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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 3h
Our Monday afternoon selection is a set of misty morning and foggy evening shots taken around Finland. Photos shared on IG by jarmo.manninen, pauliina_photography, helilaitinennn, and peace_panen: www.instagram.com/p/DeHRSvADD4I/
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 5h
From October 7th to November 15th, the VocalEspoo Festival is a celebration of the human voice with a programme encompassing vocal music of all kinds, with concerts held in numerous venues around Espoo and in the House of Nobility, Helsinki: www.vocalespoo.fi/en/concerts
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 8h
A selection of photos of Rauma by local photographer Joonas Uussaari highlighting the coastal city's beauty, and its UNESCO World Heritage site, the Old Town. Discover the Charms of Old Rauma – A Living Museum & UNESCO World Heritage Site: www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/old-rau...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 9h
Yesterday, October 4th, was World Animal Day, so we're starting the new week with a selection of animal photos taken around Finland. Two photos from a set of ten shared on IG by mikko_monto and soosseli: www.instagram.com/p/DeGnPRujBxI/ Wildlife in Finland: www.discoveringfinland.com/nature-attra...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Our Sunday afternoon selection is a set of sunsets and sunrises from around Finland. Photos shared on IG by pirres_images, aulisorjonen, huulari85, and anitamouhu: www.instagram.com/p/DeEsaCFjMmb/
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Our Saturday afternoon selection is a set of aerial and drone shots taken around Finland. Photos shared on IG by starofmooria, joonasvirlanderphotography, sidelnikov, and cinemanssi: www.instagram.com/p/DeB5_BfjDVR/
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The final day of scares at Linnanmäki ...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Both the skiing and cross-country skiing seasons began yesterday in Levi Ski Resort - learn more about Levi, Finland’s premier destination for winter adventures: www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
Photo: Levi Ski ResortPhoto: Levi Ski ResortPhoto: Levi Ski ResortPhoto: Levi Ski Resort
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's opening day for the exhibition "The Evolution of Dinosaurs" at @Heurekafi where you’ll encounter around 20 life-sized dinosaur robots created especially for this exhibition: www.heureka.fi/en/pages/the... More about Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre: www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
Photo: dinodoninc.com
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Time Out Helsinki introduces Helsinki neighbourhoods – 13 areas that show the city at its best: www.timeout.com/helsinki/cit... Discover more of the many attractions in Finland's capital city: www.discoveringfinland.com/metropolitan...
Photo: Jussi Hellsten / Helsinki PartnersPhoto: Antti VettenrantaPhoto: Antti HelinPhoto: Inka Khanji
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Sami Lehto @samisky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Lauantaihuomenta ☕ Lannistumattomasti lamaantumatta levollisesti leijaillen läpi lehtevän lempeästi laineilevan, liioittelevastikin leiskuvan, lumoavan loisteliaan lämminhenkisen lokakuun.
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tonight the Finnish National Ballet present "Hamlet", with choreography by Leo Mujić and a score that brings together music by Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saëns: oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoir...
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Hamlet - The Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Leo Mujić has transformed Hamlet into a ballet that tells the story of a growing obsession with revenge and the gradual unravelling of his mind.
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our Friday afternoon selection is another set of beautiful aurora shots taken around Finland. Photos shared by matalalta, pirjo.pike.koski, hra_vaara, and laplanddeluxe. www.instagram.com/p/Dd_a5dNjHEf/ Seeing the Northern Lights in Finland: www.discoveringfinland.com/about-finlan...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A new artwork in Ala-Malmi Park, Ninni Luhtasaari's "The Supporting Act" is a reminder of how important we are to one another, consisting of four figures supporting each other in the midst of movement: www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7232...
