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People protesting - 22.3.2022, in front of the Finnish Parliament

Building a Civic-Scale Threat Monitoring Tool — With No-Code + AI + Coffee

What started as a simple thought — "How do I assess the actual threat…


5th April 2025

GenAI and the Degradation of Human Virtues?

What does generative AI reflect back at us—and what might it be…


1st April 2025

Santa Fe

Perheemme, joka koostuu kahdesta aikuisesta ja kahdesta teinistä,…


15th January 2025

Kimmo

Variations from a portrait shoot in milieu, natural light.


10th September 2024

Saarten10

On August 3, 2024 vegaanijuoksijat ry (vegan runners club) organised…


5th August 2024

Midjourney –cref

--cref, anyone? well, this is not the name of a new programming…


2nd April 2024

View of a frozen lake in Finland.

Ice on the water

Easter 2024, views from a trip to a lake side cabin in Finland.


1st April 2024

Funky Elephant 14

Photographs from Funky Elephant 14 at Tavastia, April 2008.


17th March 2024

Protected: Eleonora H.

Puistopolun peruskoulu, Vuosaari, 14.3.2024.


14th March 2024

Disturbed

Disturbed, the photographs are from Ruisrock 2009 in Turku, Finland.…


5th March 2024

Koski TL

Aleksandria

View 24 photographs that made it to the final round before choosing…


25th February 2024

virtual tour home tour

Need some interior and exterior photographs of your home, house,…


20th February 2024

Immortal

Immortal, the photos are from two different gigs: Tuska Festival 2007…


15th February 2024

January 2024

Random aerial views of Vuosaari, Helsinki. January 2024.


10th February 2024

Sun setting over Vuosaari

2024


1st January 2024

Illustration of Flatlands, DALL·E generated

Pushing the boundaries


8th December 2023

DALL·E wizard test image 3 - Update the futuristic spaceship cockpit interior once more.

Image Creation Wizard


3rd December 2023

Interior Decoration #1


3rd September 2023

RATSASTUS

A few views from a riding lesson on Aug 26, 2023 in Viikki, Helsinki.


26th August 2023

Saarten10 – 2023

On August 5, 2023 vegaanijuoksijat ry (vegan runners club) organised…


5th August 2023

AI – combining Midjourney and GPT4

Have you heard of Code Interpreter a functionality in GPT-4? For…


21st July 2023

Protected: Ioniq6


26th June 2023

Greek tragedy going multimodal

An oracle’s whisper sets desire loose. Two friends ensnared grapple…


4th June 2023

Aurinkolahti 4K

First days of what could be described as summer feelings in Vuosaari,…


22nd May 2023

sunset

Sunset in Vuosaari, Aurinkolahti.


31st January 2023

Atlas and Hyperion

The highrises of Delfiinikortteli in Vuosaari under construction in a…


15th January 2023

Suomenlinna

We were back on Suomenlinna. What interesting place to stay over…


6th January 2023

Views from a morning run in Rome

Check out some views of sunny Rome from one of my morning runs. I set…


1st January 2023

Uutela December 2022

Aerial photos of Uutela and Särkkäniemi in Vuosaari, Helsinki.…


10th December 2022

Saarten10

Näkymiä Saarten10:ltä, 2022. Vegaanijuoksijat ry.


7th August 2022

rakenteilla

Siltasaari elokuussa 2022. Ilmakuvia kauppahallin alueelta ja…


5th August 2022

view of of a pond in a forest

smoke sauna

smoke sauna and cold water, perfect setting for mindful moments


23rd June 2022

feature image Interlaken2022

Interlaken 2022

Kuvia, videoita ja kokemuksia matkakuluineen erään perheen…


20th April 2022

24h timelapse


15th March 2022

Villa Eläintarha

Villa Eläintarha


10th January 2022

Residency Elias

Suomenlinna, residency Elias. A HIAP residency.


1st January 2022

Napakelkka

Napakelkka, an icy merry-go-round!


28th December 2021

HMAC-sali

HMAC

HMAC - Helsinki Martial Art Center


25th November 2021

Protected: Ioniq5

Ioniq5 by Hyundai.


