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| - Jan 28 | Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum | D2 | Jubilee
Art from the Rome of the Popes 1500-1750.
An exhibition of old Italian paintings. The works are from several important art museums and churches in Rome, in addition to a few from outside Rome. The paintings have religious subjects and are associated with the Jubilee Year theme of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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| - Jan 28 | Helsinki, Finnish National Gallery Ateneum | D2 | International Art from the Ateneum Collection. On view there is a wide selection of works, many of which are seldom seen in public. They include mostly European art from the late 19th century to the 1950s. |
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| - Jan 31 | Helsinki, Museum of Applied Arts | D2 | Wirkkala – Eye, Hand, Thought exhibition. Tapio Wirkkala is an artist of exceptional versatility and a figurehead of Finnish design. The exhibition takes an all-round look at Wirkkala´s work, from decorative to industrial and utility art and architectural entities. |
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| - Jan 31 | Helsinki, Sinebrychoff Museum of Foreign Art | D2 | Women by Delvaux. Delicate portraits of women by a Belgian surrealist for the first time in the Nordic region. The exhibition contains over 50 strangely fascinating paintings, drawings and silk-screen paintings by Paul Delvaux (1897 – 1994). |
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| - Feb 4 | Helsinki, Helsinki, Finnish National Gallery Ateneum | D2 | My Home: Watercolours and Drawings by Helene Schjerfbeck. Schjerfbeck (1892 – 1946) was above all a depicter of people; over the decades, she concentrated exclusively on faces, since she considered that the face showed all that was necessary. Exhibition some twenty drawings and watercolours in which she portrays her mother and home. |
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| - Feb 4 | Helsinki, The Museum of Culture | D2 | Kalpourkan. Iran - Millennia in Womens Pottery. | The
Museum of Culture, Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, Salomonkatu 15, Helsinki
tel. +358 (0)9 4050 9806, telefax +358 (0)9 4050 9821, www.nba.fi/museums/kultmus |
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| - Feb 24 | Helsinki, The Museum of Finnish Architecture | D2 | Helsinki Forum. Exhibition- and discussion-forum on Recent Architectural Competitions for New Developments for Central Areas in Helsinki. | The
Museum of Finnish Architecture, Kasarmikatu 24, 00130 Helsinki, tel. +358
(0)9 85675100,
www.mfa.fi |
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| - Feb 28 | Helsinki, The Museum of Culture | D2 | Phantasmagoria. Time Travelling into the Moving Image. | The
Museum of Culture, Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, Salomonkatu 15, Helsinki
tel. +358 (0)9 4050 9806, telefax +358 (0)9 4050 9821, www.nba.fi/museums/kultmus |
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| - Mar 15 | Helsinki, Theatre Museum | D2 | Gods’ Games. Dance and theatre in India are part of a fascinating tradition going back over 2000 years. There are literally hundreds of different styles of dance and performance. The exhibition takes you to an exotic world of colour and sound with stunning costumes ritual masks and finely crafted sculptures and puppets. Many of these rare objects are now on display in Finland for the first time. | Theatre
Museum, Tallberginkatu 1 G, 00180 HELSINKI, +358 (0)9 6850 9150
www.teatterimuseo.fi |
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| - May 31 | Helsinki, The Museum of Culture |
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On the Banks of the Volga. The Life of the Finno-Ugrian Peoples then and now. | The
Museum of Culture, Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, Salomonkatu 15, Helsinki
tel. +358 (0)9 4050 9806, telefax +358 (0)9 4050 9821, www.nba.fi/museums/kultmus |
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| Jan
18-
Apr 1 |
Helsinki, Helsinki City Art Museum, Tennis Palace | D2 | Sebastiao Salgado: Exodus. Salgado (b. 1944 in Brazil), one of the world’s leading press photographers has been covering mass migrations the world over since 1993: the search for a new life by hundreds of millions of people. | Helsinki
City Art Museum, Tennis Palace, Salomonkatu 15, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 310 87 001
www.hel.fi/artmuseum |
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| Jan
31-
Apr 29 |
Helsinki, Helsinki City Art Museum, Tennis Palace |
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Andres Serrano. Retrospective of Andres Serrano (b. 1950). | Helsinki
