Helsinki in winter / Helsinki en invierno / L’hiver à Helsinki

January 18, 2010

Helsinki in winter / Helsinki en invierno / L’hiver à Helsinki

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Helsinki covered by white veil

This winter has been a ”different” winter. Why so? Well, cold weather lasted many weeks and when it came a little bit warmer, frost crusted everything. This means that also the smallest branches in trees are white as also statues are.

I walked through Helsinki in many parks, along waterfront and took photos from a skier, from a cute baby sitting in a Laplander’s sled, trees etc. Finally I returned to the plaza of senate where the Helsinki cathedral dominates the view. Before the cathedral there is the monument to Alexander II. It was also heavily frosted and I have never seen it like that.

Helsinki cubrió por velo blanco

Este invierno ha sido un invierno “diferente”. ¿Por qué? Bueno, el clima frío duró varias semanas y cuando llegó un poco más cálido, todo está escarcha la naturaleza. Esto significa que también las ramitas más pequeñas de los árboles son de color blanco como si también son las estatuas.

Caminé a través de Helsinki, en muchos parques, a lo largo de la llínea de costa y tomó fotos de un esquiador, de un lindo bebé sentado en un trineo lapón, etc. Finalmente volví a la plaza del Senado, donde la catedral de Helsinki domina la vista. Delante de la catedral es el monumento a Alexander II. También fue cubierto a la escarcha y nunca lo he visto así.

Helsinki couvert par le voile blanc

Cet hiver a été une “autre” d’hiver. Pourquoi donc? Eh bien, le temps froid a duré plusieurs semaines et quand il est venu un peu plus chaud, tout est couvrerte de givre. Cela signifie que même les plus petites branches dans les arbres sont blancs comme si aussi des statues sont.

Je parcourais Helsinki dans de nombreux parcs, au bord de la mér et j’ai pris des photos à partir d’un skieur, à partir d’un joli bébé assis dans un traîneau lapon etc. Finalement je suis retourné à la place du Sénat, où la cathédrale d’Helsinki domine la vue. Devant la cathédrale se trouve le monument de Alexander II. Il a également été fortement givré et je ne l’ai jamais vu comme ça.

Helsinki in winter / Helsinki en invierno / L'hiver à Helsinki

Comments (38)

38 Comments »

Wonderful pictures–I love the photo of the boat in the snow.

Comment by slamdunk — January 18, 2010 @ 07:14 | Reply
- Good morning (it is monday morning here) Slamdunk.
  
  Nice to read that my photos pleases to You. The boat is a restaurant next to the market place of Helsinki at port.
  
  Regards.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 18, 2010 @ 07:23 | Reply
Every single photo took my breath away. These are the most beautiful photos I have ever seen. Wow… All the photos were fantastic, but I particularly enjoyed the ones with the mother and child in a sleigh.

Comment by Preston Surface — January 18, 2010 @ 14:35 | Reply
- Guess what Preston, I like them also so very much. The child brought to my mind memories dating past 38 years when my son was sitting like this one in photo.
  
  Thank You. I wish to You happy Monday.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 18, 2010 @ 15:15 | Reply
Hi Matti,

These photos are beautiful! All the crisp white! Our snow is mostly gone – I can see the grass! 😦 And you are right, that little baby is adorable!

-Emily

Comment by Miss Em — January 18, 2010 @ 17:24 | Reply
- Thank You Emily.
  
  Snow one, that means no shoveling. 🙂
  
  Happy Monday.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 18, 2010 @ 17:42 | Reply
Good evening, Matti
about this site, I’m excited again. So much snow, I saw the last time earlier in my childhood and a few days ago. Your photos are fantastic and very natural color shown. The snow-covered trees look very picturesque in the white landscape. I thank you sincerely, that I could look at it. I wish you and Anja all the best for your health and daily ways. I look forward to the next blog site I will visit. Thank you also for your nice comments on my web page.
Happy Monday, dear greetings Christel

Comment by Christel — January 18, 2010 @ 21:25 | Reply
- Guten morgen Christel.
  
