Posts Tagged: Moomins

Iittala & Arabia Design Centre – home base of Finnish design

Visit a Finnish home and look for objects of Iittala, Arabia and Marimekko. I’ll eat my Marimekko napkins in case you don’t find anything. Finnish design is made for every day life; we eat from Arabia plates, drink our coffee

Iittala & Arabia Design Centre – home base of Finnish design

Visit a Finnish home and look for objects of Iittala, Arabia and Marimekko. I’ll eat my Marimekko napkins in case you don’t find anything. Finnish design is made for every day life; we eat from Arabia plates, drink our coffee

Recipe for a perfect Sunday

Today I had a perfect Sunday. One of those Sundays when you don’t need to hurry anywhere, you are in a good company, coffee is good and you can just wonder around the city, pop into galleries and let your

Recipe for a perfect Sunday

Today I had a perfect Sunday. One of those Sundays when you don’t need to hurry anywhere, you are in a good company, coffee is good and you can just wonder around the city, pop into galleries and let your

Toys, coffee and cake at Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna maritime fortress is one of my favorite destinations in Helsinki. Immediately when the ferry leaves from the Market Square, I enter into a different mode – the sea breeze wakes me up and makes me feel happy and alive. Also my

Toys, coffee and cake at Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna maritime fortress is one of my favorite destinations in Helsinki. Immediately when the ferry leaves from the Market Square, I enter into a different mode – the sea breeze wakes me up and makes me feel happy and alive. Also my

Celebrating the mother of the Moomins

No Finnish child grows up without the Moomins. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) created these white roundish hippo-like characters in 1940’s and ever since they have been part of our childhood and communal memory – my parents read the books and comics

Celebrating the mother of the Moomins

No Finnish child grows up without the Moomins. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) created these white roundish hippo-like characters in 1940’s and ever since they have been part of our childhood and communal memory – my parents read the books and comics

Sweet design Porvoo

The old town of Porvoo steals your heart with it’s beauty – and your money with the great selection of boutiques. Every time I go there, I cannot but go into my favorite shops: toy store Riimikko, tiny design boutique Design Deli and

Sweet design Porvoo

The old town of Porvoo steals your heart with it’s beauty – and your money with the great selection of boutiques. Every time I go there, I cannot but go into my favorite shops: toy store Riimikko, tiny design boutique Design Deli and