City Art Museum, Tennis Palace, Salomonkatu 15, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 310 87 001
www.hel.fi/artmuseum |
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| Jan
12-
Jan 25 (not on Jan 18th) |
Helsinki, Savoy Theatre | D2 | Cercle Invisible. French new circus theatre with Victoria Chaplin and Jean-Baptiste Thierree. She's a dancer, a daredevil, and a one-woman zoo. He's a magician, a juggler, and a clown. Le Cercle Invisible is a circus of the weird and wonderful. What appears to be one thing becomes something completely different. | Savoy
theatre, Kasarmikatu 46 – 48, 00130 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 169 3703,
telefax +358 (0)9 169 3810
www.kulttuuri-hel.fi/savoy |
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| Jan
12-
Apr 29 |
Helsinki, The Finnish Museum of Photography | D2 | Trends in art photography in post-war Finland. The exhibition is mainly devoted to the visual culture prevailing in the camera clubs of the 1950s trough key works and theme series. | The
Finnish Museum of Photography, Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 G, 00180
HELSINKI, tel. 358 (0)9 6866 360, telefax. 358 (0)9 6866 3630
www.fmp.fi |
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| Jan
18-
Jan 21 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Finnish International Travel Fair, Matka 2001. The Finnish International Travel Fair is the largest travel fair in the Nordic countries what comes to the number of visitors. Fair offers a lot of useful information as well as entertainment, tips and ideas for holiday and business travelling. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Jan
19-
Jan 21 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Caravan 2001. The latest cars, some caravans, accessories and related services will be on display for three days. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Jan
20-
Feb 18 |
Helsinki, Kunsthalle Helsinki | D2 | Exhibition of Young Finnish Artists. |
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| Jan 27 | Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Helsinki International Fashion Fair, Muoti 2001. The Fashion Fair presents upcoming trends, it is the number one event in the Fashion industry in Finland. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Jan 27 | Helsinki, Savoy Theatre |
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The Comets. Concert by Bill Haley’s band. | Savoy
theatre, Kasarmikatu 46 – 48, 00130 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 169 3703,
telefax +358 (0)9 169 3810
www.kulttuuri-hel.fi/savoy |
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| Feb
2-
Feb4 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | MotorcycleExhibition 2001, MP2001. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Feb
9-
Feb 18 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Helsinki International Boat Show 2001. Main product groups are boats, boat engines, boat supplies and boating equipment, water sports and hobbies and allied service and organisations. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Feb
10-
Apr 29 |
Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum | D2 | Nanny Still. Glass art. |
tel. +358 (0)9 6844 460, telefax +358 (0)9 6844 4622 |
AC |
| Feb
20-
Jun 1 |
Helsinki, Didrichsen Art Museum | D2 | Dali at the Didrichsen Art Museum. An exhibition of the rare series of Mythology lithographs by Salvador Dali not shown in its entirety for many years even in Europe. This impressive series takes as its subjects wild mythological legends. Works by Dali from the Museum’s own collections will also be on display. |
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| Feb
28-
Apr 1 |
Helsinki, Kunsthalle Helsinki | D2 | The Wihuri collection. Finnish Contemporary art. |
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| MAR | |||||
| Mar-
end of year |
Helsinki, Sederholm House | D2 | Weddings. Wedding costumes and traditions in Helsinki from the 19th and 20th century. |
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| Mar-
Apr |
Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum | D2 | Elina Luukanen at 60. Graphic art. |
tel. +358 (0)9 6844 460, telefax +358 (0)9 6844 4622 |
AC |
| Mar
3-
Apr 1 |
Helsinki, The Museum of Finnish Architecture | D2 | West is East is West: Mies van der Rohe. The exhibition studies East-Asiatic influences in the architecture of Mies van der Rohe. | The
Museum of Finnish Architecture, Kasarmikatu 24, 00130 Helsinki, tel. +358
(0)9 85675100,
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AC |
| Mar-
Apr |
Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum | D2 | C. - J. Bremer. Exhibition of photos on the archipelago theme. |
