Espoo Magazine 4-2019

A MAGAZINE FOR ESPOO RESIDENTS
4
2019
ON A
SUSTAINABLE
FOUNDATION
Espoo is Europe’s most
sustainable city. It wants to
show the world that good urban
life can also be possible in the
future.
FINNOO’S NEW SEASIDE
LIVING ROOM
THE BEST EVENTS
THIS WINTER
VIDEO APPOINTMENTS
WITH NURSES

MY ESPOO
TIMO PORTHAN
The joy of
exercise.
Everyone
needs hobbies
and to
experience
success.
IN ADDITION TO
ARTIFICIAL ICE RINKS,
ENTHUSIASTIC SKATERS
CAN FIND MORE THAN
90 OTHER RINKS
AROUND ESPOO.
ULKOLIIKUNTA.FI
Espoo offers plenty of
places to skate
› Espoonlahti artificial ice rink, Espoonlahdentie 2
› Keski-Espoo artificial ice rink,
Keski-Espoo Sports Park, Kylävainiontie 18
› Juvanpuisto artificial ice rink,
Juvanpuiston koulu, Juvanpuro 2
› Leppävaara artificial ice rink,
Leppävaara Sports Park, Veräjäpellonkatu 17
› Tapionkenttä artificial ice rink, Kaupinkalliontie 7
› Tapiola Ice Garden, Kirkkopolku
SPECIAL JOY ON ICE
THE LAAKSOLAHTI ice rink is already bustling
with activity at eight o’clock on a Sunday
morning. Some skaters are speeding
around with hockey sticks, while others are
practicing technique with support. Everyone
is excited: this is EKS Special.
“Children with special needs have few
opportunities for hobbies. My son Mats has
been to a lot of ice rinks, as his sisters play
ringette, but I couldn’t find a suitable group
for him. I knew some other people who
were interested, so I decided to establish a
group for children with special needs,” says
EKS Special’s mover and shaker, Teija Malk.
Espoon Kiekkoseura gave her the green
light, and the group started up last year.
Thanks to funding from the city, participation
is free. The only equipment you need is
skates and a helmet.
“We want to maintain a low threshold for
participation. You don’t have to come every
Sunday, and you can be on the ice for as
long as you feel like.”
So what’s the best thing about Sunday
skating?
“This is one of the nicest days of the
week. I’ve got loads of friends here. We can
pass the puck back and forth, and score
goals,” says Mats.
The professionals have already spotted
this enthusiastic group, which has, for
example, been invited to watch Kiekko-
Espoo’s matches. To the children’s delight,
two of the team’s “godparents,” Emma
Wood and Tea Villilä, sometimes show up
to Sunday practice as well. The Finnish Ice
Hockey Association has also given the group
an award in recognition of its activities.
JAANA VAINIO
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CONTENTS 4/2019
A MAGAZINE FOR ESPOO RESIDENTS
4
2019
8Local nature is
part of sustainable
urban life.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 MY ESPOO › Special joy on ice
4 EDITORIAL › Jukka Mäkelä
5 PICKS › Young people show us their city
7 AT YOUR SERVICE › Video appointments
8 THEME › At the spearhead of sustainability
12 ACTIVE ESPOO › What’s on this winter?
15 INSIGHT › At the spearhead of innovation
16 PEARL › A library for everyone
18 SERVICE › Finnoo’s seaside living room
20 SWEDISH IN ESPOO › The Nordic region in focus
22 TAKE A BREAK › Suvela’s developmental arc
23 ESPOO PEOPLE › Art at the mall
7Nurse Tanja
Liljegren also
meets patients
via video
appointments.
’’
SPACE FOR
BOTH
QUIET STUDY
AND
WORKING
TOGETHER.
14
16
18
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EDITORIAL
Carbon handprints
can be big
COLLABORATION BETWEEN Fortum, Neste, ST1 and HSY received the “Nobel
Prize” for sustainable development – the Energy Globe World award – at
an international award ceremony held in Espoo in November. The City of
Espoo has previously received awards for its sustainable development.
