Founded in 1982, Suomen Lanka operates in Lappajärvi. It produces fish and macrame threads. Reetta Pellikka, originally from Jalasjärvi, lives in Norway today and from there inspires Finns to take up the sticks.
Old Japanese woodcuts are on display at the Sinebrychoff Art Museum exhibition in Helsinki. Because of their fragility, you can only see them rarely.
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The duo, known for their huge hits, also guides newcomers to an artist career.
JVG celebrates his more than ten-year career with the opening track of his new album.
JVG’s success story has seemed like forever, but at some point the duo had to stop and say that they have become adults.
Recent studies have also revealed new information about the importance of cocoa to the Mayans. According to the researcher, a large part of what we thought we knew about the Mayan culture is becoming new in general.
Artist and clothing designer Helmi Hagelin strives to participate in the social debate with his work. He is participating in the Y-festival organized by the Ministry of Justice on Saturday in Helsinki.
Hagelin is not only a clothing designer, but also an artist. With his work, he wants to stimulate discussion, make you think.
– I do my work from the perspective of a queer Sámi, and they often deal with the minority status of a minority, Hagelin says.
Hagelin describes that his work often violates society’s norms, such as the gender binary, and subconscious thoughts and repetitive structures often come to the fore.
Helmi Hagelin’s visual art is included in the Y-festival organized by the Ministry of Justice on Saturday in Helsinki. The cultural and human rights event highlights equality, a diverse future, and it is now being organized for the first time.
On the mannequin, the ropes begin to take a more precise shape. Helmi Hagelin makes this garment to order, like her products in general, and she does not plan to make collections for stock.
– I don’t want to produce serial production. I don’t want to be part of the textile industry’s problem, he says.
That is why he has chosen to use, for example, leftover materials from construction sites. If there is a need for new textiles, he buys monomaterial, i.e. material containing only one raw material.
Visual artist Nanna Sude has an intensive work period behind her, which resulted in 26 new works.
The agencies’ customer service in Päijät-Hämee will focus on Lahti and Heinola in the future. A new service point will be opened in Lahti next June.