tel. +358 (0)9 6844 460, telefax +358 (0)9 6844 4622 |
AC |
| Mar
1-
Mar 10 |
Helsinki | D2 | Musica nova Helsinki. Musica Nova Helsinki is an international annual event dedicated to new art music concerts. It will be a week brimming with events and celebration of new music. | Musica
Nova Helsinki, Lasipalatsi, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 6126 5100, telefax
+358 (0)9 6126 5161
www.musicanova.lasipalatsi.fi |
MDF |
| Mar
2-
Apr 29 |
Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum | D2 | Borne on the East Wind. Oriental art from private collections in Finland. |
tel. +358 (0)9 6844 460, telefax +358 (0)9 6844 4622 |
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| Mar
2-
May 13 |
Helsinki, National Museum of Finland | D2 | Anne Frank-exhibition | National
Museum of Finland
Mannerheimintie 34, 00100 Hesinki, tel +358 (0)94+ 501 www.nba.fi/natmus/infofin.htm |
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| Mar
8 –
Mar 10 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Wine Expo 2001. WineExpo is a trade fair aimed at professionals working in the field of alcohol trade. On the last day of the Fair, Wine Lover’s Day, the fair will open its doors to the wine-appreciating public, too. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
TE |
| Mar
8-
Sep 30 |
Helsinki, Finnish National Gallery Ateneum | D2 | Surface and Depth, Early Finnish Modernism, 1890-1920. The exhibition opens up interesting new viewpoints to the early modernism of 1890-1920. This extensive introduction of the tendencies in Finnish art makes the exhibition especially remarkable and unique. |
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| Mar
17-
Mar 25 |
Helsinki, various churches | D2 | Church music festival. Churches of Helsinki will be filled with music. Festival features especially brass instruments. | The
Parish Union of Helsinki, information, 3 linja 22, 00530 HELSINKI, tel.
+358 (0)9 70921, telefax +358 (0)9 709 2233
www.evl.fi/helsinki |
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| Mar 21 | Helsinki, Ice Hall | Melanie C, concert | Welldone
Agency & Promotion Oy, tel +358 (0)9 755 3100
www.welldone.fi |
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| Mar
29-
Mar 31 |
Helsinki, Cable Factory | D2 | Helsinki Beer Festival. The biggest Beer Festival in Finland is arranged for the fourth time. The Festival featured a record 400 different beer, 50 ciders, and a selection of whiskies. On Thursday and Friday afternoons (29 to 30 March) admission is to trade visitors only. On Thursday and Friday nights (from 5 p.m.) and all day Saturday (from 12 noon) the Festival is open to the general public. | Helsinki
Beer Festival Office, Telephone +358-9-6962 8021
Fax + 358-9-6962 8080 www.helsinginsanomat.fi/oluthelsinki |
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| Mar
30-
Apr 1 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Golfexpo 2001, Sportexpo 2001, Bike-expo 2001. Fitness is an essential part of Sportexpo. Golfexpo presents equipment and gear, best golf courses and golf vacations and Bike-expo is all about cycling, expertise and a variety of products at your service. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Apr
11-
Jun 3 |
Helsinki, The Museum of Finnish Architecture | D2 | "Poor boy" wooden statues. This historical exhibition presents the tradition of "poor boy" statues in Finnish churches. | The
Museum of Finnish Architecture, Kasarmikatu 24, 00130 Helsinki, tel. +358
(0)9 85675100,
www.mfa.fi |
AC |
| Apr-
Jul |
Helsinki, Helsinki City Art Museum, Tennis Palace | D2 | Alberto Korda. The most famous photo by the Cuban photographer Alberto Diaz Gutièrrez, otherwise known as Alberto Korda, is the portrait of Che Guevara that became one of the icons of the 1960s. | Helsinki
City Art Museum, Tennis Palace, Salomonkatu 15, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 310 87 001
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| Apr-
Aug |
Helsinki, The Museum of Culture | D2 | Wonderland and its Inhabitants. Gunnar Landtman in Papua New Guinea 1910-1912. | The
Museum of Culture, Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, Salomonkatu 15, Helsinki
tel. +358 (0)9 4050 9806, telefax +358 (0)9 4050 9821, www.nba.fi/museums/kultmus |
AC |
| Apr
5 and
Apr 6 |
Helsinki, Hartwall Areena | D2 | Eric Clapton, concert | Welldone
Agency & Promotion Oy, tel.+358(0)9 755 3100
www.welldone.fi |
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| Apr
5-
Apr 8 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Spring Garden 2001, Real Estate 2001 and OwnCabin 2001. Spring Garden is known for its impressive overall interior design and interesting programme. The Real Estate 2001 fair for professionals and the OwnCabin 2001 fair for general public will be arranged at the same. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
