ESPOO MAGAZINE 4/2018

A MAGAZINE FOR ESPOO RESIDENTS
4
2018
SCIENCE, ART AND
BUSINESS IN OTANIEMI
CHRISTMAS PREPARA-
TIONS IN NUUKSIO
INFORMATION SECURITY
AS PART OF EDUCATION
Kauklahti
COMFORTABLE
LIVING.
Kauklahti, known
for its tight-knit
community, was
chosen the Community
of the year.
PAGES 18–19

MY ESPOO
A GECKO AS A CLASSMATE
LOLA, AN AFRICAN FAT-TAILED GECKO, is resting in the
arms of the girls in class 7S at Kaitaa school. Lola lives in a
terrarium in the school’s biology and geography classroom,
next to about 30 Vietnamese stick insects. The stick insects
climb trees in their own terrarium and camouflage themselves
as branches.
Kukka Pohjanmies, a biology and geography teacher,
obtained Lola and the stick insects when the pupils asked
for some animals in the school. Pupils can hold them in
their hands during lessons to help them concentrate while
they write with their other hand.
“A peaceful, well behaved animal can calm a restless
young person. The teachers sometimes bring their own
dogs to school. With the help of animals, young people
often find it easier to do things such as talk about their
worries to adults.”
Today, the pupils of Kaitaa school talk freely about the
gecko’s cold-bloodedness and the asexual reproduction of
stick insects. Lola and the crickets do not cause allergic reactions,
and caring for them gives the pupils a sense of responsibility.
There have also been enough stick insects
that some students have taken them home as pets.
So far, Keke, Kiki and Kuku have moved to new
homes.
PIRITTA PORTHAN
TIMO PORTHAN
LOLA THE
GECKO IS THE
CENTRE OF THE
SCHOOLGIRLS’
ATTENTION.
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CONTENTS 4/2018
A MAGAZINE FOR ESPOO RESIDENTS
4
2018
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 MY ESPOO › A gecko as a classmate
4 EDITORIAL › Jukka Mäkelä
5 PICKS › Award-winning cultural activities
7 AT YOUR SERVICE › New vitality
8 THEME › Otaniemi growth story
12 ACTIVE ESPOO › What’s on this winter?
15 INSIGHT › Information security as part of education
16 PEARL › Christmas preparations in Nuuksio
18 SERVICE › Award-winning village of Kauklahti
20 SWEDISH IN ESPOO › New goals for Esbo IF
22 THE PEOPLE OF ESPOO › Children’s Cultural Centre
THE KAUKLAHTI
VILLAGE IS ONE
OF ESPOO’S
OLDEST
RESIDENTIAL
AREAS.
8Otaniemi is
the location of
an enormous
university campus
as well as several
businesses.
’’
The shopping centre is a reason
to visit and take in the campus
atmosphere without anyone
wondering what is going on.
7 15 16
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EDITORIAL
Climate work is
done locally
ESPOO WAS INVITED to become a pioneer city implementing
the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development alongside
the university cities of Cambridge in the UK, Palo Alto in
the USA, Heidelberg in Germany and Noida in India. We were
the first city in the world to sign the agreement.
Sustainable development work is an important part of
the realisation of the story of Espoo. We are developing new,
smart and clean technology solutions together with our partners
so that we can be a pioneer of urban development, climate
work and the circular economy. Espoo launched its sustainable
development programme in 2015, becoming the first
city involved in Finland’s societal commitment to sustainable
development. Espoo has also been nominated as Europe’s
most sustainable city on two occasions.
Cities lay the foundation for efficient everyday lives and
climate-positive choices in terms of mobility and housing.
Agile cities and urban areas will play a key role in building
a sustainable future worldwide. There are different ways to
reach the targets, but the solutions are made locally. Espoo
and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area are a superb test area
on an international level for scalable solutions to the world’s
most wicked problems.
JUKKA MÄKELÄ
Mayor of Espoo
Updates from different
parts of the city and
pages dedicated to
various operators.
”
Each of us can
promote peace, realised
Tiina Aalto, young peace
envoy from peace group
Lennon in Espoo.
#Ahtisaaripäivät
Always up to date.
Information, answers
and discussion.
”Congratulations to
#länsimetro for the
#projectoftheyear
award!
Great moments, events
and landscapes through
the eyes of Espoo
residents.
”Free afternoon is an opportunity
to do what
makes you tick. Happiness
is in everyday life.
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better everyday life:
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PICKS
20 939
people
visited the Pentala Archipelago Museum between 15 June
and 12 September. The Pentala Archipelago Museum is located on an
old fisherman’s estate on Pentala island in Espoonlahti Bay. The nautical
side of Espoo is at its best here. The Archipelago Museum introduces
the many facets of island life from living and working to life in villas and
leisure time. The Archipelago Museum is closed for the winter and will
reopen next summer.
BUILDING PERMITS AT DISCOUNTED PRICES
Espoo taking part in the awarded
textile fibre recycling project
THE EUROPEAN Week of Regions and Cities brings together regional
and municipal administrators as well as experts and academics
to discuss regional development in Brussels.
The week ended in the RegioStars award ceremony.
VTT Technical Research Centre’s and
THE RAW MATERIAL Aalto University’s joint project TeKiDe – Demonstration
Platform for Textile Fibre Recycling
IN THE SOLUTION
CAN INCLUDE OLD won the category for Transition towards a sustainable,
low-carbon economy. The project has
BED SHEETS,
TOWELS OR WASTE resulted in the creation of technology which
PAPER AND
makes new textile fibres using waste textile
PAPERBOARD.
without chemicals that are harmful to the environment.
The raw material in the solution can
include old bed sheets, towels or waste paper
and paperboard, for example. The solution is then used to make
new fibre which is spun into a thread. The final product is fabric
that resembles viscose. The process has been developed in Espoo
and the city has been a co-sponsor.
PLOUGHED SNOW MUST BE KEPT ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY
THE CITY is responsible for the ploughing and gritting of public
access streets and sidewalks but the ploughing of roads leading
to private property is the responsibility of the land owner
or holder. The removal of snow piles accumulated at the end of
such road is also the residents’ responsibility.
However, snow may not be ploughed on the street or city parks
but kept on one’s private property. If necessary, excess snow may
be transported to appointed snow dumping sites.
IF YOU are planning to build or extend a house next spring you should apply for
permits during the winter. Building control will grant a 20-per cent discount for
building permits for the construction and extension of small houses applied between
1 November 2018 and 28 February 2019.
The discount is granted for the base rate per residential building and the permit
fee determined by the overall area when no more than one detached or semi-detached
house is built on the site at that time. The discount is not granted for fees
related to outbuildings, fences or site managers, for example.
