A local art historian, in his review, compared Schjerfbeck to Titian, Frans Hals, Rembrandt, and Beethoven. Notice the ...

As the sun set on Wednesday evening, a group of journalists sat down to smoked herring roulades and cloud-berry cocktails at a low-lit restaurant on the Helsinki waterfront. “Everybody thinks that ...

Finland has long been ranked as the happiest country on earth. Its lush natural landscapes, ingrained wellness culture, and robust social contract make the nation one of the soundest and safest places ...

Olavi Laine was a Finnish artist known for his contributions to the Finnish art scene during the mid-20th century. Born in 1922 in Finland, Laine studied at various art institutions, where he ...

(JTA) — Nearly 130 Finnish artists will not be working with Kiasma, the modern art wing of Finland’s national gallery, they announced, in protest of a Finnish-Israeli billionaire who supports the ...

It’s been a big year in Helsinki’s art world. The Finnish capital is wrapping up its second Biennial and celebrating the 150th anniversary of its Design Museum. But even frequent visitors may not know ...

Over 70 artists and cultural workers announced today, December 1, that they are striking Finland's Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, part of the Finnish National Gallery in Helsinki. The artists are ...

Tom of Finland, the Finnish artist famous for his homoerotic illustrations of hypermasculine men, died in 1991. But his legacy lives on — through his art, which adorns queer establishments around the ...

Chaim “Poju” Zabludowicz is the son of Shalom Zabludowicz, a Polish-born Jew and Auschwitz survivor who made his fortune by connecting the Finnish and Israeli arms industries. (JTA) — Nearly 130 ...