However, the city cannot build a sustainable future alone – it requires cooperation
between companies, research institutes and residents. We want
Espoo’s carbon handprint to be larger than its carbon footprint. That’s why
we’re not focusing solely on our own activities. Instead, we’re actively engaging
in work that may even benefit future sustainability on a
global scale.
Awards are a way to create awareness of new technologies
and innovations. The most important climate action in Espoo
was Fortum’s decision to stop using coal and make its district
heating carbon neutral. Gasum, Neste and ST1 have also
made considerable investments in renewable energy in
Espoo. Other important partners in the capital city region
include the Smart & Clean Foundation and Climate
Leadership Coalition ry.
As a UN pioneer city, Espoo has a special obligation to
seek out new sustainable solutions. We have committed
to achieving sustainable development objectives by
2025. Espoo is well prepared for this, and also has an obligation
to promote the spread of good solutions through
collaboration between companies, cities, universities and nations.
JUKKA MÄKELÄ
Mayor
Facebook
Espoo – Esbo
Updates from different
parts of the city and
pages dedicated to
various operators.
Twitter
@EspooEsbo
Always up to date.
Information, answers
and discussion.
Instagram
@espoonkaupunki
Great moments, events
and landscapes through
the eyes of Espoo
residents.
” ” ”
Espoo is growing briskly!
The master plan that is
currently being drawn up
for northern and central
Espoo will cover almost
a third of the city’s area.
It’s important for residents
to be included
in the development of
their own area from the
outset. Vermonrinne
#residentevent #participatoryespoo
#workingtogether
Aalto University metro
station is still bathed
in autumn colours. You
can check out the new
phase-two station on
the @metrorakentuu
account. Which is your
favourite? Thanks for
the photos @pirittawee
#länsimetro
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PICKS
TIINA PARIKKA AND MIA WECKSTRÖM
4.300
A
predicted approximately 4,300 new homes will have been
built in Espoo over the course of 2019. 3,372 homes were
built between January and September, which is almost 800
more than the corresponding period last year. In the years
ahead, about 85% of new homes will be in apartment blocks.
Vaccination vital
IN FINLAND the typical seasonal flu
period is between November and
April with the epidemic peaking in
February-March. Vaccination is the
best way to protect yourself from flu.
Getting the flu jab protects you and it
protects those around you. The vaccine
reduces the spread of flu and
the illnesses that often follow on
from a case of flu such as pneumonia
and ear infections.
“Statistically, vaccination coverage
in Espoo is good. Our aim is to
become number one in Finland this
season,” says City of Espoo Medical
Director Eila Erola.
Espoo residents aged 65 and over
will have been invited to have the flu
jab.
“We sent out the letter for the first
time in 2015. It improved the vaccination
cover among seniors considerably,”
says Matti Lyytikäinen,
Director of Services for the Elderly.
Besides the over 65s, children
from six months to age six, pregnant
women and people who are at risk
due to a health condition or treatment
are also entitled to free flu vaccinations.
People not in these categories
can request a vaccine prescription
from their health centre or apply
for the vaccine at a pharmacy and
then book a vaccination appointment.
Flu jabs can also be provided without
an appointment. Check the times on
the back cover.
Read more at: espoo.fi/influenssa
Young people present
Espoo to international
visitors
UPPER SECONDARY students in Espoo attended a course in
Global Communications this autumn. The course included
visits to the US Embassy, Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and international businesses. The students’ final project was
a presentation of the City of Espoo through the eyes of young
people for foreign visitors. It featured the city’s core messages,
such as sustainable development and participation.
“The international visitors that the City receives are usually
experts in various fields, local government managers and
government representatives who are interested in Espoo’s
best practice. The young Espoo ambassadors will add a valuable
viewpoint on their home city to our international relations,”
says Senior Planning Officer Annika Forstén.
SUURPELTO LIBRARY
IMPROVED
ON 12 August 2019 the name of Opinmäki library in Suurpelto changed
to Suurpelto Library. The change was part of the redevelopment work
that began in spring 2019 to improve the library premises and its services
in line with the wishes of local residents.
The library underwent many changes during the summer. It now
has quiet reading corners and a more diverse range of books, and the
acoustics have been improved. There are also new computers and children’s
and adults’ sections.
