The annual Arts Night event will mark the beginning of the Helsinki Festival on Thursday, August 17. The evening will feature a live broadcast of the Helsinki City Orchestra s concert from the Music Centre to various parks in the city, while Kansalaistori Square will host imaginative disaster movie endings conceived by local residents. The Helsinki Festival will run until September 3.
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and Finland, two long-standing militarily non-aligned countries, are now likely to join NATO. Public opinion in both countries had been mostly against joining the Western military alliance, but the war in Ukraine has dramatically changed attitudes. Leaders of both countries have said a formal application to join could be