Unique residence built inside bedrock/earth

Live in the cave!!

Finnish company Seviso Ltd claims they have a global patent on a solution, which allows for construction in places that would have previously been impossible:
- unique, residence built inside bedrock/earth
- economical
- energy-efficient, savings in heating costs
- blends into the landscape, the building is adapted to its natural surroundings
- allows for unique solutions
- safe
- durable - no wear caused by weather and no major renovation work required in the future

Green cloud: ARTISTS LIGHT THE SKIES OF HELSINKI

Every night from the 22 to the 29 of February 2008, the vapour emissions of Salmisaari power plant in Helsinki will be illuminated to show the current levels of electricity consumption by local residents. A laser ray will trace the cloud during the night time and turn it into a city scale neon sign. Nuage Vert is a communal event for the area of Ruoholahti, which anticipates esoteric cults centred on energy and transforms an active power plant into a space for art, a living factory.

More info: www.vihreapilvi.org and Nuage Vert

Kasino A4 magazine

Kasino A4 is a magazine. And it is that in the true sense of the word, it does what every excellent magazine should do: fuses quality photography, insightful writing and strict graphic design into one inspiring package. Kasino A4 is distributed in 18 countries.

Superlife Lab; think big!

Massive Entertainment and Leisure complex Superlife Lab is planned to be built into the Helsinki area (Leppävaara, Espoo). Construction of Superlife Lab should have started in 2013, but the project is on hold. Complex is planned have an indoor skiing center, Snow World (indoor snowboarding all year round), hotel, Xtreme Water Park (surfing & spa), indoor climbing center, events & congress hall, restaurants, multiplex cinema with 12 theathers and several lifestyle shops.

Project is coordinated by Evata Development Ltd.
More about the project in Finnish here and here.

Snowvillages are here!

Lapland is full of snow hotels, snowvillages and igloos. Just to list few of them: Kemi snow castle, Snowvillage in Kittilä, Snowland in Rovaniemi, Heta snow castle in Enontekiö, Harri Niva snow hotel in Muonio.
Also I mentioned 2 months ago about the World's 1st Igloo Hotel chain!

Modern classical music @ Bar Belly: Klasari-klubi

New Finnish modern classic music enters the bar scene: why won't you have a pint and listen the freshiest Finnish classical music at bar? Now it's possible; Klasari club (klasariklubi.fi) is organizing classical club event once a month at Bar Belly (Uudenmaankatu 16-20).

I want to be a DJ

"I want to be a DJ (original mix)" is a very catching tune by Finnish Roberto Rodriguez. Tune is almost 2 years old but still very very catching as are most of his tunes. Listen yourself.

Utopia coming real?

Live above the sea! Nice plans were introduced by the construction company YIT couple years ago: residential nucleus is formed of totally 7 buildings by the sea. This year 2008 the first two buildings are ready, BUT the closer look reveals these two buildings are yes near by the sea but not above sea. Hopefully these "above the sea" apartments are built also in the near future!

Echosystem - brazil funk som de Helsinki

Echosystem is a 7-member Orchestra from Helsinki, playing funky tunes spiced up with sunny Brazilian rhythms. In a fresh way, they combine the Brazilian tradition with jazz, funk and contemporary club music producing a unique sound that varies from chic latinjazz to hectic breakbeat.

Their debut album "Madaga" is now released in Japan also!

Pingstate - Art of a Visual Community, Book 1

Pingstate - Art of a Visual Community, Book 1 is a collection. It presents 42 rising stars who work with pictures on both sides of the line that moved an inch. These healthy, playing adults are involved in developing a visual language for 21st century Finland and they made this book free of harassment by parents, cops or clients. It was born as a collective effort and on its own terms, because it wanted to.

Pinsgstate.nu is a web community, the members of which work in visual culture, often in a commercial context.