The discount is meant to encourage small building constructors to apply for
permits before the construction season next spring when permit processing will
be at its busiest.
All under one roof
THE NEW Espoo House set to be erected in Espoon keskus will bring
the city’s customer services and decision-making bodies as well as
third-sector operators all under the same roof. The aim is to bring decision-making
close to the residents.
“The Espoo House will house the kind of service centre that has already
been tested in other urban centres. We want to make effective
use of the meeting rooms. During the day, city employees can use them
for their meetings and in the evenings they can be used by
clubs and associations, for example,” says Mikko Kivinen,
Project Director in charge of Espoon keskus.
The Espoo House is set to be completed in 2024.
New residential buildings are being constructed near the
station in Espoon keskus. The park-and-ride car park that
was on the site has been replaced by new car parks near
the train station offering better connections to the station.
“The new parking facilities also offer charging points for
electric cars,” Kivinen adds.
Street alterations have also commenced in the Vaakunatori
square.
The ruling to demolish the old city hall, which has an important
role in the cityscape of Espoon keskus, is awaiting
a complaint hearing in the administrative court.
According to Kivinen’s cautious estimate, the demolition
will go ahead next year.
has a strong economy, but
massive fiscal equalisation payments,
some EUR 200 million each year.
- Jukka Mäkelä, Mayor
’’Espoo
The Vaakunatori
square and a
new residential
block under
construction in
Espoon keskus.
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PICKS
ARI KARTTUNEN / EMMA
Aukio, Bryk &
Wirkkala: visible
storage.
The archive workshop
results were presented
at the Olari school.
Cultural affairs receiving recognition
Espoo’s award-winning cultural acts reflect the diversity of culture.
EMMA WAS chosen the Museum of the Year
among 17 candidates. The jury considered
EMMA a high-quality, modern museum with
a clear direction and expertise, whose effect
reaches considerably far outside its operating
area.
2017 culminated in November when EMMA
and the TWRB Foundation together with the
City of Espoo opened the Aukio expansion
housing Rut Bryk’s and Tapio Wirkkala’s private
collections. According to the criteria for the
distinction granted by the Finnish Museum Association,
Aukio has elevated museal activity in
Finland to a new level and enriched the public’s
conception of museums’ day-to-day operations
and expertise by introducing museum work in
an open space.
The TWRB Foundation was also recognised
for the joint effort with EMMA. The foundation
received the Helsinki Design Awards’ Jury’s
Choice award. The jury commended the foundation’s
way of making museums’ behind-thescene
work visible to the general public. This
special award for current operators or events
AUKIO
IMPROVES
THE PUBLIC’S
PERCEPTION
OF MUSEUMS’
DAY-TO-DAY
OPERATION.
accomplished in design was awarded for the
first time this year.
THE FINLAND 100 years project “Espoo in the
civil war” was acknowledged for its youth work.
Pedaali, the Finnish Association for Museum
Education, chose it as the recipient of its Annual
Award in Museum Pedagogy for producing
information and understanding of history
in a lively manner. In its criteria, the association
stated that the project had renewed the agencies
of museums’ public and archival work as
well as cultivated people’s personal, experiencebased
and insightful relationships with history.
The target group in this project that was
launched in 2016 and culminated in the centenary
of Finland’s 100 years of independence
were young people. Archive workshops testing
archival pedagogical methods resulting in, for
example, digital stories created using the digital
story telling method, were at the core of the project’s
youth work. The workshops offered a more
personal link to history for the young and helped
them understand source criticism and what
makes history. Museum work became familiar to
the young people in a completely new manner.
THE KAIKUKORTTI card model which has been
used in Espoo and Kainuu for a couple of years
received recognition in the spring. The Kaikukortti
card was awarded the Good Practice
award at the Expert days for professionals at
social work.
With a personal Kaikukortti card, the underprivileged
can get tickets to cultural events.
The cards are distributed by outreach youth
work, social services, mental health services
and substance abuse prevention.
The jury consisting of representatives from
Talentia Union of Professional Social Workers,
The Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in
Central Finland, University of Jyväskylä and the
JAMK University of Applied Sciences considered
the model a good example of cooperation
between operators in social welfare and culture.
“The model highlights the significance of culture
for a person’s wellbeing. It also tackles the current
issue of social inequality,” the criteria stated.
when
you move, it’s
a good idea to
get to know
your new
environment.
housing,
shops, libraries,
getting around,
places to rest,
hobbies and events.
the whole
lot.
for me,
the most
important part of
settling down is
getting to know
others.
if i didn’t,
i wouldn’t
get far.
WEL-
COME!
culture can contribute to many goals of the city. for example, it is
an important driver of involvement and inclusion. how could arts
and culture play a wider role in developing Espoo?
cupore.fi/tutkimus
espoo.fi/espoocult
espoo.fi/espootarina
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Bringing the
right parties
together to create
new vitality
Glenn Gassen and his team
are attracting new companies
and investments to Espoo.
They are also helping companies
based in Espoo to succeed on
international markets.
TEXT Tiina Parikka PHOTO Timo Porthan
AT YOUR SERVICE
14,683
COMPANIES
15,424
PLACES OF BUSINESS
83,253
PEOPLE AT WORK
45,238
MILLION EUROS
IN NET SALES
Glenn Gassen’s
everyday work is
to bring the right
people together. He
highlights his team’s
in-depth knowledge
of businesses in
Espoo.
”
My team has two main duties. We
are marketing Espoo to international
companies and investors,
and helping them to open offices
here or enter into collaboration with entrepreneurs
in Espoo.
We also offer traditional investment services
to companies bringing their offices to Finland
and Espoo: we help them find the right lawyer
to arrange their affairs and we help them find
employees.
We have a lot of interesting start-ups in
Espoo, and they are also attracting large investors.
Our second duty is to offer contacts and
growth opportunities to local entrepreneurs.
In the best cases, we are able to get new orders
for local entrepreneurs, leading to growth
and more new business in Espoo.
We work with local and national actors.
We do not offer actual internationalisation
training; instead, we create connections and
contact suitable parties. Our strengths are our
extensive knowledge of the Espoo ecosystem
and our ability to bring the right people together.
Last June, I started working for Espoo
Marketing as Director of Innovation, Growth
& Invest In. I was already familiar with the City
of Espoo as a workplace as I have previously
worked as Head of International Affairs. However,
I worked for the German-Finnish Chamber
of Commerce for three years in between these
two jobs. In fact, we went to Germany just a few
weeks ago with two entrepreneurs from Espoo
to create new contacts as there are a few people
I already know there.
