Helsinki City Guide by bemag

01 helsinki be-mag city guide introducing helsinki city the capital of finland

editorial some words about the idea of the be-mag city guide

I wrote this city guide from the point of view of a rollerblader, because we see the architecture of a city and urban spaces different from normal tourists. Rollerblader look for other things. We always search for the little things in between or next to the obvious architecture. The curb close to the museum, the handrail in front of an apartment building or the bench under a bridge, that´s the kind of architecture we are looking for, the kind we will find in any city, as long as we keep our eyes open. On the other hand I also wanted to tell you something about the cultural aspects of the city. In this city guide you will find more than skatespots. You will also find information about cheap hostels, bars and museums, as well as the best shops and galleries in town. This will help you survive the rainy days of the year! I really love Finland and especially Helsinki. In 2007 I spent my exchange year there and liked its unique charme right away. People love it or leave it, there is not much in bewteen. I just love it! You might describe the atmosphere of Helsinki as wett and dry, cold and warm, close and far away, known and unknown, all at the same time. Helsinki lives of these exciting and inspiring contrasts. It gives you peace and calmness. I haven´t had one bad experience in Helsinki, not only because the Finns seem to be really trustful people.I bet that if you left your bike unlocked somewhere in the streets, noone would even touch it. Moreover I like the melancholy of the Scandinavians, which is inevitable when you consider that they have to fight darkness and cold weather half of the year. That makes the summer even more beautiful, when the sun doesn´t even set at all.

I hope you´ll enjoy the new BE-MAG City Guide! Peace, Dirk

Ich schreibe den City Guide auf der einen Seite aus der Sicht eines Rollerbladers, der die Architektur einer Stadt und den urbanen Raum anders sieht als ein normaler Reisender. Rollerblader suchen nach anderen Dingen. Sie suchen zwischen, unter oder neben der großen Architektur, sie suchen nach der kleinen Architektur, auf die sonst niemand achtet. Das Curb neben dem Museum, das Handrail vor dem Wohnblock oder die Bank unter einer Brücke. Das ist die Architektur nach der wir suchen, die wir in jeder Stadt finden, wenn wir nur die Augen aufhalten. Auf der anderen Seite möchte ich euch hier auch ein paar kulturelle Tips mit auf den Weg geben. Ihr werdet in diesem City Guide nicht nur Skatespots finden, sondern auch günstige Hostels, Bars, Museen sowie die besten Shops und Gallerien, die es in der jeweiligen Stadt zu finden gibt. Nicht um euch vom Skaten abzuhalten, sondern eher um die regenreichen Tage im Jahr zu überbrücken! Ich mag Finnland und besonders Helsinki. Das kommt wohl daher, dass ich 2007 in Helsinki mein Auslandssemester verbracht habe. Helsinki hat einen besonderen Charme, entweder man mag ihn oder man mag ihn nicht. Ich mag ihn! Man könnte die Atmophäre vielleicht so beschreiben: Nasse Trockenheit, kalte Wärme, vertraute Fremde oder entfernte Nähe. Es ist der Kontrast der diese Stadt spannend und inspirierend werden läßt. Helsinki strahlt eine gewisse Ruhe und friedliche Stimmung aus, und in der Tat habe ich in Helsiki keine einzige schlechte Erfahrung mit Leuten gemacht, die etwas von mir wollten, das ich ihnen aber freiwillig nicht geben würde. Generell kann man sagen, dass die Finnen ein sehr vertrauenswürdiges Völkchen sind. Ich würde wetten, dass man ein Fahrrad unabgeschlossen auf der Strasse stehen lassen könnte, ohne dass es geklaut werden würde! Ausserdem lasse ich mich gerne von der leicht melancholischen Stimmung anstecken. Es ist auch kein Wunder, wenn man bedenkt, dass man das halbe Jahr mit Dunkelheit und Kälte zu kämpfen hat. Dafür ist der Sommer um so schöner, denn selbst nachts wird es nicht wirklich dunkel! Also ich hoffe euch gefällt der neue BE-MAG City Guide Peace, Dirk

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what`s going on? overview about the diffrent articles

who is working here?

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some information to make life more comfortable in helsinki 4-9

interview interview with miikka from the rollerblade shop “swift2foot“ 10-13

rolling skate session with helsinki locals 14-27

spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 28-39

people introducing the protagonists of helsinki rollerblading 40-49

city all the hotspots you need to know in helsinki 50-65

fashion fashion show of the university of art and design “taik“ 66-71

layout: photos: co photos: illustrations: text : co. text: translation: conception: mentoring:

Dirk Oelmann Dirk Oelmann Teemu Oksanen Dirk Oelmann Dirk Oelmann Teemu Oksanen Katrin Schäfer Dirk Oelmann Prof. Andreas Hogan

in a cooperation with BE-MAG Kontakt:

Dirk Oelmann jindo@gmx.net meeproduct.blogspot.com

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some information to make life more comfortable in helsinki

01 / infos some information to make life more comfortable in helsinki

Residents 568.000 residents Capital of Finland Language Finnish is the main language. Swedish is the second language, most of te Finns speak proper English. Finnish is a very unique language, only the Estonian and Hungarian languages are related to Finnish. Weather hottest month / july average temperatur / 17 C mid summer / “white night“ June 21st

Cinema Mon.-Fri. before 5.00pm 6,80 € Mon.-Thu. after 5.00pm 9,00 € Fri. after 5.00pm 11,50 € Sat.-Sun. 11,50 € movies are in the original language with subtitles in Finnish and Swedish. Hostels / Camping www.hihostels.com great homepage where you can find hostels all over the world, not just in Helsinki. www.camping.fi pretty good Finnish homepage in English, German, Swedish and Norway. Here you can find every camp site in Finnland.

