The Other Side of Pitkäsilta
Kallio is the "worker area" of Helsinki, with a very colorful reputation. It is also a very lively place, with its share of bars, public saunas and ethnic restaurants. Kallio is also the center of socialist 1st of may celebrations.
The album has many snippets of information on Kallio in Finnish, and features old photos from beginning on 20th century, with comparisons to how Kallio looks today.
The album has many snippets of information on Kallio in Finnish, and features old photos from beginning on 20th century, with comparisons to how Kallio looks today.
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Quality of Life: Helsinki gets good score
The latest issue of Monocle just dropped in my mailbox. The cover story this time is quality of life in various global cities. Helsinki did quite well, being 5th on the list. Defects listed with the city included shops being closed on Sundays and low immigration levels. From my view the city is doing many things right, including increasing rail...
Information is a key to sustainable transport
I’ve written earlier how open data availability could promote public transportation. Openly available public transport schedule and route information would enable small businesses and other innovators to build new kinds of consumer route planning services. These new services in turn would help to make it easier to leave the car home and choose more sustainable transport options.