Espoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈespoː]; Swedish: Esbo, [ˈɛsbo]) is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo was 270,416 as of 31 March 2016. It is part of the Finnish Capital Region, and most of its population lives in the inner urban core of the Helsinki metropolitan area, along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen. The city is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, in the region of Uusimaa.
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EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art is among the largest art museums in Finland. The exhibition area is divided in two. The permanent exhibition presents a selection from The Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection and the other half the changing domestic and international Exhibitions. EMMA is located in the Exhibition Center WeeGee in Tapiola, Espoo.
Go for it! Finnish design and art. Enjoy it! EMMA’s most important collections are the Espoo Museum of Modern Art Collection, the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection and the Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation Collection. L-G Nordström Art Collection is deposited at EMMA. The Osmo Valtonen Art Collection has been donated to EMMA. In addition, EMMA maintains an Educational Collection Art Pack, which includes works of art that may be used in various art projects, workshops and guided tours. All so fantastic!
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This makes a lovely day trip out of Helsinki. The houses in the compound, designed by Eliel Saarinen, father of Eero, and the partners in his architectural practice. The buildings and their interiors are in the Finnish arts & craft style, reminiscent of Jugenstihl. Aside from the interest in architecture and design, the houses are located in a stunning location in a forest above a lake outside Helsinki. You can walk down to the lakeshore (there are both steps and a winding path) - the walk back up is pretty steep and you'll need to leave time to do it. As much as anything, the location epitomises Finland with its birch Forests & lakes. There is a nice little café on the site.
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Nya Paviljongen, Uusi Paviljonki is the concert hall of the city of Kauniainen. It is a venue well suited for acoustic Concerts, theater Performances and small events. Most of the program is organized by the city of Kauniainen cultural services.
This building which is a combined gymnastics and concert hall with an ingenious retractable auditory has very good acoustics. It is used by the high school as well as for various kinds of Concerts and other public Performances. It seats approximately 250 .
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Kaltalampi lake is one of the premier open water swimming lakes in Espoo. It has a pontoon with steps for easy access into the water. It has changing rooms. It has bike racks. It has a fire/BBQ grill with a shelter AND Free firewood. It has easy access from the 110, car parking is available and is on a bus route from Helsinki.
The actual swimming is good - there are bright Florissant buoys which mark different distances down the lake. It is 1-km to the end of the lake from the first pontoon.
This venue is not suitable for non swimmers or children - there is no beach and the rocks are very slippery, the best access into the water is from the pontoon which puts you straight into deep water. There are no swims or children play area.
There is a Kiltalampi Facebook page called - KAITALAMPI OPEN WATER'. On this page the water temperature is regularly displayed as are the races and events that take place there.
There is an annual 10k swimming race at Kaltalampi.
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Espoo old church is one of the four churches in western Uusimaa, Southern Finland, which has wall paintings from the era when Sweden-Finland was catholic prior the lutheran reformation during king Gustaf Vasa in mid 16th century. The other churches are in Inkoo, Lohja and Karjaa. All these churches were build during the 15th century. The wall paintings were painted over with white paint as the result of the reformation. Those which have remained have largely been excavated and are now visible. The wall paintings from the 15th and 16th century show people's clothing and other details of the life of those times. This is something that true history lovers will find fascinating. You might also visit the other three churches (check their opening hours) as there are relatively close.
The area is especially beautiful just prior Christmas Eve and during Christmas when thousands of candles are brought to the graves of local families by their living relatives and when the church and nearby trees are lit by spotlights. Possible snow (1/3 of the years) makes the scenery even more picturesque. Unfortunately the church is closed most of the time during evenings.
4.5 based on 54 reviews
A very active and progressive art museum with a astonishing standard collection and high profile changing Exhibitions. Reserve a couple of hours to explore the paintings, instalations, videos etc. There are also some museums, that may be of interest to the youngsters: clock museum, toy museum and Espoo cultural museum. These are not so vaste as the artmuseum.
Finish everything with a lunch or coffee at the nice ecological cafe serving local stuff. In the afternoon you might see a lot of mothers w their very small ones who come there to meat one another.
4 based on 44 reviews
The Big Apple shopping mall used to be a bit boring, two large supermarkets downstairs, random selection of clothes chainstores and franchise cafeterias on the ground floor, a public library upstairs. The renovation has doubled its size and the bold use of architectual elements, staircases, balconies, an atrium yard has made it much more interesting. You don't have to be busy shopping all the time, there are groups of elegant wooden benches to sit on and charge your phone. The variety in shops is much larger and you won't need to travel to Helsinki for anything. The restaurant selection is so wide you could eat in a different place every day for two weeks. Even the library has moved to more modern premises. When the metro connection will finally be operating it is sure to bring even more customers, now all the busses stop downstairs.
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Slides inside and outside. Jacuzzi and saunas.Kids liked more the outside part, but it is usually quite cold, only a few days are warm enough to really enjoy it in summer. Quite clean. The walkways are too slippery inside, you need to be careful not to fall.
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This open air museum seems to be rather typical of several continental countries. The UK does not have quite the same approach although we do have Beamish. This museum contains a variety of vernacular buildings from various area of Finland to give a feeling of them in a natural setting much as they would have been originally found. We had a very good tour guide who spoke very good English and was very helpful. An enjoyable visit punctuated with a stop for tea and a pastry but nothing too dramatic or spectacular to see except – perhaps – the church.
4 based on 26 reviews
You would never expect such countryside idyllic of the days past amidst modern city. The museum is not a big area, but take a picnic and enjoy a sunny day outdoors. There's also a charming museum cafe, some farm animals for the kids to see - and you can visit most of the old buildings to see how people lived and worked in the past.
If you don't want to visit the buildings, the outdoors is free of charge.
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