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Flow Festival lit up Helsinki’s Suvilahti district on a sunny Saturday. We captured some of the best moments in photos.

‘Backwood Madness’ wins Best Feature at the Spring 2026 Independent Horror Movie Awards, topping a strong field of international independent horror films.

Flow Festival 2026 kicked off in Helsinki’s Suvilahti with a sold-out opening day and 32,000 visitors soaking up bright summer weather across the renewed festival site.

IKINÄ and the Choir of Hecate delivered a powerful live collaboration that celebrated female metal talent, fierce vocals and unforgettable songs like “Elämänviiva,” “Lautturi” and “Jumalatar.”

Vainio stormed to victory by almost five minutes, with a time of 2:22.26, smashing the previous championship record by nearly three minutes.

Finnish mental health organisation Mieli has begun redundancy talks, following sharp government cuts to funding for social and healthcare groups.

The Lehtola family welcomed their first child in the very early hours of Friday.

The drone forms part of an exhibition in the city that aims to draw people's attention to the effects of Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine.

Catch up on what made the headlines in Finland this week.