Cultural Hel
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Exploring area 5 - Punavuori
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last podcast of 2025 and Dan and Heather take a trip to one of Helsinki's most populous areas, Punavuori.Full of restaurants, bars an...
Helsinki Christmas market
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Heather are visiting the Christmas in the last bonus episode before a couple of weeks holiday.The sights, the sounds and smells of the festive...
Exploring area 6 - Eira
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the turn of possibly the smallest district of Helsinki, Eira in the latest outing of discovery.Despite being small, Dan and Heather find out ...
Galleries and museums galore and Christmas is coming!
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan has been out and about packing in museum visits to give some ideas of what to do when you need a break from thinking about the impending Christmas...
Exploring area 59 - Ultuna
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being a huge area, Ultuna doesn't have too much in it to explore! Comprised of Puroniitty and Landbo this is the second area visited which...
Ashes and Seeds review, Helsinki by Night exhibition, changing wheels and cakes
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan has been out and about seeing Diana Soria Hernandez's production Ashes and Seeds at Mad House and visiting the latest exhibition at Hakasalmen...
Exploring area 37 - Pukinmäki
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pukinmäki is the district selected by the random number generator for this episode.Heather and Dan chat with the owner of Weiste, the only exclusivel...
Mad House Helsinki, Ashes & Seeds performance, Heather's jigsaws (again!) and more
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Mad House Helsinki about their performance space and a little about the current production there, Ashes and Seeds: A Commemorative P...
Exploring area 13 - Etu Töölö
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Heather see the sights of district 13. From lunch at Kuu Kuu to the Natural History museum, Arkadia bookshop to Temppeliaukio Church, there...
Sirkus Finlandia, summer cabins, jigsaws, name days and more...
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan's been busy since the last episode, a visit to Sirkus Finlandia and a weekend away in a summer cabin with friends. Heather has been a little m...
Exploring area 12 - Alppiharju
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan & Heather take on Alppiharju in this episode. Know for Linnanmäki, Musiikkitalo and having many, many bars, this episode delves deep into the...
HIFF, Robbie Williams, Atenium and more...
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan has spent 10 days visiting a selection of films at HIFF (Helsinki International Film Festival) while also finding time to see Robbie Williams at t...
Exxploring area 57 - Talosaari
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Out in the sticks, Talosaari was part of the city of Helsinki land grab a few years back. Dan and Heather explore the area to see what's actually ...
Helsinki Biennial, Museum of Technology & more
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan took another trip to the Museum of Technology after the last episode to explore the childrens' section with his 4 year old and Heather has bee...
Exploring area 27 - Vanhakaupunki
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So what is there to do in one of Helsinki's smallest boroughs? Well it turns out to be quite a lot actually! Technical Museum, waterfalls/rapids, ...
Helsinki Contemporary Theatre Company - The Inheritors
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago, Dan spoke with Ally Manson, director/writer and actor of new English language play The Inheritors (scroll back through the epis...
Exploring borough 19 - Mustikkamaa-Korkeasaari
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So season 2 is upon us! Heather and Dan begin exploring the capital borough by borough and we begin with Mustikkamaa. There's a lot more to it tha...
Episode 15.5
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks' mini-episode Dan has a chat with Ally Manson, co-director of Helsinki's only professional English language theatre company, Hel...
Episode 15
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan & Heather give an update of studying Swedish on Heather's return from a break away to Årland.And the pair reveal plans for the upcoming 6...
Episode 14.5
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While Heather's away Dan is left at the helm, so what better time to briefly chat about the upcoming Night of the Arts in Helsinki. A bit of self-...
Episode 14
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan & Heather braved the heat of the capital to take a look at this years' Little Italy Festival. However, that was enough outside activity, s...
Episode 13.5
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks' mini episode Dan has been dragging his daughter around some Helsinki museums and Heather has been out to South-Western Finland with...
Episode 13
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a busy fortnight where Dan has been to Stockholm and Heather has been growing vegetables the pair took a trip to the Hesinki (Hesa) Cup to find ...
Dangers in the city
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This bonus episode focuses on the dangers around the city which we may sometimes forget living in such a comfortable and relatively safe city.
