H e l s i n k i - I n f o Issue 3 – 2011 May 30 English Supplement

Contents

2 "We are the Champions" 3 Discovering weak signals 5 Festival highlights 6 in transition 8 Bringing up cosmopolites 9 Glossary 10 Helsinki Day 12.6. & Helsinki Week Art Programme 12 Helsinki to celebrate is about bicentennial in 2012 12 City planning observation of in a nutshell

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About 100 000 people gathered The celebration went on all land played in Slovakia a total of in the Helsinki city centre to cel- night long in different venues nine matches and won eight of ebrate ´s World Ice around the city. them. Hockey Champion team on May The Finnish men’s ice hockey This was the second time ever 16. A stage had been con- team, known as the ”Lions” or that Finland won the World Ice structed on the Market Square in Finnish ”Leijonat”, beat the Hockey Championship, the last and the crowd was entertained Swedish team in final by a score time being in 1995. by top bands while waiting for of 6–1. Each of the goals was the hockey heroes. made by a different player. Fin- FRONT PAGE Festival plays a role. a plays Festival Helsinki elsewhere.” Here from influences incorporate and seek actively must we country,and remote a is saying, “Finland Festival. Helsinki of Director eyes,” says their through world the see to and strangers with identify to people of capacity the is year this festival the at theme “Our Discov By Johanna Lemola Helsinki place are adjusts He comments on the theme theme the on comments He

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“On a larger scale, art is about in the Töölö Bay area – a spec- of art is a form of isolation, observation of change, and art tacular stage for performances. where one important layer of life offers an individual means to The total audience exceeds is missing.” manage change at both emo- 200,000 each year. “We lay our nets into the tional and intellectual levels,” “A festival is an efficient way stream of time and present our Söderblom continues on the to produce culture,” Söderblom catch to people,” Söderblom larger mission of the festival. says, pointing out that the entire continues on the philosophical “Art is more real than reality, programme is produced with a mode about the role of the festi- and yet it’s detached from real- total budget of a mere €3.5 mil- val in society. ity. As such, art creates proto- lion. “Art and culture are part of a types and allows us to test Rhinoceros Oy Helsinki Festival actively asks bigger movement, and Helsinki them.” citizens to understand, enjoy and Festival becomes part of our PAGE A well-known theatre and from late August to early Sep- benefit from art and culture. mental landscape.” opera director, Söderblom came tember, the festival brings more “We also want to work with “Art is a vital part of the circu- FRONT from drama education to accept than 500 events and up to schools to provide young people lation of society,” he empha- the Helsinki Festival director’s 1,000 Finnish and international with the ‘fix to get the kicks’ out sizes. “Take art away, and the position in 2009. He followed a artists to the Finnish capital each of art,” Söderblom says outlining health of society suffers.” series of festival leaders who year. the festival’s efforts to recruit According to Söderblom, the City have built Helsinki Festival into The programme features both new audiences – for their own of Helsinki has a well thought- the biggest and most diverse classical and world music, thea- benefit. “Lack of understanding out cultural strategy at this time programme on Finland’s annual tre, dance, visual arts, circus, of fast change when society is cultural calendar. Starting out as children’s events, and city becoming more and more reliant a classical music event more projects including the Night of Art in on services. than 40 years ago, the festival the Arts, which offers numerous On this background, the overall has grown to embrace many happenings throughout the city society task of Helsinki Festival is to other forms of culture and has late into the night. The festival – larger maintain and strengthen the role moved out into the city. spreads itself across the city and of art and culture in Helsinki, to Over two and a half weeks pitches the Huvila Festival Tent than life. make Helsinki a stronger city. English Supplement

