In English:
January the 7th, 2015 we visited Helsinki. The town was illuminated due to the light festival called Lux Helsinki. We made nice walking tour in the evening and I invite You to make the same tour with us thru my photos.
En español:
Miércoles, 07 de enero de 2015, nos visitábamos Helsinki. La ciudad estaba iluminada debido el festival de luz llamado Lux Helsinki. Hicimos agradable paseo a pie por la noche y Vos invito a hacer el mismo recorrido con nosotros a través de mis fotos.
En francais:
Mercredi 7 janvier 2015, nous visitions Helsinki. La ville a été illuminée en raison de la fête de lumière appelé Lux Helsinki. Nous avons fait ne belle promenade de nuite et je vous invite à faire la même balade avec nous à travers mes photos.
Em Português:
Quarta-feira, 7 de janeiro de 2015, visitávamos Helsinki. A cidade foi iluminada devido ao festival de luz chamado Lux Helsinki. Fazíamos agradável passeio a pé à noite e eu convidamos você a fazer o mesmo passeio com a gente através de minhas fotos.
Hotel Marski
Esplanadi
Esplanadi
Esplanadi
Esplanadi
Esplanadi
Esplanadi
Mikonkatu
Kluuvikatu
Hotel Kämp (Five Star hotel)
Restaurant Kappeli
Helsinki City Hall
Finnair Sky Wheel
Helsinki Market
Bock House (Old Town Hall)
Helsinki Cathedral, Helsinki Senate Square
Helsinki Cathedral, Helsinki Senate Square
Helsinki Cathedral, Helsinki Senate Square
Aleksanterinkatu
Mikonkatu
Makkaratalo (Sausage house)
Ice skating on Railway square (Rautatientori)
Ice skating on Railway square (Rautatientori)
Ice skating on Railway square (Rautatientori)
Inside of Sanomatalo
Inside of Sanomatalo
Kansalaistori
Kansalaistori
Kansalaistori
Kansalaistori
Kansalaistori
Outside of Sanomatalo
Parliament House
National Museum of Finland
Wooden light installation
Wooden light installation
Wooden light installation
Wooden light installation
Wooden light installation
Wooden light installation
Wooden light installation
Finlandia house
Finlandia house
Finlandia house
Mannerheimintie and Stockmann ware house
Stockmann ware house
Aleksanterinkatu
Travels in Finland and abroad 
These are lovely! I didn’t take any night shots from the city while we lived there, so it was nice to see your photos. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Comment by Christine M. — January 29, 2015 @ 08:00 |
Hello Christine.
Oh, I did not knew that You left Finland. Hopefully You have some nice memories from this quite “unknown” country in the north.
Thank You commenting so nicely my post. For us who lives outside the Helsinki, it was high time to visit it again, because we did not visit there. Born in Helsinki, it is always to us interesting to see how its faces changes during the years.
Have a wonderful day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 11:04 |
Des lumières festives et féeriques
Comment by Bernieshoot — January 29, 2015 @ 08:12 |
Bonjour Bernie.
C’est chouette Votre commentaire. Je l’aime. Merci beaucoup.
Bonne journée.
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 11:11 |
Thank you for the wonderful photos, it is like being there! 🙂
Comment by wolfberryknits — January 29, 2015 @ 08:14 |
Hello Wolfberryknits.
According to Your kind comment, it seems that I succeeded with this post. Thank You.
Have a nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 11:21 |
Ooooo …. Helsinki! Wonderful. Thank you!
Comment by alcessa — January 29, 2015 @ 08:46 |
Hi Alcessa.
I glad for Your visit. Thank You commenting and praising Helsinki thru my photos.
Have a great day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 11:40 |
Lovely. Many of the buildings look very similar to those in Glasgow City (Scotland).
Comment by janeslog — January 29, 2015 @ 09:55 |
Hi Jane.
Thank You commenting and making so nice and interesting observation concerning the architecture.
Have a nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 11:45 |
Thank you Matti for sharing all this!
Beautiful town and superb shots , as usual!!!
Comment by 76sanfermo — January 29, 2015 @ 10:09 |
Hi Anna.
I am happy when reading Your praising comment. Thank You. It was a little bit sad that all the snow melted before our visit in our birth town. It does not matter, becuse in some of my future posts, there snow and snow.
Buona giornata col sorriso.
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 11:56 |
Beautiful.
A festival of the light is held in each place in Japan in December.