Episode 12
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The weather has finally picked up a little, so Dan and Heather are out and about in Helsinki again!Starting with a discussion about Kylie Minogue'...
Midsummer experiences
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks' mini-episode, Dan & Heather recall some comical midsummer experiences from way back when they were both new to Finland.
Episode 11
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the rain falling outside on Helsinki Day (the day this was recorded), Dan and Heather abandoned plans to venture out in the city and instead had ...
Summer in Helsinki (part 2) bonus episode
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heather and Dan continue their chat from episode 10 about things to do during the summer in Helsinki.From outdoor swimming pools to trips outside the ...
Episode 10
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the good weather holding up, Heather and Dan went out in Helsinki again, recording this episode in Kaisaniemi (excuse the sound in places, it was...
Yuko Nagaoka - Quick Questions
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this quick questions we asked Yuko from Hachi (which we visited during episode 9, about all things Helsinki and got some great answers about her e...
Episode 9
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Heather, fully refreshed from a short break are back and on the new release day of Wednesday!In this episode Helsinki is further explored. On ...
Juho Rautio - Quick Questions
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another quick questions this week, and this one really is the quickest of quick!Heather asked Juho Rautio, owner of Yoo-Hoo! Tours, about his Helsinki...
Dan & Heather - Quick Questions
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Heather is away on holiday we decided this week we should do a brief special where we finally quiz each other about Helsinki with the quick questio...
Kaarlo Kankkunen - Quick Questions
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kaarlo "Kalle" Kankkunen the Chariman of the Veikkausliiga (Finland's top football tier) and when Dan interviewed a few weeks' back ...
Episode 8
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan's been to Tallinn Music Week 2025 and Heather visited the multi-museum hub of Kaapelitehdas recently so visits are discussed.With Easter this week...
Elizabeth Peterson - quick questions
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Peterson was born the US, but has lived and studied language and its use here in Helsinki for more than 2 decades. We asked her the usual qu...
Episode 7
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 includes an interview with electric TukTuk tour guide Juho Rautio. He chats with Heather about sustainability and how much easier it is to s...
Veikkausliiga Bonus Episode
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the 2025 Finnish Veikkausliiga season starting next weekend, Dan went into interview mode for a special episode.Kaarlo Kankkunen, the Veikkauslii...
Episode 6
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 6 features an interview with Jyväskylä language Professor, Elizabeth Peterson. We talked with her about language use in the capital, especia...
Tomi Andersson - Quick Questions
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tomi Andersson is a Helsinki native Swedish-Finn. Dan has known and worked with him in the Helsinki music scene for over a decade so when chatting wit...
Episode 5
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5 includes a delve into the history of Minna Canth day and tasting some Mignon eggs in preparation for easter.Dan visited BK Bodega, DJing the...
Danny Carneiro - Quick Questions
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Carneiro is a Peruvian native who moved to Finland via the US. Forming lifelong friendships and via musical project he had gathered a group (inc...
Episode 4
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 is a voyage of discovery, quite literally in some ways!Dan was away for much of the fortnight, but had time while at Helsinki-Vantaa to grab...
Jason DeBose - Quick Questions
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason DeBose is an American living in Helsinki and is known for his stand-up comedy and street photography. Preceeding an interview with Jason which w...
Episode 3
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Strap in, episode 3 is packed with great stuff!An interview with the frontman from soon to visit Helsinki, Elvana. A band where Elvis fronts a Nirvana...
Ville Kailasha - Quick Questions
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The second "Quick Questions" bring us Ville, singer of The Fërtility Cült and Tampere native who we asked for some opinions before the ban...
Episode 2
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode two we speak with Ville Kaila about his band The Fërtility Cült who played in Helsinki last weekend. Heather and Dan visit the Vanhakaup...
Quick questions - Carmen Pakkarinen
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first "Quick Questions" episode we ask Carmen Pekkarinen, Finnish ice hockey aficionado (whom we interviewed in our last full podcas...
Episode 1
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode one we speak with Carmen Pekkarinen about the U18 Woman's Ice Hockey World Championships in Vantaa and Dan tries some of Finland's famous d...
Welcome to Cultural Hel
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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