Helsingin Sanomat is published by Sanoma Osakeyhti , a media conglomerate in charge of many other media projects, too. The new headquarters of the enterprise is located next to the Museum of Contemporary Art near the Railway Station . The two festival weeks are full of various happenings covering all aspects of art. The festival began as the Sibelius Week already in 1951. The Helsinki Festival offers several concerts, theatre performances, happenings, and exhibitions.
Music ranges from classical to rock and jazz .
A full program will be published in April 2001. Ticket sales will begin in April at offices of the Lippupiste ticket service. The villa is one of the masterpieces of Finnish architecture . It was designed at the beginning of the century by a trio of architects, Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen , as their country home and studio. They were the leading architects of Finland at the time and wanted to escape the hubbub of the fast-growing Helsinki.