Culture has been discussed in connection with the corona, war and elections. The Säätytalo’s board negotiations also consider the financing of culture.
At the beginning of the year, the National Opera also got into the grip of a small media storm when a critic of Helsingin Sanomat asked in connection with the play Turandot, whether its staging was clichéd and stereotyping – and perhaps even racist.
Corona closed cultural institutions to the public, but culture still survived the corona, Yle estimated at the end of last year.
After Corona came the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. Now we are discussing how visiting Russian artists should be treated. And about how the state’s and everyone’s money is enough for everything, including culture.
These are just examples of the cultural discussions of recent years.
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