Work is continuing through the autumn so that the library will be able
to serve local residents even better, especially in the evenings.
want to include residents in
planning and listen to their views.
Our residents’ forum gives us
valuable information to support our
decision making.
’’We
– DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES SANNA SVAHN
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PICKS
A GIFT WITH A
DIFFERENCE
WHAT IF instead of a present to open,
you gave experiences and time together
for Christmas? It would reduce waste and
last-minute shopping panic.
On its Anna jotain muuta (A gift with a difference)
website, Helsinki Region Environmental Services
Authority HSY has put together gift ideas –
experiences to suit all tastes and all ages.
You could give an extreme experience,
concert tickets, a pampering treatment
or a gym membership.
Gift ideas that aren’t just more
stuff can be found at
annajotainmuuta.fi
ESPOO IS part of the nationwide LIFE flying
squirrel project which is studying the protection
of flying squirrels and harmonisation of land
use. The project started last year and will run
until 2025.
“We want to increase the discussion and
provide people with reliable research data
about flying squirrels, what protecting them
really involves and how it affects planning, for
example,” explains environment expert and project
coordinator Laura Ahopelto.
’’
A gift could be
brunch, time spent
together or teaching
someone else an
everyday skill.
Radio tracking
flying squirrels
In Espoo, research is being conducted into
whether it is possible to develop land use in
areas covered by the city plan while simultaneously
preserving areas that are important
to flying squirrels. In addition, radio tracking of
flying squirrels has been launched in the Suur-
Tapiola area. A total of five flying squirrels were
fitted with radio trackers in September and
October. The aim is to provide data about the
environment and the routes of flying squirrels,
e.g. when crossing the Länsiväylä motorway.
On-demand ride sharing service
ESPOO’S NEW on-demand ride sharing service launched in
September 2019 and the six-month pilot scheme is set to run
until halfway through March 2020. The extension of the service
in October means it now covers Matinkylä-Olari and northern
Leppävaara.
The journey from the starting point to your destination –
e.g. to one of the five metro stations or four railways stations
in the area covered – is booked directly using the app. Once
you have made your booking, the app shows where you can
pick up your lift. Pick-up and drop-off points are “virtual stops”
typically on street corners.
The system underneath works out the route automatically
and puts people travelling in the same direction together.
The service runs on weekdays from 7:00 to 21:00 and on
Saturdays from 9:00 to 23:00 and it is accessible for wheelchair
users.
Download the app: hsl.fi/viavan-e
PEDESTRIAN RIGHT OF WAY ON CROSSINGS
DOES NOT APPLY TO CYCLISTS
THE PIECE on safety (Safety is a feeling) in Espoo magazine
3/19 featured a highlight urging cyclists to push their
bikes across pedestrian crossings unless a designated cycle
lane indicated with a broken line continues over the crossing.
A strict interpretation of the Road Traffic Act says
that pedestrian crossings are intended for pedestrians.
However, the Supreme Court has interpreted the Act as
meaning that it is permitted to cross pedestrian crossings
while riding a bike.
This contradiction between interpretations will be
resolved when the new Road Traffic Act enters into force
next June, which states that it is clearly permitted to cross
pedestrian crossings on a bike.
However, it is essential to remember that pedestrian right
of way on pedestrian crossings does not apply to cyclists
unless they have dismounted. When riding a bicycle, the
cyclist must give way to vehicles on the road unless there
are traffic lights indicating otherwise.
after
moving here,
i found...
...my routes,
daily routines,
sports
activities...
pine cone
parties...
...the pine
cone club...
I’M
HOME!
...libraries,
movies,
concerts...
...and
friends!
77% of the people who responded to the residents’ survey said that it is very important that the City of Espoo
cupore.fi/tutkimus
offers cultural activities. libraries, theatres, concerts and exhibitions are particularly important to local
residents. the respondents also requested activities such as outdoor movie screenings, food events, recreational
opportunities in residential areas, band activities and low-threshold activities where they could meet espoo.fi/espoostory
espoo.fi/espoocult
other people. (a total of 232 people responded to the survey between 4 June and 27 October 2019.)
