Culture

A renovator is on the verge of divorce, but TV’s renovation shows get the job done in no time – “They leave you feeling good”

Interior design and renovation shows have become TV favourites, reaching audiences of millions at best. The latest series is Grand Designs Finland.

Photo collections of Samu Haber and his villa after renovation.
TV channels have a huge amount to choose from for interior design and renovation lovers. Musician Samu Haber delighted with Huvila

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Young audiences found art in Tornio – The eviction of the Aine Art Museum enabled new attractive means

Art education at the Aine Art Museum has become extremely popular with children. The exhibition in the shopping centre attracted young adults.

There is a watercolor painting on white paper showing a man dressed in a white tall hat and a long white coat.  Next to the picture is a child's hand with a watercolor brush.
Art education for children and young people involves introducing them to real art and producing their own art. Photo from a workshop at the Aine Art Museum.

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Kokkola Kinojuhlat is delighted with the popularity of the audience – thousands of visitors and sold-out screenings

More than 4000 people attended the events of the Kokkola Cinema Festival.

A man in a fur hat on a road through a snowy forest.
Starring Jarkko Lahti, the story of Metsuri was shown for the first time in Finland at the Kokkola Cinema Festival. Archive photo.

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Bread is the theme of a new musical at Kajaani City Theatre

O Bread! – Ballad of the Breadless will premiere at Kajaani City Theatre on 17 September. It is also the premiere of the musical. It will be co-produced with the Vaara collective.

Vera Veiskola, Jari Rättyä and Janne Kinnunen in the Voi Leipä performance of the Kajaani city council.
Kajaani City Theatre’s premiere and first night musical features archvival wit, rillumarians and revues. The performers include Vera Veiskola, Jari Rättyä and Janne Kinnunen.

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30-year-old Seiska breaks records – editor says it’s entertainment, but researcher disagrees

Seiska appeared in the midst of the 1990s recession and offered Finns an escape from reality with its wild celebrity gossip. Social media has not taken away the editorial work.

In the picture, there are numbers of the magazine.
Seiska, the celebrity gossip magazine, offers its readers an escape from everyday life. In August, the website once again set new records for visitor numbers.

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The writer Tommi Kinnunen was exhausted as a teacher, and now there is concern about the students – \”If young people are already crushed in high school, how will they survive throughout life?\”

Cultural guest, writer Tommi Kinnunen considers himself first and foremost a teacher. He returned to his work after exhaustion. In the novel that was just published, he wrote a lot of his own experiences, because the book is about a tired teacher.

Tommi Kinnunen is lying on the desks in the school classroom.
Tommi Kinnusen’s working days are long. In addition to teaching, lessons must be planned and assignments must be checked in the evenings. Actually, he doesn’t have time to rest at his workplace at Turku Luostarivuori Lyseo high school, where the pictures were taken.

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The Golden Lion was awarded to a documentary film only for the second time in the award’s 90-year history

The best film award at the Venice Film Festival was awarded to All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, a documentary about the opioid epidemic in the United States.

Film director Laura Poitras accepts the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival.
Film director Laura Poitras accepts the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival.

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Remember the parachute jump the Queen did with James Bond? Elizabeth was also a whimsical cultural icon behind her crown

Queen Elizabeth was not only a model of strict royal protocol, but she also knew how to wit and surprise. For decades, the Queen was one of the brightest stars in popular culture.

With Bond.
In the opening video of the London Olympics, secret agent James Bond picks up the Queen from Buckingham Palace.

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Analysis: Antti Tuisku lived up to expectations and offered a world-class show

A similar dance party has hardly ever been seen at the Olympic Stadium, writes music journalist Ville Vedenpää.

Antti Tuisku performing.
Antti Tuisku will perform in two Bailantai concerts at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on September 9 and 10.

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Antti Tuisku will finally perform at the Olympic Stadium – the artist admits that he is a perfectionist, so the show has been rehearsed for thousands of hours

Friday and Saturday’s Bailantai concerts gather more than 70,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium.

– Bailantai is really flamboyant, cheeky and raunchy, but there is a big red thread underneath and I believe that it will also move people.

Antti Tuisku is rehearsing for the concert at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Antti Tuisku’s Bailantai concerts are full of demanding choreography, the practice of which has required thousands of hours of work.

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