Posts Tagged: Engel

In heaven in the tower of Helsinki Cathedral!

Last Wednesday I was in heaven! It was the most beautiful spring morning, sun was shining and I started my day with a cup of excellent coffee and enchanting book. But what lifted me almost literally into heaven, was that I

In heaven in the tower of Helsinki Cathedral!

Last Wednesday I was in heaven! It was the most beautiful spring morning, sun was shining and I started my day with a cup of excellent coffee and enchanting book. But what lifted me almost literally into heaven, was that I

Christmas spirit in Helsinki

Helsinki is a real Christmas city! The preparations start at the end of november when suddenly all the Christmas lights are turned on and the dark evenings doesn’t seem so dark anymore. I’m a Christmas person, it is my medicine

Christmas spirit in Helsinki

Helsinki is a real Christmas city! The preparations start at the end of november when suddenly all the Christmas lights are turned on and the dark evenings doesn’t seem so dark anymore. I’m a Christmas person, it is my medicine

Alight cathedral

Last Sunday we saw the sun! I had been sick at home for three days and I needed to get out to the sun and see the sea. So I head to the city center to feel the freezing sea

Alight cathedral

Last Sunday we saw the sun! I had been sick at home for three days and I needed to get out to the sun and see the sea. So I head to the city center to feel the freezing sea

Snowy square

Today it snowed – a lot. It was so beautiful, that I stopped to take some pictures. In a couple of minutes I turned into a snowman and couldn’t feel my fingers anymore. I like this picture with calm, but

Snowy square

Today it snowed – a lot. It was so beautiful, that I stopped to take some pictures. In a couple of minutes I turned into a snowman and couldn’t feel my fingers anymore. I like this picture with calm, but

Market Square: history, herrings and handicrafts

Helsinki’s market square has long roots – it has been in the same place ever since 1818, when it left Senate’s square. Also the oldest annual event in Helsinki – Silakkamarkkinat, the herring market – organized every October since 1740s

Market Square: history, herrings and handicrafts

Helsinki’s market square has long roots – it has been in the same place ever since 1818, when it left Senate’s square. Also the oldest annual event in Helsinki – Silakkamarkkinat, the herring market – organized every October since 1740s

Re-inventing the (town)square

It seems that I never get bored of the Senate’s square. I must have hundreds of pictures about the square and the surrounding buildings, but then, all of a sudden, I found a different angle and the square exposes a

Re-inventing the (town)square

It seems that I never get bored of the Senate’s square. I must have hundreds of pictures about the square and the surrounding buildings, but then, all of a sudden, I found a different angle and the square exposes a

Hospital area – no entrance

Hospital area, no entrance. Don’t let the old sign disturb you, just continue walking and you’ll find a peaceful headland area right next to Hietaniemi cemetery. There used to be a mental hospital there for over 160 years, but it

Hospital area – no entrance

Hospital area, no entrance. Don’t let the old sign disturb you, just continue walking and you’ll find a peaceful headland area right next to Hietaniemi cemetery. There used to be a mental hospital there for over 160 years, but it