Their skylines may not be the most spectacular in the world but according to international design authority ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design based in Montreal, Canada), the two cities in Finland and the Netherlands have all it takes to become the world's leading design sites.
Sofia Bank : Maspalomas [Image] Wealth. It's about attitude. Advertising Agency: KING Helsinki, Finland Art Director: Anne Rusanen Copywriter: Mikko Eskelinen Planner: Tobias Wacker Graphic Designer: Teemu Kurko Account Director: Daniel Tuori Photographer: FLC 415 Published: November 2009
Sofia Bank : Slalom [Image] Wealth. It's about attitude. Advertising Agency: KING Helsinki, Finland Art Director: Anne Rusanen Copywriter: Mikko Eskelinen Planner: Tobias Wacker Graphic Designer: Teemu Kurko Account Director: Daniel Tuori Photographer: FLC 415 Published: November 2009
Sofia Bank : Garage [Image] Wealth. It's about attitude. Advertising Agency: KING Helsinki, Finland Art Director: Anne Rusanen Copywriter: Mikko Eskelinen Planner: Tobias Wacker Graphic Designer: Teemu Kurko Account Director: Daniel Tuori Photographer: FLC 415 Published: November 2009
• National team face Turkey on Thursday • Victory will ensure entry to 2011 tournament The most successful year in the history of the England women's team should be completed with a 2011 World Cup qualifying victory over Turkey on Thursday, when Hope Powell's team will be in Izmir to face opponents who on Saturday were trounced 5-0 by Spain in their opening group game. England kicked off...
…included some performances for children and a parade. I didn’t stay for the parade so have a look at amnellanna’s photos from last year when the weather was closer to what it should be during Christmas. Posted in Event Tagged: daily photo, finland, Helsinki, Helsinki Cathedral, joulukadun avajaiset, photography
URL: http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=500&id=7drrmh6zfobsick2hcuwu3cjsv1ao&id2=25ksikbj1swglt8zc0gnzttyp369v . Source: PACE. This report cites a number of specific cases of human rights abuses throughout the region. It also examines what it calls the "wave of killings of human rights defenders," including the case of Natalya Estemirova, the Memorial human...
When we first heard onetime BTW Pablo Díaz-Reixa, aka El Guincho, we were drawn in by "Antillas," a song we described as "a five-minute bundle of clattering loops and sunny harmonies." It was from the self-released Alegranza! , before he'd signed to XL, who reissued the collection. Almost two years after being hooked we have an "Antillas" remix by XXXchange . It...
Filed under: Sweden , News Two North Korean diplomats tried to claim diplomatic immunity when they were arrested in Stockholm for smuggling cigarettes. The man and woman, who were caught driving their tobacco-filled car off a ferry from Helsinki, have been taken into police custody. Apparently, they have diplomatic status in Russia, but no accreditation in Sweden. Also, they allegedly had 230,000...
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Once a top European performer, Finland has posted some of the continent's worst economic data this year and, barring the emergence of a breakthrough industry, faces years of slow growth as its population ages.
…is Sederholm house from 1757. That’s pretty young but Helsinki isn’t that old either. The Swedes founded it first in 1550 and moved it to a more favourable location in 1640. And Helsinki didn’t become the capital until 1812 when Russians wanted their newly acquired Grand Duchy to have the capital closer to St. Petersburg and not [...]
Finnish researcher Väinö Virtanen has developed a method for analysing snoring sounds by using a PC with a microphone connection and a wireless microphone. The objective was to create an application that could be used at home to monitor snoring. By utilizing this technology, researchers from Tampere University of Technology and the University of Helsinki have investigated sleep disorders...
Today's interviewee is from Finland. He starts with a disclaimer: Hi, I am a fairly long time reader (about one year, I'd say) of your blog, my nick is Asmodeane, and while I have not posted more than one or two comments (if at all, actually, might have been some other blog), I decided to answer your questionnaire! How did you first hear of the J-Walk Blog, and how long have you been reading it? I...