Seinäkuun Yö 2012

Seinäjoki has a traditional culture event called Seinäkuun yö. The name could be translated into Wallmoons night. I took a walk trough the town. It was a bit early so there event wasn't very crowded yet.

A band in a shopping center. Playing waltz and humppa.

This is a "outdoor livingroom" called StandBy. Soundcheck.

Faravidin sudet, History revitalization. Viking battles etc..

I believe this is Gavin Kshetri from Nepal playing pop and rock.

In the woods

This is near the photos yesterday and day before that. This is how the forest look like in Finland.

Kyrkösjärvi as seen from Kyrkösvuori

As promised yesterday, another view from Kyrkösvuori. This time with the lake view. I believe this could be one of the prettiest sceneries in Seinäjoki.

Kyrkösvuori

This is a solid rock near the lake Kyrkösjärvi. We took a walk in the woods and had a coffee break. This is almost as high as you can go in the area of Seinäjoki. You can also see Kyrkösjärvi from here, but I'll post a photo of that another day.

Mansion Clock

This is the front side of the Östermyra mansion. It has a small belfry and a clock.

Pinkish house

This is the same house as presented here. There are two of them aligning side by side.

Törnävä Well

This well is located in the yard of Törnävä museum area. This museum area of Törnävä has 

a lot of old buildings like the one in the image. Törnävä is one of the oldest areas of Seinäjoki.

Kiosk

I posted a photo of this kiosk last year. Here's a closer look at it. Some caricatures are being

 displayed on its glasses. Some may notice a reflection of the photographer also.

Varpula

This is one of the artificial lakes in the area of Seinäjoki, Varpula. This is a popular fishing lake. Some goldeneyes swimming in the photo if looked closely.

Törnävä bridge

This walking bridge crosses over the Seinäjoki river. In a month and a half tens of thousands people walk through it. That's because of the rock festival Provinssirock's main stage is on the other side of the river.

May Day

The 1st of May or "Vappu" as said in Finnish is a day off in Finland. It is the labour day and there is a lot of political activity going on. Also people gather around the parks and marketplaces to celebrate the spring. Balloons, streamers, horns and other stuff play a big role in this celebration.

Note: If you look closely you can see some famous finnish characters: The green pig from the famous mobile game Angry Birds and also Muumipeikko (Moomintroll) with Niiskuneiti (the Snork Maiden) from the Moomin series.

Kivinavetta

This cowshed was built in 1856 by Gustaf August Wasastjerna. It had room for 100 cows. Later it has been a cement foundry and a paint factory, horse hospital and an arms cache. It has served as a museum now for 50 years. The latest renovation was done in 2010.

Myllypuisto waiting for green leaves

The spring here is not turning into summer yet. The trees don't have any leaves yet. 

This is from a park called Myllypuisto.

Kyrkösjärvi, Ice is gone

Sunny day and some time to go out with that camera. A shot from Kyrkösjärvi. The ice has melted so welcome spring and summer. There was also a guy with a canoe, but didn't get a shot of him.

Water level raises

The river Kyrönjoki has a lot of water during spring.  If there is a threat of uncontrolled flooding, there is a possibility to open some locks and let the water flood on some fields. As you can see, it's a bit grayish here and it's been raining. That is the excuse for not posting photos for a few days.