Helsinki Festival highlights

Via Intolleranza II leads the audi- conflicted history at Helsinki ests to the city. Animal figures are ence at the National Theatre Music Centre. produced in free public work- through Africa to examine the Samoan choreographer Lemi shops and taken to the streets on relationship of the western and Ponifasio studies the relationship the Night of the Arts. developing worlds. The last work of consumer society with nature, One of the 17 nights at the of the celebrated German stage taking a shamanistic dive into Huvila Festival Tent is dedicated to director Christoph Schlingen- archetypes through Ponifasio’s AfroCubism, which combines ele- sief explores dimensions of unique style of contemporary European cultural interventions dance at . by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt PAGE in the third world. The Bearded Lady by the French Weill at the Savoy theatre. Jordi Savall’s Jerusalem circus artist and ventriloquist Le voyage is a large site-spe- FRONT encompasses musical styles from Jeanne Mordoj takes a look at cific happening at Cable Factory, classical to world music. Draw- gender roles at the new circus performed by a multicultural ing on Jewish, Christian and Cirko Center in Suvilahti. group of dancers, a choir, solo- Muslim heritage, it is a journey Belgian painter Michaël Bor- ists and the Helsinki Philhar- through this holy city’s rich and remans fills Kunsthalle. His monic Orchestra. It invites works depict a somehow familiar ments from Cuban and Malian families to join in on a trip but strange world. Finnish visual music. The phenomenon expressed around the world. The perform- artist Terike Haapoja’s installa- by AfroCubism first gave rise to ance is based on music by the tion at Amos Anderson blends Buena Vista Social Club. famous Finnish composer Erik the boundaries between species. The UMO Jazz Orchestra, Avanti! Bergman. Human Cities – animals visiting Chamber Orchestra and Music the city – by South African Roger Theatre Kapsäkki join forces and See the entire festival Titley and Israeli Airan Berg bring on stage the legendary programme at brings animals from Finland’s for- unconventional opera Mahagonny www.helsinkifestival.fi FRONT PAGE English Supplement Finlandia Hall in transition

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- - English Supplement Café Music groups in Helsinki had The total number of visitors was Veranda function as an exhibition space.” for a hundred years dreamed about 300,000. Finlandia Hall will acquire about a proper concert hall that The major tenants of the hall, opens in 2,200 square metres of new would give the city’s orchestra a the Helsinki Philharmonic Orches- floor space. The extension has regular performance and tra and Finnish Radio Symphony August. been designed by A-Konsultit rehearsal space. Orchestra, will move to Helsinki Architects. Interior design is by From the very beginning Fin- Music Centre, which opens its A new extension called Finlan- Jaakko Puro. landia Hall has also served as a doors at the end of August. A dia Veranda opens to the park “The solutions meet the needs congress venue. A congress wing new era will begin in Helsinki’s through a glass wall. of the times, but the new facili- was completed in 1975, but the concert and meetings scenes. This striking glass element ties have been designed in close hall had hosted major meetings “Finlandia Hall will be a new stretches over the entire Töölö co-operation with the National and summits for world leaders type of centre for congresses Bay side of the building. Board of Antiquities and with PAGE even before. and various events,” says Palo, “We will have four new adjust- respect to the spirit of Aalto,” Last year Finlandia Hall hosted who has led the hall for 12 able facilities for meetings and Palo points out. FRONT 27 international and 313 years. “Music will continue to receptions,” Palo explains. www.finlandiatalo.fi domestic meetings, 29 recep- feature on the hall’s programme, “Right next to the extension will tions and 133 concerts (97 of but the emphasis will no longer be Café Veranda, a modern pub- them classical music concerts). be on classical music.” lic service facility that can also Translated by Johanna Lemola City of Helsinki Media Bank English Supplement Bringing up cosmopolites

By Päivi Arvonen

Life in Finnish day care centres and schools has changed. Many different world views, languages and cultural

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“The home and the school are partners in upbringing”, says Docent Mirja Talib. Arvonen Päivi English Supplement

oday’s ideal is ing. Children and students should be Glossary a civilized, informed about other cultures, too. humanitarian “Day care centres and schools should cosmopolite not define but support the identity of who is glo- children and young people of different bally“T networked with many cultures and backgrounds, while supporting them to English Finnish societies,” says Docent Mirja Talib. develop their identity in many ways. This Talib, who has studied multiculturalism should happen by listening to both chil- Upbringing kasvatus in day care centres and schools, points dren and adults. The home and the Day care päivähoito out that multiple world views, languages school are partners in upbringing.” and cultural backgrounds are already According to Talib, the multitude of School koulu part of the Finnish reality. We cannot world views is still poorly reflected in PAGE always avoid clashes, but we can learn learning materials. Teachers need support Enrich rikastuttaa from them. and training in solving conflicts in a wise FRONT Civilized sivistynyt “Encounters with different cultures manner that maintains the dignity of all offer a magnificent opportunity for chil- parties. Humanitarian humaani dren and young people of Finnish back- Defining herself as a cosmopolite, Talib ground to become citizens of the world,” sees it as great richness to be able to Cosmopolite kosmopoliitti Talib says. “That’s why we must bring navigate between cultures and look at Multiculturalism monikulttuurisuus out many realities in our everyday life the world from many perspectives. and mustn’t repress them. The school is She emphasizes that the Finns will be Identity identiteetti an excellent place to practice skills competing in a global labour market in needed to cope in the global world.” the future, where they will need open Dignity arvokkuus Finnish cultural traditions will be attitudes and understanding of cultural Teacher opettaja retained in day care centres and schools, variety. but the Finnish culture also keeps chang- Translated by Johanna Lemola Labour market työmarkkinat English Supplement

