This summer I had two trips up to Kilpisjärvi in north-western Finland for fieldwork again (you can read about my 2011…
Walking around Töölö recently we had a good view of one of the best named buildings in Helsinki – the Lastenlinna…
Sauna a quintessential Finnish experience – and something that can cause unnecessary concern for newly arrived visitors to the country. Sauna is…
I was just having a quick look through my draft posts and noticed that I hadn’t yet posted some of…
If you visit a Finnish cafeteria or canteen on a Thursday afternoon, there is a good chance that you’ll find…
Sipoonkorpi is one of the two Finnish national parks located on the edge of the of the Helsinki metropolis (Nuuksio…
Helsinki has some really beautiful gardens (including the winter gardens and Helsinki University’s botanical gardens) – but the city also…
During this year’s Open House Helsinki weekend, we visited Alvar Aalto’s house in Munkkiniemi (north-western Helsinki; see on our map). …
Our second day in Paris (see photos from the first day in an earlier post) started with a walk around…
Both the Rock Church (the Temppeliaukion kirkko) and the Chapel of Silence are beautiful and (at least in my opinion) iconic…
Four months ago, in the middle of summer, Brigitte and I visited a little undeveloped corner of Helsinki near the…
It snowed last night for this first time this autumn. It only snowed last winter in January so this is…
While showing some colleagues around Helsinki, I noticed a new development at the Bridge of Love (a pedestrian and bicycle…
With colder weather rapidly approaching, I decided to take advantage of a fairly warm and dry Saturday to visit the…
Right at the end of August this year, we spent two days in Paris as a prelude to our summer…
It was with great excitement that Brigitte and I headed out to Sipoonkorpi National Park early on a chilly Saturday…
So after two and a half days of running around Paris, we met up with our Dutch friend Annette and…
Last spring we had a quick trip to London, hanging out with family there before showing them around Helsinki. With…
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…
While checking out Stadissa.fi (an online list of events happening around Helsinki) last week I noticed the intriguingly named “Park(ing) Day” listed…