Topic: Helsinki

The week ahead

SUNDAY JANUARY 29. . . . Drop in at the Yesteryear Antique Fair and check out the antique folk art, glass, china, jewelry and more from 30 Canadian...

Paavo Berglund obituary

Paavo Berglund in 1998. His cycle of Nielsen symphonies, recorded with the Royal Danish Orchestra, was praised for its insight and integrity...

Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund dead at 82

Paavo Berglund, one of Finland's most prominent conductors, has died at age 82.. . Elina Siltanen, the general manager of the Helsinki Philharmonic ...
This Friday morning, do you have a weird craving to watch Scandinavian women wearing saris, dancing in sync with lively Bollywood music? Well then...

Pine transformed by modern alchemists

Swiss researchers have given pinewood the hardness and smooth touch of precious wood. L'EPFL+ECAL Lab presents the first objects made of this new...
With the rise of numerous accelerator programs in Europe one cannot help but wonder whether jumping through the application process hoops, sweating...

No large acquisitions in sight

HELSINKI Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:18am EST . . HELSINKI Jan 27 (Reuters) - Finnsih ship and power plant engine maker Wartsila said it did not plan new...

Conductor Paavo Berglund, 82

One of the most admired interpreters of Jan Sibelius, Berglund held chief conductor posts with the orchestras of Bournemouth, Helsinki, Stockholm...

Nokia posts loss in fourth quarter

Images Print Story Published: 1/26 7:04 am Share Updated: 1/26 7:05 am . HELSINKI (AP) - Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. has posted a fourth-quarter ...

Spies and subversion in Tallinn

The prettiest city in Europe, top spot for a stag do, or the shady home of Cold War espionage? Tallinn has many faces, but it does not feel like a...