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This is how a video appointment works:
AT YOUR SERVICE
TEXT TIINA PARIKKA
PHOTO TIMO PORTHAN
1. Log in to the
appointment portal
using your online
banking credentials
or Mobile ID.
2. Book a video
appointment.
3. A link to the
appointment will be
sent to the email
address you provide.
4. Make sure that
you use a device
with a camera and
microphone for the
appointment.
5. Click the link to
begin the
appointment at the
prescribed time.
* smartphone,
tablet or
computer
From now on,
you won’t necessarily
need to leave home to
get a sick leave certificate.
Nurse Tanja Liljegren has
received nothing but
positive feedback about
the new service.
Behind the Screen
”Video appointments are part of my work,
as they are for all on-call nurses. The only
difference between a video appointment
and an appointment at a health centre is
that you can’t touch the patient. However, patients
that need sick leave are usually suffering from
colds or stomach problems, and their ill-health is
usually clearly visible.
I’ve been involved in this project since the pilot
phase in 2016. Here at Samaria Health Centre, we’ve
been offering online appointments since the beginning
of the year and have had about 600 video meetings
to date. The service has been gradually introduced
at other health centres, too.
In the early stages in particular, we asked customers
for their opinions of the service and the
feedback has been nothing but positive. The service
has been praised for being easy to use, and
because it means that people don’t have to leave
home when they’re sick.
Video appointments are just one of the
digital health services that we are continually
developing. The next one will be the Omaolo
service – a questionnaire that will help you determine
which kind of treatment you should seek.
In the future, you may even be able to have a
doctor’s appointment online.
I also man the phone service and work as a
wound dresser. And I’ve just graduated as an advanced
practice nurse, that is, I also have the right
to prescribe medication.”
Nurse Tanja Liljegren
has worked at the
Samaria healthcare
centre for seven years.
She considers video
appointments to be a
natural part of her job
description. “My work
is always changing, and
new working methods
will be introduced.”
4/2019 ESPOO MAGAZINE >> 7

THEME
2030
BY 2030, ALL ENERGY
PRODUCED IN ESPOO WILL
BE FROM RENEWABLE
SOURCES.
5G
THE 5G BASE STATION IN KERA
HAS ENABLED THE FIRST TEST
DRIVES OF ROBOT BUSES.
Text Tiina Parikka
Illustration Susanna Tuononen
AT THE SPEARHEAD
OF SUSTAINABILITY
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–5%
ENERGY CONSUMPTION PER
RESIDENT FELL BY 5 PER CENT
BETWEEN 1990 AND 2016.
102 000
IN 2040, 102,000 PEOPLE
ARE EXPECTED TO USE
THE JOKERI LIGHT RAIL
EVERY WEEKDAY.
Being a pioneer in sustainable
development, becoming carbon
neutral by 2030 and retaining our
title as Europe’s most sustainable
city will require expertise,
connections and a strong will.
Espoo has all of these.
Espoo has committed to
achieving the UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals by
2025. Espoo has twice been
proven to be Europe’s most sustainable
city and wants to retain its position.
Espoo intends to be a completely
carbon-neutral city by 2030.
“We want Espoo’s carbon handprint
to be many times that of its
residents’ carbon footprints. This
means that we’re working with our
partners to develop solutions that
will act as concrete examples of how
carbon-neutral urban life is in fact
possible,” says Pasi Laitala, Director
of Sustainable Development.
These major objectives have not
surfaced by chance. Espoo is well
prepared for this development work:
technological expertise, research,
education, and actors who want this
and will make it possible.
“The city’s Sustainable Espoo programme
crosses traditional local
government borders. We have a
mandate to collaborate with companies
and other organisations in
a brand-new way. We’re developing
new solutions with companies, who
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4/2019 ESPOO MAGAZINE >> 9

THEME
A CAMPAIGN TO CLEAN UP THE
ENVIRONMENT AND RECYCLE
ON 7 November, the the Espoonlahden lukio upper secondary school organised a thorough
cleaning. The school held a recycling day when all of the school’s students and teachers
could bring in their surplus belongings. Any items that didn’t find new owners during the
campaign were donated to charity.
