Culture
During Saturday’s Helsinki Pride parade, protest signs targeting individual doctors sparked widespread condemnation from medical and political figures. The signs, which included crude language such as demands to "take down" and "send to hell" specific healthcare professionals, were carried by participants in the grouping of
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On Wednesday, 1 July, the Finnish Air Force will conduct a flyover of Bengtskär lighthouse to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Bengtskär. The flight is scheduled for 14:15 at an altitude of approximately 300 meters, though details may change due to weather conditions (Ilta-Sanomat, Iltalehti)
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A painting attributed to Finnish artist Reidar Särestöniemi has been removed from an exhibition at Vuohijärvi Cultural Centre in Kouvola after experts raised strong suspicions of forgery. The work, titled Stalin in Galactic Timeframe, was part of the Reidar Särestöniemi Experience exhibition. The cultural centre initiated an investigation after concerns
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The first full moon of June, known as the strawberry moon, will reach its peak in Finland in the early hours of Tuesday. Yle reports that the most striking view will occur at 02:56, when the moon will be at its fullest. The strawberry moon derives its name from