4/2018 >> 7

THEME
THE HARALD HERLIN
LEARNING CENTRE AT THE
HEART OF THE OTANIEMI
CAMPUS OFFERS LIBRARY
SERVICES AND FACILITIES
FOR STUDENTS AND
VISITORS ALIKE.
THE FAN-LIKE
STRUCTURE OF THE
CANDIDATE CENTRE,
DESIGNED BY ALVAR
AALTO, PROVIDES A
ROOF FOR THE LARGE
LECTURE
THEATRES.
OTANIEMI’S
GOOD TRANSPORT
LINKS SUPPORT
THE OPERATIONS
OF A MICRO-
BREWERY.
THE SCHOOL
OF ECONOMICS
WILL MOVE TO
PREMISES WITHIN
VÄRE EARLY
NEXT YEAR.
CITY BIKES
ARE BECOMING
AN INCREASINGLY
COMMON MODE
OF TRANSPORT
WITHIN THE
AREA.
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Dipoli, built as the home of the Student Union of the
Helsinki University of Technology, is a central part of
the Otaniemi campus. Käpy (pine cone), an acoustickinetic
sculpture made by Reija Perko’s working group
in 1968, stands in front of the southern entrance.
TURNING A
CAMPUS
INTO A CITY
DISTRICT
Text Juha Peltonen
Illustration Susanna Tuononen
Photos Timo Porthan
Aalto University is centralising its activities in
Otaniemi. Thanks to the metro and the Jokeri
Light Rail line, which will soon be built, the campus
area is becoming a city district that acts as an
engine for the vitality of Espoo as well as Finland
as a whole. The change is already tangible.
If you have not visited Otaniemi for
more than a year, the first thing
you will notice is the centre. Otaniemi
now has a centre.
It is, of course, above and around
the metro station. Passengers arriving
by metro can exit directly into
the A Bloc shopping centre, which
contains grocery stores, restaurants,
an Alko, a pharmacy and a few specialist
shops.
The shopping centre is a part of
the enormous Väre building, which is
connected to the university premises.
On the second floor, there is a student
canteen between A Bloc and Väre.
All of the faculties of the University
of Art and Design have been located
in Väre since the autumn. At
the northern end of the building
complex, the finishing touches are
being applied to the interiors for
the School of Economics, which
will move to its new headquarters
in January and February.
Aalto University is a combination
of six institutes of
higher education, and it is
Finland’s second largest
university. The international
scientific community
of more than 20,000 people
is centralising its activities in
Otaniemi.
“We have quite a lot of people
moving to Otaniemi from around
Greater Helsinki. All of our activities
will be centralised here by 2020,”
says Antti Tuomela, CEO of Aalto
University Campus & Real Estate.
Less than ten kilometres away in
Töölö, the current main building of
the School of Economics will soon
vacate its current main building.
Aalto Executive Education will move
there, and these will be the only
Aalto-owned premises outside Otaniemi.
Within Otaniemi, Aalto is a major
landowner. That is why Aalto is dictating
the pace of development in
the area in cooperation with the City
of Espoo. If Otaniemi were placed
over the Helsinki peninsula, it would
stretch from Hakaniemi to Ruoholahti,
so it is a large area of land. Aalto
University owns almost half of it.
“The goal is to mix different functions
together. We are focusing our
activities on the core of the campus
but we are also developing residential
areas on the outskirts of the campus
in collaboration with the city. Other
office tenants are also coming to
join us in Otaniemi – employers and
other companies,” Tuomela says.
Otaniemi is home to approximately
3,500 residents, but this
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THEME
number will triple over the next
decade.
THE AREA AROUND the metro station
is also a transport hub in Otaniemi.
The Otaniementie road was closed
off outside Väre, and the area is now
known as the university square.
On the other side of the square, at
Otakaari 1, the former main building
of the university is now the Candidate
Centre, where students take the
first steps in their academic careers.
There is no longer any car traffic
between Väre and the Candidate
Centre. It is likely that Jokeri Light
Rail trams from Keilaniemi will stop
in the square in 2024. Construction
of the light rail line will begin next
year. When it has been built, it will
be possible to travel from Otaniemi
to Itäkeskus by tram.
The completion of the first phase
of the western metro extension substantially
reduced the amount of bus
traffic in Otaniemi. City bikes are becoming
a more common mode of
transport within the area, in addition
to walking. The extension of the
city bike network out to Otaniemi
has made a mark on the streetscape.
“People are using it really actively,”
says Harri Paananen, Manager of
Economic and Business Development
at the City of Espoo.
In his opinion, the development
that has taken place in Otaniemi illustrates
a broader change underway
in Espoo.
“Otaniemi is slightly ahead of the
curve in this. When passengers come
up from the metro station, they feel
like they are in a city centre. There are
a lot of people, and they are not just
students,” Paananen says.
Another feature of the streetscape
are vehicles in which none of the occupants
have their hands on the
steering wheel. The plan is to expand
testing of autonomous (driverless)
vehicles to autonomous city
buses next spring.
On the southern edge of the central
square stands the Harald Herlin
Learning Centre, a former library
that won the Finlandia Prize for Architecture
last year for the renovation
work done. Dipoli has also been
renovated and given a new lease of
life as Aalto University’s main administrative
building.
“Many great buildings have been
restored in Otaniemi, including some
of Alvar Aalto’s works. There are also
some great new buildings that have
respected the visual traditions of the
area, with red brick a highly visible
material. It is distinctly Otaniemi, but
it is new,” Paananen says.
’’
THE A BLOC SHOPPING
CENTRE CONTAINS
RESTAURANTS, AN ALKO,
A PHARMACY AND
SPECIALIST SHOPS.
ALL OF THE
FUNCTIONS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ART
AND DESIGN WERE
MOVED TO VÄRE THIS
AUTUMN.
Keilaniemi will also welcome residents
THE COMPANY headquarters based
in Keilaniemi control half of the revenues
of all Finland’s listed companies,
even though the area currently looks
like a building site. The Ring I tunnel
project for Keilaniemi, which began
the year before last, will be completed
next year. According to the current
plan, the tunnel will be opened to traffic
next April. Then the reconstruction
of Keilaniemi will truly begin.
“Keilaniemi was built once but much
more is being done now,” says Antti
Mäkinen, Project Manager in the Tapiola,
Otaniemi and Keilaniemi areas.
Around ten large office buildings
have been planned for construction
in Keilaniemi, and at least two
of them will also contain hotels. The
tallest, a 158-metre tower, will become
the headquarters of Kone, a
lift company. The area is being developed
by employee pension companies
and other property investors.
“Very few companies own their
office premises – they are usually
leased,” says Mäkinen.
