Train from Vaasa

This train is coming from Vaasa. I'm not sure if it's late or not. These older trains tend to be on time.

Late train

Finnish railways VR has lately (few years) been infamous for being late all the time. This "bullet train" from Helsinki to Oulu was only half an hour late due to technical problems.

Frami

This is part of the Seinäjoki Technology Center, Frami. Behind these glasses is the restaurant. Luckily in a month or so there will not be any more snow, and the grass will become green. 

It's kind of colorless this time of year.

The downriver

This is the Seinäjoki river near the place where it connects with the Kyrönjoki river.

Seinäjoki campus

This is the campus area of the Seinäjoki university of applied sciences. The snow is melting, but no signs of plants waking up.

Power

This is the powerplant of Seinäjoki. It burns peat and wood. Power and heat comes out.

In forest

This is near the same place than the yesterdays photo.  Finnish forests are commonly coniferous forests. This photo has more birch trees than usual.

Bird feeding

This is from one of the most popular recreation grounds near Seinäjoki, a bog, Paukaneva. People bring food to the birds. Blue tit on the left and great tit in the middle.

Törnävä Hospital

This is one of the buildings of the old mental hospital of Seinäjoki area. Now they belong to the main hospital of Seinäjoki. However they are still hosting different departments of mental health care.

Milk Churn

Old milk churns.

Museum of Nurmo

This is a museum. Museum of Nurmo. Nurmo is part of Seinäjoki.

Willows

First pussy willows of the spring have appeared. I don't know how it is elsewhere but these are important easter decorations in Finland.

No cars, No fires

"No cars, no fires on the ice". The sign by the local fishing club. This is from one of the artificial lakes in the area of Seinäjoki, "Hirvijärvi".

Roundhouse

 

This is an old roundhouse. It serves now days as an art gallery. 

Some information can be found here Varikko Gallery

Sunny says of march continues

Another sunny photo from the lake.

Who doesn't belong

Which building stands out? Seinäjoki is (in)famous for it's low buildings in the city center. The new standard is to build six storeys or higher buildings in the center.

New library awaiting finishing

 

The new library of Seinäjoki is almost ready. I quess the staff will start moving the books from the old library in may. I've heard it will take a few months. So we are expecting the library to open sometime after the summer

Here you can find some information about the new building (in finnish)

Sunny days of march

Another winter image from the lake. Officially march is a spring month, but the only sing of spring so far is the sunshine.

Sorry about no photoes for a while

Sorry about no photoes for a month or so. The coldness and darkness of finnish winter hasn't been very motivating for me. I know I could have taken indoor photoes or so, but no. Maybe the sunshine of spring will bring the motivation back.