weekend #22 photos
Last week we had beautiful weather in Helsinki…and lots of city shadows!
Esplanadi ‘Espa‘ Park was packed of summer lovers…
People buying ice cream, slurpyum 🙂
Free concert starting soon…
“Espa Stage offers a rich programme from the beginning of May to the end of August.”
Havis Amanda
“Havis Amanda is a nude female statue in Helsinki, Finland. It was sculpted by Ville Vallgren (1855-1940) in 1906 in Paris, but was not erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki until 1908.
Vallgren himself simply called the work Merenneito (English: The Mermaid), but it quickly started to get additional nicknames. The Finland-Swedish newspapers dubbed it Havis Amanda and the Finnish Haaviston Manta or simply Manta. Havis Amanda is the common name used in brochures and travel guides.” read more > wikipedia
Have a relaxing weekend!
28 thoughts on “a sunny day in Helsinki”
These are so beautiful and inspiring! Hope you are well?
Best,
Tina
What a beautiful place, and it looks like you have lots of sunshine now!
I can see on one of the Havis Amanda photos that the two office buildings I visited regularly during a few decades are still there! I may miss Nordic summer now and then, but not the office buildings! 🙂
This is a gorgeous place and I LOVE the cobblestone streets 🙂
Happy SIMC,
jj
Such a tidy street. Thanks for sharing your shadowy shots.
I really like the picture with the stage.
I am glad your landscapes are now sunny and green. And I love your mermaid, no matter the name.
What a gorgeous city you live in. Love that there is a permanent stage for entertainment.
Your photos show off the beauty of your city… postcard perfect.
It’s always interesting to “walk” the streets of someone else’s city – – – especially when one has never been to that city and it is a whole ocean and continent away!
Is there anything better than relaxing in the sunshine at a free concert? Yep, having icecream at a free concert in the sun 🙂
A beautiful set of pictures. Thanks for putting the descriptions with the one about the statue too.
What a beautiful statue, she looks very proud and regal.
Mollyxxx
You have a beautiful city and I felt very privileged to visit it the other day. I actually loved and would love to visit again this time in the snow and ice. Every street, statue, building was worth looking at. And I feel lucky to know you from blogging. 🙂
Oh wow! All that beautiful blue sky and sunshine is making me very jealous! A gorgeous collection of photos!
Such a contrast to the winter there! It’s hard to imagine the cold and bareness of winter, isn’t it?
Enchanting street scenes! So love that fountain style! And the play of light and shadow in the street creates extra beauty!
Hello gorgeous neighbour,
That’s unfair, huh? You been enjoying your warm and sunny day and me wet and coldy?
Rain is oozing over Sweden while thousands of thousands of Marathon Runners were chilled and wet, but no shadows to share.
SO, join my post last week-end when we had the sun shine full of warmth rays oozing unto us.
Happy SSS…
/chie
Beautiful photos of your city! Ice cream is always good. 🙂
hello beautiful sunshine…i am in need of some. and i am in need of my computer. had the week off…no sun. no computer. argggh. anyway…LOVE your city pics of summer lovers. hope all is well with you.
xx.
just BE.
robin.
What a beautiful place. Thanks for taking us along for a walk!
Helsinki looks sunny and warm (although many are wearing long sleeves), but the solar brilliance makes us want to be outside for ice cream and sightseeing. Always a beautiful city!
Hih,Blogitse kauppa;D Ihania kuvia Espasta;odotankin että pääsen sinne jo kävelemään…
Milloin tulet?
Oi kiitos. Olipas kivaa Espalla tallustaa…. en ollut vielä tänä kesänä käynytkään 😀 😀
Älä huoli, kyllä sinne vielä ehtii, kesähän vasta alkaa 🙂
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