A volunteer task force also cleaned up the area around the school. A litter-collection campaign
was run during breaktime, with all grades cleaning up their own designated area.
You can read more about the Espoonlahden lukio upper secondary school’s sustainable development
campaigns in the school’s magazine Esposti (jylla.fi/osallistu/esposti-verkkolehti).
102.7 kg
During biology lessons, the Espoonlahden lukio upper secondary
school monitored the volume of biowaste generated
by the school cafeteria. 106.2 kilos of biowaste were generated
by the joint cafeteria that it shares with the adjacent
secondary school during the second week of September.
The upper secondary school students organised the ‘Clean
Your Plate’ campaign in Week 43 (21–25 October), but the
volume of waste generated only fell to 102.7 kilos.
will also launch them in other markets
in which they operate. This will
increase the impact of our work and
support the development of urban
solutions. This model also interests
investors, and we have received a
good amount of external funding for
our development work,” says Laitala.
Espoo seeks to be a pioneer in
smart urban development, climate
work, circular economy, and the digitalisation
required to support them.
The city has begun working towards
these objectives through five key development
areas. These are smart
urban solutions, low-emission and
smart transport, carbon-neutral energy,
responsibility, and the local environment.
LIFE IN A 5G NETWORK.
Kera has been selected as a test
laboratory for smart urban solutions.
The idea is to develop smart
and clean urban solutions based
on 5G network technology, such as
automatic bus traffic, smart energy
solutions, and smooth-running
commercial services.
The first 5G base station has been
erected and residents have been
able to test the world’s first robot
bus that can cope with winter conditions.
The bus was built in Otaniemi
and has been tested on a route that
runs between Kera railway station
and Nokia Campus. In accordance
with the goals set for the Sustainable
Espoo programme, the robot bus
should become a permanent feature
in Espoo by the end of the current
council term.
ROBOT BUSES are just one
solution for lower-emission transport.
An on-demand ride service has
already been tested as part of public
transport.
“With HSL’s tendered app, you
can order a ride from, for example,
home to the metro station or from
the station to your workplace. The
app will tell you when your ride will
arrive and how long the journey
will take. A minibus will collect pas-
sengers travelling along the same
route and take them to the end of
the connecting route,” says Laitala,
describing the pilot that has been
launched in Matinkylä, Tapiola, Kera
and Leppävaara.
Bus rides in Leppävaara are already
emission-free, as the area uses
quiet, emission-free electric buses.
Laitala encourages all Espoo residents
to do their bit for emissionfree
transport.
“We’re working towards greater
use of locally produced and emission-free
solutions for transport,
that is, a sufficient number of electric
car charging stations, gas filling
stations and renewable diesel.
There are many alternatives to fossil
fuels. Many of us already have the
chance to decide what kind of energy
choices we’ll make with regard
to driving cars,” says Laitala.
CLIMATE EMISSIONS.
The majority of Espoo’s climate
emissions stem from heat production
and electricity consumption.
’’
WE WANT ESPOO’S
CARBON HANDPRINT
TO BE MANY TIMES
THAT OF ITS RESIDENTS’
CARBON FOOTPRINTS.
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60 %
ABOUT 60 PER CENT OF ES-
POO IS COVERED BY FO-
REST. THERE ARE 82 NA-
TURE CONSERVATION ARE-
AS COVERING A TOTAL OF
3,200 HECTARES.
NEW FROM old. In early 2019, Inex’s former Kilo Logistics Centre
moved from its premises in Kera to the new logistics zone in
Sipoo to make room for a new residential area. However, the
existing industrial buildings will not be demolished quite yet,
as it will be 15 years before the area becomes completely residential.
Affordable premises have now been leased to sports
entrepreneurs and small-scale food producers. It’s hoped that
artists and recreational activities will also find their way there.
Premises can be rented for a very short period, as the buildings
will be demolished within 2–10 years. The aim is to re-use
and recycle not only the buildings themselves, but also the
materials used in their construction and interior decoration.