8th November 2021

View from above

12h timelapse

12h timelapse in 12 seconds.


3rd October 2021

Nuottasaari

Nuottasaari, Vuosaaren Uutelan länsipuolella sijaitseva saari,…


19th September 2021

Delfiinikortteli Syyskuu 13 2021

18 sek. Delfiinikorttelia

18 s Delfiinikorttelia. Syyskuun 13, 2021.


14th September 2021

REPOSALMI – Metsiä Helsingissä

REPOSALMI - Metsiä Helsingissä, 2021.


12th September 2021

Kuvia Vuosaaren huipun kävelylenkiltä.

Perseids 12.8.2021

Perseids 12.8.2021. Viime yönä paikallista aikaa oli erinomainen…


13th August 2021

Kuvia Vuosaaren huipun kävelylenkiltä.

Näkymiä

Joitakin otoksia kävelylenkiltä Vuosaaren huipun alueella ja sieltä…


10th August 2021

Uutela 5k

Polkujuoksu Uutela 5k

Tällä sivulla voit tutustua polkujuoksulenkkin (5km) Vuosaaren…


9th August 2021

Polkujuoksu Mustavuori 10k

Tällä sivulla voit tutustua polkujuoksulenkkiin (10km) Vuosaaren…


9th August 2021

Kiilopää

Kiilopää 2021

Kiilopää on Suomen Lapissa sijaitseva tunturi, mutta myös Suomen…


6th August 2021

Tucson 1.6 T-GDi 265 hv Plug-in Hybrid 4WD

Protected: Tucson

Näkemyksiä Tucson 1.6 T-GDi, Plug-in Hybrid 4WD:stä viikonlopun ajan…


2nd July 2021

Härkäsaari

Härkäsaari 360°

360° fly-around Härkäsaari, Helsinki.


20th June 2021

Härkäsaari, laituri

Härkäsaari 2021

Erään Härkäsaaressa vierailleen kuvia ja videoita


18th June 2021

Etelä-Vuosaari

Etelä-Vuosaaren yllä

Näkymiä Etelä-Vuosaaresta, mm. Port of Helsinki, Uutelan kanava,…


25th May 2021

By the lake.

a Finnish lakescape

views of a Finnish lakescape


17th May 2021

Pohjavedenpuisto, Vuosaari, Helsinki

Pohjavedenpuisto

Pohjavedenpuisto, Vuosaari, Helsinki


9th May 2021

Finnish tango dance completion about to start at the annual tango competition in Seinäjoki, Finland (2006).

dance on

My Finnish tango series continues with this second photo!


24th March 2021

Finnish tango, Seinäjoki

Finnish tango

In 2005 I was the local guide to a Swiss documentary team who were…


22nd March 2021

Delfiinikortteli

Delfiinikortteli

Views of Delfiinikortteli (dolphin block, under construction) -…


21st March 2021

itämerellä

Offshore, a few glimpses from my walk on the Baltic Sea, which in…


22nd February 2021

Offshore Ib, blue.

Robinson Crusoe

offshore, out and about on the frozen sea just off Vuosaari, Helsinki…


21st February 2021

The MS Finnmaid in the Port of Helsinki on Feb 2nd 2021.

MS Finnmaid

The MS Finnmaid is arriving at the Port of Helsinki on Feb 2nd 2021.


14th February 2021

DownIsFun

MTN Racer on snow


9th February 2021

Night Mode iPhone 12 Pro

night mode


3rd February 2021

Rastilan uimaranta, 6.12.2020

Rastilassa uimassa


25th January 2021

Hyundai i20

i20 – mukiin menevä menopeli

"Ihan kiva auto" lasten suusta sen kuulee. En omista autoa, joten…


20th January 2021

Avanto

Avanto - winter swimming 15.1.2021, Rastila, Helsinki.


17th January 2021

time to swim

Another random weekend

Another random weekend, some running and swimming.


11th January 2021

winter swimming 2.1.2021

winter swimming

winter swimming 2.1.2021


5th January 2021

NB-intro

New kicks


2nd January 2021

Topo MTN Racer

MTN Racer

On the trails, short review of Topo Athletic's MTN Racer trail shoe.