The tunnelled section of Ring I will
have a park above it and residential
buildings around it – a new feature
for Keilaniemi. The artist’s impression
of Keilaniemi shows four cylindrical
residential towers. Construction will
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OTANIEMI ENABLES easier interaction
between the university and
businesses than before. The central
campus is surrounded by and interlocked
with the Innovation Hub
area, which brings partners into
close proximity with the university.
The most recent example of collaboration
is the A Grid centre for growth
companies, operating in an overhauled
building that used to belong to the
School of Electrical Engineering. It is
one of the largest community spaces
in Europe, and several of the companies
operating there have a connection
with the university or the startup programmes
operating with the university.
FinnCERES, a competence hub
for the materials bioeconomy run
by VTT and Aalto, was recently
awarded EUR 9.5 million in funding
from the Academy of Finland for
its flagship project to develop highvalue-added
products from raw materials
originating in the forest industry.
Plant-based biomaterials are
considered the plastics of the future
for packaging and textiles, but there
are also more futuristic applications.
Cellulose is being studied for use in
opto- and nanoelectronics, as well
as for energy storage and usage as a
semiconductor.
“We are creating a new model for
Finland in which universities, research
institutes and companies operate
together. This is a significant
centre of competence on a Northern
European scale,” says Professor Orlando
Rojas, who leads the competence
centre on behalf of Aalto.
FinnCERES is aiming to double
the value of production from the
forest industry by 2030.
“Otaniemi is unique throughout
the Nordic region as a hub of innovation.
It is in a class of its own in terms
of the number of researchers, students,
inventors and growth companies
located within just a couple
of square kilometres,” says Harri
Paananen, the Business Manager.
New technologies are constantly
being created within the Aalto and
VTT environment, and clusters of
companies are springing up around
them. At the moment, space technology,
the circular economy and
autonomous vehicles are among the
most popular sectors.
The changes that have taken
place in Otaniemi have brought in
companies from sectors other than
technology. The metro has provided
the customer flows needed by service
companies.
”THE LOCATION IS PRETTY FANTASIC”
’’
THE METRO
HAS PROVIDED
THE CUSTOMER
FLOWS NEEDED
BY SERVICE
COMPANIES.
FAT LIZARD Brewing moved from Kivenlahti to Otaniemi last summer. At the
same time, the brewery’s production increased 20-fold. Now, a boiler hall that
was once used for teaching and research in thermal power engineering is now
producing half a million litres of beer annually.
“We also handle our own distribution: we sell directly to K stores and restaurants
in Greater Helsinki. The location is pretty fantastic for this. It’s only a couple
of minutes from the centre of Helsinki,” says Tuomas Koskipää, the Chairman of
the brewing company’s Board of Directors and a founding shareholder.
Another reason for the choice of location was convenience for the entrepreneurs.
The core group of people live within 15 minutes of their place of work.
“We didn’t want a long commute.”
According to Koskipää, within a year, Otaniemi has developed into a district
where nobody feels like an outsider.
“The shopping centre is a reason to visit and take in the campus atmosphere
without anyone wondering what is going on.”
Funzi’s Chief
Evangelist,
Aape Pohjavirta,
preaches
to everyone
about providing
access to
knowledge and
learning to
users of mobile
devices around
the world.
“A LONG TRADITION OF
COMBINING DIFFERENT SECTORS”
AAPE POHJAVIRTA, a founding partner of a company
named Funzilife and a second-generation Otaniemi resident,
could not think of any reason to set up his business
elsewhere in 2014.
“Otaniemi has a long tradition of combining expertise
from different sectors in a creative way. People are used to
building functional solutions without worrying about how
big they will become,” he says.
In four years, Funzi has built a mobile learning service
that has worked with UN organisations to enable learning
projects to take place in Syria, education for women entrepreneurs
in Africa, and workforce education for major
companies in emerging markets.
The only physical workplace used by the company’s 13
employees is on the Tekniikantie road.
“Otaniemi does not feel like a bubble: it is an evolving
ecosystem.”
begin on the southernmost tower in
just over a year. Each of the towers
will contain almost 80,000 square
metres of floor space, providing
homes for up to 2,000 people.
“It will take over two years to build
one tower. As such, this artist’s impression
shows how Keilaniemi could
look in about 2030,” Mäkinen says.
Keilaniemi is already connected to
the metro, and it will also be the terminus
of the Jokeri Light Rail line.
“They will connect Keilaniemi and
Otaniemi locally as well – major efforts
have been made to ensure this
connection.
A new residential district between
Keilaniemi and Otaniemi will be created
in the Kivimies area owned by
Senate Properties and Aalto University
Campus & Real Estate. According
to Mäkinen, 3,000 residents can be
housed in the unique location.
“This will be the first residential area
of its kind in Finland, located by the
sea in between a top university and
top companies. The people who move
there will be at the cutting edge.”
According to
Tuomas Koskipää,
the typical
customers who
visit the artisanal
brewery’s
shop are
typical Espoo
residents.
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WHAT’S ON IN NOVEMBER-JANUARY
› LIVE BROAD-
CAST OF THE
INDEPENDENCE
DAY CONCERT
THE TRADITIONAL Espoo Independence
Day concert
will be held at Metro Areena
from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm on
Thursday, 6 December.
This year, the concert will be
performed by the Helsinki Police
Band conducted by Sami Ruusuvuori.
The soloists will be the
charismatic Angelika Klas, renowned
baritone Jorma Hynninen,
and famed interpreter of
Finnish emotions Arttu Wiskari.
The Candomino young adults’
chamber choir conducted by
Esko Kallio will also perform at
the Areena, and so will the OVO
Gymnastics Club. The concert
will be presented by Maria Sid.
If you have not been able to
get a ticket, you can watch a
live broadcast of the concert
from the Espoo Metro Areena at
espoo.fi/livetapahtumat. The recording
will be available until 4
January.
ESPOO
FROM DAY
TO DAY
Pick the most interesting
tips and hints on what
to do and where to go
this winter.
MORE EVENTS:
espoo.fi › City of Espoo › What’s on? › Events in Espoo
For many people,
the Most Beautiful
Christmas Songs
events are a beloved
source of Christmas
spirit.
› SILENT NIGHT,
HOLY NIGHT
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL Christmas songs
will be sung in harmony at the Espoo
Cultural Centre on Thursday 20 December.
Led by the EMO Ensemble choir
and accompanied by Tapiola Sinfonietta.
The singing will be led by conductor and
choirmaster Pasi Hyökki and the event
will be presented by Anna-Liisa Tilus.
The concert is part of the Most Beautiful
Christmas Songs campaign. At the
concert, you will be able to make a voluntary
donation to the Finnish Evangelical
Lutheran Mission to help with its work
for children in developing countries.