Helsinki Week Celebrate with Helsinki! Some examples of the programme:

Pihlajamäki goes Blues Guard’s Band Festival holds a 4 June, 2 pm–6 pm: Kiillepuisto Picnic concert on 11.6. at Park in Pihlajamäki, Kiilletie 6. 1 pm in Church

City of Helsinki Media Bank Cool rhythm ‘n’ blues in a 1960s Park (Kirkkopuisto). Free admis- atmosphere. Performers include sion, weather permitting. Finnish blues stars Honey B. & Children’s musical “Kenraali T-Bones (4 pm) and Pepe Ahl- Basso” – “General Bass”is at qvist (3 pm), Finnish rock ’n’ 3 pm in Suomenlinna Church roll legend Melrose (5 pm) and Park (Kirkkopuisto). Free admis- PAGE British country blues star L.R. sion, indoors in case of rain. Phoenix (2 pm). FRONT Juggling and samba Live music in a huge sauna Besides the samba dancers and Guard’s Band Festival brings drummers, Helsinki Samba Car- live music into sauna! naval parade on 11.6. at 3 pm Ladyes’ sauna is on 11.6. at 5:30 will include juggling masters, pm and gentlemens´ sauna at because the Nordic Juggling Helsinki Week will be celebrated Blues, the Guards Band Festival 7:30 pm in Naval Academy sauna convention will be held in town on 4.–20.6., shaped around Hel- and Helsinki Samba Carnival will (Merisotakoulu) in Suomenlinna. on 9.–12.6. Further information: sinki Day 12.6. The versatile pro- take place this year too. A new- Singer Tapio Liinoja will enter- www.nordicjuggling.com. gramme will be seen, heard and comer to Helsinki Week is the tain sauna bathers in the largest tasted all around Helsinki, from Nordic Juggling Convention wood-heated sauna in the world, the city centre to more distant which is the largest and longest- accompanied by the H Street

city sectors. The good old festi- lived juggling and circus event in Brass Duo. Tickets €15 from Lip- City of Helsinki Media Bank vals such as Pihlajamäki Goes the Nordic Countries. pupiste, tel. 0600 900 900). English Supplement

Helsinki Week

The Samba Carnaval Grand open- Free swimming Sailing on schooners Hall. New official portraits will ing is on the Espa Stage, Esplana- Sunday, 12 June 9 am–8 pm free Sunday, 12 June 10 am–5 pm be seen. In English. Limited num- de Park, on 10.6. at 7 pm and swimming under the open sky in visitors can enjoy cruises, board the ber of free tickets available from next day at 12 there are events Olympic-size pools on Helsinki schooner Gerda, participate local Monday 30 May at 9 am at Virka and the parade starts at 3 pm. Day in Swimming Stadium (in games, see historic cars and puppet Info at City Hall (address: Pohjois- Finnish Uimastadion, address theatre performances at Halkolaitu- 11–13/ Sofiankatu 1, Open doors at City Hall Hammarskjöldintie) and in Kum- ri (address: Pohjoisranta). tel. 09 310 11 111, www.virka.fi). Sunday, 12 June at 9 am–6 pm pula Outdoor Swimming Pool Free admission to area, sailing Mayor Jussi Pajunen invites you (in Finnish Kumpulan maauimala, outings €5 children, €10 adults. Design Markets to City Hall (address: Pohjoises- address Allastie 5). Historic sailing ships depart every 11–12 June, 10 am–6 pm planadi 11–13) to enjoy a special 20 minutes for 1.5-hour cruises. Original and unique clothes,

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offices, and experience Esplanade Sunday, 12 June 2 pm–4 pm Guided tour at City Hall young designers at Lasipalatsin

FRONT Park as it was in the 1930s with Finnish traditional music and folk Tuesday, 7 June at 6 pm learn aukio (address: Mannerheimintie a buffet, dancing and magic per- dancing at Seurasaari Festival about the glorious past and the 22–24). formances. Further information: Grounds (in Finnish Juhlakenttä). present day functions of the City www.helsinkiviikko.fi Free admission also to Seurasaari Open-Air Museum. Sports event Sunday, 12 June 10 am–5 pm fun Helsinki Day Free Concert family sporting event in Hesperia Sunday, 12 June 12 noon–9 pm City of Helsinki Media Bank Park and around Töölönlahti Bay. is Radio Aalto’s Helsinki Local sports clubs present their Day Free Concert in Suvilahti activities with demonstrations (address: Kaasutehtaankatu 1). and lessons. The sauna at Villa Performances by top names in Kivi (address: Linnunlauluntie 7) Finnish pop and rock. will be kept hot until 6 pm. English Supplement

