#Finland Helsinki

[fashionlouist]

Louis is wearing a Pleasures Bunny Soccer Jersey in 'Blue' on stage in Helsinki.

Pleasures x Sonic Youth Bunny Soccer Jersey BlueExperimental rock combined with an eclectic aesthetic has made Sonic Youth one of America’s most influential underground bands. Collaborating with Pleasures, this capsule pays homage to some of the band’s most iconic symbols, graphics, and artwork in a range of essential streetwear staples.

[hel-looks]

Hanna, 22

“I’m wearing my mom’s old fur jacket and a scarf and boots that I thrifted. Underneath I have a little wool vest that I made, a knitted sweater that my boyfriend made for me, and a linen dress I got from a thrift store. Honestly I think I’m mostly inspired by good materials. I try to find flattering proportions when dressing but during the winter months I mostly just slap on anything that keeps me warm and comfortable.”

10 February 2024, Mannerheimintie

[torillatavataan]

Two baby Pallas cats were born in Korkeasaari Zoo (Helsinki, Finland)

[389]

Submerged Table From the Kumpula botanic garden, Helsinki, Finland.

[celestialkiri]

Wanted to practice some background spooky stuff so I snapped a few pictures of my city and made this!

[allthingseurope]

Helsinki, Finland (by Tapio)

[scavengedluxury]

Sculptures by Emil Wikström next to the entrance to Helsinki Central Railway Station, 1937. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

[returquoise]

Funniest information display at Helsinki Airport.

[ionomycin]

mermay

[amatesura]

Pallas's cat cub Korkeasaari Zoo Helsinki, Finland

[reasonsforhope]

"Heat stored underground in caverns can be set aside in Finland’s summer months to be re-used during frigid winters thanks to a state-of-the-art ‘seasonal energy’ storage facility.

Slated for construction this summer near Helsinki, it will be the largest in the world by all standards and contain enough thermal energy to heat a medium-sized city all winter.

Thermal exchange heating systems, like those built underground, or domestic heat pumps, are seen as the most effective way available of reducing the climate-impact of home heating and cooling.

Their function relies on natural forces or energy recycling to cool down or heat up water and then using it to radiate hot or cold energy into a dwelling.

In Vantaa, Finland’s fourth largest city neighboring the capital of Helsinki, the ambitious Varanto seasonal energy storage project plans to store cheap and environmental friendly waste heat from datacenters, cooling processes, and waste-to-energy assets in underground caverns where it can be used to heat buildings via the district heating network whenever it is needed.

In Finland and other Nordic countries, the heat consumption varies significantly between seasons. Heat consumption in the summertime is only about one-tenth of the peak load consumption during the cold winter months.

Varanto will utilize underground caverns equal in space to two Maddison Square Gardens—over a million cubic meters—filled with water heated by this waste heat and pressure that will allow the water to reach temperatures of up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit without the water boiling or evaporating.

“The world is undergoing a huge energy transition. Wind and solar power have become vital technologies in the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy,” says Vantaa Energy CEO Jukka Toivonen.

“The biggest challenge of the energy transition so far has been the inability to store these intermittent forms of energy for later use. Unfortunately, small-scale storage solutions, such as batteries or accumulators, are not sufficient; large, industrial-scale storage solutions are needed. Varanto is an excellent example of this, and we are happy to set an example for the rest of the world.” ...

“Two 60-MW electric boilers will be built in conjunction with Varanto,” adds Toivonen. “These boilers will be used to produce heat from renewable electricity when electricity is abundant and cheap. Our heat-producing system will work like a hybrid car: alternating between electricity and other forms of production, depending on what is most advantageous and efficient at the time.”

... Construction of the storage facility’s entrance is expected to start in summer 2024, while it could be operational as early as 2028."

-via Good News Network, April 12, 2024. Video via VantaanEnergia, March 10, 2024

[songbirdradiation]

Grass snake (Natrix natrix) juvenile I picked up in Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland. July 2024.

[hel-looks]

Glenn, 25

“The coat I’m wearing is thrifted and the skirt, corset and shift are custom from Baseborn, inspired by Robert Egger’s film The VVitch. Currently my style is inspired by historical garments and anything my Czech grandmother would have worn.”

30 December 2023, Kalevankatu

[pangeen]

" Neck stretching " //© Ossi Saarinen

Music: © Lesfm, Piano Amor - Calm Melody

[vintageeurope]

Helsinki, Finland 1890

[sitting-on-me-bum]

“A Moment of Prayer”

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa), Helsinki, Finland.

Photographer: Arto Leppänen

Bird Photographer of the Year