The World Interfaith Harmony Week is being celebrated in Finland.

The first week of February is being observed as a World Interfaith Harmony Week both globally and here in Finland. Having been celebrated on a small scale from 2011, the event seeks to become a permanent fixture on the Finnish calendar.

Etnosoi!

Held annually in November, this festival may be the oldest prominent focal point for promoting global music and it has been organising by the Global Music Centre since 1988.

Etnosoi! has expanded country-wide partly due to the partnership with Cultural Cooperation (Kultturiosuuskunta) Uulu in Tampere.

www.etnosoi.fi

Inspiring rhythms from all over the world can be found on our doorstep.

While Finland is already renowned on a global scale for various genres of music, what about one day if it were also to have a name for itself as a hub for global sounds?

Sick and tired of pop up ads hounding you when you are visiting your favourite website? Worn down by the various interuptions as you update your Facebook page? Ticked off because you know every click is being tracked? Bad mood from bumping into too many banners? Well, you are certainly not alone.

“Why kill an animal to decorate your home if you can do it with trash?”

JAIME and Yuan’s daughter was three years old when one chilly afternoon of the fall 2010 she became stubborn asking for a bow. At first, her parents didn’t have any intention to throw on a coat and head out onto the street in desperate search for one before shops closed their doors. On the other hand, you know how little reasonable and intense small girls can get when they consider a concrete item is missing in their fantasy world (and even more if we are talking about such a very precious – and pink – detail).