› Free tickets will be given out in the lobby
of the Espoo Cultural Centre on the day
of the concert, 20 December, 4 pm–6 pm.
Maximum 2 tickets per person.
› CHRISTMAS
PRESENT EVENING
› MAKE SURE THE
ELVES CAN GET IN
ON SATURDAY, 15 December, visitors
to the Aurora children’s cultural
centre will have the opportunity
to make a small door to
allow elves to peek inside. Personalise
your door and place it
next to the wall to ensure that
the elves will be able to come
into your home and find out
which children – and adults
– have been naughty and
which have been nice.
LEHTIKUVA
The Wolf Pack will
take on competitors
at Metro Areena
THE ADULT Education Centre is arranging
a Christmas present evening
for the whole family on Thursday 13 December,
4 pm–10 pm.
Come and make some Christmas gifts
and get in the Christmas spirit. Lots of
different activities and programmes.
Free entry.
› Itätuulentie 1, Tapiola
› Saturday workshop:
elf door 15 December,
10 am–2 pm.
Free entry.
FINLAND’S NATIONAL basketball team will play its home matches at
the Metro Areena. The three-year contract will bring exciting games,
as well as a varied programme of extra events alongside the games.
› The Wolf Pack’s winter matches at the Metro Areena:
30 November, 7 pm, Finland v Russia (sold out) / 21 February 2019,
Finland v France
The package
may be
a gift in itself.
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› LIGHT AND JOY
AT THE TURN OF
THE YEAR
THE NEW YEAR will be ushered in with
an event for the whole family in Espoon
keskus. Kirkkopuisto park will be
the setting for a spectacular laser light
show. The event will also include a light
circus. The event promises joy, light experiences,
dancing and togetherness.
Parking will be limited so we recommend
coming on foot or by public transport.
› Espoo new year, Monday, 31 December
at 6 pm–7 pm, Espoon keskus,
Kirkkopuisto park. Free entry.
› SONGS
LEADING UP TO
CHRISTMAS
WEDNESDAY, 5 December,
6:30 pm. The Espoo Adult Education
Centre’s music teaching
group and soloists will create
a peaceful Christmas atmosphere.
Singalong. Suvela
chapel. Free entry, programme:
EUR 2.
Culture from
the sofa
Documentaries, films,
plays, podcasts, interesting
people and workshops are
now all on your mobile
phone. The Urban Espoo
app is available for download
from the App Store
and Goole Play, ensuring
that you will not miss out
on any events, even if you
cannot be there in person.
› SAINT LUCIA’S
DAY IN GLIMS
THE LUCIA procession from
Bemböle Upper Secondary
School will appear at the Glims
House on Thursday, 13 December
at 10 am. In the afternoon,
a guided tour of the museum
will be given in Swedish
at 1 pm, followed by the history
of Saint Lucia’s Day at 2 pm.
› LET’S READ
TOGETHER
THE MEETINGS of the Let’s Read Together
network will continue in the
spring at Sello Library on Wednesdays,
2 pm–4 pm, starting 9 January. The
venue is now the Akseli hall. The network
is intended for Espoo residents who
want to learn to speak better Finnish and
meet new people.
The final meeting of the autumn will
be held on 12 December.
› THROUGH DANCE
AND HUMOUR
THE NEWEST work by the Susanna
Leinonen Company explores the female
body and the injustice it is subject to.
Nasty is an intriguing, arresting work
combining the power of the human body,
the coldness of the world and the sensitive
music of Arvo Pärt. Leinonen’s contemporary
dance works are renowned
for their intensity and high level of physical
expression.
Before Nasty is performed, the Race
Horse Company, a circus troupe, will perform
its latest work, Urbotek, which explores
modern urban life through humour.
› Joint performance at Louhi Hall in the
Espoo Cultural Centre, 10–12 January.
Tickets from Lippupiste.
Nasty
describes
the
female
body in a
rousing
way.
› THE ATMOSPHERE OF A
MARTIKAINEN PERFORMANCE
AT LOUHI HALL
WHEN HE performs, Jarkko Martikainen creates a tangible
musical atmosphere that speaks to audiences of
all ages. He is a man of many cultural disciplines, and
his work has always been guided by the combination of
songwriting, recording and performing. The songs on
his “Aina auki” album, which was released in September,
have a more reflective tone than his previous work.
› Concert at Louhi Hall in the Espoo Cultural Centre, 19
January, 7 pm. Tickets from Lippupiste.
› IN WITH THE NEW
TAKE IN THE Christmas spirit one last time at
Glims Art House in the new year. On 2 January,
the Glims House will host a lesson on the habits
and magic connected with the turn of the year.
One week later, Christmas will be given one last
goodbye on Saint Knut’s Day. Everyone over the
age of 5 is welcome to come and see the traditional
character of Saint Knut.
› Wednesday, 2 January. Out with the old, in
with the new 2:00 pm–2:30 pm, Glims Art House
› Wednesday, 9 January. Saint Knut will arrive
at 10 am. Advance registration for groups.
Saint Knut will
take Christmas
away with him.
ESPOO MAGAZINE 4/2018 >> 13

WHAT’S ON IN NOVEMBER-JANUARY
TIMO PORTHAN
Water offers
strong but
gentle resistance.
Instructor
Sanna Roine
stays on dry
land.
JOIN THE WATER
AEROBICS CLASSES
IN THE CITY’S
SWIMMING HALLS!
WATER AEROBICS groups are open
to anyone who is 15 years or older.
Swimming hall entrance fee plus a
single ticket (EUR 2.50), with +68
sports pass free of charge. Tokens
are available at the swimming hall
cashiers. Only one token/customer/
visit. Sales begin one hour (1 h) before
the start of the class. The token
is free of charge for the holders of
the +68 sports pass. Participants are
accepted to the class in the order of
arrival. Autumn term ends 14 December
(excluding 6 December), spring
term begins 7 January.
EXERCISE
IN WATER
SIGN-UP
FOR SPRING COURSES:
4 January 2019
from 9 a.m. onwards
espoo.fi/ohjattuliikunta
or by phone
09 8166 0800
3–4 January 2019 between
9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
There are currently four swimming halls open in Espoo, all offering water
workouts with an instructor. Water workout is an effective and safe way
to maintain muscle strength and a nice way to spend time with friends.
ESPOONLAHTI SWIMMING HALL
› Mon 10:15–10:45 a.m. and 10:50–
11:20 a.m. single ticket water aerobics
› Tue 2:15–2:45 p.m. single ticket
water aerobics
› Wed 8:55–9:25 a.m. single ticket
water aerobics
› Thu 8:05–8:35 p.m. single ticket
water aerobics
› Fri 2:15–2:45 p.m.
single ticket water aerobics
KESKI-ESPOO SWIMMING HALL,
THERAPY POOL
› Mon 12:00 noon–12:30 p.m.