Designers CTRL, IVANAhelsinki, Laitinen, Daniel Palillo, Marimekko Airport Prices and timetables you can find on the web pages of the airports. Helsinki Vantaa: www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/home Tampere Airport: www.finavia.fi/airport_tamperepirkkala Alcohol f**king expensive! Between 9 pm and 9 am you don´t get alcohol in supermarkets or gas stations, just in bars! Homepage www.rotaatio.wordpress.com Finnish rollerblade homepage with pics, chat forums and much more information www.swift2foot.com finnish skate shop and online shop

summer time 1st June - 1st September Bus / Tram city ticket / valid one hour / 2,20 €

Einwohner 568.000 Einwohner Hauptstadt Finnlands Sprache Finnisch ist Landessprache, Schwedisch zweite Sprache. Die meisten Finnen sprechen sehr gutes Englisch. Die finnische Sprache hat kaum Gemeinsakeiten mit anderen europäischen Sprachen, nur Estisch und Ungarisch sind verwandt. Wetter wärmster Monat / Juli Durchschnittstemperatur / 17 C Sommersonnenwende / 21. Juni

Kino: Mo.-Fr. vor 17.00h 6,80 € Mo.-Do. nach 17.00h 9,00 € Fr. nach 17.00h 11,50 € Sa.-So. 11,50 € Filme laufen in Originalsprache, mit finnischem und schwedischem Untertitel. Hostels / Camping www.hihostels.com Tolle Homepage! Hier kann man auf der ganzen Welt Hostels suchen, nicht nur in Helsinki. www.camping.fi Sehr gute finnische Homepage auf Englisch, Deutsch, Schwedisch und Norwegisch. Hier findet man jeden Campingplatz Finnlands. Designer CTRL, IVANAhelsinki, Laitinen, Daniel Palillo, Marimekko Airport Preise und Zeitpläne findet ihr online auf den Seiten der Flughäfen Helsinki Vantaa www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/home Tampere Airport www.finavia.fi/airport_tampere-pirkkala Alkohol Sehr teuer! Zwischen 21.00h und 9.00h morgens wird kein Alkohol an Tankstellen oder Supermärkten verkauft. Homepage www.rotaatio.worldpress.com Finnische Rollerblade Seite mit Fotos, Forum und vielen weiteren Infos www.swift2foot.com Finnischer Skate- und Onlineshop Sommerzeit 1. Juni - 1. September Bus / Tram city ticket / 1 Stunde gültig / 2,20 €

beer > olut water > vesi

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hello > hei / moi please > ole hyvä thanks > kiitos how are you? > mitä kuuluu? I´m fine > voin hyvin

one > yksi two > kaksi three> kolme

orry > nteeksi

yes > joo, niin no > ei

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interview with miikka from the rollerblade shop swift2foot

01 / interview interview with miikka from the rollerblade shop swift2foot hey how are you doing? Fine thanks! Little bit busy as usually ;D Waiting for the trip to Estonia, Tallinn Realstreet. And updating the webshop before that trip. Tell me something about you. How old are you? Where did you grow up and when did you start rollerblading? I‘m 28 years young, born and grew up in Helsinki. My training was as a chef, but these day I‘m running SWIFT2fOOT and working in Helsinki, Vantaa airport a few days in a month. I started to ski when I was 12 years old and summer time was boring, so in 90‘s I found great summer activity, rollerblading! So If I calculate right I have skated almost 10 years, but mostly only in the summer time. At which point did you decide to start your own business with a skateshop in Helsinki? How was the situation back then and how have things changed? In 2000 I got out off army and one of my study buddies just opened a little restaurant and asked me to run it with him, five years later we sold it. So then I had a little extra money and I was jobless. I woke up with an idea to start own business and then I think the easiest way to go about it was to do something that I already do. I start to plan how to get skiing and rollerblading together in same shop and to Finland. Starting was very difficult but in these few years I‘ve learned a lot. And what about the name „swift2foot“, how did you come up with this idea? I had one thing I liked to put into the shop name and that was the number 2, that‘s because it‘s all two, two genres, two seasons, and different to board shops -skis and skates need two things ;D Then we were planing different names with the number 20 and my mom suggested the name SWIFTFOOT. Time was short and we had to get to open the shop so we baptised the shop with the name SWIFT2FOOT. Ok then, please tell me something about the finnish rollerblading scene! The Finish rollerblading scene is small but strong and with lots of energy. There are older skaters and a lot of young and new ones. Many styles and scene is spread all over Finland, from south to north and east to west. The only thing lacking is girls skaters could be more! Is there any connection between rollerblading and freeskiing, do you think that both sports should be more connected? Yes, there is lot of connection.

