The idea of roaming through the entire country would be a massive task. One of my aims was to take at least one photograph in each municipality. In some places I knew instantly, where I would head, others were more difficult. One of my first destinations was Kulosaari, an island to the East from Helsinki.Continue reading “The Embassy’s Useless Beauty”
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Kruunuvuori Villas Part II
My last post was all about how I ended up exploring the Kruunuvuori Villas. This post contains more pictures and a brief history. In the late 19th century some wealthy inhabitants of Helsinki started looking for a place to build their summerhouses. They found Kruunuvuori and built the first villas. Others soon followed. In 1905Continue reading “Kruunuvuori Villas Part II”
Kruunuvuori Villas Part I
September 2015. I travelled to Helsinki to watch Finland play Faroe Islands in the EURO 2016 qualification. I stayed at a friend’s couch and brought her a bottle of wine, she had thought wine would be nice, too, so there was plenty of it. Back then I was pretty desperately in love with another friendContinue reading “Kruunuvuori Villas Part I”