The Espoo Musuem of Modern Art (EMMA) is located in the Tapiola suburb of Espoo, only a short bus ride…
Over Easter we spent some time in the suburb of Ruoholähti, in the south-western corner of Helsinki. The area was…
Walking home a few days ago I was surprised to see Sauli Niinistö (the current Finnish president) staring at me from…
Each year, in the dark of the Finnish mid-winter, a festival of light art (i.e. art installations primarily using light)…
Our second day in Paris (see photos from the first day in an earlier post) started with a walk around…
Right at the end of August this year, we spent two days in Paris as a prelude to our summer…
Well, Pete is always posting the city surprises as he seems to be far more observant than I am in…
Last week the Suvilahti complex hosted the Everyday Discoveries exhibition, as part of the World Design Capital program. The exhibition’s aim…
The Night of the Arts is the biggest celebration in the annual Helsinki Festival – a whole day when the city…
Most of the things that I have labelled as “city surprises” have been lovely little details that I’ve passed by…
A fair time ago, I spotted in the middle of Kampintori (central Helsinki; usually populated by skateboarders) a strange little…
Late last year Brigitte and I took a walk from our apartment up to Arabiaranta, a rapidly (re-)developing suburb sandwiched…
Activeark, the company that I am busy doing my internship with, is running a Christmas charity campaign. They have chosen…
A while ago I found a great source of random knickknacks and became inspired. Today I got out my tools…
The kolme seppä (the three smiths) must be one of the best recognized sculptures in Helsinki – one could argue…
Entering the Kaisaniemi Metro station I was pleasantly surprised to find myself among some modern “cave paintings”. This was…
Well, this African is not in Finland at the moment. I am actually in the Netherlands. I have been looking…