Practically every city has some holiday traditions. But which ones are good, which ones are bad? Liisa went out to investigate and review the traditions in Helsinki.
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Helsinki in Details - Part 1
We tend to get lost in splendour when we think about beauty. Or perhaps we overlook it because we’re so used to it? Join Emilia in her mission to capture the ordinary beauty of Helsinki. The magic is in the details.
13 Ideas for Summer Fun in Helsinki on a Student Budget
Planning a summer vacation while on a student budget can feel disheartening. But if you take a moment to stop and appreciate what’s already around you, you might be surprised by how special simple things can be.
From the beaches of Laru
i strip away my clothes; it does not matter / who sunbathes on the rocks, drunk on the endless days. / i have things to do and the sea is waiting. // i trade salt for salt, serving up my heart / on a silver platter. / “take it” i say, and finland turns / its great cold eye in sober curiosity.
Re-viewed: A Love Letter to Unoriginality – Musical Review
The 1920s. Helsinki. Live singing. Murder. These are four of my favourite things – all of which and more The Alexander Theatre offers Finnish musical devotees with their 2019 production “Iloisten Sielujen Hotelli”. Paradoxically, the performance was both thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining and painfully sunk in humdrum mediocrity.
Lessons on Mentality that Skateboarding Taught Me
In August 2016, I got my first longboard thinking I’d use it mostly for transport. At least that was the idea before I saw videos of longboard dancing and freestyle: a stylish variety of skateboarding which has its roots from boardwalking on surfboards...
On opposing sides of the Helsinki Railway Square two collections of bedraggled tents face off. It’s hard not to see the events as symbolic of the attitude climate throughout Europe as attitudes harden and opinions polarize.