Comment by wakasahs15th — January 29, 2015 @ 10:27 |
Hello Wakasahs15th.
Lights illuminate town in winter so nicely. Thank you commenting and telling a little bit more about Japan to me and others.
こんばんは.
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 12:11 |
It all looks so inviting! Did you go ice-skating?
Comment by Yvonne — January 29, 2015 @ 11:23 |
Hi Yvonne.
Helsinki was beautiful, even there was no snow. Well, our visit was short, only one night. We took the train from Mikkeli and after three hours we booked in the hotel which photo I showed in the first photo. Then we went for some walks, shopping and eating. After few hours rest the photography tour started. The weather was cold due to “polar” wind. No, we did not go ice-skating this time. Our purpose was to see Helsinki, shopping and to shoot photos. Thank you for Your kind comment.
Have a nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 12:45 |
What a beautiful city! The lights are gorgeous, where they the Christmas lights that were still up?
Comment by chrissiedixie — January 29, 2015 @ 11:27 |
Hello Chrissiedixie.
Thank You commenting and making a question. Those lights belong to the light show called Lux Helsinki. It is arranged every year just few days after the New Year. I have made two Lux Helsinki posts earlier and they differ totally from this year’s show.
Have a nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 13:30 |
Thank you for the enchanting tour. My pupils enjoyed seeing places they had visited in a “new light”!
Comment by ss-k — January 29, 2015 @ 12:35 |
Hi Saila.
What a lovely surprise to me to know that Your pupils have seen my photos! I am so glad. Thank You.
Best regards to You and Your pupils!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 13:43 |
C’est magnifique!
Comment by chantaki — January 29, 2015 @ 12:47 |
Bonjour Chantaki.
Merci beacoup.
Je te souhaite une agréable journée!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 14:13 |
I love cities that really know how to celebrate winter! Wonderful photos–I got especially excited about the skating rink!
Comment by KerryCan — January 29, 2015 @ 13:03 |
Hi Kerry.
Thank You. It is indeed nice that Helsinki arranges every winter skating rinks. Sometimes this year, I’ll show ice-skating in Helsinki.
Have a wonderful day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 14:52 |
I feel friendly Helsinki Market light !
I want to go orange room.
Wooden light installation look as if big and vivid eggs!
Comment by そのちゃん — January 29, 2015 @ 14:51 |
Hi そのちゃん.
Very nice to read that You loved my photos and left Your praising comment. ありがとうございます.
こんばんは.
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 15:11 |
Your photos of the light show are quite impressive! I’m sure it is a welcome event during the long winter months of relative darkness. I couldn’t remember Finland’s latitude as compared to Alaska, so I just looked it up on a map, and it’s almost exactly the same, so the amount of dark/light would be equal. I especially like the wooden light installation and the first few photos of the geometric shapes hanging in trees. Seems I remember a blog of your in the past about building those. Excellent post!
Comment by Marilyn Albright — January 29, 2015 @ 15:21 |
Hello Marilyn.
I loved your comparison between Alaska and Helsinki. To us Finns, Helsinki is in the south, which is true. The length of the day varies where man lives. We wait with eager the vernal equinox. In Helsinki today the length of the day is: 7 h 41 min. and in my hometown Mikkeli, it is: 7 h 23 min. Well, the difference is not so much yet today, but anyway. Thank You commenting.
Have a great day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 29, 2015 @ 15:35 |
How beautiful…
Thanks for inviting us.
I enjoyed it very much!
Comment by 洋子 — January 29, 2015 @ 17:21 |
Hi 洋子.
Thank You for your kind words. I am glad that You enjoyed the tour.
すばらしい日を過してください。
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 08:19 |
You did a wonderful job of photographing the city at night! I especially appreciate the captions for each photo. That is indeed a beautiful city.
I have not been to a large city in nearly a decade, but I enjoyed your photos very much.
Comment by montucky — January 29, 2015 @ 18:26 |
Hello Terry.
I appreciate Your comment very much. Thank You. I am not used to shoot night photos, but it is possible that I managed finally. Well, Your photos are unique in the whole world and it is thru them why I have some knowledge about Your beautiful nature and wild life. Every time when visiting Your blog, Your photos stop me.
Have a nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 08:29 |
Great pictures of my current stomping grounds!
Comment by laceduplutheran — January 29, 2015 @ 18:32 |
Hi Matt.
Thank You praising my photos. I guess that the tour You made thru my photos is familiar to You. 🙂
Have a great day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 08:32 |
Sure is.
