The Photo Archives: Finland: Helsinki

The capital of Finland, with some one million inhabitants. Long a provincial backwater, after Finland's EU accession the city has finally flowered into a hip metropolis -- which remains, alas, horribly dark and cold for most of the year.

Places

	Arctic IceBar (UNIQ) The coolest bar in the city. Literally. Shown: Vodka drinkers in parkas and moon boots
	Center The core of Finland's only real city. Shown: Escalator, Kaisaniemi metro station
	Ruoholahti Helsinki's brash new seaside business district. Shown: Intersecting buildings
	Töölö/Hietalahti Helsinki's brash new residential quarter -- in 1930. Features some lovely architecture and Helsinki's best beach to boot. Shown: Rock, Hietalahti Bay

Concepts

ASEM 2006

A boring EU summit and a good excuse for a demonstration against everything bad and in favor of everything good.

Shown: The Duck Lady and the cops face off

Ice

An abundant element for much of the year, but it only looks interesting in spring as the ocean starts to thaw.

Shown: Ice!

Sledding

What could be more fun that going downhill with a sled full of broken computer gear?

Shown: A printer suffering from acute IT downfall