  Sometimes the real winter can show its best faces. Danke schön.
  
  Regards.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 19, 2010 @ 07:50 | Reply
Bonsoir Matti,
L’épaisseur de neige est telle, que les arbres dénudés semblent avoir retrouvé un feuillage… blanc !! 🙂
Coup de coeur pour le petit Lapon, les statues givrées, et ce dragon qui ne veut pas cracher le feu pour réchauffer l’atmosphère ! 😛
A demain !

Comment by Marion B. — January 19, 2010 @ 00:06 | Reply
- Bonjour Marion.
  
  J’ai eu un sentiment chaleureux en lisant ton message. 🙂
  
  Merci beaucoup.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 19, 2010 @ 07:53 | Reply
It’s a gorgeous winter wonderland. Your photos do it justice!

Comment by Jennifer — January 19, 2010 @ 01:40 | Reply
- Thank You jennifer.
  
  This phenomen happens seldom, because the sea in front of Helsinki is warming Helsinki far into winter. Now it was exception due to “extremely” cold period. Sea is a reservoir of warmth and it is giving warm to Helsinki in fall, but in the spring time it is on the contrary. Few kilometres / miles to the North of Helsinki air temperature can be warmer than in Helsinki. When living about 50 kilometres / 31 miles from Helsinki I have had the possibility to make observations during may years. Interesting? Same kind phenomenon is valid concerning the warm of the Gulf Stream. The North Atlantic Current of Gulf Stream is warming “whole Scandinavia” and this is true when comparing air temperature on the East side Atlantic Ocean on same latitude.
  
  Normally the real winter is coming from the winds of North or from the East. When winds are from the West, air is humid and “warm”
  
  Greetings.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 19, 2010 @ 08:14 | Reply
Absolutely amazing photos! I just love snow, it makes everything look so beautiful. You should use some of those photos for Christmas cards. I love the one with the baby too.

Comment by jackiequeen — January 19, 2010 @ 15:08 | Reply
- Hi jackiequeen.
  
  Thank you visiting here and leaving a comment. You are the one who really knows what the real winter is. The baby is so cute.
  
  Greetings.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 19, 2010 @ 15:21 | Reply
Hi! Thanks for your comment. =))

I love your photos, especially when there’s splash of colours against the whiteness of the snow, it just makes everything look lovely.

Comment by papersky — January 19, 2010 @ 18:54 | Reply
- Thank You papersky.
  
  This was nice to read.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 20, 2010 @ 07:01 | Reply
Amazing photos! It’s so beautiful in Helsinki!

Comment by Nadezhda Konovalova — January 21, 2010 @ 16:13 | Reply
- Hi Nadezhda.
  
  Helsinki is beautiful in winter and in summer also. Later I’ll show summer photos.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 21, 2010 @ 17:25 | Reply
Bonjour Sartenada,
Je n’ai jamais vu autant de neige à Helsinki…mais quand j’y suis allée, c’était au mois d’août!!! Le paysage urbain est complètement métamorphosé mais c’est très beau aussi, la Finlande sous la neige!
Merci pour ta visite. A bientôt
Monik

Comment by Monik — January 25, 2010 @ 09:01 | Reply
Bonjour Monique.

Merci beaucoup pour la balade á Helsinki hivernal! Comme tu peut te le voir, Helsinki a deux faces, hivernale et estival. Je me rejoins de ton visit ici.

Bonne journée.

Comment by sartenada — January 25, 2010 @ 09:09 | Reply
Je suis bien contente de découvrir Helsinsky au travers de cette série de photos. Lorsque j’étais jeune, j’ai correspondu pendant quelques années avec une jeune fille habitant à Helsinsy.
Au plaisir.

Comment by ismerie — January 30, 2010 @ 11:54 | Reply
- Salut Ismerie.
  