157 kg
IN 2018, PEOPLE LIVING IN
THE CAPITAL CITY REGION
GENERATED AN AVERAGE OF
157 KG OF MIXED WASTE. 76%
OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN
RECYCLED.
The goal is for Espoo’s energy production
to be completely carbon
neutral by 2030.
New energy solutions are being
developed and introduced, particularly
in collaboration with Fortum as
part of the Espoo Clean Heat project,
which seeks to make district heating
carbon neutral during the 2020s.
One of Fortum’s two coal-burning
units in Espoo will be closed next
summer – and a new bio-heating
facility will start up in Kivenlahti.
Otaniemi’s geothermal heat plant is
expected to start up next autumn.
It will be the geothermal heat plant
with the deepest borehole in the
world. A new heat pump unit that
will utilise waste heat from wastewater
will be opened at the Suomenoja
power plant in 2021. These
measures will enable Espoo to make
its district heating production fifty
per cent carbon neutral in 2022. The
aim is to stop using coal completely
in 2025.
Fortum also collaborated on the
Smart Living project implemented
by Espoon Asunnot Oy. Almost all
of Espoon Asunnot’s 15,000 apartments
now have smart energy control
and are heated using Eco Heat.
“Eco Heat is generated by recovering
the heat from wastewater at
the Suomenoja power plant, and it
produces enough energy to cover 15
per cent of Espoo’s district heating
requirements. Espoo residents are
very interested in the environmental
impact of energy solutions. Innovations
such as smart heating control
have been used to improve indoor
air conditions in apartments and to
reduce indoor temperature variations,”
says Laitala.
PARTICIPATION.
An interim report submitted during
the summer shows that one of the
programme’s challenges is to get
Espoo residents to participate and
take responsibility. Cooperation
with schools has been developed,
and sustainable development will
be a theme in Espoo schools this
year.
“We’ve started collaborating with
three upper secondary schools. As
part of their coursework, students
will come up with concrete suggestions
for things such as low-carbon
transport and circular economybased
food production,” says Project
Manager Helena Kyrki.
There is also a need for improvement
in waste sorting.
“Hopefully, all Espoo residents
will be able to sort their waste better
in the future, thereby enabling materials
to be processed and reused.”
“Small housing companies with
more than five apartments will
have improved opportunities to
sort waste from the beginning of
2021, but when it comes to detached
homes, waste sorting still rests
on the homeowner’s level of
enthusiasm and and the sorting
stations we develop for them,”
says Laitala.
LOCAL NATURE.
All surveys have indicated that, for
Espoo residents, local nature is one
of the most important things about
their hometown. We want to keep
nurturing this attitude, and to offer
opportunities for outdoor pursuits
and relaxation in the local environment.
“It’s an affordable and ecological
way to relax, and forests also act as
carbon sinks for the city.”
Local nature is considered during
zoning, but Espoo also wants to encourage
its residents to take care of
their local environment.
“Last summer, the city tested
fixed volunteer stations where volunteers
could collect equipment
to clean up the environment. Associations
have also been offered the
chance to collect funds during trials
of chargeable volunteer work,” says
Kyrki, giving a few examples. “We
became a UN sustainable development
pioneer by working together
to improve everyday sustainability:
each person’s own actions coupled
with the city’s proactive efforts
with partners in areas that individuals
cannot influence, such as energy
production solutions or public
transport,” says Laitala.
Some changes must also be adapted to
FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE is an integral
aspect of sustainable urban development
strategy. However, we can no longer prevent
all of the changes – we will simply have to
adapt to some climate change phenomena.
The most significant risks include heat and,
in particular, stormwater problems caused by
flooding and heavy rain in old, densely built
residential neighbourhoods.
“Nature also acts as a thermostat, and will
enable you to refresh yourself even in hot
weather. When it comes to housing, housing
companies will naturally come up with their
own solutions and residents can choose
the materials they use in their own homes.
But the city can also provide information and
recommend solutions for managing temperature
conditions,” says Pasi Laitala, who
is also the director of the Sustainable Espoo
programme.
Kirkkojärvi is one of the areas that is most
at risk from flooding in Espoo. Underpasses
in particular also flood easily.
