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Re-viewed: Ode To Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury is something bigger than colorful, boozy parties and yellow leather jackets, and that’s why the movie made in honor of his life in 2018, Bohemian Rhapsody, should be praised for its respectful and clever focus on the immortal performer’s musical legacy.
Sumuvirsi: The Pentagram Of The Finnish Alternative
Finnish music as a cultural export is currently blossoming at an exponential rate: for instance, our fennoscandic nation has finally heralded her first international pop star Alma, who is joining the ranks of other internationally acclaimed nordic singers such as Mø and Lykke Li.
5 Non-Touristy Places To Visit In Venice
Like many beautiful cities, Venice is visited by millions of tourists every year. I would like to suggest five places that you can visit when you feel like you cannot stand the crowds anymore.
Chief Editor's Note: Sensations of Home
Water evaporates, twirling and enveloping me as I look out over the snow-covered lakeshore: my skin prickly, breath foggy and limbs immobile in absolute relaxation--the post-sauna nirvana. Summer twilight--blue and purple hued--the city is asleep as I bike on cobblestones. I'm a little drunk on wine but mostly the light. Feel familiar? These are my memories of Finland. Sensations of home etched into my skin. Yet they are collective.
Cultures of empathy in Spain and Finland
Empathy is a personal trait that is inert to all humans, yet taking a look at two modern European democracies we can see that empathy is also a societal norm that manifests itself in very different ways between cultures.
A Small, Vibrant Sphere: Mental Illness in Finnish Independent Comics
Representations of mental illness open a window into a different world view. A person’s mental illness becomes a sort of shadow life only made public in the “right” spheres.. Mental illness is a topic richly covered in Finnish independent comics.
The Culture of Reserved Pride
I began to wonder my culture’s take on being proud whilst walking down the streets of Helsinki and spotting a couple of University of Helsinki cotton bags.