Archive for March, 2009
Suomenlinna Sea Fortress Buildings
Published March 31, 2009 General Leave a CommentTags: daily photo, finland, Helsinki, photography, Suomenlinna
I Fell Asleep…
Published March 30, 2009 Museums , Nature 2 CommentsTags: daily photo, dinosaur, eläinmuseo, finland, Helsinki, lunnontieteellinen museo, Natural History Museum, photography, skeleton
...and then I was in a museum...in a nature history museum.
It’s Summertime (and useless change of time)
Published March 29, 2009 Daily life , Event 1 CommentTags: daily photo, daylight savings time, finland, Helsinki, kansallismuseo, kesäaika, national museum, photography
Once again people have been tortured today thanks to daylight savings time. Photo from the National Museum.
Daylight savings time (in Finnish kesäaika = summertime) is quite useless in Finland – the sun hardly sets during our summer so minor savings can only be made during spring and autumn. For a good reason many complain the need to change our daily routines twice a year for no obvious benefit.
I can understand the reasoning in countries that are closer to the equator. For me it’s quite disappointing to spend a summer in a place where the summer nights are long and dark.
200th Anniversary of the Porvoo Diet – Finland became a nation among the nations?
Published March 28, 2009 History 1 CommentTags: Alexander I, daily photo, Diet of Porvoo, finland, Helsinki, kansallismuseo, national museum, photography, Porvoo Diet, Porvoon valtiopäivät
Czar Alexander I's seat that was used during the Porvoo diet. Photo from the National Museum of Finland.
The Diet of Porvoo 1809 is one of the key milestones in the history of Finland. Centuries long Swedish rule had ended and the Grand Dutchy of Finland was created under Russian rule. For the next hundred years Finland had an autonomous status before becoming independent in 1917. The level of autonomy varied depending on the moods of the czars.
In the coastal city of Porvoo czar Alexander I famously said that Finland had became a nation among the nations. Finns took this too literally forgetting that the czar was still the head of state.
Sleepyheads
Published March 27, 2009 Animals 3 CommentsTags: daily photo, finland, Helsinki, ice, mallard, photography, sleeping
Restaurant Kappeli in Esplanadi Park
Published March 26, 2009 History , Places 2 CommentsTags: daily photo, finland, Helsinki, kappeli, photography, restaurant
Kappeli is one of the city's oldest restaurants that have remained in the same location.
Pasila Curves
Published March 25, 2009 Transportation 2 CommentsTags: daily photo, finland, Helsinki, Pasila, photography, train, train station
Near Pasila Train Station.
Trams at Hämeentie Street
Published March 24, 2009 Transportation 1 CommentTags: daily photo, finland, Hämeentie, Helsinki, photography, tram
Green trams are one of the icons of Helsinki.
Boxing Legend Gunnar “GeeBee” Bärlund
Published March 23, 2009 People , Statues 3 CommentsTags: boxer, boxing, daily photo, finland, GeeBee, Gunnar Bärlund, Helsinki, photography
Statue of Gunnar "GeeBee" Bärlund in front of Paavali church in Vallila.
GeeBee (1910-1982) was both the first and the best ever Finnish professional boxer.
Change In Weather
Published March 22, 2009 General 3 CommentsTags: daily photo, finland, Hakaniemi, Helsinki, Kallio Church, photography
Snowing has been replaced by sunshine.
I took less than two weeks ago photos of the same church and red brick building and then the weather looked completely different.
You are still going to see snow and ice in my photos because it’s not all gone – and I’m going to post some older photos as well.
Today’s weather forefast promises us sunshine, clouds, snowing and raining so I’m quite sure it can’t be completely wrong…
