These amazing 3 Tenors from Italy are set to perform aboard Tallink Silja ships during the enchanting months of September and October 2024. Enhance your travel experience as you journey from Helsinki to Stockholm and back while enjoying their magnificent performances. Their singing is truly wonderful and guaranteed to brighten your day. Don’t miss this unique opportunity in the Beat Boat Festival Italy on Silja ship! Check the video I made –
3 tenors Edoardo Tagliaferri, Simone Baldazzi and Giuseppe Froio performing on Silja Serenade
The Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale is a distinguished event that takes place in the picturesque Fiskars Village, located in the Raseborg region of Finland. Fiskars Village provides an inspiring backdrop for this biennale, which celebrates contemporary art and design. Watch my video, a day trip to Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale in 2024!
Day trip to Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale 2024
The Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale was first established to foster a dialogue between art and design within the context of a historic ironworks village. Founded in 1649, Fiskars has transformed from an industrial hub into a center for artisans, designers, and artists. The village’s well-preserved wooden buildings, lush landscapes, and tranquil environment create a unique and immersive experience for biennale attendees. The setting allows for an intimate interaction with the works on display, blending seamlessly with the village’s historic charm and natural beauty.
The biennale features a diverse array of exhibitions and installations that span multiple venues throughout the village. These include galleries, outdoor spaces, and repurposed industrial buildings, each offering a distinctive context for the artworks. The biennale showcases both established and emerging artists and designers, providing a platform for innovation and new perspectives.
The themes explored in the exhibitions often reflect contemporary issues such as environmental sustainability, social change, and the evolving relationship between technology and craftsmanship. This thematic diversity ensures that each edition of the biennale presents a fresh and thought-provoking experience for visitors. In addition to the main exhibitions, the Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale hosts a variety of events and activities designed to engage and inspire. These include artist talks, workshops, guided tours, and interactive installations. These events encourage visitors to delve deeper into the creative processes behind the works on display and to engage directly with the artists and designers.
The Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale has become a significant event in the Nordic art and design calendar. It attracts visitors from around the world, including art and design professionals, enthusiasts, and tourists. The biennale not only boosts the local economy but also strengthens Fiskars Village’s reputation as a hub for creativity and cultural exchange. Furthermore, the biennale plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable practices in art and design. By showcasing works that address environmental and social issues, the event encourages a more thoughtful and responsible approach to creativity. This focus on sustainability is in keeping with Finland’s broader commitment to environmental stewardship and innovation.
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July 27th, 2024, will be a significant day in the history of music, since on that day the world-famous British band Coldplay played their first ever concert in Finland. The event was held at Helsinki’s Olympia Stadium, which was filled with eager fans who had been waiting for this moment for decades. Coldplay played total 4 concerts in a row in Helsinki, Finland, which means also on July 28th, 30th and 31st. Tickets went on sale one year earlier, as I blogged last summer.
Coldplay and Music of the Spheres concert tour in Helsinki
First Coldplay concert night on July 27th, 2024
For many, Coldplay’s first gig in Finland started already in the afternoon, when fans started gathering at the stadium before the doors opened at 5 p.m. Helsinki’s Olympia Stadium, which is known for its sporting events and big concerts, was in its full glory ready to receive one of the biggest bands in the world. The Finnish Alma and the British Maisie Peters, who was also seen warming up Ed Sheeran at the stadium in 2022, performed as Coldplay’s warm-ups.
Around nine in the evening, the audience in the stadium started applauding the band on stage, but instead of the band, a couple of Finnish presenters came on stage to talk about the importance of forest protection. After half past ten, Coldplay took the stage, accompanied by orchestral playback music, and band members Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion immediately got the crowd cheering. Chris Martin kissed the ground below and the Music of the Spheres concert started with the band’s hit song “Higher Power”. The stadium was filled with energy and joy, the audience sang along and the wristbands flashed different colored lights. In the attached video you can see the beginning of the Coldplay concert and the first song Higher Power –
Coldplay first concert in Helsinki, the beginning
Coldplay concert songs and special moments
Coldplay’s concert songlist included hits from throughout their career, including these following songs and many more:
(The attached links lead you to the Coldplay concert videos I filmed and all the possible advertising revenue will go to Coldplay.)
The band’s visual performance became even more impressive as the evening got darker, and more fireworks were also seen. In addition to music, Coldplay’s concert included talking and singing with the audience, as well as colorful lights, laser shows and confetti showers.
One of the most touching moments of the evening was experienced when Chris Martin spoke in Finnish after the song “The Scientist” to his Finnish fans, who had been waiting for the band for a long time. Martin welcomed the audience in Finnish language and emotionally told from the stage how great it was to finally be able to perform in Finland and thanked the audience for their steadfast support. You can see Chris Martin speaking Finnish at 5:04 in The Scientist video.
Coldplay in Helsinki Olympic stadium
Additional Coldplay gigs on July 28th, 30th and 31st and life without a concert ticket
So Coldplay organized a total of four concerts in Finland, which took place on July 27th, 28th, 30th and 31st at the Olympia Stadium. Every gig was sold out and a huge crowd had also gathered outside the stadium and on the nearby rocks. Coldplay’s music could be heard in certain places around the stadium and from one corner you could also catch a glimpse of Chris Martin from the same distance as if you were sitting inside the stadium far opposite the stage. In addition, the fireworks were better visible outside the stadium than in some seats next to the speakers in the stadium. Those who missed out on concert tickets, like my good friend I told you about last summer, can still enjoy the Coldplay concert with the help of YouTube videos for now.
I personally liked a lot of the rewind technique used by Coldplay, which was seen together with the sound before the performance of Viva La Vida.
Chris Martin told the Finnish audience to close their eyes and imagine random fireworks, since there were so much light late in the evening in Finland that the expensive Coldplay light show almost got wasted. But during the 2 hour concert it became dark and lights were well presented for example in the song Feels like I’m falling in love.
