Dan & Heather explore cultural experiences in Helsinki. Art, theatre, music, food, sport, travel and anything else that seems worth investigating! We'll have interviews, on the spot opinions, upcoming events, places to see, free stuff you can find around the city and much more every second Sunday.
Moving in November, Huuto! Galleria, Porvoo and more...
In this episode Dan has been busy watching the Luciana García Ensemble at Caisa and attending the debut exhibition at the new space of Huuto Gallery. He’s also visited the Photography Museum, Hotel and Restaurant Museum and Theatre Museum. He also chats with Moving in November artistic director Kerstin Schroth about the upcoming festival.
Heather has been to Porvoo and has admitted that winter is coming with a change to winter wheels.
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28 Oct 2026
Exploring area 49 - Laajasalo
Laajasalo is on the agenda in this episode and it's massive!
Heather and Dan explore old mansions (or would if they could be reached or still existed!), a modern waste solution, a wonder of nature - which some may say is just a hole in the ground and much more...
Also Dan has been off to see a performance of Entanglement: I am a tree, I am a mouth at the Kiasma Theatre in a very wood themed introduction!
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21 Oct 2026
Amos Rex - The Other Side of the Mountain exhibition special
Dan has been off to Amos Rex (https://amosrex.fi/en/) to take in the latest exhibition The Other Side of the Mountain, showcasing the works of 11 artists working across the African continent and within the Afro-Nordic diaspora. This episode is packed with fascinating interviews featuring 3 of the artists featured in the exhibition, Sandra Mujinga, Liisa-Irmelen Liwata and Lungiswa Gqunta.
Dan also had a quick chat with museum director Kieran Long and a deep dive into the background of the exhibition with co-curator Marcia Harvey Isaksson of Southnord (https://www.southnord.com/).
A big thank you to Amos Rex and all those interviewed.
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