that is an important thing for me and many others. When I started my shop many skiers skateboarded in summer time and many bladers use to snowboard in winter time. Now a days it has changed with more young skiers blading in the summer time and even a few skaters are start to ski! Skating in summer time helps building skills to start winter time rails. And skiing is practice jumping and rotations. Which skate spot in helsinki is the best, where can visitors find other rollerbladers? We have lots of spots! Some are better than others and some are more popular than others. If you come to visit the easiest are Main Post (good ledges) it‘s just next to our main railway station. Then there‘s a nice skate park in near Olympia Stadium called Eläintarha. And then there is a totally new and big outdoor skatepark in Savela that‘s not totally ready yet but it‘s coming ready in next year. There‘s one and only one indoor park that‘s in Kontula ( It´s closed in summer times) If you like to some handrails, the easiest way is to contact locals to show you spots or just come visit my shop and I can mark in a map what you need. In winter time many snowboard and freeskiing groups film movies here. One year some snowboard magazine named Helsinki to be the best rail city of the world. Here you can skate, ski or board In privacy. Police are very friendly and sometimes they are even control traffic. Do you have any kind of skate brand here in Finland? No we don‘t have any brand! But a few years ago we had one clothing company called Replica. But lets see what happens in the future. What about pro skaters, or any kind of competitions? Actually we have few flow riders. Konsta Kortteinen skates Razors, Lauri Harle skate Remz and Perttu Tiainen skate Nimh. Then there is more coming, but that is a secret for now. Lauri, Konsta and Samu Kukkonen skated in Winterclash and also some other comps in Estonia, Sweden and Poland. Then we make Real Street and Finish nationals competitions every year and of course many sessions. Now we have courses to new members, we have 10 pairs USD Realm to borrow there, so any one can try and learn to skate. How is the level of rollerblading in Helsinki? I believe there are very good skaters in here, but most skate for fun! I hope that in the future more Finnish skaters will take part in European competitions. And I´d like to see more foreign skaters to take part in our competitions! Let`s get a bit more serious: what has rollerblading taught you over the years of beeing part

of the sport? To me rollerblading gives me good days with good friends! More respect to people. More travelling, more friends and more culture! And of course some times it gives me bread and bed ;D So now the most important question: how has rollerblading changed your life? The biggest change would be opening my own shop! Then making our association and starting organized competitions etc… Let`s get back to the city of Helsiki or Finland in general. What do you like most about living and working here? What do you dislike? I like the Finland nature a lot! That we have winter and summer is very good for me too. They both are good ones! These past few years we have had more warmth in Ja-

13 nuary that June, and like every next day rain!! Helsinki is a beautiful city in the summer time, days are long and people take it easy, chilling! But winter is totally different! Public traffic is well and you can live safety. Though living in capital area is too expensive! What would you say is typical Finnish Ok, if you like to meet typical Finns, you must take a car or train and go to some little village in middle of Finland ;D! People are totally difference in capital areas and big cities than the countryside. But we say that stereotypical Finish have blond hair and blue eyes, girls are pretty and men are strong! ;D And little bit is... the worst thing is, we like drink a lot! Is there anything you would like to recommend the visitors

that come to Helsinki? If you want see the biggest attraction you must go to museums and churches. But a very good place to visit is Suomenlinna, but make sure that there is good weather. Its big island near down town, there is history and a very nice place to chill! Biggest beach is next to my shop called Hietaniemi. Then there is lot a of cool parks to chill out and meet locals. Best and biggest shopping centres are in down town and then one very big one is in Itäkeskus (Nordic biggest). In Punavuori there‘s cool small shops and coffee shops! You can find more culture in Kaapelitehdas and Suvilahti. And of course SWIFT2FOOT, Ilmarinkatu 10 ;D ! Where do you go for a beer or to party? Hahaa!! I know this

Hahaa!! I knew this question was coming! In Finland we have very tight alcohol politics! If you need beer or cider you can buy those in markets and gas stations at 9.00am. to 9.00 pm. and wines and spirit you get only In ALKO spirit stores. But don‘t worry, like every Finish village where there‘s more than 1000 people, you will find ALKO! Is there anything else you whant to say? some shout outs? Hmmm… let´s say thanks to everyone who knows me and who I know. And lots of greetings go to the people who live and love sports like rollerblading and free skiing. Come and visit Finland and Helsinki! Some last words to Jyri Pasanen „minä olen kaurakeksi maito pippeli Miksu“ Kiitos! thanks man!