TE |
| Apr
4-
Apr 7 |
Helsinki, Ice Hall | D2 |
World Synchronised Skating Championships.Approx. 22 teams (each consisting of 24 skaters) representing approx. 17 member federations of the International Skating Union will be expected. |
World
Synchronised Skating Championships 2001, Organising Committee, Ms. Sirkku
Rainio, Radiokatu 24, 00240 HELSINKI, tel.+358 (0)9 3481 3167, telefax
+358 (0)9 3168, e-mail: sirkku.rainio@stll.slu.fi
www.stll.fi |
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| Apr
7-
May 6 |
Helsinki, Kunsthalle Helsinki | D2 | Time of the Mazzano. Finnish and Estonian contemporary art. |
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| Apr
13-
Apr 16 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | American Car Show 2001. All-American cars at Helsinki Fair Centre. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
TE |
| Apr 14 | Helsinki, Kaisaniemi - Senate Square | D2 | Via Crucis. Passion play –procession taking place late at night on the streets of the city centre ending at the Senate Square. | Via Crucis, Kaija Holopainen Rasila, tel. +358 (0)40-560 9445 |
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| May-
Jul |
Helsinki, Helsinki City Art Museum Tennis Palace | D2 | Erro: Images du Siècle. The Icelandic artist Erro (Gudmundur Gudmundsson, b. 1932) has been living in Paris since 1958. As material for his large paintings and collages he uses cartoons, masterpieces in the history of art, illustrations from scientific works, press photos, etc. | Helsinki
City Art Museum, Tennis Palace, Salomonkatu 15, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 310 87 001
www.hel.fi/artmuseum |
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| May | Helsinki, Kruununhaka, Halkolaituri | D2 | Fish and Ships. Opening event of the old sailing ships’ season at Halkolaituri pier in Kruununhaka. A weekend event featuring sea shanties and accordions, dancing on the pier, and sailing trips for the public. | Helsingin Purjelaivasatamayhdistys ry, 00510 HELSINKI, telefax +358 (0)9 177 761 | M |
| May 5 | Helsinki, Ice Hall | D2 |
Alice Cooper, concert |
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| May
11-
Aug 12 |
Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum | D2 |
Sub Rosa. Flower motifs in contemporary Nordic art. Nordic watercolour Triennial. |
tel. +358 (0)9 6844 460, telefax +358 (0)9 6844 4622 |
AC |
| May
11-
Aug 19 |
Helsinki, The Finnish museum of Photography | D2 |
Photographing nature. Nature has always been a major subject and theme in Finnish photography. |
www.fmp.fi |
AC |
| May
12-
Jun 10 |
Helsinki, Kunsthalle Helsinki | D2 |
Eino Ruutsalo. Born in 1921, Eino Ruutsalo is one of the most prominent pioneers in Finnish visual arts. |
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May 14-
Aug 31 |
Helsinki, Market Square | D2 | Evening market. Foods and souvenirs are on sale at the evening market, and small-scale concerts are arranged throughout the summer. | Kiinteistövirasto
(Real Estate Department), Pohjoisesplanadi 5, 00170 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 169 3367, telefax +358 (0)9 169 3784
www.kv.hel.fi/talo/halli/ |
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May 14-
Aug 31 |
Helsinki, Hietalahti | D2 | Evening flea market. The city's number one flea market. | Kiinteistövirasto,
(Real Estate Department), Pohjoisesplanadi 5, 00170 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 169 3367, telefax +358 (0)9 169 3784
www.kv.hel.fi/talo/halli/ |
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| end of May | Helsinki, Theatre Academy | D2 | Helsinki Act, Changing Forms of Performing. Drama festival and symposium arranged by the Theatre Academy of Finland. | Teatterikorkeakoulu,
Haapaniemenkatu 6, PL 163, 00531 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 431 361
www.teak.fi |
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| May
26-
Jun 6 |
Helsinki, National Opera | D2 | IV International Ballet Competition. The Helsinki International Ballet Competition belongs to the cycle of International Ballet Competitions (International Theatre Institute ITI, UNESCO). The house of the Finnish National Opera, inaugurated 1993, offers excellent premises for the competition. | Helsinki
International Ballet Competition, Meritullinkatu 33 A, 00170 HELSINKI,
tel. +358 (0)9 135 7861, telefax +358 (0)9 135 5522
www.teatteri.org |
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| May | Helsinki, Olympic Stadium | D2 | Women's 10,000 metres. Highly popular event where participants run or walk at their own pace. Music and other programme at the Olympic Stadium. | Naisten
