Archive for October, 2004

tampere observation tower

2004.10.25 - 15:10

tampere observation tower

Industrial city, tampere. Something touristic for a change (typically tampere for me is a city to visit for business reasons only)

nokia city

2004.10.24 - 23:10

nokia city

Located near tampere.

cute garden

2004.10.24 - 19:10

cute garden

Complete with garden gnomes (tomtar) and finnish flag.

auction house

2004.10.24 - 19:10

auction house

The owner of the place where we stayed ran an auction house. When someone dies in the village, people call him to take care of all the belongings of the deceased into an auction. This is his storage room.

irish night at a small finnish village

2004.10.24 - 19:10

irish night at a small finnish village

Second night’s stay at a village called kristinaankauppunki (not sure about the spelling). The local choir organized a big irish live music event. Very crowed, almost all the towns people gathered – or at least it seemed. As with typical Finnish stereotype, dance floor was empty till the bar sold out some kinds of beer & whiskey.

friendly cat at rauma

2004.10.23 - 22:10

friendly cat at rauma

rauma

2004.10.23 - 22:10

rauma

A finnish contribution to unesco world heritage: “exemplary wooden house village of scandinavia”

bootleg unikko

2004.10.23 - 22:10

bootleg unikko

.. Of marimekko

bonk museum 2

2004.10.23 - 22:10

bonk museum 2

…But it was not open. Minimum 10 people required.

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