Grown-ups scorned but children loved – My Little Pony grew into a phenomenon and got its own exhibition at the museum

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The My Little Pony toy turns 40. Katja Lapio got inspired by ponies while hunting them down at flea markets for her daughter Jessica.

The display case at Espoo’s Museo Leikin is full of different versions of the same strawberry ice cream-coloured My Little Pony toy, Lickety Split.

– Just look at them! Who can resist them, they’re so cute,” says Jessica Laipio, justifying her collecting hobby.

Pink My Little Pony toys at Museo Leik's exhibition Pony friendship is forever.
Cuteness warning! The My Little Pony culture is all about pastel colours and gentle expressions, even if the ponies in the animated series may misbehave.
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Cultural activities in sparsely populated areas of Kainuu are strengthened – hear how Sotkamo plans to activate residents of outlying villages to make environmental art

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The Arts Promotion Centre in Kainuu has awarded a total of €230 000 to six applicants to support cultural activities in sparsely populated areas. The aim is to strengthen the vitality of the regions.

A man stands in a snowy landscape in front of a statue.
Marko Karvonen, a cultural producer in Sotkamo, says that culture is easy to find in town centres, but not necessarily in outlying villages. Karvonen is pictured in front of the statue of Veikko Huovinen in Sotkamo last March.
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Helsinki wants first graders in libraries: ‘If a parent just watches Netflix, it’s hard to tell a child to read’

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The City of Helsinki introduces all first-graders to libraries. The aim is to close the inequality gap between families.

The 1D class of Vartiokylä primary school in Helsinki is visiting Itäkeskus library. Everyone can borrow a book to take home.

There are lots of interesting books on the shelves. Especially dog books, animal books and books of interest.

– The way to learn to read is to first learn to read the syllables,” says Terimo.

– A good book is one with enough pages and a decent story. And one without hyphens. Hyphens are annoying, he says.

Elina Suoranta, Vartiokylä elementary school, 1D.
Elina Suoranta likes books that don’t have syllable lines.
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The City of Light event in Jyväskylä once again attracted a huge crowd – “Light is like a universal language that excludes no one”, says the event coordinator

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The ten-day event attracted well over 150 000 visitors. The event’s visibility on the web also increased dramatically.

A light artwork built around a tree.
Along the coastal path, one of the works seen was Connection, a work by Dutch artist Bart Ensing, in which ropes connect trees to the ground and to each other.
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Lahti plans to abandon the city’s second library van – services to be kept at the same level by reorganising routes

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Service manager Sanna Kuosa works on a computer in the Pegasos library car of the Lahti city library. There are many books on the shelves of the library car.
City Library Service Manager Sanna Kuosa in the Pegasus library van on 12 October 2022.
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