Discovering Finland
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Guide to Finnish tourism
There are two temporary exhibitions currently at the Finnish Museum of Photography - "Invisible Race" explores the role of photography and visual culture in the creation of a racialized understanding of humanity, and "Salamata Mboup: (Un)Biased?!":
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/exhibitio...
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/exhibitio...
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
There are two temporary exhibitions currently at the Finnish Museum of Photography - "Invisible Race" explores the role of photography and visual culture in the creation of a racialized understanding of humanity, and "Salamata Mboup: (Un)Biased?!":
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/exhibitio...
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/exhibitio...
Tonight and tomorrow night Musiikkitalo hosts a special concert with the inspirational, inimitable Kreeta-Maria Kentala conducting and on violin, a hand-picked team of musicians from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra:
musiikkitalo.fi/en/concerts-...
musiikkitalo.fi/en/concerts-...
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Tonight and tomorrow night Musiikkitalo hosts a special concert with the inspirational, inimitable Kreeta-Maria Kentala conducting and on violin, a hand-picked team of musicians from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra:
musiikkitalo.fi/en/concerts-...
musiikkitalo.fi/en/concerts-...
The polar night, when the sun sets and does not rise for many weeks, has started in northern Finnish Lapland's Utsjoki. The phenomenon known as kaamos will last until mid-January:
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Learn more about the region:
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Learn more about the region:
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Northern Finnish Lapland goes dark as polar night begins
The area's period of darkness will continue until mid-January.
yle.fi
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The polar night, when the sun sets and does not rise for many weeks, has started in northern Finnish Lapland's Utsjoki. The phenomenon known as kaamos will last until mid-January:
yle.fi/a/74-20196058
Learn more about the region:
www.discoveringfinland.com/finnish-lapl...
yle.fi/a/74-20196058
Learn more about the region:
www.discoveringfinland.com/finnish-lapl...
Our Tuesday afternoon selection is a rather lovely set of wintry sunsets and sunrise shots from around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by huulari85, repe.niem, anarchybiatch, and suloinenjoutilaisuus:
www.instagram.com/p/DReu6-YDIRj/
Photos shared on IG by huulari85, repe.niem, anarchybiatch, and suloinenjoutilaisuus:
www.instagram.com/p/DReu6-YDIRj/
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Our Tuesday afternoon selection is a rather lovely set of wintry sunsets and sunrise shots from around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by huulari85, repe.niem, anarchybiatch, and suloinenjoutilaisuus:
www.instagram.com/p/DReu6-YDIRj/
Photos shared on IG by huulari85, repe.niem, anarchybiatch, and suloinenjoutilaisuus:
www.instagram.com/p/DReu6-YDIRj/
EasternEye notes that "Arktikum offers a deeper understanding of a region defined by extremes, light and darkness, challenge and resilience, science and myth:"
www.easterneye.biz/arktikum-mus...
Learn more about the Arktikum Museum & Arctic Science Centre:
www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
www.easterneye.biz/arktikum-mus...
Learn more about the Arktikum Museum & Arctic Science Centre:
www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
Arktikum shines a light on Sámi heritage and Arctic culture in the heart of Rovaniemi
Family-friendly interactive spaces allow children to engage with Sámi culture and Arctic science
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November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
EasternEye notes that "Arktikum offers a deeper understanding of a region defined by extremes, light and darkness, challenge and resilience, science and myth:"
www.easterneye.biz/arktikum-mus...
Learn more about the Arktikum Museum & Arctic Science Centre:
www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
www.easterneye.biz/arktikum-mus...
Learn more about the Arktikum Museum & Arctic Science Centre:
www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
The brand new Wilderness Hotel Saariselkä tops @wanderlustmag.bsky.social's list of "10 trips to make the northern lights truly shine:"
www.wanderlustmagazine.com/inspiration/...
Learn more about the Wilderness Hotels in Northern Lapland:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/wildern...
www.wanderlustmagazine.com/inspiration/...
Learn more about the Wilderness Hotels in Northern Lapland:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/wildern...
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The brand new Wilderness Hotel Saariselkä tops @wanderlustmag.bsky.social's list of "10 trips to make the northern lights truly shine:"
www.wanderlustmagazine.com/inspiration/...
