{mosimage}Reggae music and sound systems The reggae scene in Finland is currently doing better than ever. Over the years there has been a strong underground movement, but only recently it […]
A forbidden affair
Suden Vuosi follows the complicated love-story between Mikko, a middle-aged professor of literature (Kari Heiskanen) and his star pupil, the quiet, epileptic Sari (Krista Kosonen). Sari’s condition has caused her […]
Perfume: the repeated story of a failed adaptation
21 years later, the cinema version based on the best-seller is finally released, under the direction of Tom Tykwer, who started to get success after his superb piece “Run Lola […]
Of pigs and ducks
{mosimage}This will come as no surprise to anybody as the Aku Ankka weekly magazine is still the biggest-selling magazine in Finland. In few other countries does Donald Duck gain such […]
Villa Didrichsen: architecture and art
{mosimage} The museum is a masterpiece in itself. Because of the architecture: like many other buildings by famous Finnish architect Viljo Revell, Villa Didrichsen is not just another L-shaped building […]
Raimo Utriainen: mind vs passion
{mosimage}Now, for the second round of Spring exhibitions, that will open from 8.2 until 29.4, that path has been followed introducing one of the most remarkable figures in contemporary Finnish […]
SHUSH!
{mosimage}The basement gallery of the respectable National Library is turned into a den of sin and debauchery. The exhibition consists of 'zines, comics, poetry, records, drawings, photographs and films that […]
How much would you pay for music?
{mosimage}”There's been a lot of talk about high record prices in Finland and we thought it would be interesting to see how much people would actually pay for music if […]
Escapism in Japanese style
{mosimage}In brief, cosplay (short for “costume play”) simply means dressing up as your favourite anime or manga character. Escapism has never been this colourful. The success of cosplay relates to […]
Inside Surreal
The current exhibition, Stomach Pains, Head Aches and Dizziness, concentrates on the collision of reality and the digital world of media. The gallery is filled with art that combines the […]
Kristina Schulgin’s candidates
{mosimage}The series of Mexican films came about through one such happy coincidence. The organizers of Mexican DOCSDF contacted DocPoint to ask for help in setting up their first documentary film […]
A turning (Doc) Point for documentaries lovers
Of this year’s two featured countries, the Danish series focuses on the rise of Danish cinema with the likes of this year’s esteemed IDFA winners and films from the two […]
Finnish design all around you
Finnish design has reached all kind of levels in our everyday life. You can see it in the latest model of mobile phone, or carried in the form of a […]
22-Pistepirkko
You always kept a very clear principle: make it your own way. In the early days, did you expect to get this far, to reach the 25th anniversary? Asko: Yes […]
Burnside picks
Burnside’s picks Worldwide Evil Reverse That’s an evil one. Count me out. It makes your hip move Slow down The closest thing to country music we’ve done. It even has […]