Dear Readers - It’s the last day of 2012 and it’s been terribly silent at the blog front. That of course means that the year has been exciting and busy in other ways. 2012 has passed so fast and so full of events it’s hard to believe it’s been only one year. After touring with Helsinki [...]
We are happy to announce that our new book, Helsinki Beyond Dreams, has arrived safely from the printing house, and the official book launch will be celebrated on April 12. The plan is to use Pelago‘s new cargo bike to deliver the book to the nearest bookshops in Helsinki before the launch date. Our webshop [...]
The temporary use of vacant spaces is still a pretty new phenomenon in Helsinki, but it seems to be making its way fast on the public agenda. In the recent few years, major infrastructural changes, such as the relocation of Helsinki’s inner city harbors to the eastern suburb of Vuosaari, have made large areas available [...]
Ever been to children’s architectural opera? Yesterday we did. The performance “Rakennetaan kaupunki!” (Building the city!), by 4th graders of Helsinki’s Kaisaniemi Primary school at the Museum of Finnish Architecture, was a heart-warming experience. This mini-opera, premiered in March as part of Helsinki’s program as World Design Capital, was based on Paul Hindemith’s “Wir Bauen Eine [...]
The end of November is approaching in Helsinki and our urban garden is still green – at least partly. It looks like the poor fava beans are mistaken there’ll be another summer ahead, as they have just started blossoming again. Last year at this time a thick layer of snow was already covering our city. Tweet