Comment by laceduplutheran — January 30, 2015 @ 09:51 |
Beautiful! So nice when the darkness of winter is softened by such a number and diversity of lights. How friendly cities, streets, buildings and naked trees are looking when decorated and glowing in the dark. I particularly like it when colours are changing (I noticed that on some of your gorgeous photos, Matti).
Have a nice evening!
-Michèle-
Comment by ladyfromhamburg — January 29, 2015 @ 19:03 |
Hello Michèle.
It is refreshing to have lights in the darkest winter time in town. Nice comment, I appreciate it. Thank You.
Viele Grüße. Matti.
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 10:02 |
Avec tes belles photos, tu as joliment
mis en valeur cette fête qui doit être
magnifique à voir. Félicitations.
Belle soirée à toi.
Comment by vever02 — January 29, 2015 @ 19:40 |
Bonjour Hervé.
Merci beaucoup. Je suis ravi que mes photos te plaisaient. C’était un grand plaisir pour nous de visiter à Helsinki et de faire quelques achats et finalement prendre des photos.
Je te souhaite une agréable journée!
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 11:12 |
Helsinki is on my list of places to visit this spring. Heading to Europe in March and hope to be in Finland in mid May. It looks beautiful!!!
Comment by SmallHouseBigGarden — January 29, 2015 @ 20:43 |
Hi Karen.
How nice to know that You are heading to Finland also. May is nice time to visit Helsinki, because trees start to grow leaves and laws are green. For Your information in Helsinki there are three gardens! If You stay only in Helsinki, then there are few places which are “must to see”.
Historic maritime fortress of Suomenlinna
Seurasaari Open-Air Museum
Rock church
Helsinki market place
Helsinki shoreline cruise
Anyway if You have questions, do not hesitate to ask me.
Happy weekend.
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 12:08 |
You’ve done a marvelous job of capturing the beauty of the lights in these night photos. Very well done!
Comment by seniorhiker — January 30, 2015 @ 04:39 |
Hello George.
Thank You praising my photos. I am really glad when reading Your kind comment.
Have a nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 12:45 |
What a nice festival! Thanks for the tour!
Comment by Tiny — January 30, 2015 @ 06:27 |
Hello Tiny.
Thank You taking the tour thru my photos.
Have a great day!
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 12:46 |
It is winter pleasure, and, in Japan, “ルミナリエ” of Kanbe is famous. It is the illumination of the requiem of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. I went well before. It is another 20 years.
The illuminations of Helsinki are wonderful with a very calm atmosphere, and my favorite is an egg-shaped art object.
Comment by medaka4841 — January 30, 2015 @ 06:41 |
Hello Medaka4841.
I am glad for Your visit and praising comment. The wooden big egg is my favorite also. ありがとう.
こんばんは.
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 12:58 |
♪ que agradable y divertido! ¿ es pobible a montar el ruedo del cielo ? y que es “Kansalaistori” ??
Comment by betunada — January 30, 2015 @ 07:03 |
Hola Betunada.
Muchas gracias por tu visita y comentario. Tengo de responder a tu pregunta en inglés, directo de la página de Visit Helsinki:
Kansalaistori is a new square and lawn area in the heart of the city located between the Music Centre and Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma along Mannerheimintie. The square is partially paved and in the summertime popular especially among skateboarders. The area has plenty of benches to sit and relax and watch all the activity around. The artificial turf playground located in the area provides a possibility for different kinds of sports activies, e.g. basketball, and there’s a paved bicycle route running through the area. Kansalaistori serves also as a venue for various events, such as Taste of Helsinki and Picnic Cinema during the annual Helsinki Festival.
¡Que tengas un muy buen día!
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 13:09 |
Impressive, Sartenada… Mesmerizing lights . Happy wekend ahead~ All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
Comment by Aquileana — January 30, 2015 @ 14:19 |
Hi Aquileana.
Nice praising comment. Thank You.
Happy weekend.
Comment by Sartenada — January 30, 2015 @ 14:23 |
Beautiful photos of a beautiful city! Your skating rink pictures brought back memories – I haven’t lived in a place where it was cold enough to skate outdoors for so many years. I still have my skates, though!
Comment by Ann — January 30, 2015 @ 14:55 |
Hello Ann.
Thank you. When I was young schoolboy, I loved speed skating on ice. Later at the age of ten years we moved to a small town and there nobody practiced speed skating. Everybody practiced bandy. After school I have not been ice-skating.