Learn more about the Wilderness Hotels in Northern Lapland:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/wildern...
www.wanderlustmagazine.com/inspiration/...
Learn more about the Wilderness Hotels in Northern Lapland:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/wildern...
This winter, visitors to Finnish Lapland looking to spend a night in aurora-themed accommodation and glass igloo villages have more choices than ever before:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/snow-ho...
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/snow-ho...
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This winter, visitors to Finnish Lapland looking to spend a night in aurora-themed accommodation and glass igloo villages have more choices than ever before:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/snow-ho...
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/snow-ho...
Currently at Hakasalmi Villa, the 'Helsinki at Night' retrospective exhibition presents photographer Stefan Bremer’s personal take on Helsinki’s nightlife in the 1970s and 1980s, with 140 photographs some of which are on display for the first time:
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hakasalmivilla.fi/the-teddy-bo...
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Currently at Hakasalmi Villa, the 'Helsinki at Night' retrospective exhibition presents photographer Stefan Bremer’s personal take on Helsinki’s nightlife in the 1970s and 1980s, with 140 photographs some of which are on display for the first time:
hakasalmivilla.fi/the-teddy-bo...
hakasalmivilla.fi/the-teddy-bo...
Next Saturday, November 29th, at 11am and 12:30pm, @tamperetalo is screening the classic Christmas film "The Snowman" where the music composed by Howard Blake will be performed by the Tampere Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dimas Ruiz:
www.tampere-talo.fi/en/events/81...
www.tampere-talo.fi/en/events/81...
Lumiukko-elokuvakonsertti
The beloved animated film The Snowman (1982) tells the story of a young boy named James and his Christmas adventure with The Snowman.
www.tampere-talo.fi
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Next Saturday, November 29th, at 11am and 12:30pm, @tamperetalo is screening the classic Christmas film "The Snowman" where the music composed by Howard Blake will be performed by the Tampere Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dimas Ruiz:
www.tampere-talo.fi/en/events/81...
www.tampere-talo.fi/en/events/81...
MyHelsinki's guide to Xmas in the capital - "Helsinki is truly a Christmas City. But maybe not in the way you’d expect. Glitter, flashy lights and non-stop cacophony are not a Helsinkian thing. Soft lights, candles and sounds muffled by snow more so:"
www.myhelsinki.fi/visit/quick-...
www.myhelsinki.fi/visit/quick-...
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
MyHelsinki's guide to Xmas in the capital - "Helsinki is truly a Christmas City. But maybe not in the way you’d expect. Glitter, flashy lights and non-stop cacophony are not a Helsinkian thing. Soft lights, candles and sounds muffled by snow more so:"
www.myhelsinki.fi/visit/quick-...
www.myhelsinki.fi/visit/quick-...
Welcoming in a new week with another selection of misty morning magic shots from around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by sartsanoma, esko.koivula, tuhkasaarivisuals, and elsamueli_:
www.instagram.com/p/DRcJ_JLjFOZ/
Photos shared on IG by sartsanoma, esko.koivula, tuhkasaarivisuals, and elsamueli_:
www.instagram.com/p/DRcJ_JLjFOZ/
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Welcoming in a new week with another selection of misty morning magic shots from around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by sartsanoma, esko.koivula, tuhkasaarivisuals, and elsamueli_:
www.instagram.com/p/DRcJ_JLjFOZ/
Photos shared on IG by sartsanoma, esko.koivula, tuhkasaarivisuals, and elsamueli_:
www.instagram.com/p/DRcJ_JLjFOZ/
Tonight in Temppeliaukio Church, the Christmas concert by the Association for the Opera Singers of the Finnish National Opera, celebrating its 80th anniversary, will feature the most beautiful Christmas music from Finland and around the world:
oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoir...
oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoir...
80th Anniversary Christmas Concert - The Finnish National Opera and Ballet
The Christmas concert by The Association for the Opera Singers of the Finnish National Opera features the most beautiful Christmas music from Finland and around the world. Read more and buy tickets.
oopperabaletti.fi
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Tonight in Temppeliaukio Church, the Christmas concert by the Association for the Opera Singers of the Finnish National Opera, celebrating its 80th anniversary, will feature the most beautiful Christmas music from Finland and around the world:
oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoir...
oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoir...
Monocle Magazine has a feature on Hanaholmen, the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo:
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Learn more about this unique cultural centre located in the Espoo archipelago:
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monocle.com/affairs/dipl...