“Maintenance plays a large role in this.
New area development plans always include
stormwater plans for draining rainwater and
thaw water,” says Laitala.
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WHATS ON IN DECEMBER–FEBRUARY
DECEMBER
INDEPENDENCE DAY
CONCERT LIVE
THE TRADITIONAL Independence Day
party for all Espoo residents will take
place on 6 December at Espoo Metro
Areena. The performers will be Tapiolan
nuoret sinfonikot conducted by Erkki
Lasonpalo and soloists Ilkka Alanko,
Krista Siegfrids, Tami Pohjola, violin
and Aurora Marthens, soprano.
Tickets for the concert usually go
very quickly. Admission is free. You can
check whether tickets are still available
when this magazine is published
at lippu.fi.
The City also offers the opportunity
to take part in the celebrations to
people who have not managed to get a
ticket or watch the concert in person.
The concert will be broadcast live and
you can watch online at espoo.fi/livetapahtumat.
After the party is over, the
recording can be watched online until 5
January.
VILLE THURMAN
GIVE A SONG
FOR CHRISTMAS
– CHRISTMAS
CONCERT OF THE
YEAR
THIS YEAR, Arja Saijonmaa, Paula
Koivuniemi, Antti Ketonen, Aste,
Kyösti Mäkimattila, Mira Luoti and
Irina give Finland a Christmas present
with a difference. In its second year,
this concert features completely new
songs and familiar beloved Christmas
classics. Give a song for Christmas is
performed live at Espoo Cultural Centre’s
Tapiolasali and broadcast live on
Radio Suomi. The concert will also be
recorded and Yle TV1 will broadcast it
on Christmas Day 2019.
Highlight
New Year will be celebrated
in Espoo Cathedral’s fairytale
illuminated park on Tuesday
31 December.
See the programme in detail
and the timetable at
espoo.fi/kaupunkitapahtumat
› Give a song for Christmas concert
14.12 7 p.m. Espoo Cultural Centre
Tapiolasali. Tickets €29 + delivery
(from €1), lippu.fi
› Independence Day concert Friday
6 December, 14:00, Espoo Metro
Areena.
Ilkka Alanko is
one of the
performers
at the
Independence
Day concert.
QUIZZING AT THE
LIBRARY
THE HEHKULAMPPU pub quiz is an
event developed jointly by Kaulahti
library and the nearby Lyhty bar.
Lyhty has been hosting quiz nights
every other Tuesday through the
autumn.
The questions are based on a
book, film or CD in the collections
of five libraries. The answers can
be found in the work and the topics
it features. The material will be in
the library the week before the
quiz and is always on show until the
date of the quiz itself.
“We’d had a long-term aim of
getting people to visit the library
more often. This way, we get people
into the library to explore the material
and we get to highlight works
that they might not necessarily
have thought about looking out,”
says pub quiz questionmaster and
library advisor Ville Thurman from
Kauklahti library.
The last quiz of the year will
be held on the second Tuesday in
December. Teams of 1 to 4 compete
in the quiz and there is a prize
for the winning team. During the
quiz there are a range of beverages
on offer, including non-alcoholic
drinks.
› Hehkulamppu pub quiz Tues
10 December 18:00–21:00 at
Olut- ja viinitupa Lyhty.
PRAM MEET-UP FOR
ALL THE FAMILY
JOULU SE TULLA
JOLLOTTAA
MOST BEAUTIFUL
CHRISTMAS SONGS
UNSUITABLE FOR
CHILDREN
ON THE first Thursday of the month
Espoo City Museum KAMU runs a meetup
for parents with babies. Explore history
with other parents in a hands-on
experience using all the senses. At the
last meet-up of the year, we will be singing
familiar Christmas cons and tasting
traditional Christmas foods. Big brothers
and sisters are also welcome.
› Pram meet-ups at KAMU: A century
of Christmas Thurs 5 December
12:00–13:00, Exhibition Centre
WeeGee. Free entry.
THIS FASCINATING Christmas puppet
show has been filling auditoriums and
getting everyone into the Christmas
spirit for almost 20 years. Get ready for
Christmas with the endearing dog Duppaduulix,
the Christmas elves and musicians.