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skate session with the helsinki locals

02 / rolling skate session with helsinki loclas left pic / spot 05: Jesse Viitanen / fs torque right pic / spot 06: Jesse Viitanen / nice bail The level of skating in Helsinki is a good balance between hardcore and chilled rollerblading. Jesse was having a really tough day with lots of stylish tricks but also lots of slams, here you see him with high speed 5 m fs torque to gap. The mamoor curbs at spot no. 6 are really smooth, fast and great to skate. The spot is also nicely based close to the harbour and close to the flea market.

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sequence / spot 06: Lauri Harle / fakie 270 fs shifty

You need nuts for this pretty hard drop rail close to the harbour. After a normal shifty, Lauri killed the rail with a 270 fs shifty to fakie! F**king A man!

02 / rolling skate session with helsinki locals during my trip to Helsinki I took some time to make some nice shots with my old school Lomography camera. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s really fun to work with those cameras because the style and aesthetic is totally different!

02 / rolling skate session with helsinki locals

left pic / spot 05: Jonne Linna-Alho / super stylish fishbrain!

middle pic / spot 05: Perttu Tiainen / negative makio

Pertu is doing a pretty awesome negative makio...please donÂ´t give up!

right pic / spot 06: Lauri Harle / if I remember right...that was a fakie 180 ts

s acid to....ahhmm...yeah, whatever...

{ I love my pinhole camera}

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a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki

03 / spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 01 / KAMPPI salomonkatu , helsinki To be honest...this is the best skate spot I ever saw in my life! It‘s really incredible!!! You will find lots of different rails, curbs, double rails, gaps, kink rails and wall rides... and the best is that it‘s all going slightly down hill so you can keep your speed. I bet you will find so many combinations of lines you can skate, that you are getting confused about your next trick...

But there are two things you should pay attention to: 1. there are a view privat securitys, who could destroy your peacfull rollerblading! 2. the place is really buisy and many people passing by, so pay attention to them! If someone will manage to skate a hole line from the very top till the end without loosing any tricks, and without any slams I would be really happy to see it on video tape!

Das ist der beste Skatespot den ich je in meinem Leben gesehen habe! Es ist unglaublich!!! Ihr findet hier so viele Spots, das man gar nicht weiß wo man anfangen soll. Hier eine kleine Auflistung: unzählige verschiedene Rails und Kingrails, Curbs in verschiedenen Höhen, Gaps von 5er Stufen bis doubblesets, sowie Wallrides. Das alles ist ja ganz nett, aber das beste kommt noch! Das ganze Areal ist leicht abschüssig gebaut, so dass man immer mit einer guten Geschwindigkeit unterwegs sein kann. Ich wette, ihr findet hier so viele Kombinationen an Lines, die man hier skaten kann, dass ihr sicherlich verafft welchen Spot ihr als nächstes fahren wolltet. Da gibt es allerdings zwei Sachen, auf die man aufpassen sollte: 1. Hier sind private Securities, die euch den Spaß vermasseln können!

2. Dieser Ort ist sehr geschäftig, d.h. dass in der Regel immer viel los ist und man aufpassen muss, das man die Leute nicht über den Haufen fährt! Falls es jemand schaffen sollte, diesen Spot in einer Line zu skaten, ohne Tricks auszulassen und ohne Slams, dann würde ich das gerne auf Video sehen!!!

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03 / spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 02 / OLYMPIATERMINAALI / HABOUR ehrenstrรถmintie, helsinki This is a pretty tough drop rail based at the habour of Helsinki. But donร t worry you will find many more nice handrails in helsinki, just ask Miikka from swift2foot.

Dieses ziehmlich krasse Droprail direkt am Hafen von Helsinki ist nicht das einzige Handrail in der Stadt. Keine Angst, ihr findet hier aufjedenfall noch einige schรถne andere Rails, fragt einfach Miikka von swift2foot.

03 / spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 03 / POST OFFICE elielplatsen, helsinki Between KIASMA and the Main Railway Station, right in front of the Post Office you will find many long curbs, that are really well skateable.

Zwischen dem Kiasma und dem Hauptbahnhof, direkt vor dem Postgeb채ude, findet ihr mehrere recht lange Curbs, die ganz gut zu skaten sind.

03 / spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 04 / EIRA / ULLANLINNA havsstranden, helsinki What a nice place! What a nice long rail! Beautifull located lowrail next to a small private harbour in the very South of Helsinki City.

Was ein schöner Platz! Was ein schönes Rail! Wunderbar gelegenes Lowrail, direkt neben einem kleinem Privathafen, an der südlichen Spitze von Helsinki.

03 / spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 05 / FINNLANDIA HALL mannerheimintie 13 C, helsinki Here you will find two nice skatespots, one next to the main entrance and one on the parking lot. Next to the main entrance you find two long nicely shaped black marble curbs. There is an intresting rail with a bank at the parkung lot. It`s not so easy to skate, but when you are used to it, it`s fun and it`s nice for taking photos and videos.

Hier findet man zwei coole Spots, der eine ist vor dem Haupeingang und der andere ist auf der anderen Seite des Gebäudes gelegen. Am Haupteingang findet man zwei ganz neue schwarze Mamor Curbs die eine leicht konvexe Biegung haben. Am Parkplatz ist eine interessante Rail+Bank Kombination. Die ist zwar nicht so leicht zu fahren, aber wenn man sich daran gewöht, macht es richtig Spaß. Ausserdem ist es ein guter Spot zum Fotografieren und zum Filmen.