kymppi -office, Kasarmikatu 26, 00130 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 684 0090
www.naistenkymppi.fi |
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| Jun 9 | Helsinki, Tervasaari | D2 | Logging competition | Martti.nykanen@kolumbus.fi
Tel +358(0)40 555 5776 |
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| Jun 12 | Helsinki, Finnair Stadium | D2 | Sting, concert | Welldone Agency & Promotion Oy, tel. +358 (0)9 755 3100 www.welldone.fi | |
| Jun 12 | Helsinki | D2 | Helsinki Day. 451st anniversary of the founding of Helsinki, with activities around the city for people of all ages. | Helsinki
City Information Office, Aleksanterinkatu 20, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 1691, telefax +358 (0)9 655 354
www.hel.fi/kkansl |
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| Jun
14-
Jun 16 |
Helsinki, Senate Square | D2 | Regional Fair (Itä-Uusimaa). The traditional fair right in the heart of the city, bringing along a mixture of dialects, regional cuisine and practical demonstrations of various trades and crafts. | Helsinki
City Information Office, Aleksanterinkatu 20, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 1691, telefax +358 (0)9 655 354
www.hel.fi/kkansl |
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| Jun 14 | Helsinki, Olympic Stadium | D2 | AsicsGrand Prix. The summer's biggest sports event will feature top athletes from around the world. | Suomen
Urheiluliitto ry, Radiokatu 20, 00240 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 348 121,
telefax +358 (09) 3481 2367
www.sul.fi |
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| Jun
15-
Aug 5 |
Helsinki, Kunsthalle Helsinki | D2 | Entropia. Finnish graphics. |
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| Jun
20-
Sep 30 |
Helsinki, The Museum of Finnish Architecture | D2 |
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The
Museum of Finnish Architecture, Kasarmikatu 24, 00130 Helsinki, tel. +358
(0)9 85675100,
www.mfa.fi |
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| June 22 | Helsinki, Seurasaari | D2 | National Midsummer Eve celebration. Bonfires, folk music, folk dances, traditional Finnish games. | Seurasaari
Foundation, Tamminiementie 1, 00250 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 485 424, telefax
+358 (0)9 485 424
www.kolumbus.fi/seurasaarisaatio |
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| 26.6. | Helsinki, Olympic Stadium | D2 | AC/DC, concert | Welldone Agency & Promotion Oy, tel.+358(0)9 755 3100 www.welldone.fi | |
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| Jul
8-
Jul 14 |
Helsinki | D2 | Helsinki Cup. Young people's football tournament. Several hundred young people will come together to compete for the Helsinki Cup in this weeklong tournament. | Helsinki
Cup, Paavo Nurmentie 1, 00250 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 454 3511, telefax.
+358 (0)9 454 3611
www.saunalahti.fi/hesacup |
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| 29.7. | Helsinki, Hartwall Areena | D2 | Mark Knopfler, concert | Welldone Agency & Promotion Oy, tel. +358(0)9 755 3100 www.welldone.fi | |
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| August | Helsinki, Kaisaniemi | D2 | Dragon Rowing Contest. A joyful rowing competition between teems from different companies. | Dragonliitto,
Tilkantori 10 A LT1, 00300 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 436 2422, telefax +358
(0)9 436 2455
http://forum.inet.fi/dragonliitto/ |
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| Mid
of Aug-
Dec |
Helsinki, Helsinki City Art Museum, Tennis Palace | D2 | Art of Star Wars. The film Star Wars is one of the most notable phenomena in contemporary popular culture. The Art of Star Wars exhibition exploring the visual world of the film was produced by the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Among the main attractions are the costumes of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader and the original designs for R2-D2 and C-3PO. | Helsinki
City Art Museum, Tennis Palace, Salomonkatu 15, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 310 87 001
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| Aug
8-
Aug 11 |
Helsinki, Suomenlinna | D2 | Suomenlinna Opera Days Opera performances and concerts. On the programme there will be "The enchanted island" by Mozart and Schikaneder and "The little red riding hood". Both suitable for the whole family. |
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| Aug 18 | Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Helsinki International Fashion Fair, Muoti 2001. The Fashion fair presents coming trends, it is the number one event in the Fashion industry in Finland. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
TE |
