What the Helsinki?
Photos and trivia on your phone
Anyone Can Observe The Stars…
…during Ursa Astronomical Association’s events at the observatory. Weather permitting.
Public Toilet…
…and ATM locations in Helsinki are included in the new Android version of What the Helsinki app.
The next version will most likely contain photos from World War II Helsinki. Current development version already contains 20 of them.
Hiroshima Anniversary
Every year on August 6th the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are being remembered in a beautiful lantern ceremony near the Opera house at about 10pm.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
– Albert Einstein
Sleepyhead Day…
…for several centuries Finns have been making fun of the person who was the last to wake up on July 27th.
Anatomy Department…
…building has preserved well its original 1928 look and is still used by the university although the anatomy department has moved.
Eugen Schauman Shot Dead Hated Russian Governor General Bobrikov…
…today in 1904. A freedom fighter or a terrorist?
The photo was taken at the location where the incident happened at the Government Palace. The event is also mentioned in James Joyce’s classic Ulysses that is set on 16th June 1904.
The Creator of “Gibraltar of North”…
…Augustin Ehrensvärd lies in his tomb at Suomenlinna sea fortress totally unaware of the shameful 1808 surrender of the impregnable fortress.
Yabusame…
…or Japanese Horseback Archery for the first time in Nordic countries.
UPM Headquarters…
…under construction.
The Stairs of Helsinki Cathedral…
…are a popular place to sit down on a warm day. But usually not this popular.
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