03 / spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 06 / RUOHOLAHTI ruoholahdenpuisto, helsinki uuhhhhh yeeahhhh man... nice curbs!!! This spot is perfect to start a good day of rollerblading.Here you can find nice, smooth, long curbs, which are perfect to skate and where you can practice some new tricks!

krassssss alter...geile Curbs!!! Dieser Spot ist perfekt um in einen guten Skate Tag zu starten. Du findest hier richtig schĂśne lange smoothe Curbs, die perfekt zum skaten sind und an denen man vom Feinsten neue tricks Ăźben kann!

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07 / SAVELA FREESTYLE PARK solavuorentie (not on the map, located in north of helsinki) This skate park is in Savela, 10 km away from the centre of Helsinki, but still in Helsinki City. It‘s a really good park with some nice transitions, rails and banks. Just ask Mikka from swift2foot how to get there or ask one of the local skater.

Diesen Skatepark findet ihr in Savela, ungefähr 10 km vom der Innenstadt entfert, aber immer noch zu Stadt Helsinki gehörend. In diesem gutem Skatepark findet ihr einige gute Transitions , Rails und Banks. Also alles, was das Skaterherz braucht. Fragt einfach Mikka von swift2foot oder einen der Locals wie man zum Park kommt.

03 / spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 08 / MIKROPOLIS / OLYMPIASTADION nordenskiöldinkatu, helsinki

This outdoor skate park is located really close to the Olympia Stadium and it‘s Youth hostel. The park is really build for skateboarding, but the way how they build it is kind of interesting...but I am sure that you can have a lot of fun there!

Dieser Outdoor Skatepark ist sehr nahe am Olympia Stadion und dessem Youthhostel gelegen. Der Park ist, wie so ziehmlich alle Skateparks, sehr stark für Skatebording gebaut, aber ich finde ihn ganz interessant und lustig zu skaten, ich bin mir sicher, dass ihr hier euren Spaß habt!

03 / spots a guide which show you the best skate spots in the city of Helsinki 09 / INDOOR SKATE PARK: skeittihalli, emännänpolku 3, kontula Skeittihalli is the only indoor skate park in Helsinki, to get there you have to take the metro to Kontula, which takes about 20 min. from the main station. After you found the entrance you have to go a view hundred steps downstairs which is really impressive somehow! For all the brave ones you can try to grind the hole rail down...if someone is killing that rail, without killing himself, please let me know. The skate park is quiet high and you will find a few different obstacles like banks quarters, pyramids, a mini ramp and a view more small obstacles. In another room behind the big hall, there‘s is another smaller hall with a mini ramp and a good shaped bow

Skeittihalli ist die einzigste Indoor Skatehalle in Helsinki. Um dorthin zu kommen muss man mit der Metro nach Kontula fahren wofür man ca. 20 min vom Hbf braucht. Nachdem ihr den Eingag gefunden habt, müsst ihr mehrere Hundert Treppen in den Berg laufen, was wirklich eindrucksvoll ist. Die Treppen werden von einem Handrail begleitet, was wirklich hardcore ist. Falls sich jemand traut dieses Rail zu fahren ohne sich selbst umzubringen, laßt es mich bitte wissen! Der Skatepark ist recht groß und ihr findet einiges an verschiedenen Obstacles wie Banks, Quaters, eine Pyramide oder eine Miniramp und noch einige andere Kleinigkeiten. Hinter der großen Halle versteckt sich noch eine kleinere Halle mit einer Miniramp und einem guten, schnellen Bowl.

Admission fee: 3€ Tip: Thursday is girlsday, no boys! attention: just opend during wintertime!

Eintritt: 3 € Tip: Donnerstags ist Mädelstag, no boys! Achtung: Die Skatehalle ist ist nur wärend der Winterzeit geöffnet!

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introducing the protagonists of helsinki rollerblading

04 / people introducing the protagonists of helsinki rollerblading TEEMU OKSANEN / 27 skate since: 1996 what`s the best about rolling?

it‘s an addiction. i love the feeling when you lace some nice trick and i like the style it holds. what`s the best about helsinki?

eventhough it‘s the capital city it‘s not too crowded, so you get to skate pretty freely. people are nice and girls are beautiful!

ANTTI HAKALA / 27 skate since 1996 what`s the best about rolling?

that you can be creative and do almost anything you like. what`s the best about helsinki?

skatespots are near to each other.

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KONSTA KORTTEINEN / 24 skate since: 1996 what`s the best about rolling?

freedom, self-expression, friends, travelling what`s the best about helsinki?

summer, easy going people, no security and ultimate street spots.

JESSE VIITANEN / 24 skate since 1999-2000 what`s the best about rolling?

good sessions with good people and the guys who i have met over these past 10 years.

what`s the best about helsinki?

best about helsinki is those 2 months when the sun is shining and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s no snow on the ground.

