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Reform-minded Thomas de Mallet Burgess is nominated for the position of artistic director of the National Opera – there were applicants from 20 countries

The board of the National Opera and Ballet Foundation justified its presentation with leadership skills, visionary abilities and networks.

Thomas de Mallet Burgess, who is presented as the future artistic director of the opera, has a leaf wall behind him.
Thomas de Mallet Burgess is proposed as the artistic director of the National Opera.

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What would we do in Finland, young Jesper Fransson wondered – now he is attracting other Swedes to study here

Jesper Fransson.
Jesper Fransson, who moved from Sweden to Finland after his studies, has a dream, and it is also related to Finland.

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Superstar Robbie Williams will arrive in Tampere in March – the artist is approaching The Beatles’ album ranking record

Williams is celebrating his 25-year solo career with his concert tour.

Robbie Williams stands against a dark background with his hands in a gust and looks seriously into the camera.  Williams is wearing a denim jacket.
The advance sale of tickets for Williams’ XXV tour starts on Wednesday, September 28 at 11 a.m. Finnish time. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, September 30 at 11:00 AM.

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Yle will start a News School next year: The goal is to get experts from other than journalism backgrounds into the field

Ylen Uutiskoulu’s purpose is to find new talents outside of traditional journalism training. The application for Yle Uutiskoulu starting in January has opened.

Two women waving to the camera in a studio in front of a green background.
Yle Mix is \u200b\u200bhosted by Kiia Keskikylä (left) and Jasmin Beloued.

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You learn to live with the death of your own child, you get rid of drug addiction – the photo exhibition reminds you that you can recover from everything

You can survive life’s harsh twists and turns. This has happened to eleven people, whose pictures testify to hope in the Minun tarinani exhibition in Rauma.

Three people are standing in the portico.
Teemu Laulajainen, Minna Kopra and Heidi Lehtonen from Rauma are participating in a photo exhibition about survival.

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Designer Eero Aarnio received a fully charged battery as a birthday gift – still enough power at 90 years old

Culture guest Eero Aarnio, known for his ball chair, designs chairs, but he himself doesn’t have time to sit down.

Eero Aarnio has folded his hands behind his head.
The war in Ukraine has shocked Eero Aarniot. It has brought back my own painful memories of the war years.

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\”Both half and both\” – the study breaks the established image of a uniform Swedish-Finnish

Researcher Tuire Liimatainen traced the ethnopolitical wave in social media that arose when Sweden recognized its Finns as a national minority at the turn of the millennium.

The cover of the Siirtolainen tie album released in 1973
The album of the Swedish Confederation of Finnish Euros from 1973 contains such songs as Muukalainen and Laulu koti-ikävä. When Finns who have lived in Sweden for decades have been asked about their lives, most have said that they are satisfied, even though it took time to adapt.

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