Tag: The Square
Right now: Ruben Östlund’s film Triangle of Sadness is triple nominated for the Oscars
Swedish director Ruben Östlund’s film Triangle of Sadness is nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay, best director and best film. It is the first time a Swedish film has been nominated for it since Utvandrarna and Viskningar og rop in the early 70s. Ruben Östlund has never before won an Oscar but was […]
Summer outdoor dining will probably return to Helsinki Senatintor
The square could have a terrace of several restaurants during the next three summers.
Swedish satire on the super-rich wins the Cannes Palme d’Or
“Triangle of Sadness”, a sharp satire on class conflict by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won the Palme d’Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival last Saturday. “Triangle of Sadness” places Ostlund among a selected group of two-time winners of Cannes’ highest prize. He won the Palme d’Or 2017 for “The Square”, and joked […]
The church bells that silenced the Koran burner
In Råslätt in Jönköping, associations and parishes have decided to ensure that the residents do not allow themselves to be provoked. When Rasmus Paludan steps out on the square and starts talking, he is overpowered by ringing church bells. In Jönköping, the police do not have to deal with a violent crowd. Here they instead […]
The Finnish Convoy demonstration weekend begins on the third day
The Finnish Convoy demonstration had shrunk on Sunday night into a small group that occupied the square next to Parliament but did not block traffic. Protesters had called for cheaper gasoline, an end to Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates, and a resignation from the government. To achieve these goals, they gathered on Friday night and […]