| Aug 18 | Helsinki | D2 | Helsinki City Marathon. Finland's biggest running event, with over 5,000 participants. |
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| Aug
22-
Oct 7 |
Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum | D2 | Marimekko at 50. Fujiwo Ishimoto 25th anniversary exhibition. Ceramic and textile art. |
tel. +358 (0)9 6844 460, telefax +358 (0)9 6844 4622 |
AC |
| Aug
24-
Sep 9 |
Helsinki | D2 | Helsinki Festival. Music, dance, drama, films, high-standard exhibitions. The basic idea of the annual Helsinki Festival is to culminate the summer with an international arts event. The Festival includes Night of the Arts -festival on the 30th of August and Food Piazza on the Senate Square. | Helsinki
Festival, Lasipalatsi, Mannerheimintie 22-24, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358
(0)9 6126 5100, fax +358 (0)9 6126 5161
www.helsinkifestival.fi |
MDF |
| Aug
31-
Oct 21 |
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D2 | Boris Mikhailov. Mikhailov (b. Kharkov 1938) is nowadays the best known photographer with a "Soviet background". His exhibitions and books have received considerable international publicity in the past few years. | The
Finnish Museum of Photography, Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 G, 00180
HELSINKI, tel. 358 (0)9 6866 360, telefax. 358 (0)9 6866 3630
www.fmp.fi |
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| Sep
18-
Sep 23 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Habitare 2001, Homeowner 2001. Habitare Furniture and Interior Decoration Fair is the biggest furniture fair in Finland. In the previous fair 501 exhibitors displayed products from 25 different countries. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
TE |
| Sep
20-
Sep 30 |
Helsinki | D2 | Love and Anarchy film festival. The Helsinki International Film Festival is a non-competitive festival held yearly since 1988. | Helsinki
Film Festival, Lasipalatsi, Mannerheimintie 22-24, 00100 HELSINKI, tel.
+358 (0)9 684 35 230, telefax +358 (0)9 684 35 232
www.hiff.fi |
MDF |
| Sep
21-
Dec 21 |
Helsinki, Finnish National Gallery, Ateneum | D2 | The Land behind the Sea. The works of Nordic artists, painted in the North of France in 1870 – 1900. |
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AC |
| Sep-
Oct |
Helsinki | D2 | Irish Festival in Finland. Irish music and theatre. Concerts will be at the Savoy Theatre and at Tavastia. | Finnish-Irish
Society ry., C/O Olli Pellikka, Fleminginkatu 19 B 57, 00500 HELSINKI,
tel. +358 (0)9 753 9808, telefax +358 (0)9 726 0012
www.fin-irl.fi |
MDF |
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| Oct-
Nov |
Helsinki, Amos Anderson Art Museum | D2 | Ars Fennica. Exhibition by the winner of the Ars Fennica prize. |
tel. +358 (0)9 6844 460, telefax +358 (0)9 6844 4622 |
AC |
| Oct
1-
Oct 7 |
Helsinki, Market Square | D2 | Baltic Herring Market. Fishermen have been gathering round Helsinki Market Square at the beginning of October to sell their wares ever since the 18th century. Once again October will bring the oldest of the city’s traditional events. The market will be packed with salted, pickled and marinated fish and special events. | Port
of Helsinki, Olympiaranta 3, 00140 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 173 331, telefax
+358 (0)9 1733 3232
www.hel.fi/port |
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| Oct
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Oct 14 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Beauty 2001, Health 2001. Beauty presents quality products and services for beauty and hair care, fashion and just for the feeling good. Health covers the entire field, from evidence based medicine to alternative treatments. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Oct
10-
Nov 11 |
Helsinki, Kunsthalle Helsinki | D2 | UPM-Kymmene collection. Finnish paintings from the end of the 19th century to the present day. |
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| Oct
21-
Oct 23 |
Helsinki, Hartwall Areena | D2 | Helsinki International Horse Show. Each year, Helsinki International Horse Show arrives at Hartwall Areena for three days. The biggest annual indoor event in Finland, the Horse Show has been held in Helsinki since 1985 and has established itself in the forefront of top events. Event attracts top names from abroad. |
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| Oct
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Oct 28 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Helsinki Book Fair. Helsinki Book Fair will feature the book industry exhibition, events for the general public, and seminars and meetings for the professionals. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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Dec |
