Hyvää elokuvat! Good films!

SUNNUNTAINA 20. HELMIKUUTA 2011 / Heli, heljä, helinä

Hei!

Another week has passed:) Quickly, isn't it?:)

Well I managed to watch two Finnish films during this time. And I like both of them and the actor Petteri Summanen.

First film Blackout is a serious stuff about a surgeon from Helsinki hospital who has been attacked with a nail-gun and stayed in coma for a along time... he woke up and tried to find the one who did it to him. Really good film and it kept me thinking about a lot of things after watching it.

The second one: Nousukausi a black comedy... about young rich couple... they need some holidays... :) Nowadays anything can happen:) so beware! :) It was fun but as well there were moments when I felt said... life, isn't it:)

This week I will order another couple of DVDs so should let you know what to watch... if you like Finnish films... or maybe you will like it:)

Hulluna humpasta taas... minä olen hulluna humpasta taas! :)

sunnunTAINA 13. HELMIKUUTA 2011 / sulo

Hyvää iltaa!

Miten menee?

Oh, yesterday was a great day:) I went to the Finnish Institute for an intensive Finnish course. The plan of the day was as follows:

10.30 - 11.00 Welcome Coffee, introductions

11.00 - 13.00 Hectic studies in small groups

13.00 - 13.30 Picnic lunch with a Finnish twist

13.30 - 15.30 Studies continue

15.30 Coffee and Finnish sweets

16.00 Last lesson, feedback and finishing at 17.00

We started with a breakfast: a nice coffee and a karjalanpiirakka with egg on top. That was really nice:) I have seen them before on pictures but have never tried them :) so that was my first time:)

We had a lovely lunch too... with herrings, meatballs, black bread and more... and then later we had really, really, really yummy korvapuusti. It was delicious:) And we had a chance to listen to Finnish music too... there was Sibelius and humppa too :) 

Talking about humppa, I have found a great band... they do mostly parodies of well known songs but in humppa style:) the guys are crazy!!! I want to see them life!!! :) Check this song... just first few bits and I want to dance:) Eläkeläiset "Hulluna humpasta". I am adding these guys to my list of the Finnish bands I like:) 

And then we have a lot of Finnish studies but the atmosphere was really great and I would like to thank our teacher - Riikka. She was really nice and funny hence it was a great pleasure to learn the language. And I need to say that I would stay even longer because it was really interesting. Not only to learn Finnish but to talk about Finns and their own approach to certain things :) I really liked it. :)

So if anyone wants to do the Finnish course? try with Finn-Guild! :)

The Music Day

TORSTAINA 3. HelmiKUUTA 2011 / Valo

Morjens!

Today I decided to make a list of 10 Finnish songs I like:) So please, do check it and let me know if you have any other, favourite, Finnish bands:) 

Say no more and off we go! :)

1. PMMP - Joku Raja
2. Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu - Pauhaava Sydän
3. Apocalyptica - Path
4. Nightwish - Walking in the Air
5. The Rasmus - In the Shadows
6. Rajaton - Lunta
7. Jean Sibelius - Finlandia
8. Monica Aspelund - Lapponia
9. Jenni Vartiainen - Nettiin
10. Benny Törnroos - Käy Muumilaaksoon

So that is just 10... but obviously there are more of them:)

Enjoy! :)


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And yesterday I have finally booked a hotel in Helsinki. I will stay in a part of the city called Katajanokka, which is actually an island :)

Source: Googlemap

Landmark of the district is the biggest in Europe Russian Orthodox Cathedral - Uspenski Cathedral. See the picture above, that was taken by me during my last stay in Helsinki in October 2010. I have not been close to it but this time I will inspect it in more details:)


The room I have booked is actually a studio apartment in Hellsten Hotel Senate. So I will feel like home :) With my own bed, kitchen and bathroom :) surrounded by Baltic Sea :)  


I am so happy I am going to Finland and honestly I cannot wait:)