Federico Cabrera left Argentina, ended up in Asia and finally landed in Finland. While in Helsinki, Cabrera has established clothing stores, a fashion brand, an online gallery and an art/fashion magazine. Federico who?
Teksti Sirje Niitepõld
Kuvat Federico Cabrera
The Fashion Library offers an option to consume fashion with a clear conscience. No more wrong choices, bad quality or ridiculous credit card bills. The selection includes treats from Finnish designers as well as some vintage selected in good taste.
Text Emma Vuorinen
Photos Hanne Granberg
Bravo!, the International Theatre Festival for Children and Youth, introduces James Blond as well as performances by four other international theater groups.
Text Heini Lehtinen, Petra Vuolanen
Photos Bravo! / Theater groups
Column by Teri Niitti
The question is whether Helsinki needs a Guggenheim Museum, but rather in a broader sense whether a human needs modern international art.
Photo Matti Tanskanen
Vin-Vin will bring a wine bar to the corner of Kalevankatu and Yrjönkatu along with a beauty salon by Tom Wennerstrand. All-in-all, the place will be called Noir. Sounds like indulgence.
Text Sirje Niitepõld
Photos Helen Korpak
Zebra and Snake took a couple of years to develop their songs before making an album. Now the band is introducing a well-being concept that even modern medicine is not able to create – healing music.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Noora Isoeskeli
Paola Suhonen has achieved more than probably any other Finnish fashion designer. However, that isn’t enough for her and so she has decided to acquire a new skill at one of the world’s best film schools.
Text Petra Vuolanen
Paola’s photo Kim Öhrling
Illustration Jee Hei
Influenced by punk, progressive rock, ska and folk music, Tundramatiks has now added Balkan accordion tunes to its hysterically fast Finnish rock.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Burning Hearts’ brilliant and undeniably beautiful compositions move freely, like they had a mind of their own.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Made with great skill and a sense of style, Death & Decay may be retro, but it’s far from musty reminiscences of old times.
Text Teemu Fiilin
If Randy Barracuda and Mesak’s skweee music seems too disturbing, the Helsinki-based trio, Yöt, offers an EP with a more easily digestible version of the twisted skweee groove.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Laboratory experiments surrounding ways to combine high-quality photographic art with corporate involvement, social questions and good parties.
Text Taru Torikka
Photos Martin Parr: Think of Finland
Shoe designer Terhi Pölkki wanted to make things a bit differently. The emphasis of her shoe collection lies in ecological materials, practicality and fit.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Timo Anttonen
“Recently I haven’t restricted the theme, but rather done gesture paintings, intuitive gestures,” says Jukka Rusanen. “My aim has been to get rid of the original images so that the use of the color and method was enough.”
Text Heini Lehtinen
New Year’s Eve 2012 in Helsinki? Check out We Are Helsinki’s NYE picks!
Design Forum Shop, Agent Pekka and We Are Helsinki created the awesomest poster calendar for 2012! All the profits of the calendar will be donated to the Finnish Central Association for Mental Health to support voluntary mental health work.
Finnish contemporary circus is flourishing. The opening of the new Cirko center made Suvilahti in Helsinki the home for the industry.
Text Heini Lehtinen
Photos Cecilia Galera
Column by Laura Köönikkä / FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange
When talking about internationalization, it should be kept in mind that being local provides material for our identity, creates development and history. The local aspect is what matters.
Photo Jukka Ovaskainen
Comic book shops in Helsinki are like the items they sell – unique. The best ones have a story behind them, supported by the original setting.
Text Ville Matilainen
Photos Matti Tanskanen
The Kaurismäki brothers’ 20-year-old cultural complex Andorra has it all; pool tables and weekend brunches at Corona, movies at Kino, live music at Dubrovnik and a Soviet atmosphere at Kafe Moskova.
Text Sirje Niitepõld
Photos Hanne Granberg
Tesla coil synthesizers, stalactite caves and a psychic foretelling machine – no wonder it usually takes four years to make and release a Pepe Deluxé album.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Noora Isoeskeli
During the past year Finland has seen the emergence of several rap artists with an immigrant background. Who are they and why are they talked about right now?
Text Teemu Fiilin
Photos Antti Ahtiluoto
The Greatest Love Songs consists of ten dancers’ smaller performances which have been inspired by a personal love song and a related story. Under the mushy surface you can find sensitivity, passion and surprising performers.
Text Petra Vuolanen
Photos Pietari Hatanpää
Sound of Helsinki-based Black Twig is a mixture of the 1980s chiming indie bands, 1960s psychedelia, shoegazing buzz and garage esthetics.
Text Teemu Fiilin
Auteur Jazz’s style has often been described as “action jazz” – and for good reason. The band’s drive is quite breathtaking on their third album.
Text Teemu Fiilin
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20X0 – A Journey into the Future
8. October 2011
Heureka – The Finnish Science Centre
Seven Connections – Finnish Architecture Abroad
11. January 2012
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Yellow City – Illustrated Stories from Helsinki
16. January 2012
All around the city
20. January 2012
Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art
DesignWorld – Designing the New World
27. January 2012
Design Museum
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