  Quelle joie de lire que t’as aimée mes photos! Bonne journée.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 30, 2010 @ 14:02 | Reply
Wow! Being from California, even in our mountains I’ve never seen snow like that. Very beautiful!

Comment by StruxTravel — September 29, 2010 @ 08:08 | Reply
- Hi.
  
  Thank You very much for Your visit and nice comment. You know this: Our globe is wonderful and it offers surprises.
  
  Comment by sartenada — September 29, 2010 @ 09:35 | Reply
These are absolutely stunning!

Comment by ladyfi — October 7, 2010 @ 19:06 | Reply
- Hi ladyfi.
  
  Thank You. Snow can be beautiful sometimes.
  
  Comment by sartenada — October 8, 2010 @ 07:05 | Reply
your right, these are beautiful… but so cold, im a warm country girl. i love helsinki, my husband and I had our first date there

Comment by Kerry — October 7, 2010 @ 23:08 | Reply
- Hello Kerry.
  
  Thank You commenting so nicely. As a matter of fact cold is only matter of dressing! Right clothes help so much.
  
  Comment by sartenada — October 8, 2010 @ 07:07 | Reply
I love this winter series ! The serenity of white is so present here…. Really nice ! A lot of your photos could be used for nice postcards 🙂
Have a lovely day 🙂

Comment by Tamara — December 15, 2010 @ 12:31 | Reply
- Hi Tamara.
  
  How nice to read Your comment! Thank You. I do not visit often in Helsinki during winter, but this was a special day due to its weather. Wintry Helsinki was beautiful, even to me. Yesterday, I made my first “winter visit” to another town. Photos from it, I’ll publish last day of this year.
  
  Have a wonderful day You too.
  
  Comment by sartenada — December 15, 2010 @ 12:38 | Reply
es precioso tanto en invierno como en verano es una cuidad y pais ,al que añoro mucho tiene un gran encanto kiiitosss

Comment by tersa perez gomez — January 25, 2012 @ 17:45 | Reply
- Saludos Tersa.
  
  Gracias, es un placer tener tu comentario!
  
  ¡Que tengan un muy buen día!
  
  Comment by Sartenada — January 25, 2012 @ 18:08 | Reply
I don’t generally like winter, but these photos make me want to be there! Beautiful!

Comment by Rosh — February 25, 2014 @ 03:37 | Reply
- Hi Rosh.
  
  Thank You. This winter has been “warm” and very little of snow. Did You know that we have long traditions against cold in Finland? It is:
  
  Sauna.
  
  Sauna is ideal way to warm and to refresh oneself. Even yet today people do not know what is really and how to use it. Sauna is very popular in Finland and we have Sauna in our apartment f course.
  
  Have a nice day!
  
  Comment by Sartenada — February 25, 2014 @ 10:56 | Reply
  - Yes, it seems the weather has been unusual all over the globe. I heard about the Finland sauna, in fact I just finished watching a program on the history channel where a man living in Michigan with Finnish roots had a sauna on his property. He was showing everyone how they had their sauna. His great grandfather first had the land and he built the sauna. It was a great show! Sounds very nice to take that sauna!
    
    Comment by Rosh — February 26, 2014 @ 08:13 | Reply
    - Hi Rosh.
      
      Thank You. Very nice that You have seen Sauna movie. If You saw my post, then You saw also Sauna on wheels!!! My generation and previous belongs to the generation among who many are born in Sauna.
      
      Have a wonderful day!
      
      Comment by Sartenada — February 26, 2014 @ 11:09 | Reply
Unluckily , I couldn’t open all the photos , but what I saw was really fantastic…
I like the contrast of colours : yellow and white , grey and white …. Everything is so delicate and poetic! Thank you, Matti , for this share!

Comment by 76sanfermo — February 25, 2014 @ 14:32 | Reply
- Hi Anna.
  
  Thank You. Sometimes it happen, I know. If it is not showing the photo, but “something” with x, then it opens the photo.
  
  Have a nice day!
  
  Comment by Sartenada — February 25, 2014 @ 14:47 | Reply