Tag Archives: Finland

New gallery: Wannabe Ballerinas at Punajuuri Block Party 2011

Wannabe Ballerinas at Punajuuri Block Party 2011

Link to Wannabe Ballerinas at Punajuuri Block Party 2011 Gallery

Punajuuri Block Party was arranged on last Saturday. As part of this party, Wannabe Ballerinas had a superb street ballet performance in the middle of Viiskulma 🙂

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Finnish Catwalk 2011 fashion show photos

Vogue / Finnish Catwalk Fashion Show

Vogue / Finnish Catwalk Fashion Show

Finnish Catwalk was arranged in last Friday. Here are 7 photos from the two fashion shows: Designers’ Show and Finnish Catwalk Fashion Show.
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New galleries: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2011 parade

Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2011 - Parade Gallery I

Link to Gallery I

Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2011 - Parade Gallery II

Link to Gallery II

21. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 10.-11.6.2011. Here are my galleries from the parade: In Gallery I are Sambic, Império do Papagaio, Samba Maracanã and Samba Tropical. In Gallery II are União da Roseira and Samba el Gambo.

This parade was also National Championships of Finnish samba schools. União da Roseira won the competition. Império do Papagaio was the second. Congratulations!

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Lookin’ good, Finland! exhibition by Kreative Generation

Jäämaailma, Lauttasaari, Helsinki

Jäämaailma, Lauttasaari, Helsinki

Kreative Generation arranges art exhibition next September in Suvilahti. The exhibition works are partially selected based on facebook voting. So if you like my photos that I have submitted to Kreative Generation (they are visible in this blog post), please vote for them! Unfortunately it is not possible to give direct link to my photos in the facebook voting gallery, but my photos are numbers 50, 51, and 52 (out of 147). Note: before you can vote, you must like Kreative Generation’s facebook page.

Kansan teatteri

Kansan teatteri, Eduskuntatalo, Helsinki

Vote is on until 30.6. The selected photos will be displayed in Kattilahalli, Suvilahti on 14.-20.09. Here is the invitation to the Lookin’ good, Finland! event in September.

Talven aikaa Espalla, Helsinki

Talven aikaa Espalla, Helsinki

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New galleries: Samba shows in Baile do Carnaval

Baile do Carnaval - União da Roseira Samba Show

Link to União da Roseira Show

Baile do Carnaval - Samba Maracanã Samba Show

Link to Samba Maracanã Show

Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged last Saturday. Here are two galleries from the Baile do Carnaval that was arranged in Virgin Oil Co. in the evening. União da Roseira and Samba Maracanã had spectacular samba shows there 🙂

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Advance notice: My landscape photography course in Kameraseura next October

Vanhankaupunginlahti, Helsinki

Vanhankaupunginlahti, Helsinki


Kameraseura will arrange again a landscape photography course next autumn (14.-16.10.). The main emphasis of my course will be on the art of landscape photography (choosing location, right time, composition, use of light, camera settings, what filters to use,…). But I will also go through the landscape photographer’s equipment (camera, lenses, tripod,..).

The course structure will be similar as in my previous course (my recap from the previous course): On Friday evening we will go through the basics of landscape photography and look 1-2 landscape images from the course participants. On Saturday we will have field trip to some photogenic location. And on Sunday afternoon we will review Saturday’s images and continue the theory.

The destination of Saturday’s photography trip will be decided on Friday based on the weather forecast, and how good autumn colors we have.

You can book the course in Kameraseura website. This course (and other Kameraseura autumn courses) will become visible after summer. If you send me email, I will notify you when my course becomes available in Kameraseura web shop (my previous course was sold out about one month in advance).

UPDATE: The sale of Kameraseura autumn courses starts on 17.8.

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New gallery: Marimekko Fashion Show 2011

Marimekko Fashion Show 2011

Link to Marimekko Fashion Show 2011 Gallery

Marimekko arranged their traditional summer fashion show 2011 in the Esplanadi park three weeks ago. Here are 45 photos from that fashion show.

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New gallery: Pieni Suomalainen Balettiseurue in The Senate Square

Pieni Suomalainen Balettiseurue in The Senate Square

Link to Pieni Suomalainen Balettiseurue Gallery

Last Sunday Pieni Suomalainen Balettiseurue arranged performance called “2 x 2 – Tanssia toukokuun taivaalle” in The Senate Square in Helsinki. This performance consisted of six short acts, together they lasted about half an hour.

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New gallery: Samba parade in Kallio Kukkii festival

Império do Papagaio in Kallio Kukkii Festival

Link to Império do Papagaio in Kallio Kukkii Festival Gallery

Kallio Kukkii Festival was arranged 13.5.-22.5. The festival offers tens of different cultural events organized by various local associations, communities and enterprises. Part of this festival was also the parade that was arranged last Sunday, and the main focus of the parade was The Samba School Império do Papagaio.

This parade was also practice for the XXI Helsinki Samba Carnaval that will be arranged on 10.-11.6. Visiting it is highly recommended! I have photographing the parade since 2003, and will be again this year. I have three galleries (1, 2 and 3) from last year.

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New gallery: Marimekko Fashion Show 2010

Marimekko Fashion Show 2010 Gallery

Link to Marimekko Fashion Show 2010 Gallery

Publishing this gallery got delayed almost one year, but better later than never 🙂 So here are photos from the Marimekko summer fashion show 2010.

Marimekko will arrange 2011 summer fashion show (Marimekon juhlavuoden kesänäytös) in Esplanadi park tomorrow. I will published photos from that show (hopefully…) next week.

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