8th October 2020

wide feet looking for shoes

Me and my experiences with running shoes, 2020.


30th September 2020

WindowSwap, Helsinki

Helsinki Window Swap


9th September 2020

Kaunissaari 2020

Kaunissaari August 2020, camping.


9th August 2020

Protected: Kaunissaari 2020

Two nights on Kaunissaari, an islands just off Vuosaari, Helsinki.


9th August 2020

hanami Vuosaari 2020

Cherry trees blooming in Vuosaari, Finland - 2020


8th May 2020

Vuosaari landfill

Views from running up and down Vuosaari landfill on a snow less…


17th February 2020

winter shots

Waiting for winter! a winter that never came. Southern Finland's…


11th February 2020

sunrise at Uutela

The following takes are from this morning, January 2 2020, taken in…


2nd January 2020

Yksinäinen sieni.

Retkipäivä – guided walking tour in Meri-Rastila

The guided walking tour in the woods of Meri-Rastila was a part of…


1st September 2019

walking around Kivinokka

A few photographs from a walk in Kivinokka, Helsinki on 10 August…


11th August 2019

Kona, Lappiin ja takaisin

Sinne ja takaisin – sähköautollakin pääsee

Matkasuunnitelmani piti ja itse matka Lapin Juoksenkiin onnistui…


25th July 2019

Hyundai Kona

Kokemuksia ja matkasuunnitelma – Kona electric

1700 kilometriä sähköautolla 60 tunnissa. Siinä lopputulos, jos…


9th July 2019

Kalasatama back again

From time to time I revisit the area of Kalasatama, Helsinki which is…


17th June 2019

Kontula Electronic 2019

Kontula electronic 2019

Kontula electronic 2019, Helsinki. The festival kicked off with a gig…


18th May 2019

Protected: ISW UvA and UofE 2019


17th April 2019

south Kallio

Views from along a walk from Pasila to Kalasatama, Helsinki.


15th April 2019

auto-uutisia

Matkasuunnittelmani Lappiin kehittyvät, majoitus on varmistettu.


12th March 2019

JA SITTEN UIMAAN

Kuinka päädyin vuoden urheilulliseen 2019 haasteeseeni ja alkava…


19th January 2019

Itä-Pasila, murale

Itä-Pasila

Aerial views of Itä-Pasila, Helsinki. Taken on 25 November 2018.


26th November 2018

Mannerheimintie 22 November

Aerial views of Mannerheimintie, Helsinki. Taken on 22 November 2018.


23rd November 2018

BY TRAIN TO ASTANA

From Helsinki by train to Astana, 2018.


15th November 2018

Cirrus October 2018

Cirrus in October 2018

The highrise Cirrus in Vuosaari, Helsinki in October 2018.


14th November 2018

Finlandia hall

Finlandia Hall

Photographs of are from within the Finlandia hall.


7th November 2018

Pasila to Kalasatama

Views from along a walk from Pasila to Kalasatama, Helsinki.


25th October 2018

from the west

Views of western Helsinki.


9th October 2018

Protected: on the rocks


27th September 2018

Mannerheimintie, Helsinki

Mannerheimintie

Mannerheimintie, Helsinki. One of the central avenues leading into…


16th September 2018

Bridges connecting Helsinki's south with its north.

Bridges

Bridges connecting Helsinki's south with its north.


15th September 2018

Smallworld, Kartanon kenttä.

September 9

Views of Vuosaari, east Helsinki - from two different locations.


10th September 2018

Vuosaari rooftop, triplet

Vuosaari rooftops vol. 2

Here are some more rooftops of Vuosaari, Helsinki.


8th September 2018

Central Vuosaari lit by the evening sun.

Central Vuosaari

Central Vuosaari lit by the evening sun, Helsinki.


5th September 2018

Vuosaari rooftop

Vuosaari rooftops

Some rooftops in Vuosaari, Helsinki.


4th September 2018

Ramsinniemi

Ramsinniemi

Ramsinniemi, east Helsinki.


3rd September 2018

REDI shopping centre and the high-rise majakka being built.

