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As part of the book club “Literary Salon” , we will discuss with the author his novel, which tells the story of a zombie apocalypse in...

Together with philosopher and war researcher Arseny Kumankov , a research fellow at the University of Mainz (Germany), we spent two hours...

After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many of us lost the possibility to travel to Russia or were forced to leave the country....

Already tomorrow, on September 4, a lecture will take place in Helsinki: "After the Tyrant. How the Soviet regime survived Stalin’s...

We will discuss new words related to mobilization, the army, losses, and weaponry together with philosopher and war researcher, Arseniy...

We discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic introduced new words into Russian: «самоизоляция» (self-isolation), «удалёнка» (remote work),...

We will discuss how the Russian language has changed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and under tightening repressive...

At the opening, visitors explored Anastasia’s artworks and took part in a letter-writing evening in her support. The exhibition will run...

August is the time when hogweed finishes flowering, and hundreds of its seeds fall to the ground, further expanding the contaminated...

Political prisoners are isolated, with very limited contact with the outside world. Letters remind them that their struggle matters —...

Anastasia Dyudyaeva is a Russian monumental artist, educator, and stage designer. She is currently imprisoned in Russia and has been...

The “+50” in the conference title refers not to the age of the participants, but to the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act , a...

We spent the night on Girsholmen Island  and visited Kaunissaari  the next day. Unfortunately, swimming from the beach wasn’t very...

This past Saturday, June 28, the Pride Parade took place in Helsinki. According to organizers and police estimates, around 100,000 people...

Tomorrow, June 28, at 12:00, the Helsinki Pride Parade will start from Senate Square! 🏳️‍🌈 You can start gathering for the march from...

Despite the pouring rain and it being a weekday, more than 1,000 people gathered at the town hall square to hear her speak. Here are some...

The issue of harmful invasive hogweed in Russia is not only about displacing native plants but also about the risk of burns and injuries...

On June 24 at 18:30, Yulia Navalnaya will speak in the Finnish city of Pori, at Raatihuoneenpuisto. Her appearance is part of SuomiAreena...

Friends, this year we are planning an exhibition of works by Russian political prisoner Anastasia Dyudyaeva, a screening of the film Mr....

The Gulf of Finland and the Bothnian Sea are heavily polluted with floating debris and suffer from people’s careless behavior toward...