**Latvia defeats Sweden to seal hockey World Championship semi-final spot**
Latvia's ice hockey team wrote a new page in the country's sporting history May 25 with victory over Sweden in Rīga in the IIHF World Championships, giving the co-hosts a place in the semi finals of the tournament for the first time ever.
**Delight as hockey team makes knock-out stages of World Championship**
Latvia's national ice hockey team came up trumps Tuesday night, with a performance against in-form Switzerland that saw them successfully through to the quarter-finals of the IIHF World Championship in Rīga.
**Delight as Latvia's hockey team makes knock-out stages of World Championship**
Latvia's national ice hockey team came up trumps Tuesday night, with a performance against in-form Switzerland that saw them successfully through to the quarter-finals of the IIHF World Championship in Rīga.
**Song and Dance festival final concert tickets sold out**
On Friday, May 19, at 10:00, ticket sales to the grand concert and its final rehearsal of the XXVII Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival were launched. Tickets sold out within the first hour, the organizer Latvian National Culture Center said.
**Three for an Artsy Weekend in Latvia**
In case you are not going out in nature during the upcoming summery weekend, we recommend a few ways to appreciate different kinds of art in the capital city.
**Latvian photographer Uldis Briedis passes away**
On Tuesday, acclaimed Latvian photographer Uldis Briedis (1940–2023) passed away aged 83, Briedis' wife told Latvian Radio.
**Latvia overpowered by Canada in hockey worlds opener**
Latvia's IIHF World Championship tournament got off to a less than ideal start May 12 with a comprehensive defeat at the hands of a powerful Canadian team.
**Launch of Song and Dance Festival ticket sales on Monday**
On Monday, May 15, ticket sales will begin for the Song and Dance Festival to take place this summer, the organizers said.
**Marathon events to cause road closures in Rīga this weekend**
As of Friday, more than 23,000 runners from 77 countries had registered for this year's Riga Marathon, which will take place May 6-7 and which will also be a dress rehearsal for the upcoming world road running championship in the fall.
**Bicycle sales brake after pandemic in Latvia**
After a rapid upturn in bicycle sales during the pandemic, demand is stable this spring, but it is far from the pandemic levels. The good news is that this summer merchants no longer face logistical problems, Latvian Radio reported on May 5.
**Don't waste Easter's eggs!**
In case you are among those who have dyed and boiled enough eggs for a small village, LSM's Latvian language service offers four simple recipes with traditional and non-traditional Latvian ingredients to make your life easier.
**Easter cartoon: Let the duels commence!**
It's Easter, or to give it its Latvian name, Liedienas. That means all manner of egg-related fun and games, including one-on-one battles for egg supremacy, as captured by our resident caricaturist above.
**Easter event guide in Rīga**
For those who have not yet made plans for the Easter holiday, Rīga City Council has planned a varied program of events. Here are some of the whats, whens and wheres.
**2ANNAS short film festival to begin Friday in Latvia**
The 27th International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS takes place in Rīga from April 7 to 13, offering over 100 short films from 25 countries, Latvian Television's culture program reports.
**Fresh birch juice time is here again**
The arrival of Spring is synonymous in Latvia with drinking the freshly tapped sap of the birch tree.
**New stamp dedicated to Hartmann Manor in Rīga**
Latvian Postal service (Latvijas pasts, LP) will issue a second stamp in the series of Latvian manors, dedicated to Hartmann (Hartmaņa) Manor in Rīga, Kalnciema Street, the postal service said on March 28 .
**Reconstruction of New Rīga Theater to be finished by end of year**
State JSC State Real Estate (Valsts nekustamie īpašumi, VNĪ) and SBSC (Skonto Būve/Skonto Construction) have agreed to finish and commission the building of the New Rīga Theater (JRT) until the end of the year, VNĪ Board Member Jeļena Gavrilova told LSM on March 23.
**41 thousand potential participants in 2023 Song and Dance festival**
Electronic registration of XXVII Latvian Song and XVII Dance Celebration Participants has been completed. Within two weeks, 40,892 potential participants have registered, representatives of the Latvian National Culture Center (LNKC) said March 22.
**Alcohol, advertising businesses not keen on alcohol advertising restrictions**
Unsurprisingly, representatives of the alcohol and advertising industries are not enthusiastic about proposals to limit the advertising of alcoholic drinks, reported Latvian Radio on March 20.
**Three for the Weekend: Music, Art, Soccer**
Here are three more ideas to get you out and about this weekend.