Broader selection of wines by mail order
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
Too cold to go outside? Viinitkotiin can deliver consignments of wine to your door.
For those frustrated by the occasional limitations of Alko’s range, importing wine has long been an option – but not always an easy one. With wine importers Viinitkotiin launching their ...
Tags: Consumers, frontpage, Mail Order, Quality Wines, South Africa, Violetta, Wine Importers
Precious paintings
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
Many consider Marika Mäkelä to be one of Finland’s greatest modern artists. She has been a professional painter since the 1970s, and her latest exhibition, Jewels of Excavation, is now on display at Galerie Anhava until the beginning of March.
Gallerist Ilona Anhava has...
Tags: 1970s, Excavation, Exhibition, Finland, frontpage, Ilona, Jewels, Modern Artists, Paintings, Physical Pleasure, Professional Painter
Underwater odyssey
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
The exhibition The Water Researcher's Daughter encompasses the work of Finnish photographic artist Susanna Majuri (born 1978). A 2004 graduate of the Turku Arts Academy, she has already gained much attention around the globe and has exhibited in New York, St Petersburg, Tokyo a...
Tags: Arts Academy, Exhibition, Fairytale, frontpage, Globe, Odyssey, Photographic Artist, Researcher, Reykjavik, St Petersburg, Tokyo, Turku
Tracking talent
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
Last year’s Ars Fennica prize winner Jussi Kivi’s artwork is a vivid construction of a memory landscape in which it is impossible to distinguish between reality and fiction. Kivi’s works are born from his expeditions and hiking trips to different landscapes. His collection of w...
Tags: Ars, Artwork, Composition, Drawings, Exhibition, Expeditions, Fennica, Finland, frontpage, Jussi, Kivi, Landscape, Landscapes, London, Maps, Memory, Photographs, Prize Winner, Tate Modern
Every good boy deserves favour
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
A new production of Benjamin Britten’s comic opera Albert Herring showcases Finland’s young operatic stars.
Considered to be one of the funniest operas of the 20th century, Albert Herring premieres in Helsinki on 19 February.
This light-hearted opera tells the s...
Tags: 19 February, 20th Century, Albert Herring, Benjamin Britten, Citizens, Comic Opera, Dominance, Favour, Finland, frontpage, Good Boy, Helsinki, Hypocrisy, Operatic Stars, Premieres, Showcases
Metal supremos descend on Helsinki
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
Metalheads take over the Finnish capital as the best of Finnish heavy metal is showcased at the Cable Factory.
Finland has been described as the promised land of heavy metal, demonstrated by the international success of bands like HIM and Nightwish as well as the mainst...
Tags: Cable Factory, Demon, Eurovision Song Contest, Finland, Finnish Capital, frontpage, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Helsinki, International Success, Lordi, Mainstream Acceptance, Metal Music, Music Scene, President Halonen, Supremos
Not all glory in Vancouver
Feb 18, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
The Olympics opened with a tragic accident, while the Finnish team have had a disappointing start to their medal chase.
In Friday’s training for the luge men’s singles event, 21-year-old Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his luge in the final turn of the tra...
Tags: Chase, Finnish Team, frontpage, Luge, Nodar, Olympic Family, Olympics, Shockwaves, Tragic Accident, Vancouver
Markets alarmed by public debt levels
Feb 11, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
International investors signal their dislike of strained public finances, pushing down market prices around Europe.
Stock markets across Europe have reacted badly to ongoing concerns over the shape of public finances in some EU member states. Finally those anxieties hav...
Tags: Anxieties, Debt Levels, Dislike, Eu Member States, Europe Stock, Finland, frontpage, Government Budget, Greece, Helsinki, International Investors, Nine Months, Omx, Public Debt, Public Finances, Shape, Spotlight, Stock Markets
Working in the virtual office
Feb 11, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
In an economy based on knowledge and technology, many companies are finding that the need for a physical office is disappearing.
The office used to be an inseparable part of working life. You get up in the morning, travel to your job and get to work with your colleagues...
Tags: Colleagues, Communication Companies, Communication Infrastructures, Economy, frontpage, Job, Travel, Virtual Office, Virtual Offices
The Euro’s first crisis
Feb 11, 2010 Europe, Finland, Finland: In English
United Europe is having its first homegrown crisis. Investors have become distrustful of public officials, the common currency has fallen, yields on some countries’ bonds have soared, and stock markets have dropped. Now is a good time to take a look at the current state and fut...
Tags: Bonds, Countries, Currency, Current State, Distrust, Euro, European Economy, frontpage, Good Time, Government Debt, Greece, Investors, Periphery, Politicians, Public Finances, Public Officials, Stock Markets, United Europe, Willpower
