Helsinki ZOO - Korkeasaari

Helsinki ZOO is situated on the Korkeasaari rocky island. You can see there many wild and exotic animals but it is also excellent place to go for a long walk and admire beautiful lanscape of the Helsinki's seashore.
Korkeasaaren eläintarhassa voi nähdä harvinaisia ja villejä eläimiä, mutta se on myös loistava paikka pitkälle kävelylle missä voi ihailla Helsingin rantaa ja kauniita maisemia.

St. Sigfried's Church (Sipoo) ... Pyhän Sigfridin Kirkko

"Old Church" of Sipoo was constructed within years 1450-1454. 
There are not many so old buildings in Finland, so this church is really precious. 
Imagine, how many people in all these hundreds of years were baptised and got married in this place. How many prayers they brought there.
In the old times, there was a special bench situated in the centre of the church. 
Parishioners who have sinned, were obliged to sit on that bench during the Holy Mass. 
All people present in the church could see who were the sinners, and also what they did, cause there were different places on the bench for different kinds of sins. 
It was kind of redemption, paying off the sins. 
In the last picture: the new church of Sipoo situated on the other side of the road.
Sipoon vanha kirkko eli Pyhän Sigfridin kirkko Keskiaikainen harmaakivikirkko rakennettu vuosina 1450-1454.
Suomesta ei löydy monia tosi vanhoja rakennuksia, siis tämä kirkko on oikeasti mielenkiintoinen. Ennen vanhaan, kirkon keskellä oli penkki, jossa messun aikana istuivat synnintekijät syntien anteeksiantamuksen saamiseksi. Penkissä istuminen oli lunastus. Kaikki kirkossa olevat ihmiset näkivät syntiä tehneet ja minkälaisia syntiä nämä olivat tehneet, koska penkissa oli eri kohdat eri syntejä varten. Viimeisessä kuvassa: uusi kirkko vanhaa kirkoa vastapäätä.

Puuhamaa

Puuhamaa is the place worth visiting - especially with the children. The whole day was not enough for us to enjoy all the attractions there. It is the biggest in Finland park of many activities for the whole family. The official site: www.puuhamaa.fi And here some of my pics from today:

Hyvää Juhannusta!

Some pics from Tuusula from burning of the Midsummer bonfire called 'kokko' ... it's tonight. The streets are empty, shops and offices closed. Finns are celebrating the Midsummer with family and friends, often in the cottages, best when it's somewhere at the lake or river. Celebration of the light.

Suomenlinna dungeons ... Suomenlinnan vankityrmä

Toukokuun viimeiset päivät metsässä Pohjois-Pohjanmaalla