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Ninni Luhtasaari’s fountain sculpture has been installed in Ala-Malmi | HAM Helsingin taidemuseo
The new artwork in Ala-Malmi Park is a reminder of how important we are to one another. Artist Ninni Luhtasaari’s The Supporting Act consists of four figures supporting each other in the midst of move...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This weekend is your last chance to plunge into the depths of horror at the iik!week horror festival in Linnanmäki with four unique haunted attractions and four spine-chilling scare zones adding to amusement parks many existing rides and attractions: www.linnanmaki.fi/en/theme-wee...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our Thursday afternoon selection is a set of photos in landscape mode taken all around Finland. Photos shared on IG by jussiniukfishfotos, naturephotos_annaleena, sropponen, and akukankaanpaa: www.instagram.com/p/Dd84-fRDO5V/
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For no reason at all, here's a selection of photos of wolves in the Finnish wild shared by @KRossinen on Twitter: x.com/KRossinen Learn more about the rich diversity of Finnish wildlife: www.discoveringfinland.com/nature-attra...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today the flags fly in Finland for Miina Sillanpää Day, aka Civic Participation Day. Miina Sillanpää was Finland's first female minister and a prominent social advocate who dedicated her life to improving the rights of workers, especially women & children: finland.fi/life-society...
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Real bridge-builder became Finland’s first female government minister
Miina Sillanpää rose from poverty to become one of the first women in the Finnish Parliament and an influential social advocate who helped the cause of women, the elderly and the disadvantaged. Finnis...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Northern cultures and the voices of a new generation come together at the Oulu2026 Club at Tarkastamo on 9 October. The club features Emil Kárlsen, one of the most exciting names in contemporary Sámi music and DJ Hulluella: oulu2026.eu/en/emil-karl...
Photo: Ørjan Marakatt Bertelsen
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On Oct 23rd and 24th, Finlandia Talo hosts Swan Lake by British Festival Ballet, a spectacular, stunning version that will delight classical ballet purists and novice spectators equally: www.finlandiatalo.fi/en/events/sw... Learn more about Finlandia Hall: www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Turku Music Festival opens a new era at the Fuuga Music Centre by bringing two young composers with roots in Turku, Alma Meretoja and Kuura Klaavu, to the stage of the Ateljee Hall for tonight's concert "From Stardust to Human": turunmusiikkijuhlat.fi/en/event/fro...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our Thursday afternoon selection is another set of misty morning and foggy evening fotos taken around Finland. Photos shared on IG by heikkihyv, jp_paananen, marileenan, and johanna.inthewild: www.instagram.com/p/Dd6G0hwjIPl/
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tonight, the Finnish National Opera present "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs", a contemporary opera described by the San Francisco Chronicle as having "breathtaking inventiveness and dramatic power — a true fusion of sound and subject matter": oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoir...
Photo: Ilkka SaastomoinenPhoto: Ilkka SaastomoinenPhoto: Ilkka SaastomoinenPhoto: Ilkka Saastomoinen
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tonight and tomorrow night, Japanese pianist phenomenon Hayato Sumino joins the Helsinki Philharmonic, under the baton of Jukka-Pekka Saraste, to perform Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, with Sibelius' 5th Symphony, opening with music from his Pelléas ja Mélisande: musiikkitalo.fi/en/concerts-...
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HPO: Sibelius 5 - Musiikkitalo
Japanese pianist phenomenon Hayato Sumino plays to sold-out audiences from Tokyo to London, Berlin to New York.
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lappeenranta historical Fortress is the perfect place for an autumn day out. 🍂🍁🍂Stroll along the 1.8 km nature and culture trail that winds around the Fortress and discover the stories behind this unique area: www.discoveringfinland.com/lakeland/lap... Photos via Lake Saimaa Finland facebook page
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our Tuesday afternoon selection is a set of autumnal shots of backlit trees and leaves from around Finland. Photos shared on IG by ylesaa pic MattiHuu, jariko82, tanjakuusisto, and pakkanenmarika: www.instagram.com/p/Dd3vFF7DLit/ Autumn in Finnish Lapland: www.discoveringfinland.com/blog/discove...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Aaltoja - Valoa ja ääntä Kotkassa is a free, family-friendly urban light and sound festival taking place in Kotka, Finland, from October 15th–17th, featuring installations spread across the city & parks: www.kotka.fi/aaltojafesti... Learn more about Kotka: www.discoveringfinland.com/southern-fin...
