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MUSIC_CLUBS
Sun 28 Feb Entombed (SWE) An early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal. Bar Lepakkomies, 20:00 Helsinginkatu 1 Tickets €8 www.lepakkomies.fi 09 713455
Mon 1 Mar Joss Stone (UK) Throaty singing influenced by early Motown singers. Kulttuuritalo, 19:00 Sturenkatu 4 Tickets €56/52 www.kulttuuritalo.fi 09 7740274
Wed 3 Mar Florence and the Machine (UK) Soul inspired indie rock. Tavastia Club, 21:00 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets €30 www.tavastiaklubi.fi 09 77467423
Thu 4 Mar The Cajunga, Opaque Buff Two starting Finnish rock bands. Bar Lepakkomies, 21:00 Helsinginkatu 1 Tickets €5 www.lepakkomies.fi 09 713455
Fri 5 Mar Kent (SWE) Atmospheric and rugged Scandinavian rock. Hartwall Arena, 18:30 Areenankuja 1 Tickets €43 www.hartwall-areena.com 02041997
Fri 5 & Sat 6 Mar Trash Fest A weekend-long festival concentrating on trash music. Nosturi, 19:00 Telakkakatu 8 Tickets €24/14 www.elmu.fi 09 6811880
Mon 8 Mar 50 Cent (USA) A renowned American rapper. The Helsinki Ice Hall, 20:00 Nordenskiöldinkatu 11-13 Tickets €55 www.helsinginjaahalli.fi 09 4777110
Tue 9 Mar Rickie Lee Jones (USA) A Grammy-winning musician whose style leans on R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards. Tavastia Club, 20:00 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets €37/36 www.tavastiaklubi.fi 09 77467423
Wed 10 Mar Korpi Ensemble A tranquil pop group combining jazz, folk and soul. Allotria, 21:00 Hämeentie 68 Tickets €10 www.allotria.fi 50 5791400
Fri 12 Mar The Tindersticks (UK) A cult alternative rock band. Tavastia Club, 20:00 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets €35/33 www.tavastiaklubi.fi 09 77467423
Fri 12 Mar Eläkeläiset Humorous and hilarious hits drawing on the fast beat of traditional Finnish polka-like dance. Tulisuudelma, 22:00 Hertaksentie 2 www.tulisuudelma.fi 020 1234618
Sat 13 Mar Wedding Crashers, Leaders of the Republic Two promising newcomers in the indie rock scene. Semifinal, 20:00 Urho Kekkosen katu 6 Tickets €8 www.semifinal.fi
Sat 13 Mar I Was a Teenage Satan Worshipper, Vauva Club Pop-o-Matic. Belly Uudenmaankatu 16 www.belly.fi 09 644981
Sat 13 Mar DJ Shantel (GER) The king of Balkan disco from Germany returns to club Balkan Fever. Dubrovnik, 21:00 Eerikinkatu 11 Tickets €18 www.andorra.fi 09 75175612
13/14/22/23 Mar Faust – Metal Opera A performance where theatre and rock merge. Nosturi Telakkakatu 8 Tickets €15/10 www.elmu.fi 09 6811880
Mon 15 Mar Burn Out Mama A Finnish–British jazz group. Malmitalo, 19:00 Ala-Malmin tori 1 Tickets €10 www.malmitalo.fi 09 31012000
Wed 17 Mar K Cube K Cube is one of accordion adventurist Kimmo Pohjonen’s several projects. Korjaamo, 20:00 Töölönkatu 51 Tickets €20/18 www.korjaamo.fi 0207417000
Thu 18 Mar UMO A jazz concert introducing works of female composers. Korjaamo, 19:00 Töölönkatu 51 Tickets €23/18 www.korjaamo.fi 0207417000
Fri 19 Mar Islands (CAN) Beautiful pop melodies, intertwined with elements of afropop, hip hop, and indie rock. Tavastia Club, 21:00 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets €14/13 www.tavastiaklubi.fi 09 77467423
