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    original people in helsinki

    Sometimes people say that we Finns are silent and somehow uneasy to get near. Of course we do have some, but most of us are very interesting persons...
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    During the negotiations in Säätytalo, Helsinki, regarding fossil fuel use, we met mr. Tulipää (Firehead) - an exentric artist fighting against coal usage.
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    In Helsinki Arja met another interesting artist, Mr Markku "the Pig" Puustinen, that has created voice-producing art in Helsinki. 
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    Waste water treatment in helsinki

    We had an opportunity to visit the waste water treatment facility in Viikki, Helsinki.
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    Waste water treatment process starts with sand and big particles removal 
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    Some examples of the stuff people have flushed down the sewers
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    Good example of the "not-belonging" stuff is butt-plugs...
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    Mechanical grids are picking up unwanted things from the waste water
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    Primary sedimentation and thickening
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    All of the process is done underground
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    Oxygen is added to the process so the bacteria can eat the waste
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    Final cleaning is done with bacteria before the cleaned water is pumped to sea
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    jautlandia at pielavesi

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    In center of Finland exists a special area for geocachers: Jautlandia. It is developed by mr. Jauhiainen, that builds wild geocaches with figures and technology. "None shall pass!"
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    Some gems of Jautlandia include a nice grassmoving unit
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    Mr. Jauhiainen himself beside his solar panel system
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    Ari's solar panel system can be rotated to follow the sun and also tilted to get the maximum light
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    Suomenlinna guide educ tour

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    Ferry to Suomenlinna
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    Suomenlinna smaller dry dock
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    Suomenlinna guides at the dry dock gate
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    Suomenlinna dry dock gate is filled with water to keep it in place
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    Suomenlinna bigger dry dock had some smaller boats still in
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    Suomenlinna has a repair place for old wooden ships
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    Old lighthouse ship is waiting to get repaired
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    Suomenlinna's Rantakasarmi gate
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    Suomenlinna's high walls have also an eagle-owl having her nest
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    New water heater to gustafsvärn in hanko

    Gustafsvärn is a lighthouse island in front of Hanko town. The sauna on that island required a new water boiling kettle, and that kind of thing was found at Helsinki fair centre.
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    Teuva water boiler
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    At the harbour of Hanko we loaded the new table and the water boiler into the boat going to Gustavsvärn island
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    Water boiler in the boat
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    And then off we go
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    The new water boiler will be placed near the sauna
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    After we got back to Hanko town, we visited the most southern point of Finland, the Hanko peninsula. During and after the second world war, this area used to be a prison. Now the building "might need some little repairs"
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    It's rather long walk to the southernmost point, so rest is needed
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    The southernmost point of Finland is a route for the migrating birds to come and leave. Part of the peninsula is thus restricted to only birdwatchers from the university
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    Hanko area has many old air defence gun sites