Published: 04:02 am,Tuesday 29 December 2020

Finns exchange 13m Christmas cards this year
The people in Finland sent about 18 million Christmas cards through the national postal and logistic service operator Posti, said Posti in a press release on Monday. The number is about 20% higher than that of last year. Christmas parcel deliveries also broke all previous records. In Christmas season, about
Published: 18:02 pm,Tuesday 29 December 2020

French fashion designer Cardin passes away
Pierre Cardin, the French fashion designer famous for his avant-garde style and pioneering business moves across the world, has died at the age of 98, reported Xinhua, quoting French media on Tuesday. The national daily Le Monde called the designer "renovator of post-war French haute couture" as he made
Published: 21:04 pm,Thursday 24 December 2020

Xmas celebrations begin maintaining safety measures
People are celebrating Christmas festival in Finland amidst the ongoing exceptional situation of coronavirus outbreak. The official celebration has begun on Thursday through the Proclamation of Peace in Turku was read by Turku Municipality Protocol Chief Mika Akkanen. The event was held at 12:00 o’clock without any audience due to
Published: 00:08 am,Thursday 24 December 2020

Xmas Eve today sets mood for Xmas tomorrow
All-out preparations have been made in the country to celebrate Christmas Eve on Thursday and Christmas on Friday amidst the ongoing exceptional situation of coronavirus outbreak. Although the government recommended avoiding gathering, people will able to celebrate the festival with their family members and dearest ones maintaining the safety
Published: 15:16 pm,Tuesday 22 December 2020

Rovaniemi Christmas Calendar sustains festivity amidst coronavirus
When the coronavirus pandemic has almost paralysed the normal life across the globe, the Rovaniemi Christmas Calendar (Rovaniemenjoulukalenteri) in social media keeps the celebration of Christmas festival alive among the city dwellers. The Christmas Calendar has been updated on YouTube and Facebook everyday at 6:00 PM since 1 December
Published: 19:01 pm,Thursday 17 December 2020

UNESCO names Finnish sauna intangible cultural heritage
Finland’s sauna culture was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday, said a press release of the Ministry of Education and Culture. The decision was made by an intergovernmental committee consisting of representatives of 24 state parties. This is Finland’s first inscription
Published: 01:54 am,Friday 18 December 2020

Finnish girls keen on visual arts, boys on games
Finnish girls are interested in visual arts, cooking, and hobbies involving animals while boys are interested in mopeds, games, parkour and football, according to the findings of the Pupil and Student Survey 2020. A record number of 197,040 children and young people took part in the survey conducted by
Published: 20:12 pm,Saturday 12 December 2020

ADW 2021 to present arts and culture too
Arctic Design Week 2021 is slated for 22 to 28 March in Rovaniemi with ‘Be Proactive’ as its theme. Although this, the world’s northern-most design expo, was originally intended for the promotion of Nordic design expertise and business by inspiring designers, students, scientists, and artists, over time, it has
Published: 21:22 pm,Saturday 12 December 2020

Devoid of audiences, Italy's historic operas turn to TV, social media
Italy’s historic operas, which have been closed to the public because of the pandemic, have had to reinvent themselves, joining forces with television and the internet to keep the music on their stages and reach their home-bound audiences, reported EFE-EPA. December in Italy is the month of the opening