Categories: Things to do

There is still some summer left – opera summer, at least. The independent opera and musical theatre festival…

Anyone walking through Kaisaniemi Park in central Helsinki this week might find themselves doing a double take. Sitting…

Tapphuset has quietly opened on Skeppsholmen. Behind this little gem is an entire family, led by son Nils…

Summer refuses to go down without a fight, and we like that. This Saturday, August 22, it is…

The Nordic tradition of throwing crayfish parties is essentially a festive late-summer excuse to wear goofy paper hats,…

Held from 14 to 16 August in the striking industrial surroundings of Suvilahti, Flow Festival is one of…

Swedish sweet brand Bubs is opening its own pop-up shop in Helsinki on Saturday August 29. The shop,…

There are shallow sandy beaches, creaking jetties and waterside spots right on the edge of the city. Rocky…

Almost like a grand finale to summer, the capital serves up a smorgasbord of festivities, with mid-August being…

What would a city be without its own distillery? Helsinki’s very own, The Helsinki Distilling Company, sits in…

There is now an even better reason to visit Kruunuvuorenranta in Laajasalo. Inside former Oil Silo 468, Tyyni…

August is the grand finale of late summer – and perhaps Stockholm’s most underrated month. The water is…

Helsinki Opera Summer: a hungover passion and other musical surprises