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Turku Music Centre Fuuga opens its doors today, launching an Opening Festival that runs until November 22nd, featuring both ticketed and free events, and theme days by Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Music Festival and Jazz City Turku:
musiikkitalofuuga.fi/en/open…
ALT Photo - Marc Goodwin
The Finnish National Gallery marks Kekri, the Finnish harvest festival, with a spooky gallery:
kokoelma.kansallisgalleria.f…
ALT Hugo Simberg: The Garden of Death, 1896. Collection of the Finnish National Gallery.
Dracula, the world’s most famous horror story about the Transylvanian count, returns to the Finnish National Ballet's repertoire from October 30th to November 18th, featuring Krzysztof Pastor’s incredible choreography with music by Wojciech Kilar:
oopperabaletti.fi/en/reperto…
ALT Photo - Roosa Oksaharju
OperaTraveller blog highlights "Peter Grimes", part of the Finnish National Opera’s repertoire from November 21st to December 11th, as one of the hottest operatic events of the season. "This is a truly unique chorus—surely one of the finest in the world":
operatraveller.com/2026/08/2…
ALT Photo: Heikki Tuuli
Our Sunday afternoon selection is a set of shots of the milky way taken around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by foto_turunen, hei.toni, jonas.lindell, and @WildAboutLaplan:
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The art and lived experiences of Helsinki’s Sámi community are at the heart of new exhibitions at Helsinki City Museum & Cultural Centre Caisa. Together, they form part of the City of Helsinki’s programme to bring Sámi voices and perspectives to the fore:
hel.fi/en/news/sami-stories-…
ALT Photo: Marja Helander
This evening in the House of Nobility, "Bo Carpelan 100: Carte blanche - The playful philosopher – classics from Bach to Haydn" with Antti Tikkanen on violin leading the Finnish Baroque Orchestra, performing music by Mozart, J.S. Bach, Sibelius, and Haydn:
fibo.fi/en/concerts/2026/bo-…
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Komea ja vaikuttava on Turun linna.
Hyvää yötä. Muistakaa ne kellot!
Nähkää kauniita unia 💙
Our Saturday afternoon selection is a set of shots in landscape-mode taken around Finland.
Photos shared on IG by kuopionkaupunki, katlinwildframes, hemul75, and andhorner:
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There are just a few tickets left for tonight's performance ...
Tonight the Finnish National Opera present the ever-popular 'Le Nozze de Figaro', a tangled web of relationships, combined with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s radiant music, results in a timeless comedy about human desires and emotions:
oopperabaletti.fi/en/reperto…
ALT Photo: Emma Suominen
The renowned British Festival Ballet presents the classical ballet "Swan Lake" at @finlandiatalo tonight, with guest artists Yerkin Rakhmatullayev and Sofiya Adilkhanova from Astana Opera in the leading roles:
finlandiatalo.fi/en/events/s…
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Sunken reading rooms and perfect Arctic light. 📐✨
Alvar Aalto’s #Rovaniemi City Library (1965) remains the ultimate blueprint for cozy, functional Nordic modernism.
#Architecture #AlvarAalto #Design #Lapland #Finlanx
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Eilen alimyrskyt olivat nopea liikkeisiä ja lyhyt kestoisia.#revontulet #northernlights – at Haapavesi, Suomi
Welcoming in the weekend with a Friday afternoon selection of stunning aurora shots from around Finland. 2 photos from 10, shared on IG by @AuroraHunting and @OriginalLapland:
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A guide to seeing the Northern Lights in Finland:
discoveringfinland.com/blog/…
Kauniainen Music Festival kicks off this evening with a concert in the New Pavilion - 'Winterreise' with tenor Tuomas Katajala and Petri Kumela on guitar at 7pm:
grankullamusikfest.fi/events…
The 60th anniversary year of the Tampere Festival of Light kicks off today at 7pm in Koskipuisto Park, and continues until November 1st. The Flow of Equality art trail can also be experienced throughout the entire ten-day event:
tampere.fi/en/current/2026/1…
ALT Photo - Mikko Vares
Time Out Finland notes that Finnish Lapland will be accessible from more European cities than ever in winter 2026–2027, providing a list of all direct flights to Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Kuusamo, Ivalo, and Kemi-Tornio:
timeout.com/finland/news/how…
ALT Photo - Inka Khanji
Opening today at @AteneumMuseum, the "Arcana Borealis – Northern Women and Esotericism" exhibition examines the work of women artists from the North and its connections to spirituality, nature and invisible realms from the 19th century to the present day:
ateneum.fi/en/exhibitions/ar…
ALT Photo: Moderna Museet
ALT Photo: Randers Art Museum © Rita Kernn Larsen
Our Friday afternoon selection welcomes in the weekend with a set of gorgeous autumnal shots from around Finland. Photos shared on IG by rajamaki.pirkko, pete_tampere, leena.lyydia, and annikoo_o:
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Discover autumn in Finnish Lapland:
discoveringfinland.com/blog/…
