Argentina may have invented it, but it's Finland that's become the tango capital of the world. Not only does it chime with the country's temperament, it helps keep the men sober. Peter Culshaw reports ...

ONE MAY not immediately associate Finland with tango, but this unique musical style has strong roots in this Nordic country. Slovaks were able to get a first taste of it on October 3, first in the ...

THE land of a thousand lakes plays host to all manner of quirky pastimes. Competitive berry pickers flocked to Suomussalmi in 2016 for the World Championships. Annual wife-carrying contests take place ...

Back in July, there was this article in the New York Times, Finnish Tango: The Passion and the Melancholy. It could come to a surprise to some that such a heated and emotional dance from Argentina ...

Tango has found a lasting home in Finland, and every summer the Finns' love affair with the dance breaks out into the open, showing that under their cool North exterior beats a warm, Latin heart. For ...

'Well the Finnish have a reputation for being a bit shy and introverted' said Tuula, 'dancing the tango is one way that we overcome that.' Helsinki. The white city of the north. 'Of course tango is ...

SEINAJOKI, Finland — Every July, this modest Finnish town, population 59,000, transforms several square blocks downtown into a vast dance hall. Stages are erected, tents are put up and thousands of ...

Saturday would have marked the final in the annual Seinäjoki Finnish Tango championships, which were cancelled for a second year in a row due to the pandemic. Tango arrived in Finland in 1913 as a ...

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It may have been invented by the smooth and supple Argentines, but ever since independence from Russia a century ago the traditionally dour Finns have been wild for tango music. And whereas, it is ...

AFTER a taster of Finnish tango in 2012, this lesser known musical genre will return to the Slovak capital on May 28. This time, instead of a more intimate, smaller band, famous Finnish tango singer ...