Video: Taiteiden Yö / A Night Of The Arts In Helsinki

Taiteiden Yö (A Night Of The Arts) is an annual celebration of sorts in Helsinki, Finland, celebrating many different forms of, well, art. And culture.

Naturally, as with all festivities in Finland, it’s also another (good) excuse to drink, especially so for underage teenagers who’d just started school a few weeks earlier.

The events and venues which are featured in the video are only a fraction of what’s going on in Helsinki on that very night. There are poem recitals, book readings, art galleries and shows, literary debates, statues, even a drag show. And much, much more. This year people got to vote on which movies would be shown, projected onto a large wall of a building right in the heart of the city. The main movie of the night, which began at 2am? Gone With The Wind. You could watch the movie under heatlamps and blankets, and then take the first morning bus home!

If the embedded player above doesn’t work for you, click here to view the video in higher definition on Twango, or view the video on HellCast TV.

As has been the case recently with my videos, the music is by Rudiger Lippert.