12:35–1:05 p.m. and 8:00–8:30 p.m.
single ticket water aerobics
› Wed 12:40–1:10 p.m and 1:15–1:45
p.m. single ticket water aerobics
› Fri 12:00 noon–1:30 p.m. and 12:35–
1:05 p.m. single ticket water aerobics
IN LEPPÄVAARA swimming hall,
the pool is full well before the water
aerobics class is scheduled to start.
The instructor makes adjustments
to the music and the half-hour class
is ready to begin. According to water
aerobics instructor, physical activity
advisor and personal trainer
Sanna Roine, water aerobics classes
are available daily in all swimming
halls in Espoo.
“It’s a shame that the Tapiola
swimming hall is closed,” says Arja,
who has come for the water aerobics
class.
“Leppävaara swimming hall is a
great place, though. When I come
to the lido in the summer, I bring a
packed lunch. I like water aerobics
because it’s a group activity,” says
Marjatta.
“THERE ARE open groups that are
paid per session and courses that
require sign-up. With the +68 sports
pass, participation is free of charge.
We also offer separate classes for
special groups,” says Roine.
Retired friends Marja-
Liisa and Irmeli have
been doing water aerobics
for several years.
“This is nice change for
other types of exercise.
Muscle training is important
and is good for the
back, in particular,” says Marja-Liisa.
“I sometimes do water aerobics
twice a week. I live near here so I
usually come to Leppävaara,” Irmeli
continues.
WATER IS A
VERSATILE
BUT GENTLE
ELEMENT.
THE WATER aerobics class is a thirty-minute
exercise. According to
Roine, it is sufficient, as water resistance
makes the body work three
times as hard as when exercising on
dry land.
“Water aerobics is a very effective
workout for the entire body. Despite
the instruction, it is worth remembering
that you can adjust the
workout according to
how you feel.
Water aerobics is good
for maintaining and improving
endurance and
muscle tone and for improving
coordination.
“Water is a versatile
but gentle element. I recommend
it particularly to those who have
problems with joints or do not enjoy
basic exercise. Water aerobics is also
good for weight management.”
Roine has also worked in the private
sector. She is particularly impressed
by Espoo’s idea that exercise
should be accessible to all.
“Exercise is an important part of
wellbeing and Espoo has embraced
the idea.” HANNA OJANPÄÄ
LEPPÄVAARA SWIMMING HALL,
THERAPY POOL
› Mon 12:00 noon–12:30 p.m. and
12:35–1:05 p.m. single ticket water
aerobics
› Tue 7:00–7:30 p.m. single ticket
water aerobics
› Wed 11:25–11:55 a.m. and 2:30–3:00
p.m. single ticket water aerobics
› Thu 7:00–7:30 a.m. and 9:15–9:45
a.m. single ticket water aerobics
› Fri 1:00–1:30 p.m. single ticket water
aerobics
OLARI SWIMMING HALL
(with wristband)
› Tue 12:00 noon–12:30 p.m. single
ticket water aerobics
› Wed 12:00 noon–12:30 p.m. single
ticket water aerobics
› Thu 12:00 noon–12:30 p.m. single
ticket water aerobics
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INSIGHT
I want to know
more about cyber
crime and hacking.
VEETI OJANPERÄ
POHJOIS-TAPIOLA
UPPER SECONDARY
SCHOOL
I’m considering
a career in
computers.
TATU MAUNU
HAUKILAHTI UPPER
SECONDARY
SCHOOL
I expect the
course to help me
start coding.
ROBERT SÖDERMAN
KAITAA UPPER SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOL
OLLI HÄKÄMIES
Looking for weak links
in information security
Matti Heikkinen (right),
teacher of physics and
mathematics at Pohjois-
Tapiola upper secondary
school, and Antti Kurittu
of FICORA point out that
there are true IT wizards
among upper secondary
school students.
A unique nationwide course, Hack with Espoo was
launched in October. Upper secondary school students
in Espoo have been allowed to hack into the city’s
information system.
THE PRINCIPLES of ethical hacking are used
to demonstrate what is and is not allowed
online. During the course, the young people
familiarise themselves with different information
practices. In the hacking challenge,
the students test the strength of the information
security systems currently being developed
by the City of Espoo. They look for
weaknesses. in them according to their own
personal skill level. This also allows the city
to test the reliability of its systems.
THE COURSE organised in Otaniemi provides
additional information on security trends
and vulnerabilities, as well as on hacking ethics.
The course is organised in collaboration
between the security company Second Nature
Security, LähiTapiola, Finnish Communications
Regulatory Authority (FICORA) and
the police. Fifteen young people attended
the course that ended at the end of November.
The course will be offered regularly if
the results are good. MAARIT SEELING
’’
THIS ALSO
ALLOWS THE
CITY TO
TEST THE
RELIABILITY
OF ITS
SYSTEMS.
ESPOO MAGAZINE 4/2018 >> 15

PEARL
The Reindeer
Park is open to
the public at
weekends during
Christmas time,
and Santa Claus
will also be
there. Visitors
can feed the
domesticated
reindeer from
the forest terrace
of the kota
teepee.
ENCHANTING NATURE IN NUUKSIO
A THICKET of spruce trees has grown
at the foot of a cliff. A horse and rider
are following a former bridle path. A
person is doing a handstand as part of
a forest yoga session, a family is looking
for a geocache, a birdwatcher is
getting her binoculars set up. The natural
peace of Nuuksio National Park
has something for everyone: how
about fishing, cross-country skiing,
tour skating, camping or hiking?
Some of the vantage points on
Nuuksio’s cliffs are 110 metres above sea
level, and the national park has more
than 80 lakes and ponds. On the site of
the bear’s den, the Nuuksio Reindeer
Park is open by reservation. It houses
five reindeer brought to Nuuksio from
Karigasniemi in Lapland. The kota
teepee restaurant at the Reindeer Park
offers a feel of the Lapland atmosphere,
with coffee made over an open
fire, salmon roasted by the fire and
leipäjuusto cheese with cloudberry jam.
Buses travel to Nuuksionpää from
Espoon keskus, while the bus from
Leppävaara goes to Siikaranta or
Siikaniemi. Visitors travelling by car
should park in the car parks at Kattila,
Högbacka or Siikaniemi, although these
fill up quickly at the most popular
times.
Read more: luontoon.fi/nuuksio
PIRITTA PORTHAN
16

TIMO PORTHAN
Public
transportation
For more information,
see luontoon.fi/nuuksio/
kartatjakulkuyhteydet
4/2018 ESPOO MAGAZINE >> 17

SERVICE
Kauklahti’s history
goes back
to the middle
ages and the
village atmosphere
has been
preserved.