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kUninkaantammi in kaarela, the north-western part of ÖstersUnDom Helsinki, a new kuninkaantammi area is in the Östersundom area, garden-city-like being planned for approximately 5,000 and dense housing is being planned. the inhabitants. the residential area will have area’s land use and traffic system will The City Planning Department both apartment buildings and small hous- be resolved in a master plan that will be times a year. es. the kuninkaantammi area has good drawn in co-operation with the cities of connections from the south, West and Helsinki and and the municipal- north by car and by public transport. the ity of sipoo. there are five districts in planning area has versatile recreational Östersundom that will all be unique in resources. the location near the regional character. When the area is ready, there green belt offers great possibilities for dif- will be at least 30,000 inhabitants on the ferent kinds of outdoor, nature and sports Helsinki side. When including the vantaa activities. and sipoo areas, the population of the master plan area will be between 50,000 and 80,000 inhabitants.

Helsinki to celebrate the rail solution is an important plan- has also published an annual Helsinki Info’s English Supplement ning issue, for it will determine the city character of the area. important plan- ning issues also include defining the limit of construction in the direction of sipoonkorpi wilderness area, for exam- ple. the nature conservation and natura Pasila WorksHoP area 2000 areas located in the area are central keski-Pasila Pasila workshop area is part of a nationally valuable, historic industrial factors in planning the Östersundom in the upcoming years, large areas will be released in milieu. Due to the ending of mechanical engineering industry, the area. resembles the main publication in keski-Pasila for city construction. Business, office, ad- area will be transformed to hold residential buildings and business ministration and service areas as well as housing are premises. the historically valuable building stock will be conserved. in being planned in keski-Pasila. Core parts will be devel- the Pasila workshop area, the residential buildings will form a mega- bicentennial in 2012 oped as part of Helsinki city centre. the objective is to block with a wide, car-free yard in the middle. the area is currently city planning review Kaavoi- unite itä- and länsi-Pasila, which are separated by the under construction. railway, and transform the area into a centre of Pasila. milanese architects’ office Cino Zucchi architetti has created a close-knit entity comprising ten statuesque towers on the southern side of the Pasila Bridge. araBianranta format but is published online on the a competition will be organised for the planning the planning of arabianranta began in the beginning of the and realisation of the block on the northern side of 1990s. Construction work commenced in the spring of 2000 the bridge. the competition will include business and it will continue until 2012. When ready, the area will pro- premises, housing, services as well as public transport vide accommodation to 7,500 inhabitants. arabianranta is premises. the objective for the area is to create an profiled as the centre of art and design. one to two per cent aesthetically high-quality and innovative entity. out of the building costs has been reserved for public art, and artists have participated in the planning process since the beginning of the building project. artworks can be found tuskatsaus. It reviews the main in stairways, common facilities as well as courtyards and City Website, also six times a year. parks. the large shared yards of arabianranta, with views A year-long series of events over the vanhankaupunginlahti bay, are also worth a visit. ongoing city and traffic planning

