I'm not Finnished yet: Everyday life

My everyday life consists of two constants: 1) going to work at the University, 2) walking my cat :)

(1) Here are some pictures from my way to work:

I start here at the Malminkartano train station. It now takes super looooooong time to get on the train. Normally it comes every 10 minutes but now, because of some renovations it is always late and then it stops on the way (except on the regular stations). I actually like this station because it is in a tunnel, so it usually not so cold and windy in there and in the summer it is actually nice and chilly.

In the tunnel one can find some advertisements. The newest one is a pure piece of art, because it is a poster of the most popular fizzy drink in Finland - Jaffa (tastes much like Fanta, although Finns do not like this comparison :P ). These posters were designed by Erik Bruun whose posters are very popular in Finland. Original version of this poster called Blue Jaffa Palm goes back to 1959 but now it has been drawn again by the author and made into a poster.

Larger version of the picture can be found below. This picture is from Hakaniemi metro station.

After a looong train trip (15-20 min.) I end up in the central railway station. It is now green and cosy due to some campaign :)

There are many cool shops at the Central Railway station in Helsinki, one of them is a cool Finnish Design shop. I also like to buy berries from the fruit stand.

I really enjoy walking through this station, it is an excellent start to my day.

After that I walk next to a flower shop and I just love the smell of that shop! As a small girl I dreamed of working in such a flower shop...

Next to the Museum building one can find beautiful flowers that change depending on the time of the year.

Here is my corridor at work. The university building is really cosy and I feel very well in the building from 1950's :) I love this style, I wish I could move to '50s!