Posts Tagged ‘City Hall’

Helsinki at night and during the day

Osmontie Käpylä 2008. Photo: Martti Jämsä

Photographic artist Martti Jämsä (b. 1959) has wandered the streets of Helsinki shooting the city at night and during the day. He does not have an actual method of taking pictures: “I don’t know and I don’t even really want to say what draws my attention. Something worn, lived in, there has to be there, [...]

Helsinki Baltic Herring Fair 2-8 October 2011

Source: Port of Helsinki

With October comes the annual Helsinki Baltic Herring Fair - the oldest traditional event in Helsinki, having been held since 1743. Traditional salted and pickled herring together with a wide variety of exotic herring marinades can be found alongside delicious archipelago bread and clothing made from the wool of the archipelago sheep. Lord Mayor Jussi Pajunen opens the [...]