koivUsaari Next issue 19.9.2011 a West metro station has been planned for koivusaari, and new housing and business premises are being planned in the vicinity of the station. koivusaari is being planned Pisara railWay line th as a marine and urban district located in the western part the Pisara line is a planned railway under Helsinki city centre, of with boat harbours and other shore-related where trains travel in two adjacent rock tunnels. the line will en- in the sörnäinen port area and its vuosaari became one of the focus areas of housing in activities. an open and international idea competition was able trains to run under Helsinki city centre, which significantly surroundings, a district of 18,000 Helsinki in the 1990s when the meri-rastila and kallahti organised for planning the koivusaari district. the winning increases the capacity and reliability of railway traffic. inhabitants, 10,000 jobs and parks residential areas were constructed. the construction will mark the 200 anniversary work of the competition, named kuunari, creates a unique is being planned. the marine district of large areal entities has continued in rastilankallio, projects in the city. It is distrib- and organic character for koivusaari. is being planned to be a part of the vuosaari centre and aurinkolahti in the 21st century. in central city area. the core of the addition to marine apartment building areas, new small- new district has a metro station. house areas have been built and will be built in vuosaari, residential blocks, streets, small among others in ramsinranta and keski-vuosaari. the West metro parks and public buildings will form a cargo port operations of Helsinki have been centralised metro traffic begun in Helsinki between the railway dense weave close to the port basins in vuosaari Harbour, which was opened for operations station square and itäkeskus in 1982. since then, the and wharfs. Construction of the area in 2008. Publisher: City of line has been expanded in stages. the most will begin in the blocks surrounding recent station, kalasatama, was opened in the begin- the metro station. the construction ning of 2007. next, the metro line will be expanded of the entire area will most likely to West. the metro expansion from lauttasaari to continue until the 2030s. matinkylä is 13.9 kilometres long, and seven new of Helsinki as Finland’s capital stations will be built. two of them, lauttasaari and Jätkäsaari uted to all Helsinki households koivusaari, will be located in the Helsinki city area. an urban and original district is being planned krUUnUvUorenranta in Jätkäsaari, which is formed from areas with different characters. Closed blocks, the laajasalo oil harbour area is as in downtown, shelter courtyards from being released from its current use. winds. of the district serves as this enables the building of a new www.hel.fi the backbone and green connection of the district. the area has a varying archi- Helsinki anD area. the presence of water, sea views and pelago landscape, valuable nature the passenger port remaining in the area give and culture historic destinations, a marine feeling to Jätkäsaari. there will be long shoreline and beautiful scenery. its granD 15,000 inhabitants and approximately 10,000 the distance of kruunuvuorenranta jobs in Jätkäsaari. Jätkäsaari is being planned from Helsinki city centre is just three in accordance with the principles of sustain- kilometres straight across the sea. in 2012. The bicentennial pro- Hernesaari able development. in the immediate proxim- kruunuvuorenranta is being planned ProJeCts free of charge. The current bulle- the shipyard operations have withdrawn to a smaller area by the ity of the Helsinki city centre, the area’s city as a high-quality marine district. Hietalahti basin. the shipyard will exit the Hernesaari area at the end structure will be close-knit and there will be varying residential areas, with mainly of 2012, after which Hernesaari is released for building. the plans for an efficient public transport system based on apartment buildings and small Hernesaari include residences for 4,500 persons, a shore park, two tramway traffic. energy efficient solutions will houses, are being planned for the small boat harbours, and berths for cruise ships as well as a heliport. be favoured when constructing the buildings area. the area will provide homes for the public transport of Hernesaari will be realised with trams. in Jätkäsaari. 10,000 inhabitants in total. Editor-in-Chief: Rita Ekelund gramme will highlight the city’s tin introduces the major plan- Phone (+358 9) 310 36074 past, present and future, out- City planning ning and development projects City of Helsinki, Communications line the role of Helsinki in the of Helsinki, including those P.O. Box 1 in a nutshell FI-00099 City of Helsinki, Finland nation, and profile many cen- ongoing in Jätkäsaari, Her- PAGE tral players in the city and You can get information about nesaari, Central Pasila (Keski- Graphic design: Guassi Oy country. city planning in Helsinki from Pasila), Kalasatama and Send us feedback: FRONT The Helsinki bicentennial two new publications. First of all, Kruunuvuorenranta. The bulletin [email protected] should be seen throughout the Helsinki City Planning Depart- includes an English summary, Do you want to subscribe to Helsinki Info English Supplement? 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Helsingfors stad stadsplaneri events elsewhere in Finland. There is information about the ngskontoret The City of Helsinki calls for developing of the city’s structure Info kit Information for all residents event organizers to come up and environment as well as Kaavoituskatsaus Virka Info telephone service (09) 310 11111 with programme items for the town planning and traffic plan- Planläggningsöversikt 2011 2011 (Mon-Fri 9–15) and information point in the year. Production of the pro- ning. Further information in Eng- City Hall lobby, address Pohjoisesplanadi 11–13 gramme is coordinated the lish on the Web. You can also (Mon–Fri 9–19, Sat–Sun 10–16). www.virka.fi City Event Office. The year’s pick up the brochure at Laituri Info Bank is an online service aimed at immi- website at www.helsinki200.fi (address: Narinkka 2) or at Virka grants, offering information on Finnish society will open in autumn 2011. Info (address: Pohjoisesplanadi and life in Finland in 15 languages. The website Kaavoista kaupungiksi! also contains local information on Helsinki. Kaupunkisuunnittelumessut 11–13). Laiturilla 5.–9. huhtikuuta 2011 www.infopankki.fi KK11_jv.indd 1

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