Helsinki | D2 | Forces of Light festival. A city event using light and darkness as its ingredients. Forces of Light is a project of the townspeople, one which has been built up by means of a broad network. The event will inspire people to mould their habitat by means of light and create an image of Helsinki as a creative city of light. | Forces
of Light, Fredrikinkatu 61 A 60, 00100 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 686 6810,
telefax +358 (0)9 6866 8111
www.hel.fi/valonvoimat |
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Helsinki, The Finnish Museum of Photography | D2 | Contemporary Chinese photography. An exhibition of works by Chinese photographers of the younger generation, now for the first time in the Nordic countries. | The
Finnish Museum of Photography, Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 G, 00180
HELSINKI, tel. 358 (0)9 6866 360, telefax. 358 (0)9 6866 3630
www.fmp.fi |
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| Nov
2-
Nov 4 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Stamp Fair 2001, Skiexpo 2001. Stamp Fair is an event for philatelists and collectors. Skiexpo is the Event for all winter enthusiasts. Lots of programme. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Nov
17-
Dec 30 |
Helsinki, Kunsthalle Helsinki | D2 |
Kimmo Kaivanto exhibition. Kimmo Kaivanto (born 1932) is one of Finland's most outstanding modern artists. |
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| Nov
22-
Nov 25 |
Helsinki | D2 | Elma 2001- country fair. Finnish delicacies, handicrafts, tourism and entertainment products, rural development and farm animals. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Nov
30-
Dec 2 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | Helsinki Motor Show 2001. Exhibitors represent mainly car and road equipment, tyre and accessories industries. | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Nov | Helsinki | D2 | Classic Jazz. Helsinki Classic Jazz Festival swings in November. The best international and finnish classic jazz bands. | Classic
Jazz ry, Metsätähdentie 13, 01350 Vantaa, tel.+358 (0)9 602 116,
+358 (0)40 505 4884, telefax +358 (0)9 602 656
www.musicfinland.com/jazzliitto |
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Helsinki | D2 | Ethnic Sounds. Since 1994 Ethnic Sounds is involved in the Nordic "World in the North" –festival collaboration. Ethnic Sounds features artists from around the world. | Maailman
musiikin keskus, Meritullinkatu 33 C, 00170 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 6962
790, telefax +358 (0)9 6962 7910
www.globalmusic.fi |
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beginning of Dec |
Helsinki | D2 | DanceArena. A biennial festival of contemporary Finnish dance and the Finnish Platform of Rencontres Internationales Chorégraphiques de Seine-Saint-Denis. The festival highlights the peak performances of Finnish contemporary dance and takes place in the different venues for presenting dance | Finnish
Dance Information Centre, Bulevardi 23 - 27, 00180 Helsinki, tel. + 358
(0)9 612 1075, telefax + 358 (0)9 612 1824,
email: tanssi@danceinfo.fi www.danceinfo.fi |
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| Dec 6 | Helsinki | D2 | Independence Day. Honour guard at the war memorial and students' torchlight procession at the Senate Square. | M | |
| Dec | Helsinki | D2 | Women's Christmas Fair. Crafts and Christmas specialities. | Naisten Joulumessut, Bulevardi 11 A, 00120 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 642 277 | M |
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Dec 9 |
Helsinki, Fair Centre | D2 | International Dog Show. International Dog Show organized by the Finnish Kennel Club | Helsinki
Fair Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 15091, telefax
+358 (0)9 142 358
www.finnexpo.fi |
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| Dec 13 | Helsinki, Cathedral-Finlandia Hall | D2 | Lucia -parade. On Lucia Day, 13th December, the beautiful Lucia maiden descends the steps of the Lutheran Cathedral and leads a parade through the city. | Folkhälsan,
Topeliuksenkatu 20, 00250 HELSINKI, tel. +358 (0)9 43491, telefax +358
(0)9 434 9352
www.folkhalsan.fi |
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| Dec
13-
Dec 16 |
Helsinki, Esplanade Park | D2 | Christmas Market "Tuomaan markkinat", Crafts, baked goods and other Christmas specialities. | Kiinteistövirasto,
Halli- ja ulkomyyntiyksikkö, Pohjoisesplanadi 5, 00170 HELSINKI, tel.
+358 (0)9 169 3367, telefax +358 (0)9 169 3784
www.kv.hel.fi/talo/halli/ |
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| Dec 31 | Helsinki, Senate Square | D2 | National New Year's Eve festivities. Speeches and music. | M |