Palolampi and
the surrounding
trails are among
the best features
in Kauklahti.
KAUKLAHTI
SPRUNG AT A
TRANSPORT
HUB.
TRUE COMMUNITY
Kauklahti
SPIRIT IN
Kauklahti,
the community
of the year, is an
area experiencing
strong growth.
The old village
atmosphere is
still at the core
of zoning and
reconstruction.
Kauklahti is one of the
oldest residential areas in
Espoo. It sprung at a transport
hub and expanded
around the station serviced by Helsinki–Turku
railroad completed in
1903. A new residential area has now
been zoned next to the old industrial
site on the south side of the station.
“Kauklahti has traditionally been
dominated by small houses. There
are many historical buildings there,
and the renovation of the Kauppamäki
area, for example, were carried
out with careful consideration
for the medieval village milieu,” says
project director Mikko Kivinen.
The residential area planned for
the Espoonjoki river valley has a
slightly tighter zoning plan but old
buildings have been taken into consideration
and the possibility to repurpose
some of the industrial
buildings has been explored.
AND THAT IS NOT ALL. In addition to
zoning plans, the city has met the
demands posed by growth by investing
in accessibility.
“There have been improvements
in the safety of pedestrian and bike
traffic on Kauklahdenväylä, and
the possibility of extending the kaupunkirata
railroad to Kauklahti is
still in consideration,” Kivinen continues
with examples.
Investments have also been made
in services. Village hall Palttina
was constructed in the housing fair
area, the first Elä ja asu senior citizen
centre was opened in Kauklahti
and the school is being developed
to meet the growing and changing
needs.
THE VILLAGERS themselves are also
actively involved in improving the
vitality of the area.
Starting from the beginning of
December, an advent calendar will
introduce a small event or something
new to see in Kauklahti. The
advent calendar produced by the village
businesses and the third sector
is coordinated by Kauklahti-seura.
“Information is available on our
Facebook page and homepage.
Kauklahti-seura is an association
which brings together different
bodies,” says Susanna Rahkonen,
director of the association.
The Kauklahti-seura association
also organises discussion forums introducing
well-known residents of
the village. Resident forums are also
a way of communicating the residents’
opinions to the city.
“There are lots of people who were
born and raised here but also plenty
of people who have returned or are
new to the village. Much like the old
and the new coexist in our village,
we the people also live in harmony,”
Rahkonen praises the village.
TIINA PARIKKA
18

Kauklahti in
numbers
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL
FIND DATING BACK TO
4000
BCE IS THE OLDEST SIGN
OF HABITATION IN THE
KAUKLAHTI AREA.
THE VILLAGE OF
KAUKLAHTI EMERGED AT A
TRANSPORT HUB IN THE
12TH
CENTURY AT THE LATEST.
Kauklahti’s
growth was
boosted by the
housing fair in
2006.
There are several
independent
shops on Kauppamäki,
and
now there is
also a sign as a
reminder of the
community of
the year recognition.
THE ESPOONKARTANO
AREA WAS CREATED AS
THE ESBOBY AND MANKBY
VILLAGES MERGED WHEN
KUNINKAANKARTANO WAS
FOUNDED IN
1556
HOUSING FAIR WAS HELD
IN KAUKLAHTI IN
2006
AT THE END OF 2017, THE
POPULATION
OF KAUKLAHTI WAS
10,149
9,4
PER CENT OF THE
POPULATION ARE
SWEDISH-SPEAKING.
KAUKLAHTI DAY
IS CELEBRATED
ANNUALLY ON
15
SEPTEMBER.
THE VIBRANT
VILLAGE
COMMUNITY
TAKES PART IN
DEVELOPING
THE AREA.
The Kauklahti
church
in golden
autumn
sunlight.
ESPOO MAGAZINE 4/2018 >> 19

SWEDISH IN ESPOO
NEW GOALS FOR ESBO IF THAT
CELEBRATED ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY
Active officials, effective activities for juniors and collaboration with
other sports clubs will lead Esbo IF sports association to new successes.
Esbo IF is an association with
a long history. Today, Esbo
IF is setting its sights on the
future and aims to become
even better. According to Anders
Wikholm, who became President
of Esbo IF two years ago, the association
has gone from being a village
association to a city association over
the last century.
“At the moment, athletics is our
strongest area, but that doesn’t
mean we’re not attempting to
broaden our activities and try new
sports. The range of sports has been
impressive over the years, for example,
skiing and orienteering
were previously very strong areas.
The sports are dependent on active
leaders and trainers. These people
are passionate and dedicated, and
without them, the organisation
would not function,” says Wikholm.
Today, Esbo IF’s activities comprise
athletics, gymnastics, handball,
bowling, volleyball and exercising.
Aside from athletics, gymnastics
is popular right now, and both
sports are bringing a steady flow of
new children and young people into
the association.
WE ARE ALSO
TRYING TO WORK
TOGETHER
WITH OTHER
ASSOCIATIONS.
ESBO IF HAS OVER 2,000 MEMBERS. Of
those active members, around 800
are engaged in track and field, with
many of these being juniors. The
competition for the juniors is hard
but Esbo IF is doing a pretty good
job of attracting new kids and teens,
according to Wikholm.
“There are a lot of organisations
competing for the junior crowd, but
our junior activities are thriving. We
are also trying to work together with
other associations. Esbo IF can serve
as a great complement to other
sports such as football or other
winter sports.”
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ESBO IF
Today, Esbo
IF’s activities
comprise athletics,
gymnastics,
handball, bowling,
volleyball and
exercising.
“But of course Esbo IF struggles
with the same problems as many
other clubs. One of the challenges
is to get the members involved.
The association has a loyal body
of officials, but new volunteers are
needed,” says Wikholm.
“It is becoming increasingly difficult
to get people on board. We
have to try to develop a model where
the members can participate in
the form of one-time undertakings
where they don’t need to commit to
being involved in every little aspect.”
Enticing additional active members
while at the same time keeping
OTHER MAJOR
EVENTS INCLUDE
MOTONET GP IN
AUGUST AND THE
ESPOO BEACH
MARATHON IN
SEPTEMBER.
the old ones is also vital from an economic
standpoint. A large portion
of the association’s revenue comes
from training fees. Other significant
sources of income include events
and subsidies.
“Club finances is something that
associations are always struggling
with. In the absence of extra money,
we use effective planning to keep a
balanced economy,” says Wikholm.
2019 WILL BE a busy year for the association.
One of the biggest occasions
is the relay event Stafettkarnevalen
in May. It will mark the third time
that this event is held in Leppävaara.
