Exploring area 29 - Haaga

Willaim Morris exhibition in the Didrichsen Museum and Helsinki Day upcoming

Dan visited the latest exhibition in the Didrichsen Museum and spoke with Rowan Bain, Chief Curator of the William Morris Gallery in London who was at the gallery opening about the exhibtion and who exactly William Morris was. Heather and Dan look forward to the upcoming Helsinki day events on 12th June. Plus more gossip from the captial city (and life in general)... Give Cultural Hel a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/cultural.hel] and explore Finland's capital with Dan and Heather.

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.