Weekend Wrap

A boutique getaway, audio elegance and gaming gone meta

Two musical directorships, one in Oslo and one in Paris, rest on the shoulders of 24-year-old Klaus Mäkelä.

Marco Borggreve

Musicians make master strokes, design goes into the wild and gaming transcends boundaries. Take a look at recent creativity from a Finnish perspective.

<p>Reima helps parents to get weather-conscious. (Photo: Reima)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodnewsfinland.com/finns-win-at-german-design-awards/">Read our story</a></p>

<p>RePack&rsquo;s business is sustainability, to the letter. (Photo: RePack)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.positive.news/economics/from-trash-to-treasure-six-circular-startups-waging-war-on-waste/">Read Positive News&rsquo; story</a></p>

<p>The modular Space of Mind cabin is the perfect hideout. (Photo: Marc Goodwin/Archmospheres)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2020/10/16/space-of-mind-modular-cabin-studio-puisto/">Read Dezeen&rsquo;s story</a></p>

<p>Genelec&rsquo;s new studio makes an immersive impression. (Photo: Genelec)&nbsp;<a href="https://audiomediainternational.com/genelec-immersive-solutions-help-montreals-phi-centre-bring-artists-and-audiences-closer-together/">Read Audio Media International&rsquo;s story</a></p>

<p>Airline food done well. (Photo: Finnair)&nbsp;<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/finnair-airplane-food-grocery-store/index.html">Read CNN&rsquo;s story</a></p>

<p>There&rsquo;s maturity far beyond his years in Klaus M&auml;kel&auml;, according to Bachtrack. (Photo: Mathias Benguigui/Pasco &amp; Co)&nbsp;<a href="https://bachtrack.com/interview-klaus-makela-oslo-philharmonic-sibelius-mahler-october-2020">Read the interview</a></p>

<p>The founders of Nolla Games have plenty to smile about. (Photo: Nolla Games)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/10/16/noita-review/">Read Rock Paper Shotgun&rsquo;s review</a></p>

<p>Pauanne is a dialogue between the old and the new. And quirky. (Photo: Aki-Pekka Sinikoski)&nbsp;<a href="https://fmq.fi/articles/pauanne-archive-recordings-meet-the-21st-century">Read FMQ&rsquo;s story</a></p>

<p>Film-maker Virpi Suutari takes on the legacy of Alvar Aalto. (Photo: Alvar Aalto Foundation)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ses.fi/en/home-english/">Read Finnish Film Foundation&rsquo;s interview</a></p>

<p>Uute Scientific aims to reconnect human and nature. (Photo: N2/Helsinki Innovation Services)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-innovation-services/industry-and-investors/commercialisation-projects/uute-scientific-biodiversity-applied-straight-your-skin">Read University of Helsinki&rsquo;s story</a></p>

By: Samuli Ojala
23.10.2020