Fri 19 & Sat 20 Mar Jashgawronsky Brothers (ITA) Unbelievable soundscapes built by playing everyday objects. Savoy Theatre, 19:00 Kasarmikatu 46-48 Tickets €29/27 www.savoyteatteri.fi 09 31012000
19/22/26 Mar Un ballo in maschera Verdi’s opera about the world of high politics. Finnish National Opera Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets €21–80 www.operafin.fi 09 40302211
Sat 20 Mar Kari Peitsamo A true classic rocker. The Gallows Bird, 21:00 Merituulentie 30 www.kolumbus.fi/gallows 09 4123253
Tue 23 Mar Swollen Members (CAN) A hip hop group from Vancouver. Kuudes linja, 21:00 Kaikukatu 4 Tickets €20 www.kuudeslinja.com
Wed 24 Mar Melingo (ARG) A bohemian ex-rocker from Buenos Aires Savoy Theatre, 19:00 Kasarmikatu 46-48 Tickets €34/32 www.savoyteatteri.fi 09 31012000
Thu 25 Mar First Aid Kit (SWE) A folk duo consisting of two young sisters. Tavastia Club, 20:00 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets €14/12 www.tavastiaklubi.fi 09 77467423
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THEATRE_DANCE
27 Feb & 1/3/12/16/18/20 Mar La Sylphide The classic fairy-tale ballet. Finnish National Ballet, 19:00 Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets €22–56 www.operafin.fi 09 40302211
Mon 1 to Wed 31 Mar Chronopolitics – III Memo of Time A multimedia event examining the issue of duration. Kiasma Theatre Mannerheiminaukio 2 Tickets €4 www.kiasma.fi 09 17336501
9/11/13/16/17/23/25/27 Mar Snow White The beloved story told in the language of dance, puppet theatre and music. Cable Factory Tallberginkatu 1 Tickets € www.hurjaruuth.fi 09 5657250
11/13/15/17 Mar Made in Finland Two new Finnish dance works. Finnish National Ballet, 19:00 Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets €18/12 www.operafin.fi 09 40302211
Fri 12 Mar Estados del Yo, Ni contigo ni sin ti Two wonderful flamenco pieces. Louhi Hall, 19:00 Kaupinkalliontie 10 Tickets €28/25/15 www.almaflamenca.net 09 4393388
12/13/14/16/17 Mar The Green Armchair A study in the aesthetics of repose. Cable Factory Tallberginkatu 1 Tickets €20/12 www.zodiak.fi 09 31088405
Sun 14 to Sun 21 Mar Bravo! An international theatre festival for children and youth in Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa. Tickets €6/4 www.bravofinland.org 044 0866355
17/18/19/20 Mar Moby Dick A glorious mistelling of the Herman Melville novel. Louhi Hall Kaupinkalliontie 10 Tickets €28/25/15 www.espoonteatteri.fi 09 4393388
17/18/21 Mar Pessi and Illusia A piece of ambitious children’s theatre basing on the fairy tale by Yrjö Kokko. Alexander Theatre Bulevardi 23–27 Tickets €20/15/10 www.aleksanterinteatteri.fi 09 676980
24/26/27/28/30/31 Mar Days of Disco A dance piece full of the glitter and the classic disco hits of the 70s. Stoa Turunlinnantie 1 Tickets €17/10 www.zodiak.fi 09 6944948
Thu 25 & Sat 27 Mar Sleeping Beauty A fairy tale ballet for the whole family. Finnish National Ballet, 19:00 Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets €22–62 www.operafin.fi 09 40302211
OTHERS
Fri 19 Mar Jungle Book Ice show. The Helsinki Ice Hall, 10:00, 18:00 Nordenskiöldinkatu 11-13 Tickets €5–12 www.helsinginjaahalli.fi 09 4777110
Sun 7 Mar Helsinki Vintage A fascinating and vast variety of goodies from decades past. Cable Factory, 11:00–18:00 Tallberginkatu 1 Tickets €9 www.helsinkivintage.fi