REDI – majakka

REDI shopping centre and the high-rise majakka being built.


2nd September 2018

Vuosaari

random views of Vuosaari

Random aerial views of Vuosaari, as seen on August 12 2018.


27th August 2018

Ympyrätalo, Kallio

Helsinki in July 2018

Parts of Helsinki city centre from below 150 meters, as seen in July…


21st July 2018

Kaartinkaupunki, Helsinki

Trekanten

#Helsinkifromabove, but below 150 meters, now Punavuori and Kamppi,…


8th July 2018

pizza oven

pizza oven

An outdoor pizza oven built in the middle of nowhere in Finland.


2nd July 2018

Koski Tl

Koski TL

Rural views of Koski Tl, Finland.


22nd June 2018

the observatory

Tähtitorninvuori

Helsinki from below 150 meters, I visited Tähtitorninvuori,……


9th June 2018

Merihaka

on a Monday

Helsinki from below 150 meters, this afternoon I visited midtown and…


26th March 2018

Kalastama Sörnäinen, Helsinki

Kalasatama

Kalasatama the former harbour area now heavily re-built and turned…


10th January 2018

Port of Helsinki, Vuosaari

Port of Helsinki, Vuosaari

Uutela, Port of Helsinki


7th January 2018

Aurinkolahti, Vuosaari

Aurinkolahti panorama

Famous Aurinkolahti beach in Vuosaari from a bird's eye view.


3rd January 2018

Mustakivi playground

bird’s eye view

Looking at your neighbourhood from a bird's eye view.


27th November 2017

sun set at Uutela

Sun set caught from Uutela, Vuosaari, Helsinki.


25th September 2017

Vartiosaari 2017

Glimpses from Vartiosaari, 2017.


17th September 2017

Protected: ilmasto


16th September 2017

Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau

trail running in the Swiss Alps

Up there and back again, a trail runner's journey.


6th September 2017

Flow 2017

Flow 2017

Flowfestival 2017


13th August 2017

project Alps

First it was an idea or rather a simple joke which at some point -…


24th July 2017

Kaunissaari 2017

Kaunissaari 2017


13th July 2017

Kaisa

The Kaisa library in Helsinki.


30th November 2016

panoplano – how to

A step by step guide for your own small world or tiny world…


3rd September 2016

Sea lives

Sea lives - Helsinki Festival, Night of the Arts, 2016.


26th August 2016

Jimmy Webb

Jimmy Webb and Dave Lindhol on stage of Huvila, Helsinki Festival,…


23rd August 2016

Mexrrissey

Mexrrissey and Talmud Beach on stage of Huvila, Helsinki Festival,…


21st August 2016

Everything by my side

Everything by my side by Fernando Rubio in Helsinki hosted by…


20th August 2016

laketolake

August 14 2016, swimrun event called Lake to lake in Luukki.


15th August 2016

Protected: JaakkolaP

Kuvia vuodelta 2003 ja 2016 ja kutakuinkin samat ihmiset.


13th August 2016

Söderskär 2016

Trip to the Söderskär lighthouse, 2016.


31st July 2016

endurance

Moving on - my endurance endeavours in transition - exploring…


23rd July 2016

Openwater week

Super swim week - five days of swimming.


30th June 2016

luomus

Luomus, the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden


23rd June 2016

Bodomtrail 2016

Bodom trail running 2016.


8th May 2016

views from a walk

views from a walk in Vuosaari


7th May 2016

beetroot brownies

This recipe is a variation. Inspiration is taken from the vegan…


3rd May 2016

Protected: vappu2016

muutama kuva


1st May 2016

Super Saturday

SuperSaturday - full of swimming and running.


30th April 2016

huvila

Views of a mighty venue called Huvila, Helsinki.


7th April 2016

Kruunuvuorenranta

An abandoned area in Helsinki.


31st March 2016

mökki 2015

We spent a week in a cottage in central Finland, here are some…


31st August 2015

Wedding in May

When you are alone for days or weeks at a time, you eventually become…


8th May 2015

vegan lasagne cooked

a classic redone, the vegan way – lasagne

A classic redone, the vegan way – lasagne


28th October 2013

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