Finland's 'Quietchella' is an ode to nature and silence (Credit: Global Alliance of National Parks)
\n\n"The first ever festival of nature listening" has commenced in Finland. If that doesn't sound interesting enough the paradox of the concept is sure to have you hooked: the latest entrant in the chaotic, ever-thumping, sleep-is-for-the-weak festival circuit is what is being touted to be the 'world's quietest festival'.
\n\nFinland has taken it upon itself to tutor the rest of the world on what it looks like to artfully slow down. The country is hosting its first Hiljaa Fest, which translates to 'Quietly Fest', at the Valkmusa National Park, as per official updates. For the nature of the festival it has already been dubbed 'Quietchella', the inaugural event breaking records as the 'world's quietest festival' in Phytaa, a municipality in Southern Finland, located about 90 minutes outside of Helsinki. The festival itself launched on October 10 and will be continuing right through Fall, concluding on October 31. If you're wondering whose headlining this celebration of silence, well, it's nature. As a matter of fact, the official website lists "lack grouse, the wind and the bog moss" as the ones taking centre stage.
\n\nFinland's 'Quietchella' is…
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