Learn more about this unique cultural centre located in the Espoo archipelago:
www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
Inside Hanaholmen, the secretive Nordic retreat where diplomats shape Europe's future - Monocle
On a small island off Helsinki is an institution where key political figures from Finland and Sweden meet to discuss...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Monocle Magazine has a feature on Hanaholmen, the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo:
monocle.com/affairs/dipl...
Learn more about this unique cultural centre located in the Espoo archipelago:
www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
monocle.com/affairs/dipl...
Learn more about this unique cultural centre located in the Espoo archipelago:
www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
Aditya Solanki of @easterneye.bsky.social writes about "Northern Lights hunting in Rovaniemi: A night out with Beyond Arctic":
www.easterneye.biz/northern-lig...
Learn more about aurora hunting holidays in Finnish Lapland:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/the-nor...
www.easterneye.biz/northern-lig...
Learn more about aurora hunting holidays in Finnish Lapland:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/the-nor...
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Aditya Solanki of @easterneye.bsky.social writes about "Northern Lights hunting in Rovaniemi: A night out with Beyond Arctic":
www.easterneye.biz/northern-lig...
Learn more about aurora hunting holidays in Finnish Lapland:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/the-nor...
www.easterneye.biz/northern-lig...
Learn more about aurora hunting holidays in Finnish Lapland:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/the-nor...
Seeing out the week with a selection of shots featuring light filtering through trees, taken around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by vuokatinaateli, sariheikkin, harrimphotos, and irjalehtinen:
www.instagram.com/p/DRZsbZNDHxD/
Photos shared on IG by vuokatinaateli, sariheikkin, harrimphotos, and irjalehtinen:
www.instagram.com/p/DRZsbZNDHxD/
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Seeing out the week with a selection of shots featuring light filtering through trees, taken around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by vuokatinaateli, sariheikkin, harrimphotos, and irjalehtinen:
www.instagram.com/p/DRZsbZNDHxD/
Photos shared on IG by vuokatinaateli, sariheikkin, harrimphotos, and irjalehtinen:
www.instagram.com/p/DRZsbZNDHxD/
Reposted by Discovering Finland
Church music is becoming more relaxed.
"You no longer have to be so serious" — Gospel music sweeps Finnish congregations
Church music is becoming more relaxed.
yle.fi
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Church music is becoming more relaxed.
Opening Today at Serlachius "Stiina Saaristo – Always Happy!", a new retrospective exhibition that brings together her witty, sharply observant works from 1995–2025, including drawings, oil paintings, graphics, and ceramic sculptures:
serlachius.fi/en/exhibitio...
serlachius.fi/en/exhibitio...
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Opening Today at Serlachius "Stiina Saaristo – Always Happy!", a new retrospective exhibition that brings together her witty, sharply observant works from 1995–2025, including drawings, oil paintings, graphics, and ceramic sculptures:
serlachius.fi/en/exhibitio...
serlachius.fi/en/exhibitio...
On a crisp, cold, but very sunny afternoon in the capital, our Saturday selection is a stunning set of very wintry and snowy shots taken around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by pauliina_photography, sirpa_kiviharju, riitta_malkia, and repe.niem:
www.instagram.com/p/DRWz1sODOEW/
Photos shared on IG by pauliina_photography, sirpa_kiviharju, riitta_malkia, and repe.niem:
www.instagram.com/p/DRWz1sODOEW/
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On a crisp, cold, but very sunny afternoon in the capital, our Saturday selection is a stunning set of very wintry and snowy shots taken around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by pauliina_photography, sirpa_kiviharju, riitta_malkia, and repe.niem:
www.instagram.com/p/DRWz1sODOEW/
Photos shared on IG by pauliina_photography, sirpa_kiviharju, riitta_malkia, and repe.niem:
www.instagram.com/p/DRWz1sODOEW/
Amanda Teague of @themanualguide.bsky.social selects Saariselkä in her list of "7 dreamy winter getaways for couples: Cozy escapes for every romance":
www.themanual.com/travel/roman...
www.themanual.com/travel/roman...
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Amanda Teague of @themanualguide.bsky.social selects Saariselkä in her list of "7 dreamy winter getaways for couples: Cozy escapes for every romance":
www.themanual.com/travel/roman...
www.themanual.com/travel/roman...
