Taiwan Culture in Europe 2025
2025 / November
When the subject of Taiwan comes up abroad, the first things people think of may be labels like “chip island” and “democracy and freedom.” These are things that Taiwan can be proud of, but the soul of this island is really expressed in heartwarming moments of daily life and resilience in the face of challenges.
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Engaging the World Through Culture:
Taiwan’s Value-Added Diplomacy
How is Taiwan understood by the world? As a silicon chip island? As a model of pandemic response? As a gender-friendly society? Or as a symbol of democracy and freedom? There is no one single answer. This is because under the world’s gaze, Taiwan is continually being reexamined and reinterpreted.......
Let’s Rock!
Taiwanese Heavy Metal Shreds in Finland
Taiwan and Finland are separated by 8,000 kilometers of distance and 40 degrees of latitude, but both adhere to the universal values of human rights, freedom, and democracy. Another thing that Taiwan and Finland have in common is heavy metal music. Representative Freddy Lim of the Taipei Repre......
Representing the Happiest Country on Earth:
Finland Trade Center Director Lauri Raunio
The Formosa : Finland : Fest (F : F : F) music festival will take place in Helsinki on November 27. After hearing music by Representative Freddy Lim of the Taipei Representative Office in Finland, who is lead singer of the heavy metal band Chthonic, Representative Lauri Raunio of the Finland T......
Ocean Taiwan:
Exhibiting Taiwanese Seascapes in Europe
When European explorers sailed to the Pacific in the mid-16th century, they discovered a green island in the deep blue sea and dubbed it “Ilha Formosa”—the beautiful island. Even today, as the airplane descends from the clouds, visitors to Taiwan still find themselves marveling at the first si......
Revealing Taiwan Through Design:
Apex Lin Gives Voice to Taiwan
In September 2025, the 34th World Design Congress and General Assembly took place in London. Coinciding with these prestigious events in the field of industrial design, the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom presented Revealing Taiwan Through Design in its new London premises f......
Sending Blessings to the Vatican:
Hsieh Sheng-Min’s Religious Art Exhibit
Auspicious paintings use images as visual metaphors to herald good fortune, attract blessings, and avert evil, delighting viewers with a mixture of the sacred and the secular. The Catholic Church has declared 2025 a Jubilee Year, and Hsieh Sheng-min, an expert in auspicious painting, was invit......
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