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Wonderful ones or not, are part of your life. He looks like he has plenty to share.

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I make notion that most of the street names in Roihuvuori are princes, princesses or fairytales. You can find Cinderella-street, Wonderland-path, Pixie-path, Troglodyte-street, Mountaingoblin-street and many more. The Water tower marks Herttoniemi, you know you have come East. It's very dominant, it also reminds me of a mushroom.

In old Herttoniemi the street names were mostly animals and in the new part they were about sailing and boats. The industrial part has it's working streets with cute little metal signs.

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This video represents what we felt through a walk in Herttoniemi. We started from the metro station, then we took a bus to the Industrial area and then we ended up in Roihuvuori.

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Sea shops, buy your fishnets here!

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Lady with her dog

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Car shops, repair, garage

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Herttoniemi by evening, near Roihuvuori. This looked like a place to take a photo.

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Herttoniemenranta as well, busy street since it leads to Itäväylä motorway.

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The harbor was still and peaceful, there were a few people minding their boats but it was really quiet and beautiful.

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More and more of these funny looking signs.

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A street with more modern looking buildings and a girl tapping her smartphone. She didn't even notice me

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Evening walk at the park

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Fall, one of my favorite season with crispy mornings followed by bright middays .

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Where are the squirrels ?

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Had a lovely walk in the park, a needed break to charge my batteries .

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Game on@Treffi ravintola.
At least you have a variety of games to kill some time.

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Lunch@Treffi
I had some expectation, got bit disappointed , brunch was better tho.

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Weird sculpture which doesn't look beautiful in my opinion but I suppose it's fitting for this industrial area.

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Where to go for delicious pretzel.

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Romanian gipsy, asking for money.

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After being a testimony of the fight between the gypsy woman and the security guard inside the metro in Herttoniemi, I decided to go out exactly at the same time of the gypsy and I started to observe again. Everyone was going on his own way. I saw shadows, people, faces. Nothing particular happened. But on my left, the gypsy was screaming and discussing to her “colleague”. Her voice dominated the cars, the buses and the steps of the people.

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Herttoniemi Metro Station- the man sitting on the bench 

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Herttoniemi Metro Station- the man sitting on the bench 

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I went upstairs in Herttoniemi metro station. I started to observe again. Do you see that man in the shadow on the right? He started yelling exactly a minute after I reached the floor. At the beginning, I thought he was angry with me because I was taking pictures, but after I looked around, I realized that just behind me there was a gypsy woman selling newspapers. The man was shouting to her. Since I didn´t understand properly what he was saying, I don´t know the reason why he was so upset. The woman went to the exit, I followed her since I was going too to the same direction. The woman stopped at the main door. In the moment a security guard appeared. And there, I totally understood the conversation. The guard shouted to the girl with the magazines “Get out! Do you understand? Out!! Now!”. The women listened and she went out talking to another gypsy in her mother tongue in a very disappointed way. What happened, clearly I have no idea.

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It was around 12 pm, I was just stepped out of the metro in Herttoniemi´s station that I started to look around.  My first observation went to the heterogeneity of people from different origins in the subway. The general situation was quite and not that crowded.

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Sunny evening in western Herttoniemi

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I spotted this painting while walking from Herttoniemi metro station  to Siilitie. It looks a bit grumpy.

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Few thing that separates western part of Herttoniemi from many other suburbs are old colourful buildings and lot's of nature everywhere. I saw quite many families with children walking here and I can understand why. It is quite peaceful place with a cozy atmosphere.

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Inhabitants of nearby areas can join for this food community which operates in Herttoniemi library.

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Another car shop and a gas station. Walking here was not exactly pleasant because the traffic was actually quite busy here.

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A man fixing his bike in front of a big car shop. He seemed really focused and did not notice me. He looked a little frustrated so he had probably been there for a while. I felt somewhat guilty because I did not offer my help.

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Bakery at Mekaanikonkatu. There was a lovely smell of fresh baked bread and cinnamon buns.

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In the end of the road there is a library and hospital next to that

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Like every other suburb there is at least couple pubs somewhere. This one has kind of interesting terrace. It looked quite peaceful during the daytime.

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Like every other suburb there is at least couple pubs somewhere. This one has kind of interesting terrace. It looked quite peaceful during the daytime.

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This is the main road which goes past the "Erätori", the old market place in Herttoniemi area. There is not much services , only the usual ones like shop, couple restaurants, couple of pubs, kiosk and cafe.

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There are many benches and seats to sit down for a while and just watch people come and go.

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The guys looked like they sit there everyday with their beverages. Silently and still, once in a while commenting something.

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Taxis waiting but ehere are all the people, at work?

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People going and coming from busses, no eye contact, just iPhones.

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Funny street signs tell a tale of different kind of artisans.(pics by Miro)

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To the Water Tower

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Waiting the light to turn green. In the wall there is a sign saying "Begging forbidden."

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Inside the "shopping mall." Time stands still.

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The new area with stores and services like flowershop, nail salon, Alko, grocery...

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People coming and going to work, kids playing, sunny autumn day.

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The rapper Asa (Avain), picture: Tomi Palsa

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The first thing you notice when you enter Roihuvuori is that it's very green. In the streets you can see a lot of elderly people and adults, not many youngsters or young adults. It's quiet and peaceful, except in the suburb's small shopping mall.

It has it's pubs and pizzerias like any other old suburb where no renovation has been made after the 1970's. I wonder if there is a particulary active congregation since people are coming in and out of the Church doors. The youth house is probably also nearby since I see some groups going towards the church talking about playing pool.

There is also some vocational school near the industrial area where you can see the motorline (Itäväylä). I smell traffic, gas and autumn. I go back to Roihuvuorentie, the road which cuts Roihuvuori from Herttoniemenranta all the way to Itäkeskus. I know there's a Cherry tree park in Roihuvuori which has annual japanese Hanami celebrations, even now it's beautiful and I must admit Roihuvuori really is a ”green lung”.

Above there is the print design (society of Roihuvuori logo).

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Meet the rapper Asa from Roihuvuori, who used to use the artist name “Avain”

The lyrics are very straightforward as in rap they usually are. I don't normally listen to rap so much but for me the lyrics reflect disappointment about politics, pride, survival, unfairness, inequality, social exclusion and it's problems among other things. Full song can be viewed here:

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Herttoniemi a family orientated neighborhood.

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Life must be tough, looking at him made me appreciate more my life.

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Not long ago this restaurant was not so respectable pub, now here you can have very delicious brunch.

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Human best friend, amazing dog. He follows his master patiently .

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Human best friend, amazing dog. He follows his master patiently .

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Human best friend, amazing dog. He follows her master patiently.

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Metro/Bus: Blue sky, almost empty streets, felt like countryside.

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Metro/Bus: Blue sky, almost empty streets, felt like countryside.

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Industrial part of the area is full of car businesses.  Only very few people actually live here but many come here to work.

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Finnish rap song about Herttoniemi by Ruudolf

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Ruudolf - Herttoniemest Ikuisuuteen Levyltä: Doupeimmat Jumala Seivaa