Justine Gosling of the @thetimes.com recounts her adventures exploring Urho Kekkonen National Park:
www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
Urho Kekkonen National Park covers 2,550 sq km and is one of Finland's largest protected area - learn more about the region:
www.discoveringfinland.com/finnish-lapl...
www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
Urho Kekkonen National Park covers 2,550 sq km and is one of Finland's largest protected area - learn more about the region:
www.discoveringfinland.com/finnish-lapl...
The cross-country skiing holiday that’s the best way to see Finland
See the country’s north, catch the northern lights and make new friends on a small group adventure that takes you — and your sled — from hut to hut
www.thetimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Justine Gosling of the @thetimes.com recounts her adventures exploring Urho Kekkonen National Park:
www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
Urho Kekkonen National Park covers 2,550 sq km and is one of Finland's largest protected area - learn more about the region:
www.discoveringfinland.com/finnish-lapl...
www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
Urho Kekkonen National Park covers 2,550 sq km and is one of Finland's largest protected area - learn more about the region:
www.discoveringfinland.com/finnish-lapl...
The iconic Christmas lights of Aleksanterinkatu, a landmark of the season’s opening, will be lit as the parade begins from the Senate Square at 4pm today.
The official start of the Christmas season in Helsinki always starts with switching on the lights on Aleksanterinkatu and the Christmas Parade, which begins from Senate Square - Saturday November 22nd:
www.myhelsinki.fi/events/openi...
www.myhelsinki.fi/events/openi...
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The iconic Christmas lights of Aleksanterinkatu, a landmark of the season’s opening, will be lit as the parade begins from the Senate Square at 4pm today.
Christmas at the Old Great Square in Turku takes place on the four weekends before Christmas starting today. Browse market stalls of quality handicrafts and Christmas treats, with music, theatre, and circus performances to entertain the whole family:
vanhansuurtorinjoulu.fi/en/etusivu-en/
vanhansuurtorinjoulu.fi/en/etusivu-en/
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Christmas at the Old Great Square in Turku takes place on the four weekends before Christmas starting today. Browse market stalls of quality handicrafts and Christmas treats, with music, theatre, and circus performances to entertain the whole family:
vanhansuurtorinjoulu.fi/en/etusivu-en/
vanhansuurtorinjoulu.fi/en/etusivu-en/
The first day of the Lumo Light Festival has begun in Oulu! 💜 The artworks are on display until 10 PM.
lumo.ouka.fi/en/
lumo.ouka.fi/en/
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The first day of the Lumo Light Festival has begun in Oulu! 💜 The artworks are on display until 10 PM.
lumo.ouka.fi/en/
lumo.ouka.fi/en/
With snow starting to cover the country and lakes freezing over, this will likely be the final lakeside reflections selection for this year.
Photos shared on IG by mamaartphotos, karris_images, eiska61, and helilaitinennn:
www.instagram.com/p/DRUtRsPjMsr/
Photos shared on IG by mamaartphotos, karris_images, eiska61, and helilaitinennn:
www.instagram.com/p/DRUtRsPjMsr/
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
With snow starting to cover the country and lakes freezing over, this will likely be the final lakeside reflections selection for this year.
Photos shared on IG by mamaartphotos, karris_images, eiska61, and helilaitinennn:
www.instagram.com/p/DRUtRsPjMsr/
Photos shared on IG by mamaartphotos, karris_images, eiska61, and helilaitinennn:
www.instagram.com/p/DRUtRsPjMsr/
Eastern Eye notes that "With its forest boardwalks, spacious enclosures and focus on northern species, Ranua Wildlife Park provides a calm and scenic insight into Arctic animal life":
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Learn more about Ranua Wildlife Park:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/ranua-w...
www.easterneye.biz/ranua-wildli...
Learn more about Ranua Wildlife Park:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/ranua-w...
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Eastern Eye notes that "With its forest boardwalks, spacious enclosures and focus on northern species, Ranua Wildlife Park provides a calm and scenic insight into Arctic animal life":
www.easterneye.biz/ranua-wildli...
Learn more about Ranua Wildlife Park:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/ranua-w...
www.easterneye.biz/ranua-wildli...
Learn more about Ranua Wildlife Park:
www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/ranua-w...