The Finland Thread

[étoiledunord]

Tampere, Finland. The bus terminal is designed by world famous British architect, Sir Norman Foster.

Helsinki random architecture

 

[oanadobre]

Beautiful. Simply beautiful...

 

[prixi]

Beautiful.Wow.

 

[SCBlondie]

I love your city! Very nice.

 

[mikeijames]

wow...a lot more polished than i imagined.

 

[étoiledunord]

One more pic of mine from Helsinki :

This street is usually extremely busy. For some reason when I took this photo it was very quite but if I remember correct it was late at night during a weekend when everyone is at their summer houses.

Thanks guys !!!!!!!! I'm glad you like the pics !!!!!!!

 

[helena]

helsinki looks lovely etoile - i was supposed to go to stockholm last year but had to cancel at the last minute so i would loved to have visited Scandinavia esp. in winter!

 

[étoiledunord]

Originally posted by helena@Jul 23 2004, 11:12 AM
helsinki looks lovely etoile - i was supposed to go to stockholm last year but had to cancel at the last minute so i would loved to have visited Scandinavia esp. in winter!

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Cool ! Helsinki, Stockholm & Copenhagen are the nicest cities in the region. The best scenary can be found in Norway.

My father lives in Stockholm as he works there. I visit all the time. It's sort of like a second home as my family also originates from there.

 

[helena]

oooh lucky you - have you been to the ice bar? I'd love to visit all the amazing design shops in Stockholm. we were going to be staying at a really cool hotel by the water .....maybe some other time though. Norway is really close to where i live so I should really make the effort to go there sometime - have you been to Stavanger? Is it nice?

 

[étoiledunord]

Originally posted by helena@Jul 23 2004, 11:22 AM
oooh lucky you - have you been to the ice bar? I'd love to visit all the amazing design shops in Stockholm. we were going to be staying at a really cool hotel by the water .....maybe some other time though.  Norway is really close to where i live so I should really make the effort to go there sometime - have you been to Stavanger? Is it nice?

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I haven't been to Stavanger. I've only been to Oslo & Lillehammer.

We have an appartment in Stockholm in the center of town in an area called Östermalm.

Never been to Stockholm's ice bar but I've been at Helsinki's ice bar. Aren't the design shops in Helsinki & Copenhagen ? BTW just curious, where do u live ?

 

[étoiledunord]

Norway's amazing fjords :

credit : http://www.worldisround.com

 

[helena]

There are good design shops in stockholm too i think- I remember reading about them...but I haven't been (maybe not as good as Helsinki/Copenhagen). Is there not a really great design school in Copenhagen. I have a super book about scandinavian design - i love the furniture & glassware. My brother is an architect and is really into windows from Norway!! Architects are so weird - their little obsessions with really precise things....

I live in aberdeen in scotland. Just a hop & a skip from scandinavia.

 

[étoiledunord]

Originally posted by helena@Jul 23 2004, 11:33 AM
There are good design shops in stockholm too i think- I remember reading about them...but I haven't been (maybe not as good as Helsinki/Copenhagen). Is there not a really great design school in Copenhagen. I have a super book about scandinavian design - i love the furniture & glassware. My brother is an architect and is really into windows from Norway!! Architects are so weird - their little obsessions with really precise things....

I live in aberdeen in scotland. Just a hop & a skip from scandinavia.

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Aberdeen is amazing as well !!!!!!!!! Scotland is such a great place with amazing architecture. Few know of the beauty of Edinburgh for example !!!!!!!

 

[helena]

yes edinburgh has good buildings - I used to live there a few years ago. we have a new parliament building in edinburgh that will be finished soon. haven't seen it yet but its cost has caused significant scandal here. aberdeen buildings are no so good as edinburgh - a bit austere with all the granite. not so good on a grey day - everything merges to grey.

 

[étoiledunord]

Originally posted by helena@Jul 23 2004, 11:47 AM
yes edinburgh has good buildings - I used to live there a few years ago. we have a new parliament building in edinburgh that will be finished soon. haven't seen it yet but its cost has caused significant scandal here. aberdeen buildings are no so good as edinburgh - a bit austere with all the granite. not so good on a grey day - everything merges to grey.

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I think Edinburgh is a very beautiful place !!!!

I'd really love to visit. My parents have been to Scotland many times and they have loved it !!

 

[Mr-Dale]

As I told you before Nicke, I'm packing my *** to Helsinki!!!!! It's so beautiful and so freakin' clean!

 

[scandinavianchic]

Finally, a thread about Scandinavia!

I have to post some pictures of my cottage in Valdres, Norway:

SNOW:

The view from our cottage:

lol... this is my BF cross country skiing.. He had forgotten his skiingg outfit, and had to borrow this one

 

[étoiledunord]

WOW !!!!!! scandinavianchic, Valdres looks so beautiful....... cross country skiing is a great way to stay in condition. I have to admit that I must be the only person in Finland who hasn't tried cross country skiing...

I was over in Lillehammer last fall and it was spectacular. I recommend everyone visit Norway if they have the chance !

 

[scandinavianchic]

Thank you etoile!

I have to admit that I think it's pretty fab in Valdres as well...

 

[étoiledunord]

My photos from Stockholm. These are taken near our appartment :