Culinary arts continue to boom in Helsinki

Despite the recession the restaurant scene in Helsinki area continues to offer new places of culinary arts. Try these newcomers for something special: Spis, Ask, Pure bistro, Glogatan 4, Pastis, Trattoria Sogno, Muru or Patrona.

And do not forget to have the late night drinks at Liberty or Death and Fafa´s late night pitas for finalizing the perfect experience of Helsinki culinary arts :-)

Starting at the end of August 2013, the current premises of Michelin starred restaurant OLO (Olo will move to Pohjoisesplanadi 5) will house a new restaurant, EMO, where, in addition to the actual restaurant, the all-new Gastrobaari will also be located. According to owners of Olo the restaurant EMO will bring Helsinki an interesting combination of Finnish traditions and high-quality European ingredients. The adjacent Gastrobaari will be a place for guests to come and enjoy good wines along with delicious small dishes.

Zebra and Snake - Sweetest treasure

Zebra and Snake’s debut album "Healing Music" which was released in 2012 by British 100% Records. Check out the "Money in Heaven" (Official video) on Youtube also.

Hottest Finnish startups at the moment

It seems the latest efforts to Finnish startups are starting to show up it's results. Thanks to organizations like Startup sauna, Tekes, ArcticStartup and Aalto Start-up Center, events like Helsinki Startup Weekend are getting more and more popular. Also more funding and investments are pouring to Finland at the moment, for example game industry is growing very fast. The total value of the Finnish game industry is estimated to reach EUR 600–800 million this year (compared to EUR 105 million in 2011).

Check out the hottest startups in Finland at the moment:

Business Insider: "These 12 startups prove Angry Birds isn't the only hot tech product to come out of Finland."

Red Herring Europe: 12 Finnish companies tops to Top100 list in 2013.

And talking about the Angry Birds. Their latest achivement is the Angry Birds Toons channel: The animated series following the adventures of the birds and the pigs debuted in March 2013, has been a huge hit. By the end of June 2013, the Toons channel has gathered over 400 million views across their games, and has been a big hit with their TV partners across the world.

Bicycle film festival Helsinki 2013

Bicycle Film Festival - BFF Helsinki 2013 is on August 30 – 31! Program coming in July.
In Finnish the preliminary program is available already.

The uprising of the bicycle culture has created funny things around the bicycling in Finland. Or what do you think of these? A pianist on wheels (see the video) or library bikes in Helsinki.

Helsinki Music Centre - Prelude

Finnish documentary "Helsinki Music Centre - Prelude" won the Grand Prize at the Montreal International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) this year. The documentary follows the construction of the Helsinki Music Centre.

Finnish company to design the Titanic II

Deltamarin, a Finnish company specialised in ship design, has been commissioned to design the new Titanic. The order was placed by Blue Star Line Pty Ltd. Blue Star Line has undertaken the task of building Titanic II, a replica of the original RMS Titanic, which is scheduled to sail from Southampton to New York on her maiden passenger voyage in 2016.

Titanic II project was announced by Australian billionaire Clive Palmer in April 2012, as the flagship of his cruise company Blue Star Line.

Unmonday 4.3L - wireless Airplay speaker

The Unmonday is a portable speaker that delivers superlative sound for the truly mobile-minded audiophile.

Read more: www.unmonday.com

The Finnish nature center Haltia opens in Nuuksio National Park

The new Finnish nature centre Haltia has opened its doors to the public in Nuuksio National Park in Espoo. 

The new centre in Helsinki Metropolitan area is expected to attract 150,000–200,000 visitors a year. According to centre, the use of latest technology allows the centre to showcase “magnificent landscapes and the wonders of nature.”

Haltia is open every day and has also a restaurant which serves local organic food. According to the centre, tourists can combine visit to Haltia with a hike in the Natural Park, and outdoor gear is available for hire. Buses to Haltia run from Helsinki city centre.

New outdoor sea pool complex and observation wheel coming to Helsinki

Katajanokka in the centre of Finnish capital Helsinki will be hosting a new outdoor sea pool complex Allas – Helsinki Pool. The new complex will offer swimming and saunas all year around as well as all kinds of activities. The facilities are planned to be open in the spring 2014.

The City of Helsinki has granted a building permit to an observation wheel to be placed on the Katajanokka waterfront in Helsinki’s South Harbour also. The permit allows the wheel to remain and operate at the waterfront to the end of October 2016.

Qatar interested in floating hotels from Finland

According to constructionweekonline.com floating hotels developed in Finland could help meet Qatar’s huge demand for accommodation for the 2022 World Cup.

Qatar is interested in the concept proposed by Finnish architecture firm Sigge Architects. Sigge has developed its floating hotel concept in conjunction with Finland’s Almaco Group, which specialises in marine construction.

More info:
www.sigge.fi
www.almaco.cc