Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Driving to work for the last time as a full-time journalist.

Location: Pitäjänmäki-Länsi-Pasila, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Monday, March 29, 2010

Driving Sirpa to the airport.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki-Airport, Vantaa
(see map) (see track only)

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Circling a roundabout three times.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
Walking past the House of Parliament.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Friday, March 26, 2010

Passing the House of Parliament.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Getting back to work after celebrating Jukka's new book at Milenka.

Location: Haapaniemenkatu-Länsi-Pasila, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Poetry night at Belly's.

Location: Uudenmaankatu, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Monday, March 22, 2010

Crossing Mätäoja.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Making a full circle.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
Picking up stuff from my sister's place, shopping at Stockmann's, and having a cup of coffee at Max's.

(This is probably my last visit to the house where we lived between 1980-1983, before my sister Meiju moved in with her family. They just sold the house and are moving away after living there for more than a quarter of a century. The property is referred to in the opening poem of my first collection of poetry, Uno Boy.)

Location: Terijoentie, Espoo-Munkkiniemi, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Stopping for 32 seconds in front of the National Opera.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
Meeting Eeva at Mbar.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Grocery shopping after work.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Monday, March 15, 2010

Walking & driving around Munkkiniemi before getting back home.

Location: Munkkiniemi-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Crossing a few bridges on my Sunday walk.

Location: Munkkiniemi-Meilahti-Seurasaari, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Friday, March 12, 2010

On (and off) the balcony.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Smoking on my father's balcony for 4'33".

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Walking back to my car after seeing the M. C. Escher show at Amos Anderson.

Location: Yrjönkatu, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Smoking on the balcony for 4'33".

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Monday, March 8, 2010

Having a double espresso at Fazer's after picking up my mail at the post office.

Location: Munkkivuori, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Walking on water.

Location: Laajalahti, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Crossing Mätäjoki.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
A walk in the sun.

Location: Kaivopuisto, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Friday, March 5, 2010

Crossing Mannerheimintie.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Writing an em dash in front of the House of Parliament.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
Riding along Mannerheimintie to lunch with Leevi at Lasipalatsi.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Getting back to work after a dentist's appointment.

Location: Länsi-Pasila, helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Negotiating a tricky stretch of Mannerheimintie, trying to avoid the ice falling from the rooftops.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Monday, March 1, 2010

A minute of my time at my sister's.

Location: Tapiola, Espoo
(see map) (see track only)

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Looking at photography by the Helsinki School at City Art Museum in Meilahti.

Location: Meilahti, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Saturday shopping.

Location: Tapiola, Espoo
(see map) (see track only)

Friday, February 26, 2010

Crossing Highway 1.

Location: Leppävaara, Espoo
(see map) (see track only)

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Driving from work to my sister's place.

Location: Länsi-Pasila, Helsinki-Tapiola, Espoo
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Coffee at Cafe Kafka with Harry and Markus.

Location: Mannerheimintie, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Coffee at Cafe Strindberg.

Location: Pohjois-Esplanadi, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Watching TV at my sister's house.

Location: Tapiola, Espoo
(see map) (see track only)

Friday, February 19, 2010

Walking across Töölönlahti.

Location: Töölönlahti, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Smoking outside at Villa Kivi for 4'33".

Location: Töölönlahti, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Smoking a cigarette outside the Villa Kivi guest house.

Location: Töölönlahti, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Crossing Töölönlahti.

Location: Töölönlahti, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
Slouching towards Villa Kivi.

Location: Töölönlahti, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Monday, February 15, 2010

Crossing Mätäjoki.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Riding the local train from Pasila to Pitäjänmäki.

Location: Pasila-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
Walking past Kirkkopuisto with Jani, Jouni and Risto.

Location: Kauppakatu, Jyväskylä
(see map) (see track only)
Breakfast at Subways with Jani and Jouni.

Location: Kauppakatu, Jyväskylä
(see map) (see track only)
Walking from Bar Vakiopaine to Bar Poppari.

Location: Kauppakatu, Jyväskylä
(see map) (see track only)
Smoking a cigarette with Jani, Jouni and Kristian outside Bar Vakiopaine.

Location: Kauppakatu, Jyväskylä
(see map) (see track only)
Jouni Kemppi making a straight line on the E12.

Location: E13, Nurmijärvi
(see map) (see track only)

Friday, February 12, 2010

Picking up Dad from the airport.

Location: Pitäjänmäki-Helsinki-Vantaa Airport-Kulosaari-Pitäjänmäki
(see map) (see track only)

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Getting home after work.

Location: Länsi-Pasila-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

A minute of my time on the balcony.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Getting back home from Arkadia Bookshop after the launch party of Teemu's new Encyclopedia of the 18th Century European Literature and the Legacy of Don Quixote.

Location: Töölö-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
Driving out to look at some kitchen appliances after a meeting with Jarmo at Cafe Aalto.

Location: Downtown-Konala, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Crossing a bridge from Espoo to Helsinki.

Location: Otaniemi, Espoo-Lehtisaari, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Shopping for the weekend.

Location: Munkkiniemi-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Friday, February 5, 2010

Crossing Porvoonjoki with Riitta.

Location: Mannerheiminkatu, Porvoo
(see map) (see track only)

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Getting back to work after having lunch with Jarkko.

Location: Keskusta-Länsi-Pasila, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)
Shopping for groceries after work.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

After the op

Picking up Sirpa at the hospital and giving her a ride home.

Location: Pasila-Töölö-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Broken bones

Visiting Sirpa at Töölö Hospital.

Location: Töölö-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Off to the store

Shopping for groceries.

Location: Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

On Twelfth Night

Lunch at Lemon Grass.

Location: Kallio-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Freezin'

Coffee at Max's after a short walk in the cold before getting back home.

Location: Munkkiniemi-Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki
(see map) (see track only)