Lux Helsinki light festival brightens up the frozen cityscape yle.fi - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yle.fi Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Helsinki rang in the New Year with a grand celebration, attracting an unprecedented crowd of 75,000 people to Citizens Square and Töölö Bay Park, making it the city s largest concert event of the year. The festivities were divided into two segments: a family-friendly Skidit-disco in the early evening and a major concert later at night, which alone drew over 70,000 revelers.
Instead of traditional fireworks, the city dazzled attendees with a spectacular pyroshow.
Majority of Finnish cities not hosting official firework shows yle.fi - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yle.fi Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Helsinki City Rescue Department on Wednesday said the ban is a means to protect both people and property from fireworks-related damage, as well as to reduce other fireworks-related harm to pets and the environment.