Photo from 2025: Jari Pitkakangas / Visit Kotka-Hamina Photo from 2025: Jari Pitkakangas / Visit Kotka-Hamina Photo from 2025: Jari Pitkakangas / Visit Kotka-Hamina Photo from 2025: Jari Pitkakangas / Visit Kotka-Hamina
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A new exhibition will be opening at Pop Up Gallery Kamari, on Kulttuuritalo Valve's 2nd floor, tomorrow. Aino Sinioja's exhibition BIZARRERIE explores strangeness and its manifestations through watercolour-tinted ink drawings: tapahtumat.munoulu.fi/en-FI/page/6...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Celebrated in Helsinki since 1743, the Baltic Herring Market is one of Finland’s oldest public events. This year, from Oct 4-10, it's expanding into a comprehensive archipelago experience, with an even grander market being built at the Market Square! silakkamarkkinat.fi/en/
Photo: Petri Anttila / SilakkamarkkinatPhoto: Kim Öhman / SilakkamarkkinatPhoto: Kim Öhman / SilakkamarkkinatPhoto: Kim Öhman / Silakkamarkkinat
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Starting the week with a Monday afternoon selection of lakeside reflections focused on rorsharch-like clouds. Photos shared on IG by riittarauta, pete_tampere, eiska61, and phs__fotos: www.instagram.com/p/Dd1NeUlDHP5/
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In Sibelius Park, the Sibelius Monument by Finnish sculptor Eila Hiltunen was inaugurated on 7 September 1967, creating a memorial to composer Jean Sibelius without taking the form of a conventional statue: www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/sculpture... More on HAM: www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Czech National Ballet visits Tampere-talo with their popular "The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol" ballet for three performances on November 20th and 21st, with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, promising a truly delightful experience for the whole family: www.tampere-talo.fi/en/events/tc...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At the Sara Hildén Museum, the Martha Diamond exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of paintings by the New York-based artist, offering a unique insight into her work: www.sarahildenintaidemuseo.fi/en/exhibitio... More ob the Sara Hildén Art Museum: www.discoveringfinland.com/destination/...
Photo courtesy of the Martha Diamond TrustPhoto: Jussi KoivunenPhoto: Jussi Koivunen
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On Friday night the Finnish National Ballet presents "Hamlet", a new production by choreographer Leo Mujić with a score that brings together music by Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saëns: oopperabaletti.fi/en/repertoir...
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Hamlet - The Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Leo Mujić has transformed Hamlet into a ballet that tells the story of a growing obsession with revenge and the gradual unravelling of his mind.
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our Sunday afternoon selection is an eclectic set of colourful and atmospheric sunsets and sunrises taken around Finland. Photos shared on IG by antsvahter, aulisorjonen, topvisioner,and onehandsamurai: www.instagram.com/p/DdydelHjIXv/
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Moomin Mug Mania exhibition has opened at the Moomin Museum in Tamperetalo, exploring the journey of the Moomin mugs from everyday household objects to a cultural phenomenon: www.muumimuseo.fi/en/exhibitio... Discover more of Tampere's many attractions: www.discoveringfinland.com/lakeland/tam...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our Saturday afternoon selection is a set of autumnal lakeside reflection shots taken around Finland. Photos shared on Instagram by mikkosantasalo, pekankuvat2026, katjarphotos, and annikoo_o: www.instagram.com/p/Ddvt0rJjM4G/
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Now at HAM Helsinki, the "Emma Talbot: You Are Not the Centre" exhibition is the artist's first solo exhibition in Finland, currently filling the museum's grand arched hall with glowing colours, flowing patterns, and poetic handwritten texts: www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/exhibitio...
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Emma Talbot: You Are Not the Centre - HAM
Emma Talbot täyttää suuren kaarihallin loistavilla väreillä, virtaavilla kuvioilla ja runollisilla, käsinkirjoitetuilla teksteillä.
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Söderlångvik Manor celebrates the Finnish apple and harvest time every year on the last Saturday of September, today, with Apple Day and the Harvest Market, now one of the most popular events on Kimitoön: soderlangvik.fi/en/events/th...