“Esbo IF is involved as a sort of
local parent association for Stafettkarnevalen.
We are contributing
a number of officials and we’re responsible
for activities such as kiosk
sales,” explains Wikholm.
Other major events next year include
Motonet GP in August, which
Esbo IF is organising together with
Espoon Tapiot, and the Espoo Beach
Marathon in September.
The association’s own goal is already
established, according to Wikholm.
“As an association, we will try to
improve the standing among both
the juniors and those athletes who
are a little older. We recently ranked
twelfth in the club class. The goal for
2019 is to get into the top ten associations
once again.”
THE SPORTS CLUBS in Espoo are
facing the practical problem that
space is starting to become a limited
commodity and the halls are fully
booked. Luckily, the planning for
the new Kameleontti sports hall –
a multi-sport venue – is in full swing.
The new venue will address the current
lack of space.
“There’s a lot of activity in athletics
at the moment. The hall will
allow those doing track and field,
among others, to train in the same
premises all year round. The activities
can be concentrated to one location
and Leppävaara will become
Espoo’s athletics mecca,” says Wikholm.
The goal is for the new hall to be
finished by autumn 2021. Together
with the City of Espoo and Espoon
Tapiot, Esbo IF is planning to apply
for the Finnish Championships in
Athletics, Kalevaspelen 2022, which
happens to be the year when Espoo
celebrates its 50th anniversary.
JENNI VON FRENCKELL
ESPOO MAGAZINE 4/2018 >> 21

THE PEOPLE OF ESPOO
MORE ROOM FOR ART
Theatre Hevosenkenkä is expanding its operations with new space.
The cultural centre was given the status of Children’s Cultural Centre.
THE OPENING of the additional
building named Tusculum,
erected in Juhannusmäki in
Mankkaa, was celebrated in October.
It will house Theatre
Hevosenkenkä’s art therapy activities
and workshops.
The new building painted with
falu red is hardly distinguishable
among the other buildings dating
back to the 19th century.
However, a closer look reveals
several modern details: ramps at
entrances, threshold-free spaces,
hidden technology and convertibility
of spaces.
In Ancient Rome, “Tusculum”
meant a space dedicated to art and
silent reflection.
Kirsi Siren, director of Theatre
Hevosenkenkä is delighted. With
the new space, the operation can
be expanded to include mental
wellbeing support. That very idea
was what started the theatre when
Siren, together with her sister Sara
founded it in 1975.
“From the very beginning, our
goal was to use art to help our
viewers become open-minded and
optimistic and have a sense of humour,”
reflects Siren.
SUPPLY IS EXPANDING. Accessible
shows, audio description, signed
shows and, the latest addition, silent
shows for highly sensitive
viewers are already included in
Hevosenkenkä’s productions.
“In Tusculum, we use art
therapy to support children with
problems related to growing up
and adults in major turning points
in life. The creative process heals,”
says art therapist Sanna Hallén.
Other new activities, such as
baby theatre, fairy tale days and recitations,
will also be organised in
the accessible Tusculum. The construction
of Tusculum was funded
by the City of Espoo and the Ministry
of Education and Culture.
TWO PREMIERES COMING UP. At the
end of the year, Hevosenkenkä will
tour Japan with the theatre’s own
Kani Untuvakerä which has become
a generational experience.
Sotta Pyttynen, a play of 4-yearold
Iiro spending the night at his
grandfathers, directed by Katja
Krohn premiered in September.
Mauri Kunnas’ beloved Herra
Hakkarainen will premiere in February.
MAARIT SEELING
TEATTERI HEVOSENKENKÄ
The new
Tusculum
building offers
a wider range
of theatre and
self-expression
performances
and education.
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SECOND CHILDREN’S
CULTURAL CENTRE FOR
ESPOO
WITH THE expansion, Hevosenkenkä became a member
of the Association of Finnish Children’s Cultural
Centres. Theatre Hevosenkenkä, Tusculum Hevosenkenkä
and Finnish Toy Museum Hevosenkenkä form
Children’s Cultural Centre Hevosenkenkä.
The cultural centre known as Pikku-Aurora also
became Children’s Cultural Centre Aurora this year.
There are two Children’s Cultural Centres in Espoo
now, involved in nationwide cooperation, putting up
exhibitions and art workshops, engaging in show and
method exchange and producing joint projects.
The centres work together with different municipal
branches in the area, such as early childhood education,
schools and third-sector operators. Finnish Children’s
Cultural Centres bring accessible art education
to the everyday life of as many children and young
people as possible and promote children’s wellbeing
through art and culture.
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AT YOUR SERVICE
INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS
2018–2019
Vaccination is the best protection against
influenza and the diseases it causes.
Make an appointment and avoid the queues!
› Make an appointment online: espoo.fi/e-healthcentre
› Make an appointment by telephone to your health
centre (Espoonlahti, Kalajärvi, Kilo, Kivenlahti,
Leppävaara, Matinkylä, Samaria, Tapiola and Viherlaakso),
tel. 09 816 34500, weekdays 7 am–6 pm
› Appointments to Oma Lääkärisi health centres,
weekdays 8 am–4 pm: Espoontori tel. 09 855 4303,
Iso Omena tel. 09 855 4100
› Vaccinations can also be received at maternity and
child health clinics, from school and student nurses,
and from old people’s home carers.
› Influenza vaccinations without appointment
Sat 24th November and 1st December 9 am to 4 pm at
Espoonlahti, Leppävaara, Samaria and Tapiola health
centres and at Oma Lääkärisi Iso Omena (service centre).
Tue 27th November 10am to 3pm at Leppävaara
senior centre, Säterinkatu 3
DID YOU
KNOW THAT YOU
CAN ALSO CHANGE
HEALTH CENTRES?
espoo.fi/
healthcentres
Changes in health care
services in Matinkylä
The Matinkylä health centre will move to the Iso Omena
service centre between 2 January and 14 January 2019.
› New name: Iso Omena Health Centre
› Open on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
› For residents of Matinkylä, Olari and Kuitinmäki
Oma Lääkärisi Iso Omena will move to Piispanportti
between 2 January and 14 January 2019
› New name: Oma Lääkärisi Matinkylä
› For residents of Henttaa and Suurpelto
The customers of these health centres will be sent a
personal letter before the end of the year.
The Matinkylä dental clinic will close at the turn of the year.
Larger dental clinics will be offering evening appointments at the
beginning of 2019. The city’s other dental clinics will serve all the residents
of Espoo, and an outsourced service option will be available in Matinkylä.
› espoo.fi/dentalcare
The phone number for dental care appointments is
09 816 30300.