Happy weekend!
Comment by Sartenada — January 31, 2015 @ 09:19 |
How beautiful!
especially Wooden light installation, I love that.
Thank you for the fantastic tour.
Comment by kanaconnie — January 30, 2015 @ 15:18 |
Hello Connie.
How glad I am for Your visit and kind comment. Thank You. I took “huge” amount of photos from that huge wooden egg.
良い 週末!
Comment by Sartenada — January 31, 2015 @ 09:26 |
bonjour Maty quelle belle fête et que de belles illuminations dans ta ville tes photos sont magnifiques et la cathédrale de nuit est superbe bravo pour ce bel article bises MA
Comment by AUDOLY-NOURIAN — January 30, 2015 @ 18:19 |
Bonjour MA.
Merci beaucoup pour ton aimable remarque, je saurai la retenir.
Passes un très bon week-end,bisous.
Comment by Sartenada — January 31, 2015 @ 11:42 |
immagini davvero grandiose! la luce gioia!
Comment by ventisqueras — January 31, 2015 @ 06:22 |
Buongiorno.
Ventisqueras, grazie tanto per il vostro gentile commento.
Ti auguro una splendida giornata!
Comment by Sartenada — January 31, 2015 @ 12:03 |
love love love Helsinki! So many memories
Comment by jafar1970 — January 31, 2015 @ 09:42 |
Hello Jafar.
Memories are important to people and photos help to keep them fresh. Thank You.
Happy weekend!
Comment by Sartenada — January 31, 2015 @ 12:16 |
Helsinki Cathedral is fantastic！
I like tram photo!
Every night photos are good.
I can study night photo in this site.
Comment by キース — January 31, 2015 @ 11:33 |
Hello Keith.
I am glad that you loved my night photos. I was afraid that they will not be good, because I am not used to shoot photos in the night.
良い 週末!
Comment by Sartenada — January 31, 2015 @ 12:21 |
Wow, these are great images! I can even feel how amazing to see it directly!
Comment by Indah Susanti — January 31, 2015 @ 13:22 |
Hi Indah.
Thank You; I am glad for Your kind comment. It was an experience to us also.
Happy weekend!
Comment by Sartenada — January 31, 2015 @ 13:48 |
So difficult to get good shots at night… you really did a great job!
Comment by RMW — January 31, 2015 @ 16:45 |
Hi RMW.
Yes it is indeed. When shooting night photos, I do not breathe and listen to my heart beats. Between two heartbeats I shoot the photo. 🙂
Happy Sunday!
Comment by Sartenada — February 1, 2015 @ 09:40 |
What a lovely walk! Your pictures are beautiful – the ice skating looks like fun!
Comment by megtraveling — January 31, 2015 @ 18:15 |
Hi Meg.
I glad that You took the Helsinki tour with us thru my photos. Thank You.
Happy Sunday!
Comment by Sartenada — February 1, 2015 @ 09:42 |
Helsinki looks wonderful, especially decorated with all the lights. The Cathedral is beautiful.
Comment by Karen — January 31, 2015 @ 20:39 |
Hello Karen.
Very nice to read that You loved Helsinki. The Cathedral is white and it stand on a hill very visible and acts as a landmark around Helsinki.
Happy Sunday!
Comment by Sartenada — February 1, 2015 @ 09:44 |
What fabulous fun photos! Looks like a bright, beautiful city! 🙂
Comment by Linda Arthur Tejera — February 1, 2015 @ 00:36 |
Hi Linda.
Now it was winter, no snow, but in summer Helsinki is at its best. There are many beautiful island nearby waiting for visitors. Than Commenting.
Happy Sunday!
Comment by Sartenada — February 1, 2015 @ 09:46 |
The wooden light installation was cool. Thanks for this look at your city!
Comment by dunelight — February 2, 2015 @ 05:36 |
Hi Dunelight.
I am glad that You made Helsinki sightseeing thru my photos! Thank You.
Have a nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — February 2, 2015 @ 08:21 |
Beautiful shots ❤
Comment by Leyla — February 2, 2015 @ 06:22 |
Hi Leyla.
How nice to read Your comment. Thank You.
Have a great start of new week.
Comment by Sartenada — February 2, 2015 @ 08:23 |
Helsinki looks a beautiful city and you have taken some wonderful photos! I always love places lit up at the night and the lights here are so decorative and pretty 🙂
Comment by rosemaylily2014 — February 2, 2015 @ 09:22 |
Hello Rosemary.
