Business / Travel
Travel briefing
A welcome addition to airport retail, new routes to Colombia, and the essential addresses for your visit to Helsinki.
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Affairs / Society
The liveable cities index 2011
For our Quality-of-Life issue, Monocle has been busy researching the world’s top cities. And with a re-jig of the way each urban centre is assessed, this year’s top 25 promises some surprises.
Business / CEOs
Safety net
An epidemic is threatening 1.2 billion people. Let’s be grateful then for people like Kimmo Alkio, CEO and president of F-Secure, who aims to stamp out the modern-day blight of spam email and also comes to the rescue when…
Affairs / Society
Almost there
Three of the five cities on this page have been in our bottom five for the past two years, and Montréal has slipped. Maybe somebody at city hall needs to start trying a bit harder. Meanwhile, we welcome Seattle to the fold…
Affairs / Government
Europe Briefing
How a Finnish IT firm is using the heat from its computer servers, how the French are falling in love with barges and why the British government is wondering about the time.
Affairs / Society
The world's top 25 most liveable cities
Months of good-natured, frequently late-night and occasionally jetlagged debate have resulted in this: our definitive (and a little subjective) guide to the world’s most liveable cities. Here’s how we came to our conclus…
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 28 March
Don't mention the Swedes
A Finnish documentary series has drawn some uncomfortable and controversial conclusions regarding Finland's national identity.
Affairs / Politics
Europe briefing
Gender equality is on the to-do list in France, local food is on the table in Helsinki, and holiday homes are on the shopping list in Switzerland
Affairs / Urbanism
Europe briefing
Stockholm starts doing it for the kids, Helsinki talks rubbish, and Turkey stops smoking.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 15 May
Let’s talk about the weather
When I woke up recently I checked the weather forecast. For the oncoming weekend it was London 13c, Helsinki 24c.
The Review, episode 26
Bookstores in Tokyo and Helsinki, Gildas Loaëc of Kitsuné talks music, and Winkreative’s Maurus Fraser reviews the week’s magazines.
Midori House, episode 89
The challenges faced by the Costa Cruises brand, why the US fell behind in the space race, and Hugo Macdonald explains the redevelopment of Helsinki.
The Review, episode 42
We’re joined by Tuomas Kallio of Helsinki’s Flow festival to talk music and Siobhan Leddy, editor of Flamingo, discusses magazines.
The Monocle Weekly, episode 82
The team touch down in Helsinki to take the temperature of Brand Finland with Demos Helsinki's Roope Mokka who shares his insights on the recent report on Finland's new nation-branding strategy.
Midori House, episode 169
The expectations for Greece’s new government, we discuss Helsinki – Monocle’s second most liveable city, and hear the latest from Pitti Uomo fair in Florence.
The Briefing, episode 230
Analysis of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and their rise to power, we hear from Andrew Tuck in Helsinki, and look at the global luxury market.
The Globalist, episode 88
The latest results from the Michigan primaries, we do the business in Helsinki, and ask if Nokia’s new phone can save the brand.
The Globalist, episode 87
Why the US communicating with North Korea, how women in Indonesia are driving the economy, and a check in with Hugo Macdonald in Helsinki.
The Monocle Daily, episode 25
We go from the Spratly Islands to Helsinki, passing through London’s underground restaurants. Plus, Marilyn Monroe and Natalie Wood.
Midori House, episode 228
Live from World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, we meet Helsinki Mayor Jussi Pajunen, discuss Nokia’s future, and Mika Ihamuotila – CEO of Marimekko discusses fashion.