shit… Jaakko started teaching me Finnish tongue twisters today (the real ones, not the ones all the non-finnish speaking humans would think about… most of that words are even used in everyday life ;-) ) And Heli sent me a link with 77 Finnish tongue twisters! http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/fi.htm#O101035 my favourites for the moment: Yksikseskös itkeskelet, itsekseskös […]

who still wants to tell me that Finnish language is not crazy (=who really understands the different between the following examples??):Luen kirjaa. – I read a book (at the moment or only part of it)Luen kirjan. – I read a book. (the whole book… or the plan to read the whole book)Luen kirjat. – I […]

it was a fun day and a fun trip.We saw a lot, nevertheless it felt a bit like being a japanese tourist: hop off the bus, take a picture, visit buildings for several minutes, hopp back on the bus – where do we go next?I was especially impressed by Viikki church. You really can’t explain […]

Wooden Käpylä(1920-25),  Olympic Village (1939-40),  Vallila library an kindergarten (1991),  Arabianranta,  Vanhakaupunki,  Info centre Viikki (1999),  Wooden apartment blocks Viikki (1997),  Viikki church (2005),  Malmi airport (1938), Myyrmäki Church (1984), Tapiola:  Ketju housing (1954),  Sufika and Mantyviita (1954),  Tapiola church (1965),  Urn Cemetery (2004),  Tapiola swimming hall (1965),  Espoo Cultural centre (1989),  WG building (1964-74);  […]

yeah, really everyone skateboardes in Helsinki! I haven’t seen any boarder in whole Vaasa during 3 weeks I have been there, but Helsinki is a boarder city! It doesn’t care if you are 12 or 35, if you are woman or men… just skateboard! yeah… And I just decided to start as well… but haven’t […]

I dicided to start to blog… well, just what’s going on in Helsinki, what is new, what is different… stuff…