . Estonian style
byPost by Martin Karja.
Lithuanian film “The Summer of Sangaile” Scores Sundance Prize
byLithuanian director, Alante Kavaitė, has won the Sundance World Cinema Drama prize for directing “The Summer of Sangaile.” This is the first Sundance prize for a…
Björk’s Vulnicura
byThere was nothing snappy about Biophilia, Björk’s last studio release. Not just an album, but a multi-format, multi-year campaign that encompassed apps, visual art,…