Helsinki, Finland
grrlscientist | February 27, 2009tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography
Metro -- Friday evening, detail 2 (left to right) (Installed: 23 November 2007).
Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland.
Artist: Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 27, 2009tags: flower, Gardenia-Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Viikki, image of the day
Still Life: Flower in a vase.
Photographed at Gardenia-Helsinki, the public greenhouse at the
University of Helsinki, Viikki campus, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 25 February 2009 [larger view].
I photographed this small flower in a vase while eating lunch at the wonderful greenhouse, Gardenia-Helsinki, located in Viikki, Helsinki.
grrlscientist | February 26, 2009tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography
Metro -- Friday evening, detail 1 (left to right) (Installed: 23 November 2007).
Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland.
Artist: Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 26, 2009tags: Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides, flower, Gardenia-Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Viikki, image of the day
Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides.
Photographed at Gardenia-Helsinki, the public greenhouse at the
University of Helsinki, Viikki campus, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 25 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 26, 2009tags: Helsinki, Finland
A sunny day in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 25 February 2009 [larger view].
As you can see from the image above, yesterday was a gorgeous, sunny day. It was so warm, comparatively speaking, that I thought that some of the snow might melt. I spent part of the day at the Viikki campus of the University of Helsinki, where the biological sciences are located. I went to a grad student seminar where a mathematical model regarding reproductive strategies (brood parasitism versus stay-at-home-and-nest versus a mixture of these two strategies) was being tested…
grrlscientist | February 25, 2009tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography
Metro -- Friday evening (Installed: 23 November 2007).
Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland.
Artist: Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 25, 2009tags: Scots Pine Tree, Pinus sylvestris, tree bark, Seurasaari, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Tree Bark -- Can you identify the species?
Bark of the Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris.
Seurasaari, western Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 February 2009. [larger view].
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grrlscientist | February 24, 2009tags: skiing, Saunalahti, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking on Water.
These crazy people are skiing on the frozen saltwater bay, Saunalahti, western Helsinki, Finland [map].
Image: Bob O'Hara, 22 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 23, 2009tags: Eteläinen Pukkisaari, Saunalahti, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Eteläinen Pukkisaari.
This is a very small rock island as photographed from the larger
island, Läntinen Pukkisaari, in western Helsinki, Finland. The tiny
black specs on the white background are people who are walking
on the frozen saltwater bay, Saunalahti [map].
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 22, 2009tags: Seurasaari, nature, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Seurasaaresse ("On Society Island" -- Western Helsinki, Finland).
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 21, 2009tags: Helsingin rautatieasema, Helsinki Central railway station, Helsinki Finland, travel, photography
Near Helsingin rautatieasema (Central Railway Station), Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 21 February 2009 [larger view].
I am getting ready to visit the island of Seurasaari, which is filled with wildlife (I am bringing ample amounts of peanuts and sunflower seeds, along with my camera) and will later explore the subways further, to see if I can add more images of Helsinki subway art to my growing collection (if I recall correctly, these images will begin to appear tomorrow night…
grrlscientist | February 21, 2009tags: Hietaniemi Hautausmaa, Hietaniemi Cemetery, nature, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Orthodox portion of Hietaniemi Hautausmaa (Hietaniemi Cemetery).
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 20, 2009Since I am in lovely Helsinki once again, I'd love to meet anyone here who reads my blog! So I plan to be at Maltainen Monni, on Wednesday, 25 February, at 8pm, (Helsinki time!). Maltainen Monni can be found at Mäkitorpantie 11 in Helsinki [map]. Besides having a large collection of international beers and whiskies available, they have free wireless, so be sure to bring your laptop!
grrlscientist | February 20, 2009tags: lichen, fungi, nature, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Rock with lichens, Kumpula, Helsinki.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | February 18, 2009tags: Helsinki Finland, travel
The Gates to HEL.
Image: GrrlScientist, 17 February 2009 [larger view].
This is a photo from near the beginning of my epic journey (the beginning was when I finally managed to catch the subway to JFK in the first place -- a two hour ride!).
A friend has flown me to freezing cold Helsinki! My flight to Helsinki on FinnAir is a nonstop red-eye from JFK. This is great for those who like to save on hotel costs by sleeping on airplanes, but for those who cannot sleep on planes, like me, this is rather challenging. Especially since I was also unable to sleep the…
grrlscientist | November 30, 2008tags: Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking through Helsinki after the snowstorm.
Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, 24 November 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
grrlscientist | November 29, 2008tags: Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking through Helsinki after the snowstorm.
Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, 24 November 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
grrlscientist | November 28, 2008tags: Hietakannas, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking through Helsinki after the snowstorm.
Hietakannas, Helsinki, Finland, 24 November 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
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grrlscientist | November 27, 2008tags: Hietaniemen Hautausmaa, Hietaniemi cemetery, Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, nature, photoessay
Gravestone shrouded in snow.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
On my last day in Helsinki, my host and I walked through the northwestern portions of the city (Etu-Töölö -- my recent featured Image of the Day includes images from this walk) to visit several places, including Sibeliuksenpuisto (Sibelius Park) where the famous monument is located and Hietaniemen hautausmaa (Hietaniemi cemetery). This graveyard is the burial place for many famous Finns, including…
grrlscientist | November 27, 2008tags: Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking through Helsinki after the snowstorm.
Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, 24 November 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].