It is true that photos shot on daylight and those at the night are very, very different. I just start to understand the difference and someday I’ll shoot more night photos. Thank You commenting so nicely.
Have a great start of new week.
Comment by Sartenada — February 2, 2015 @ 10:56 |
Great photos! I do not find it is easy to take sharp photos of lights at night. My favorite is the ice skating.
Are the people wearing goggles inside the Sanomatalo for the light effects?
Comment by Tokeloshe — February 3, 2015 @ 00:03 |
Hello Linda.
Those glasses where not Goggles. I find the answer after “long” in Internet and they are “spy glasses” whatever it means. I am glad for Your comment and visit. Thank You.
Have a nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — February 3, 2015 @ 11:09 |
Great night shots, I love cities at night
Comment by surfnslide — February 3, 2015 @ 08:34 |
Hi Andy.
Nice comment, thank you. Cities and towns are best targets to get gorgeous colorful night shots.
Have a great day!
Comment by Sartenada — February 3, 2015 @ 11:19 |
So crisp and so clear. Excellent, excellent photography. Love the awesome look of the Cathedral.
Comment by rommel — February 3, 2015 @ 11:10 |
Hi Rommel.
I appreciate very much Your kind comment. Thank You.
Have a great day!
Comment by Sartenada — February 3, 2015 @ 11:28 |
What a beautiful evening! Thank you for sharing all the festive lights, Matti!
Comment by Heart To Harp — February 3, 2015 @ 23:38 |
Hello Janet.
How nice that You visit my blog and left Your kind comment. Thank You. It has flowed much water in Mississippi since I presented Helsinki the last time.
Have nice day!
Comment by Sartenada — February 4, 2015 @ 11:20 |
Beautiful night photography of the Helsinki cityscape. The lights are wonderful, and I enjoyed the ice skating scenes. I enjoyed your post very much!
Comment by elisa ruland — February 4, 2015 @ 21:11 |
Hello Elisa.
I am glad that You love my Helsinki photos. Thank You praising my post.
Have a wonderful day!
Comment by Sartenada — February 5, 2015 @ 09:59 |
I felt very nostalgic when I looked your pictures. I remembered the streets of Helsinki.
Winter of Helsinki is also beautiful. How beautiful illumination of Himmeli are!!. Stockman and the Cathedral, I ate ice cream here. I guess ice cream is delicious in winter. Thank you for the beautiful photos.
Kiitos 🙂
Comment by Misa — February 7, 2015 @ 15:12 |
Hi Misa.
ありがとうございます. How glad I am when reading your praising comment thank You. You noticed Himmeli!!! My wife was instructions to make Himmeli by using beads was very enthusiastic when seeing them. She said that next winter she wants to make something similar to our balcony.
In winter and in February, Finland offers a lot of snow and ice fun around the country. Ice cream, yes we eat regularly ice cream every Saturday after visiting our Sauna, we eat some ice cream “just to cool us while looking at some movie. 🙂
すばらしい日を過してください。
Comment by Sartenada — February 8, 2015 @ 09:32 |
A wonderful tour through Helsinki at night. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you, dear Matti.
Comment by Isabella Rose Photography — February 11, 2015 @ 22:29 |
Hi Isabella.
How nice comment You left here after seeing my photos. I am very happy when reading it. Thank You.
Have a wonderful day!
Comment by Sartenada — February 12, 2015 @ 12:34 |
Beautiful pictures! It really looks like a winter paradise, and looks so wonderful all lit up. I also like the architecture.
Comment by luchanik — February 22, 2015 @ 18:37 |
Hi Davinder.
It was pity that there was no snow, but the lights were gorgeous. Thank You visiting my blog and leaving Your kind comment
Have a great start of a new week!
Comment by Sartenada — February 23, 2015 @ 07:15 |
Helsinki looks so different in winter! I went in April and it was bright and sunny. I’d love to go in the colder months and maybe take a boat to Tallin…
Comment by Weekend Adventures — August 15, 2016 @ 14:25 |
Hello Isabel.
Hello Isabel.
Thank you. Well, I can say that there are two Finland’s – summer and winter. Tallinn is worth for a visit! If You someday will visit again Finland, the best month is February. Snow and ice everywhere is guaranteed.
Some examples:
World’s Biggest Snow Castle.
Arctic Circle in winter.
Reindeer driving competition.
Have a wonderful day!
Comment by Sartenada — August 16, 2016 @ 11:33 |