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JONNE LINNA-ALHO / 25 skates since: 2000 what`s the best about rolling?

best thing about skating is the possibility to break my own limits by learning new tricks and meet new people all around the world. what`s the best about helsinki?

it`s difficult to say , cause iâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;m not so much into big cities. when i go to helsinki i usually go skating, buy records or meet my friends. there are also beautiful parks and the sea and the best gigs are held in helsinki.

PERTTU TIAINEN / 22 skates since 1999 what`s the best about rolling?

the fun times with friends and the feeling when you land a cool trick or just roll around some nice spot. what`s the best about helsinki?

one of the best public transportation systems in the world that takes you to all the spots in town.

JONNI LEHTIMĂ&#x201E;KI / 24 skate since: 2000 what`s the best about rolling?

freedom to do whatever you want to do, whenever you want to do it. what`s the best about helsinki?

here is always so much going on compared to the city where I come from...

LAURI HARLE / 19 skate since: 2003 what`s the best about rolling?

best thing about skating is the skating itself. what`s the best about helsinki?

best about helsinki is the architecture, but there are also lot of trees and parks in the city which looks nice in the summer. It just feels like if it woke up from a hibernation. everything is fresh again. for skating: you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t get a ticket from any spot you skate and in the center of Helsinki you find a lot to spots.

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all the hotspots you need to know about helsinki

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki NOLLA pohjoinen rautatiekatu 21 www.ravintolanolla.fi food / drinks / café / music Nolla is a really hip and new bar which is located in the city centre close to Tennispalatsi. During the day you can have something to eat or drink and in the evening it‘s a nice place to have a beer. At weekends you can also go there for electronic parties to see the latest fashion trends of Helsinki

Nolla ist eine neue und wirklich coole Bar, die ganz in der Nähe vom Tennispalatsi, in der Innenstadt liegt. Tagsüber kann man hier gut essen und trinken und abends ist es der perfekte Ort, um ein Bier zu trinken. Am Wochenende sieht man hier die Fashion Victims Helsinkis zu Elektro Beats abgehen.

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki WE GOT BEEF iso roobertinkatu 21 www.wegotbeef.fi café / drinks / music / club “we got beef” is a bar located in the Design District. It‘s a good place to hang around after skating and to find the vibe of the city. The audience is around 20, the music is a pretty good mix of different genres and the beer is cold and fresh! What else do you need!?

„we got beef“ ist eine sehr gut erreichbare Bar im Design Destrict in Helsinki City. Hier kann man nach dem Skaten super abhängen und den Vibe der Stadt fühlen. Die Gäste sind um die 20 Jahre alt, die Musik ist ein guter Mix aus verschiedenen Genres und das Bier ist immer kalt und frisch! Was braucht man sonst!?

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki MBAR lasipalatsi, mannerheimintie 22-24 www.mbar.fi food / drinks / café / music When I arrived in Helsinki in 2007, the mbar was the first place where I went, because it is super central and it‘s a nice location. Besides tasty snacks, drinks and good coffee, you will find 13 PC Terminals and WLAN/WIFI to check your mails or to chat and hang around. On 3-5 days a week you can also listen to DJs and Life music acts, what makes this place a really great location during your skatetrip for a short or a longer visit!

Als ich 2007 in Helsinki ankam, bin ich als erstes in die “mbar“, weil sie super zentral gelegen ist und super stylisch aussieht. Neben leckeren Snacks, Getränken und gutem Kaffee findet man hier 13 PCs mit Internetzugang, sowie WLAN/WIFI Verbindung, um e-mails zu lesen, zu chatten oder ihr hängt einfach ein bisschen ab.

An 3-5 Tagen in der Woche geben verschiedenen DJs und Live Acts ihr Bestes, um euch den Abend so angenehm wie möglich zu machen, was diese Bar wirklich zu einem tollen Ort für einen Skatetrip macht!

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki CAFE DELICATO kalevankatu 34 café / food In this original Greek Cafe you will find some really great baguettes and coffee! Since I found out that Finnish coffee is even worse then german coffe, it was great to be in this place and having a f**king good coffee! Thanks for that...So if you´re going to be close to Kalevankatu, check out Cafe Delicato and say hello to the friendly staff.

In diesem original griechischen Café bekommt man wirklich unglaublich leckere Baquetts und Kaffee. Als ich 2007 schmerzhaft festellte, das finnischer Kaffee noch schlechter als deutscher Kaffee ist, war es eine tolle Erfahrung in diesem netten Café zu sein und einen verdammt guten Kaffee zu bekommen! Danke dafür... Also falls ihr euch mal in der Nähe von Kalevankatu herum treibt, laßt euch auf keinen Fall das „Cafe Delicato“ entgehen.