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Apple Day 2026 - Söderlångvik
We celebrate the Apple Day to honour our wonderful Finnish apples! The day is a harvest festival with the apple in focus, along with plenty of other delicious treats and fun activities, and free progr...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Now on, Jyväskylä's annual City of Light festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary, filling the city with stunning light installations and light art, with dozens of events for the family, inviting you to come and enjoy the magic of light til Oct 3rd: valonkaupunki.jyvaskyla.fi/en/city-ligh...
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City of Light Festival: Light Installations
City of Light Festival 2026 will be nine days longJyväskylä's most beloved cultural festival will now light up the city for nine days, from September 25 to October 3. The event will be held for the 20...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From October 9th to April 4th 2027, for the first time ever at @HAMHelsinki, the "Leena Luostarinen – Misfit" exhibition will bring together the full ensemble of the artist's monumental paintings held in the HAM Helsinki Art Museum Collection: www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/exhibitio...
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Leena Luostarinen: Misfit - HAM
For the first time, HAM presents Leena Luostarinen’s (1949–2013) golden period works from its collection as a single display.
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The chillingly fun iik!week horror festival takes over Linnanmäki for another weekend! The haunted attractions open from 4pm til Midnight Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, ready to thrill horror-loving visitors seeking a good scare: www.linnanmaki.fi/en/theme-wee...
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iik!week Horror Festival 2025 - Linnanmäki
Linnanmäki is shrouded in horror from Friday to Sunday, 5.-28.9.2025, as the terrifying iik!week Horror Festival takes over the park.
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Welcoming in the weekend with a Friday afternoon selection of auroras captured in the skies over Finland. Photos shared on IG by aurorahunting, lu_schaffner, starofmooria, & jarkko_forsberg: www.instagram.com/p/DdtU62_DGRl/ The Northern Lights in Finland: www.discoveringfinland.com/about-finlan...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Conductor Susanna Mälkki makes a welcome return to Musikkitalo and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra this evening with Lorin Maazel’s "Der Ring ohne Worte", an orchestral reimagining of the Ring—an uninterrupted symphonic journey through Wagner’s epic: musiikkitalo.fi/en/concerts-...
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HPO: Der Ring ohne Worte - Musiikkitalo
How do you condense Wagner's fifteen-hour Ring cycle into an hour and a quarter without a single singer? Our roaringly romantic evening will be conducted b
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For the 3rd year in a row, Helsinki ranked first in the Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index, an international ranking assessing the sustainability of tourist destinations: www.hel.fi/en/news/for-... Discover more great reasons to visit Helsinki: www.discoveringfinland.com/metropolitan...
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For the third year running, Helsinki has come first in international ranking assessing the sustainability of tourist destinations
Once again, Helsinki ranked first in the Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index. Helsinki also topped the ranking in 2024 and 2025.
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
At the Ateneum Museum of Art in Helsinki, the collection exhibition "A Question of Time" reflects on the major questions of our time through art. The exhibition also offers fresh perspectives into Finland’s oldest and most extensive art collection and how it was built: ateneum.fi/en/exhibitio...
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Part of Irish Festival Oulu, 'Cultural Kaleidoscopes' is a 2 day street festival that celebrates ancient cultural heritage, oral traditions, and seasonal festive celebrations through a versatile program of spectacle performances and an 18-ton mechanical horse! Starts today: irkku.fi/festival/eve...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"In Light of…" is the first solo exhibition in the Nordic region by internationally acclaimed artist Alia Ali, unfolding as a rich weave of patterns, symbols, and narratives, celebrating collectivity, connectivity, and the circulation of ideas across cultures: taidehalli.fi/en/events/al...
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Alia Ali: In Light of...
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The "Howard Smith: Retrospective 1965–2010" exhibition presents works from the 1960s through to the 2000s as part of EMMA’s series showcasing modernist classics, and is a tribute to Smith’s open-minded art and his significance in the history of Finnish art and design: emmamuseum.fi/en/exhibitio...
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Howard Smith: Retrospective 1965–2010
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Discovering Finland @discoverfinland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our Thursday afternoon selection is a very eclectic and random set of snaps from around Finland. Photos shared onn IG by antsvahter, tomi__kristian, katjannelii, and tanelipaav: www.instagram.com/p/Ddq1ZFXjNIe/
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