Kaija Saariaho & Amin Maalouf Adriana Mater 28 Nov – 12 Dec 2026 London Coliseum Like father, like son…? In a world shaped by war, Kaija Saariaho’s opera, Adriana Mater finds hope where it seems impossible. Powerful and rarely staged, this ENO debut unites Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon and Music Director Designate André de Ridder […]
Nordic Blue: Annimaria Rinne, Tero Saarti and David Gordon Trio Bushey and Oxhey Methodist Church, Oxhey, WD19 4DA Saturday 11th April 2026 7:30PM – 8:45PM Finnish jazz music of the highest quality Annimaria Rinne (voice) and Tero Saarti (trumpet), two of Finland’s leading musicians are joined by a trio headed by David Gordon in their […]
Monday 6th April 2026 – 8:00 pm 606 Club, 90 Lots Road, Chelsea, London, SW10 0QD Music Charge: £18.00 Two of Finland’s leading musicians, vocalist Annimaria Rinne and trumpeter Tero Saarti, are joined by UK pianist David Gordon and his Trio! The programme, titled Nordic Blue’, features original compositions including David’s ‘Greenland’, Annimaria’s vocal storytelling […]
Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026, 7.30pm London, Royal Festival Hall Tickets £7 – £60 The music: Lotta Wennäkoski Zelo (world premiere)* (20′) Sibelius Kullervo (70’) The performers Robin Ticciati conductor Miina-Liisa Värelä soprano Shenyang bass-baritone YL Male Voice Choir This is Sibelius in the raw. Every story has to start somewhere, and in this remarkable choral […]
Pekka Kuusisto, Sam Amidon and musicians of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Willows Album Launch Platoon Presents at Kings Place Date: Tue 24 Feb – Start time: 7.30pm (Doors: 7pm) Violinist Pekka Kuusisto and musicians of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra bring their new album ‘Willows’ to the stage – a quietly radical programme featuring Vaughan Williams’ […]
Tim Bird has lived in Finland for forty years and has written a book about his view on Finland titled ‘Happy Land’. The book has been chosen as Book of the month for January at Standfords Book Shop in Covent Garden. Tim will be speaking at the bookshop on Tuesday 27th January at 7 p.m., […]
Finnish tango in Camden on Friday, 23 January at 8.30 p.m. Shades of Winter – The Little Heart Tango Orchestra returns to Green Note for a wintry edition of the Mystery of Finnish Tango. Nobody quite knows how the sinuous rhythms of the Argentinian Tango first made the long journey from the steamy nightclubs of […]
11 November 2025 from 6pm to 8pm GMT at 16 Taviton Street, London A SSEES Study of Central Europe seminar with Anders Blomqvist, Dalarna University This research project examines how Sweden, as a neutral state committed to international law and minority protection, responded to the evolving Transylvanian Question from the post–World War I settlement through the […]
We have received this kind invitation from our friends at the Anglo-Swedish Society. The Punsch Ball is on 22 November and our members have been offered the member rate of £155. The Punsch Ball will be held in William Gladstone’s magnificent library at the Royal Horseguards Hotel in Whitehall. The ball was last held here in 2017. This magnificent venue has views looking over the […]
European Short Film Festival Date: 7 November – 8 November Time: 18:00 Venue: Regent Street Cinema 307 Regent St., London W1B 2HW There is a short film by a Finnish director on 8 November: What My Mother Calls Me, dir. Wille Hyvönen, Finland, 2024, Fiction, 15 mins, Age Rating 12. When her mother dies, Anna […]