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki KIASMA mannerheiminaukio 2 www.kiasma.fi museum / café / books / shop The KIASMA is a modern architecture museum which includes a relaxing Cafe and an extensively book-shop. The museum offers a large variety of contemporary exhibitions and events like the Urban Dance Fastival during the Summer. The access to the Museum is quiet easy, its located in the city centre, 1 min. walk from the main station. During the summer you will also find a nice shaped mini ramp right next to the museum. A perfect place for discussing the art during your skate breaks! Tip: Free admission on the first Wednesday of the month! Tip: Free admission on the first Wednesday of the month!

Das KIASMA ist ein architektonisch sehr modernes Museum mit einem schönen Café und einem gut ausgestattetem Buchladen. Das Museum ist sehr aktiv in der kulturellen Landschaft Helsinkis und bietet neben abwechselnder zeitgenössischer Kunst auch eine Vielzahl von Veranstaltungen wie das „Urban Dance Festival“ während des Sommers. Den Weg zum Museum findet man kinderleicht, es befindet sich in der Stadt, ca. 1 Minute Gehweg vom Hauptbahnhof. Während der Sommerzeit findet man ausserdem direkt vor dem Museum eine tolle Miniramp um Sessions zu fahren. Ein perfekter Ort, um während der Skatepausen über Kunst zu diskutieren! Tip: Freier Eintritt jeden ersten Donnerstag im Monat!

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki TENNISPALATSI kaisaniemenkatu 2 www.finnkino.fi / www.taidemuseo.fi movie theater / museum / fast food In the building of Tennispalatsi you will find two important things to waist your time, when the weather doesn‘t let you skate. The first one is the cinema “Finnkino”. Here you will find all the great commercial A-movies. The Finnkino is a really modern cinema and the funny thing about it is, that it is the hotspot for all Helsinki teenies... here you can discover the latest styles of Finnish fashion kids! When you have enough of kids, and you want to get serious, then you should go to the first floor of Tennispalatsi and enter the Taidemuseum. This museum present great exhibitions of Finish and international art. Tip: Friday free entrance, for people under 18 it is always free!

Wenn das Wetter euch mal nicht skaten lassen sollte, findet ihr hier zwei Dinge um eure Zeit zu verschwenden. 1.: das „Finnkino“: hier könnt ihr euch so ziemlich alle kommerziellen „A-Movies“ reinziehen. Das Kino ist ein sehr modernes Gebäude und das eigentlich lustige daran ist, dass es eine unheimliche Anziehungskraft auf die finnischen Teenager hat. Hier findet man die neuesten Trends der finnischen Fashion Kids, was zum Teil. recht amüsant sein kann... Wenn ihr genug von Teenagern habt und etwas Ernsthafteres erleben wollt, solltet ihr die erste Etage des Tennispalatsi erklimmen und das Taidemuseum besuchen. Dieses Museum zeigt gute Ausstellungen finnischer und internationaler Kunst. Tip: Freitags ist freier Eintritt und für Jugentliche unter 18 ist der Eintritt immer frei!

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki HELSINKI 10 www.helsinki10.fi eerikinkatu 3 shop / books / music It is one of the best Finish shops I found during my research in Helsinki. For all fashion victims it is a “must go” store! Beside a great selection of European fashion labels you will find nice books, toys, accessories, vinyl, a fine selection of the latest CDs and second hand stuff. In the case you going to visit Helsinki 10 you should take your parents credit card to afford all the nice stuff!!!

Helsinki 10 ist einer der besten Shops, die ich wärend meines Besuchs in Helsinki entdeckt habe. Für alle die sich für Fashion interessieren, ist dieser Laden ein absolutes MUSS! Neben der großartigen Auswahl an europäischen Labels findet man Bücher, Acryl Spielzeuge, Accessoires, sowie Venyl Platten und CDs, oder auch Second Hand Klamotten.

Falls ihr vorhabt einen kleinen Abstecher hierher zu machen, solltet ihr lieber die Kreditkarte eurer Eltern mitnehmen um all die schönen Sachen bezahlen zu können!!!

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki SWIFT2FOOT www.swift2foot.fi fIlmarinkatu 10 rollerblade shop Swift2foot is the first destination for all rolling heads who come to Helsinki. After you checked into you hostel or hotel and before checking the skatespots you should go there and say hello! The guys from swift2foot know everything about the Helsinki, that I don´t know. Another good reason is, that you can find some locals here to skate with and of cause you will find all the rollerblade stuff you might need. Beside a good range of rollerblade clothing, you can buy DVDs to get inspired for your next session!

„swift2foot“ sollte die erste Anlaufstation für jeden Rollerblader sein, der nach Helsinki kommt. Nachdem ihr ins Hostel oder ins Hotel eingechecked seid und bevor ihr skaten geht, geht mal vorbei und sagt hallo!

Die Jungs von „swift2foot“ wissen alles über Helsinki was ich euch hier nicht zeigen kann. Ein anderer Grund hier mal einzuschlagen ist, das ihr hier die Locals finden, mit denen ihr dann Sessions fahren könnt. Ausserdem findet ihr hier alles Zubehör was ihr benötigt falls mal was kaputt gehen sollte. Neben einer guten Auswahl an Rollerblade Klamotten und Skates, findet ihr noch DVDs um sich für die nächste Session inspirieren zu lassen.

