New HAM exhibition, World Village Fair and Light House at Mad House

Exploring area 29 - Haaga

This episode it's the turn of one of Helsinki favourite family areas, Haaga. Divided into 4 unequal neighbourhoods, Heather and Dan did a lot of walking to find some dark history and struggled to find coffee! A wonderful church and many parks are on the agenda this week... Give Cultural Hel a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/cultural.hel] and explore Finland's capital with Dan and Heather.

New HAM exhibition, World Village Fair and Light House at Mad House

Heather and Dan visited the latest HAM exhibition - Magdalena Abakanowicz: Crossing Boundaries which is amazing, but also for the duration of the exhibition there is a weaving workshop hosted by textile designer Rosa Tolnov Clausen who we spoke to while visiting. Dan has also been off to the 2026 edition of the World Village Fair to catch some more music and as if that wasn't enough he also took a visit to Mad House (interview about the space in a previous episode) to see some of Light House, a 2 day event of visual art and theatre. Give Cultural Hel a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/cultural.hel] and explore Finland's capital with Dan and Heather.

Exploring area 14 - Taka-Töölö

The sporting heart of Helsinki (along with many other fascinating places and objects) are explored in this episode. Heather and Dan take a trip around Taka-Töölö and probably don’t even scratch the surface of all the wonderful things there are to see and do in area 14. Give Cultural Hel a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/cultural.hel] and explore Finland's capital with Dan and Heather.

Helsinki Coffee Festival and upcoming events

Dan (finally) talks about visiting the Helsinki Coffee Festival. Heather returns from Spain. And the pair talk about Mother's Day and some other upcoming events in the capital area. Give Cultural Hel a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/cultural.hel] and explore Finland's capital with Dan and Heather.

April Jazz 2026 and Vappu is coming

Dan has been getting his music fix visiting the 40th April Jazz Festival and speaking to renowned Armenian pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan and new recruit to Finland, Wilfried Wilde (from the trio Quite Vivian) about playing at the festival and more. Heather is soaking up the sun in Spain (or would be if she wasn't at a work conference! And with Vappu on the doorstep, we delve a little into our most memorable Vappu experiences. Give Cultural Hel a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/cultural.hel] and explore Finland's capital with Dan and Heather.