Culture

In the first episode of the Mâʹst jiõm mainsteʹče aäkkain podcast (What I wouldn’t talk about with grandma), the awkward situation of the mother tongue is discussed and who can call the Koltan Sámi language their mother tongue.

Many have lost their knowledge of the Koltan Sámi language during their time, because it has been believed that the Finnish language will do better in society. For this reason, in many families only Finnish has been spoken to the children.

However, Harju wanted to teach his own child the language of his family – Koltan Sámi, and studied the language as an adult.

– People think a lot about how to prove that a child is a native speaker or not. It’s the kind of thing you shouldn’t have to ask, Harju reflects.

Being a native speaker divides opinion – however, there are only a handful of speakers

Determining mother tongue divides opinion. Some people think that it is not possible to start speaking Sámi as a first language to a child if it is not one’s first language learned. Others, on the other hand, want to speak the lost language of the family, so that the knowledge of the Koltan Sámi language will continue from one generation to the next.

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The world’s first podcast in Koltan Sámi was published – who can call Koltan Sámi their mother tongue?Read More »

The city council decided to commission five public works of art in the first construction phase of the new station area.

The city of Seinäjoki commissions five new public works of art for new buildings in the station area.

Asemanseutu’s art venues are different from each other.

Moisander’s facade work *Station Platform 0* deals with the meanings of Seinäjoki and the railway. Kärkkäinen’s work *Synnyinkivi* is spread on the street stone of the outdoor space at the main entrance of the family service center Aalloko. Männikö’s work *Rönsy* is located in the entrance hall of Aalloko. Raitanen’s *Waiter and* *Arrivals* will enter the courtyard of the station block.

Korhonen’s work proposal is called *Rabbit hole and world wheel*.

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The city of Seinäjoki bought art for the new quarter of the station areaRead More »

The last gig will be at Ratina Stadium in Tampere next September.

One of Finland’s longest-running rock bands, Popeda, is calling it quits. The band has been together for over 45 years.

The band’s career will culminate in the \”Across from Ratina\” concert at the Ratina stadium in Tampere next September.

Popeda is one of Finland’s longest-running rock bands actively playing gigs. It has released 20 albums, three live records and one compilation box set, and received 19 precious metal records. The band’s records have sold nearly 800,000 copies.

The last gig will be at Ratina Stadium on September 2 in 2023.

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Popeda quits – Pate Mustajärvi, 67: \”It’s time to think about what you want to do when you grow up\”Read More »

Jyväskylä Sinfonia abandoned the traditional conductor model and is testing shared leadership. Starting this fall, the artistic responsibility will be shared with the main guest, the string quartet Meta4.

Jyväskylä Sinfonia has 120 jobs per year. 25 of them are full-scale symphony concerts. In the new model, Meta4 will produce and conduct four concerts a year until spring 2024. In other concerts, the orchestra is led by guest conductors.

– Four people can communicate in many different directions at the same time and take care of many different parts, reflects cellist Djupsjöbacka.

The new model also brings out musically different perspectives.

– When someone has a certain opinion on the matter and someone adds another opinion, then you get a lot of power.

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Jyväskylä Sinfonia is giving concerts more and more often without a conductor – the orchestra shares conducting responsibility with the string quartetRead More »

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Kari Kosmos’s Time of the Mind: the history and vision of psychedelic culture is an extensive look at psychedelics and the colorful people, bands and artists who revolved around them.

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Marjatta Tapiola’s art exhibition called In other words is a reckoning. It forced him to remember tough experiences and difficult life stages.

In the *Self-Portrait* painting (1984), the artist has a tense expression on his face: his hands and his whole being depict complete powerlessness, the fear of not surviving.

– Although I have always tried to do what I want, I have often encountered various obstacles related to my gender, says the painter.

Marjatta Tapiola has returned to nine works from her youth and painted new interpretations of them. The works are on display at the Lahti Visual Arts Museum in Malva.

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