Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finland. Show all posts

Monday, January 7, 2013

Lux Helsinki - The Light Is Loose

Lux Helsinki is an annual light installations event in Helsinki. This year there are 13 different installations present as from 4th till 8th Jan 2013.


Casa Magica's video installation Emergence is really visible in the heart of Helsinki screened on the facade of Helsinki Cathedral.

Emergence
Pink Caravan is a mobile light installation changing its location every day. On Friday 4th January it was located at the Finnish National Theatre, which was shining in pink. 

Pink Caravan
Fire Troupe Etna performes their installation Kehrä - Disk at Kiasma twice every night.

Kehrä
Kiasma walls are lighten up by fluorescent lamps in installation Linear Array.

Linear Array
At Kiasma courtyard there is an installation Sodium Sun where the light from sodium lamps imitate the ligh of sunset. And you can see all the way to Olympic Stadium Tower.
 
Sodium Sun and Variant Spectrum 2
Memory Of Stone installation lightens up the gateway to Baana.

Memory Of Stone
Hakasalmi Villa and courtyard have magnificent led lights all around.

Little Spirits
Lantern Park at Hesperia Park is really successful as there are so many different kind of fascinating lanterns all over the park .



One can walk along Töölönlahti all the way to Operahouse admiring these interesting lanterns.

























After Töölönlahti walk there is light installation Cosmogole at the Amphitheatre of the Finnish National Opera. Lots of cosmic planets turning to different colours. This one was my favourite one!

Cosmogole













My walk ended to the Olympic Stadium Tower, which was lighten up with variable colours and a green laser light.

Variant Spectrum 2


This was now third year in a row I was at the event and it gets better and better every year!

2011
2012
2013
I warmly welcome more events for the winter period to lighten up the long cold winter!





Sunday, January 6, 2013

New Cafe in Töölö: The Exhibitionists

Yes, yet another great new place in Töölö as The Exhibitionists has opened on Museokatu.


Their concept is to serve coffee, books and art. There are also pastries, juice and avocado smoothie on the menu.


















Extremely good service and stylish, yet cosy place. 


















Such an inspirational environment to enjoy your coffee break - and plenty of reading to go with your coffee!



I already got two punches in my loyalty card!






Thursday, December 27, 2012

Sunny Boxing Day Winter Walk

Boxing Day was a beautiful sunny frost day in Helsinki.



Despite of the cold weather it was lovely to walk around and admire the winter scenery.


 










Lots of snow and a crispy frost overall



  


Afternoon it got a bit more cloudy and I headed to Seurasaari



















Everything was covered with snow

 


Beautiful winter sceneries

 

 
















Sunset came early in the afternoon so...



...it was time to head to Yobot for a nice warm cup of coffee together with brownie and froyo.