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MITCHELL JORDAN
Street-smart in Helsinki Helsinki is Finland’s quiet achiever and is worthy of a closer look
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here is a widely held belief by locals and travelers alike that Helsinki is—above all else—far from a tourist’s paradise. Just what to do when visiting Finland’s capital is a question that stumps many holidaymakers. Sure, the city is well connected by ferries to Sweden, Estonia and Russia; and if you plan to visit Lapland—home to reindeer and the aurora borealis—in the country’s northernmost region, then it’s practically impossible to avoid at least passing through. Despite what even the most jaded of Finns may utter, the truth is that there is much to see and do in Helsinki, even for those who don’t particularly care for saunas, forests, and lakes. While there is certainly nothing as iconic as an Eiffel Tower or Coliseum to make one’s jaw drop in wonderment, the city offers more than just an escape route to other cities. The best place to start is by walking the streets of Helsinki in order to gain some appreciation of Finland’s history. Street signs are written in both Finnish and Swedish, while Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral, one of the most obvious reminders of Russian influence, combines to give a sense of just how long and hard the country had to fight for its independence. Those who want to give their
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Cable Factory is a thriving hub of up-and-coming artists. feet a rest can take in the sights by catching trams 3T or 3B, which offer a free audio tour of the city. Still, it’s worth hopping off at some point to actively engage with a landscape that sometimes seems more like an outdoor gallery.
In Ruttopuisto Park, swings hang impossibly high from the boughs of trees for no other purpose than decoration, while at other times their trunks have been completely covered in knitted patterns. Those who prefer to experiMITCHELL JORDAN
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ence art indoors can call in at any number of the impressive galleries, like the futuristic museum of contemporary art, Kiasma, or Finland’s largest cultural center, Cable Factory. Once a site for the manufacturing of telegraph, electricity and telephone lines from 1942 to 1985, the Cable Factory is today home to 250 up-and-coming and established Finnish artists, bands, schools, theaters and organizations who rent out the many rooms in the towering building that would not be out of place in Berlin. An ever-changing schedule of public exhibitions also makes the space and the adjoining Finnish Museum of Photography easily accessible. If all of these suggestions seem tepid, then the snap-happy traveler should head for what is arguably Helsinki’s biggest drawing card: Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, just a short boat ride from the
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‘Great Gatsby’-Style Lilac Dress Miss von Rosenschilde aptly dubs this creation “an opulent dream” that brings “scintillating visions of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, with this Poiret-inspired masterpiece of fine beading and embroidery art.” It took six months to create the dress with four craftsmen stitching it entirely by hand and working off her original drawing and pattern. The embroidery work was designed “as if it were a painting,” she said. “Magical hues of purple and blue accent the arabesques and fine lines that curve around the heavy bodice and outline the petals of the skirt.” She said that she wanted to revive the spirit of the ’20s, with “light shimmering, a joyous sparkle.” “Every era has its spirit. That time was perhaps a joyous revolution, a liberation, stepping into newfound freedom—a new era, century. The world was changing so fast—like now,” she said.
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n today’s era of fast fashion, it is rare to come across a designer who creates clothing by hand with meticulous care and rapt attention to detail, and whose styles accurately capture a time gone by. We found such a designer in the talented Natasha von Rosenschilde, who creates a level of couture that can only be described as works of art. In an interview over the phone and via email, Miss von Rosenschilde said that she finds tranquility in sitting and embroidering, and that inner richness gets translated into the garment. There is a peace that “descends upon the spirit when we create something truly beautiful,” she said. It becomes “a work that is a collaboration of many hands, love, and the result is simply Beauty.” Perhaps what also lends a magical element to her designs is their inspiration—the richness of the costumes at the Ballets Russes and its founder,
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