Sun 14 Mar Old Toy Swap Finland’s biggest market for buying, selling and trading old toys. White Hall, 10:00–15:00 Aleksanterinkatu 16-18 Tickets €10 www.marklinclub.fi 044 0491826
Thu 25 to Sun 28 Mar Pixelache the largest annual festival of electronic art in Nordic countries. Kiasma Mannerheiminaukio 2 www.pixelache.ac 09 17336501
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EXHIBITIONS
Until Sun 14 Mar Enchanting Beauty Russian masterpieces from the Collections of The State Tretyakov Gallery. Tennis Palace Art Museum Salomonkatu 15 Tue - Sun 11:00–19:00 Tickets €9/7/0 www.taidemuseo.fi 09 31087001
Until Sun 21 Mar Artists at Work A group exhibition of Elina Brotherus, Jan Neva and Teemu Korpela. Korjaamo Gallery Töölönkatu 51 Mon - Fri 11:00–18:00 Sat - Sun 11:00–17:00 Free entrance www.korjaamo.fi 020 7417000
Until Sun 28 Mar Foto Signe Brander Photographs of the changing city of Helsinki taken during the years 1907–1913. Hakasalmi Villa Mannerheimintie 13 Wed - Sun 11:00–17:00 Free entrance www.hel.fi/kaumuseo 09 31078519
Sat 6 to Wed 31 Mar Denise Ziegler Art works opening surprising viewpoints to the everyday life. Taidehalli Nervanderinkatu 3 Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00–18:00 Wed 11:00–20:00 Sat - Sun 11:00–17:00 Tickets €8/5.50/0 www.taidehalli.fi 09 4542060
Until Sun 25 Apr Adel Abidin Installations merging sound, moving image and sculptural elements. Kiasma Mannerheiminaukio 2 Tue 10:00–17:00 Wed - Fri 10:00–20:30 Sat - Sun 10:00–18:00 Tickets €8/6/0 www.kiasma.fi 09 17336501
Until Thu 6 May Modern(ism) A major review on the manifestations of Modernism Design Museum Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Tue 11:00–20:00 Wed - Sun 11:00–18:00 Tickets €8/7/3/0 www.designmuseum.fi 09 6220540
Until Sun 16 May Photographer Caj Bremer A retrospective exhibition of a Finnish photographer. Ateneum Art Museum Kaivokatu 2 Tue, Fri 10:00–18:00 Wed - Thu 10:00–20:00 Sat - Sun 11:00–17:00 Tickets €0–8 www.ateneum.fi 09 17336401
Until Sun 23 May Susanna Majuri The Water Researcher’s Daughter A mystic and surreal solo exhibition of a successful Finnish photographer. Finnish Museum of Photography Tallberginkatu 1 Tue - Sun 11:00–18:00 Tickets €6/4/0 www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi 09 68663621
Until Sun 23 May Venice – The Feast of Mask An exhibition introducing Venetian carnival tradition. Sinebrychoff Art Museum Bulevardi 40 Tue, Fri 10:00–18:00 Wed - Thu 10:00–20:00 Sat - Sun 11:00–17:00 Tickets €7.5/6/0 www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi 09 173361
Wed 10 Mar to Sun 30 May Wooden Churches in the Russian North English photographer Richard Davies travelled to northern Russia in 2002 to find out what was left of the wooden churches. Museum of Finnish Architecture Kasarmikatu 24 Tue & Thu - Fri 10:00–16:00 Wed 10:00–20:00 Sat - Sun 11:00–16:00 Tickets €3.50/1.70 www.mfa.fi 09 85675100
Until Sun 6 June The Power of Africa – Three Perspectives African sculpture, early 20th century European Modernism and Finnish contemporary art. Espoo Museum of Modern Art Ahertajantie 5 Tue 11:00–18:00 Wed - Thu 11:00–20:00 Fri - Sun 11:00–18:00 Tickets €10/8/0 www.emma.museum 09 81657512
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