Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland review: Janelle Monae, Raye, Halsey and Jessie Ware shine

Janelle Monae at Flow Festival (Image: Flow Festival Helsinki)

As we glide down the runway at Helsinki airport, I don’t know what to expect of my destination. Indeed, my knowledge of Finland is somewhat limited to a series of cutesy caricatures: Father Christmas, saunas, and of course, the Moomins. As we step out into our first view of the city, I am stunned by the harshness of the striking skyline, and the brutalism of it all. 

I’m here for Flow Festival, a three day music and culture event that wasn’t previously (I am ashamed to confess) on this reviewer’s radar. It should have been. 

Now in its 20th year, Flow Festival has grown from a small club event to one of the most respected celebrations of music and culture in

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