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki BEAMHILL mikonkatu 8 www.beamhill.fi/mikonkatu shop Beamhill is a streetwear fashion shop which is located in the heart of Helsinki City, not even 5 min. walk from the main station. The great idea behind the new shop concept is to have two shops in one location. On one side you will find streetwear labels like CTRL, Nike, OBBEY, Adidas and Cheap Monday. On the other side of the shop you will find a carefully selected collection of contemporary fashion designers like wood wood, one hundret, velour or hendrik vibskov. Check it out!

Beamhill ist ein cooler Laden im Herzen Helsinkis, in dem man Streetwear sowie Fashion Klamotten bekommt, noch nichtmal 5 Minuten zu Fuß vom Hauptbahnhof entfernt. Die tolle Idee hinter dem Shop Konzept ist es zwei shops in einem zu haben.

Auf der einen Seite findet man alle angesagten Streetwear Labels wie CTRL Nike, OBBEY, Adidas und cheap monday. Auf der anderen Seite des Shops findet ihr dann sorgfältig ausgewählte Kollektionen von angesagten Jungdesignern wie wood wood, one hundred, velour oder Hendrik Vibskov. Check it out!

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki BH COLORS lapinlahdenkatu 21 www.bhcolors.com shop For all the artist who loves the public space, this is the shop to go. Besides local contacts you will find cans and books about painting. Since Graffiti is strongly contested by the Helsinki government, you should take care about yourself!

Für alle Künstler, die den öffentlichen Raum lieben, ist dies der Shop den ihr sucht. Neben lokalen Kontakten und Informationen findet man hier Dosen und Bücher, sowie alles andere, was man zum malen braucht. Weil Graffiti hart von der Regierung bekämpft wird, sollte man allerdings diesbezüglich sehr vorsichtig untergews sein!

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki LASIPALATSI mannerheimeintie 22-24 www.lasipalatsi.fi gallery Lasipalatsi is an original building from the 30´s, beside some not so interesting shops for Skater, you will find a view nice bars, an old theatre and right next to the entry of the theatre there is a really small but nice art-gallery You should step in and open your brain to get some new influences, which you can transfer afterwards into new styles of skating... YEAH!!!

Lasipalatsi ist ein original 30er Jahre Gebäude, neben einigen nicht so interessanten Geschäften für Skater findet man ein paar nette Bars, ein altes Theater und direkt neben dessen Eingang befindet sich eine kleine, aber nette Kunstgallerie. Geht einfach mal rein, öffnet euer Gehirn, lasst euch inspirieren und lasst die Kreativität in neue Skatestyles fließen...YEAH!!!

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki MYYMÄLÄ2 wudenmaankatu 23 www.myymala.com gallery / shop Myymälä2 is subterranean art gallerie and shop concept located in the design district. The gallerie/shop is not so easy to find because it´s entry is kind of covert, but when you find it you will enter the world of young finish art!

Myymala ist eine kleine Kunstgallerie und ein Shop mitten im Design District. Die Gallerie/Shop ist nicht so leicht zu finden, da der Eingang eher aussieht wie ein Keller, aber wenn man erstmal den weg gefunden hat, taucht man in die Welt von junger individueller Kunst und Mode ein.

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki A LITTLE TRIP TO... a flee market

If you wanna check out an original Finnish flea market then go to the flea market in the end of the big road Bulevardi. Here you find lots of old Finnish cloth,toys, books and of course a lot of trash...it‘s much fun to go here and to see what Finns have in their houses.

Wenn du einen echten finnischen Flomarkt abchecken willst, dann bist du beim Flohmarkt am Ende der Bulevardi Straße genau richtig. Hier findest du neben unendlich viel Gerümpel aus finnischen Haushalten, Bücher, Spielzeug und ab und zu auch wirkliche Raritäten. Es ist wirklich schön sich hier ein wenig treiben zu lassen und sich anzusehen was Finnen so alles in ihren Häusern haben.

05 / city all the hotspots you need to know about Helsinki A LITTLE TRIP TO... Isle of Suomenlinna

Even if the weather is windy, cold and rainy, you should go for a little excursion to the isle of Suomenlinna, but the best way to go there is when it is warm and sunny! After 10 min. with a shuttle boat you arrive at Suomenlinna. Here you will discover lots of old castle constructions huge old cannons and thousands of nice places to have a barbecue and enjoy nature at it‘s best! round ticket for a day: 3.60 €

Auch wenn das Wetter schlecht ist, sollte man sich nicht davon abhalten lassen eine kleine Reise nach Suomenlinna zu machen, aber am schönsten ist die Insel natürlich wenn die Sonne scheint und es warm ist. Nach 10 Minuten mit einem Schifftransfer kommt man auf Suomenlinna an.

Hier kann man viele alte Rüstungsanlagen und riesige alte Kannonen entdecken ausserdem bietet die Insel tausende schöne Plätze zum Grillen oder einfach um die Natur am Meer zu genießen! Schifftransfer Hin-und Rückfahrt: 3.60€

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