ONE MAY not immediately associate Finland with tango, but this unique musical style has strong roots in this Nordic country. Slovaks were able to get a first taste of it on October 3, first in the ...

Saturday would have marked the final in the annual Seinäjoki Finnish Tango championships, which were cancelled for a second year in a row due to the pandemic. Tango arrived in Finland in 1913 as a ...

According to Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, it was Finnish sailors who brought tango to South America when they landed at Buenos Aires in the 19th century. "The Finns are only happy when they are ...

Argentina may have invented it, but it's Finland that's become the tango capital of the world. Not only does it chime with the country's temperament, it helps keep the men sober. Peter Culshaw reports ...

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AFTER a taster of Finnish tango in 2012, this lesser known musical genre will return to the Slovak capital on May 28. This time, instead of a more intimate, smaller band, famous Finnish tango singer ...

Seinajoki, Finland - "Someone once said that the Finnish tango is like an Argentine tango with a bucket of water thrown over it," says Ilkka Heiskari, an organiser of one of the world's most original ...

Back in July, there was this article in the New York Times, Finnish Tango: The Passion and the Melancholy. It could come to a surprise to some that such a heated and emotional dance from Argentina ...

THE land of a thousand lakes plays host to all manner of quirky pastimes. Competitive berry pickers flocked to Suomussalmi in 2016 for the World Championships. Annual wife-carrying contests take place ...