The Kalevala: the Finnish epic that inspired ...

Are we entering an era when robots will finally liberate people, and particularly women, from the drudgery of housework? There is certainly a buzz around domestic robots right now and every month seems to bring us a new autonomous machine that can fold your clothes or stack your ...  Afficher plus

One of the first recorded examples of a marriage ceremony is dated more than 4000 years ago in Mesopotamia. And it seems that through the ages, weddings have never lost their appeal. The global wedding industry is today worth billions of dollars, and it is one that keeps on growi ...  Afficher plus

Jean Sibelius's glorious orchestral work was adopted by the Finnish people as a symbol of its fight for independence from Russia.

Well over 100 years later it is still regarded as Finland's second national anthem.

Its popularity is international, both in orchestra ...

To mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Tina Daheley talks to documentary film directors Alisa Kovalenko and Yelizaveta Smith about their experiences over the past year and how that has shaped their work. Alisa’s feature We Will Not Fade Away tells the stor ...  Afficher plus

В 1907-м году в Финляндии впервые в мире женщинам не только дали право голосовать, но и избираться в парламент. Этому предшествовали десятилетия борьбы: приходилось и преодолевать сопротивление мужчин, и договариваться между собой: но в дело вступает генерал служанок Мийна Сил ...

Loss and belonging are explored in an installation at the Barbican Centre in London from Sierra Leonian poet and artist/filmmaker Julianknxx which hears choirs and musicians from cities across the world voice a single refrain: ‘We are what’s left of us’. Momtaza Mehri has been Yo ...  Afficher plus