June 28, 2011The Savonlinna Opera Festival July 5-August 4 2011 Finland is home to some of the most breath-taking scenery, warm and inviting culture, and some of the best musical talent around the world. Opera is one of the many different types of music that Finland is being recognized for thanks to the Savonlinna Opera Festival. It’s hard to deny [...]
Read the full article → June 26, 2011Marimekko Design,The Beginnings It’s probably one of the most recognised fabric designs in the world. Huge splashy poppies in a variety of colours adorning umbrellas, bags, tea trays and bedding. And yet Unikko, from the Finnish design company Marimekko Design, only came about when a designer dared to defy her boss. Armi Ratia, the creative [...]
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Finnish Coffee A True Love
August 10, 2011Finnish Coffee To Be Savored Coffee is the world’s third most favourite drink, but in Finland, it is most certainly at the top of the list. The Finnish is the world’s most voracious consumers of this aromatic brew with the per-capita consumption standing at an astonishing ten and a half kilograms of roasted coffee and [...]