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Thursday, 17 May 2012

Lakeuden Risti church in the evening

This is the Lakeuden Risti church a few days ago. The sun was settings so the sky was reddish. This church is part of the Alvar Aalto Center.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

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.



Tuesday, 15 May 2012

In the woods

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

Monday, 14 May 2012

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.

Sunday, 13 May 2012

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.

Friday, 11 May 2012

Mansion Clock

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

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Pinkish house

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

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

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.

Sunday, 6 May 2012

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.

Saturday, 5 May 2012

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.

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

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.

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

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.