Wednesday, 07 January 2009

CULTURE
‘Northern Tribe’: Heavy Metal Subculture and Oulu Style Print E-mail
By Jasmina Schreck   
Friday, 07 December 2007
Jasmina Schreck interviews Sami Lopakka of ‘Northern Tribe’ - Oulu’s Heavy Metal Style Specialist

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‘Why so much Ovarian Cancer?’ wonders Nigerian Doctor Print E-mail
By Edward Dutton   
Monday, 21 April 2008
Image There is a simple fact that Dr Tunji Toriola is grappling with. Ovarian Cancer is a bigger public health problem in Finland – and other northern countries – when compared to southern nations and nobody is exactly sure why.

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Finnish Idols Winner Brings a ‘Heavy’ Christmas to Oulu Print E-mail
By Jasmina Schreck   
Saturday, 08 December 2007

Jasmina Schreck reviews Oulu’s Heavy Metal Carol Concert . . . 

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Reverse Culture Shock Print E-mail
By Nina Lah   
Monday, 14 April 2008
ImageMost people have heard of ‘Culture Shock,’ a term which was first introduced by Finnish anthropologist Kalervo Oberg. You go to new a country, you start of thinking it's great; but soon you can’t stand it and it seems to always compare badly to home. But when you’ve lived abroad for a long time and then go home you can also experience ‘Reverse Culture Shock’. According to some research ‘reverse culture shock’ is actually much harder to deal with than 'culture shock' and is more likely to lead to depression. 

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Head Banging With Downstone Print E-mail
By Jasmina Schreck   
Sunday, 20 April 2008
ImageFew countries can match Finland when it comes to this place’s density of heavy metal bands as measured by the population. Whenever you get to know a person between 15 and 40 interested in this kind of music it’s quite likely that they play in at least one band. Jasmina Schreck begins a new series on 65 DN and take a look at the numerousness of heavy-orientated bands Oulu and its surroundings has to offer.

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