Cultural Hel

By Cultural Hel

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, upco... more

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The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.

Cultural Hel episodes:

March 04, 2026 Museum and theatre visits and buying 2nd hand clothes
Dan's been busy visiting HAM, Villa Gyllenberg and the Didrichsen Art Museum to seek out some new exhibitions, while Heather has been to the theatre.

We also touch on buying 2nd hand and it being agrowing culture in the city.

And Heather asks the question (again) what will her brother do when he visits Finland (a slightly unusual things)?

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12min
February 25, 2026 Exploring area 47 - Mellunkylä
In this episode Heather and Dan take in Helsinki's most notorious area, Kontula, which is one of 5 sub-boroughs of Mellunkylä. The pair discover that there is a fair bit more to this area than the obvious, with a park we never knew existed and much more along the way.

Join us for this latest journey into Helsinki's boroughs...

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26min
February 18, 2026 DocPoint, ice walking and Kalevala päivä
Dan's been off to volunteer at DocPoint film festival again and Heather has a warning about ice walking.

Plus a few other bits and bobs thrown in...

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14min
February 11, 2026 Exploring area 38 - Malmi
Malmi is like a mini-community of it's own within the city, so Heather and Dan went to take a look around.

The famous Malmi airport which closed a few years back, the massive cemetery, Malmitalo and more are the subject of discussion in this latest exploration.

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26min
February 04, 2026 Theatre, music, food awards and more...
The explorers have been busy since the last episode!

Dan has been to see the premier of the latest theatre production by the Red Nose Company and has visited Vuotalo to catch some afrojazz by Sibelius Academy students.

Heather has been keeping up to date with the 2026 food awards show and managed a museum visit too!

Plus a few other bits and bobs thrown in...

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15min
January 28, 2026 Exploring area 42 - Kulosaari
Kulosaari is a quiet island perfect for a walk. So Heather and Dan did just that and had a wonderful history tour guided by Jouko Koppinen (the author of a book about the history of Kulosaari) and Pam White.

The quartet begin their exploration at the cemetery and all the way across the island via historic buildings and wonderful stories. This is one not to miss!

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28min
January 21, 2026 Upcoming events and birthday celebrations for a cultural institution
With Heather still finishing up her recovery, the hosts talk about some exciting upcoming events in our capital city, including Yle's 100 year anniversary and DocPoint Film Festival amongst other stuff.

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13min
January 14, 2026 Lux Helsinki and Heather is ill
Well we had to postpone our original plans of visiting Malmi due to Heather losing her voice and not being able to communicate!

So for this bonus episode Dan does most of the talking (sorry!) about his visit to Lux 2026 and a few other bits and bobs.

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9min
January 07, 2026 Interviews with Ronan Browne & Hanna Similä
With Heather still on holiday, we planned ahead (for a change!) and hosted a couple of interviews at the tail end of last year.

Dan spoke with Yle journalist Ronan Browne about the English language podcast All Points North of which he is one of the hosts. Ronan delves into his favourite episode and much more as the podcast nears a milestone episode.

Heather chatted with Hanna Similä about her work as airport chaplain at Helsinki-Vantaa airport and what her job involves - crisis management being a heavy focus.

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28min
December 17, 2025 Exploring area 5 - Punavuori
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 and much more of interest, the pair delve (not so deeply) into some of the interesting sights and tastes Punavuori has to offer. Dan get's a bit carried away with the history of the area too!

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25min

FAQs about Cultural Hel:

How many episodes does Cultural Hel have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.