The concert is suitable for friends
of music and puppetry of all ages.
› Joulu tulla jollottaa Tues 10
December 10.15–11:00, Sellosali.
Tickets €12. Supervised groups of
children: €9 per child, supervisors €1.
Bookings: toimisto@nukketeatterisampo.fi
or phone: 020 735 2235
THE MOST beautiful Christmas songs fill
Tapiolasali on 11 December when conductor
and singer Pasi Hyökki and the Tapiola
Sinfonietta lead the audience in celebrating
Christmas. The concert is part of the
Most Beautiful Christmas Songs campaign
which helps children with difficult lives
around the world. At the concert, you will
be able to make a voluntary donation to
the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission
or to Tapiola church to help with its work
for children in developing countries.
› The Most Beautiful Christmas
Songs Wed 11 December 18:00–19:00,
Espoo Cultural Centre, Tapiolasali.
Free entry.
STORIES WITH a difference (certificate
18) is a guided tour for adults only taking
a rather different approach to stories
from history from the Stone Age to
urbanisation. Illicit indulgence and violent
acts, scandals and ghost stories are
on the cards in the A thousand stories
about Espoo exhibition.
› Stories with a difference (certificate
18) Fri 13 December, 20.12 and
27.12 18:00–19:00, Espoo City Museum
KAMU, Exhibition Centre WeeGee.
Free entry.
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WHATS ON IN DECEMBER–FEBRUARY
JANUARY
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TEATTERI
RÖNTGENSALI
PRESENTS
A FRIENDSHIP between three people,
formed in childhood, has been on a long
hiatus. Different stages in life bring the
trio back together. Each of them have
taken a different path and there is no
guarantee that the sense of togetherness
created when they were children
will still be there. The play Kuka oon,
joko arvaan sen? (Who am I? Can you
guess?)tells a little bit about the lives of
Pippi, Tommy and Annika. The themes
span ageing, death, happiness and love.
› Kuka oon, joko arvaan sen? Sat 4
January, Sun 5 January, Sat 11
January and Sun 12 January 14:00.
Karatalo. Tickets: rontgensali.fi
HUMANITY
HOW DOES a person become human?
How do we retain our ability to function
and our humanity in exceptional circumstances?
Thoughts on these questions
can be found in the life and art of
artist and educationalist Aleksanteri
Ahola-Valo (1900–1997) until 19 January.
The key themes of the exhibition
The Way to a Life of Values – Aleksanteri
Ahola-Valo are the battle between
light and dark, humanity and ways of
life. Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s works enter
into a dialogue with Ahola-Valo’s work.
› The Way to a Life of Values –
Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo Tues–
Sat 11:00–16:00. Sun 11:00–17:00.
Gallen-Kallela Museum. On Sundays
tickets cost €9 and include a guided
tour at 1 p.m.
COMEDY AND SHARP
OBSERVATION
ULLA TAPANINEN’S Lava-ammuntaa VI
(Six Pack) is the sixth independent part
in the actress’ popular series of performances
and had its premiere at Ryhmäteatteri
in autumn 2019. In the show,
which tours Finland in spring 2020,
Tapaninen, who has been entertaining
Finland for more than 40 years, tackles
everyday phenomena in her own inimitable
style.
› Lava-ammuntaa VI Friday 31
January 19:00, Sellosali.
Tickets: lippu.fi
KIBECON TAKES OVER
SELLO LIBRARY
A FREE event is being run at Sello
library on the Epiphany weekend.
Jointly organised by Espoo town library
and fans, Kibecon brings friends of
anime, manga and gaming together at
the library. The event features talks,
workshops, cosplay contests, dance
performances, an art corner, sales and
plenty to play, try out and experience
for all ages. There will also be a free
programme of evening events in Sellosali.
This year’s theme at Kibecon is
magic.
› Kibecon 4–5 January 11:00–17:00.
Sello library.
GET INTO THE
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
AT GLIMS
IT’S TIME for an old-fashioned
Christmas again at Glims Farmstead
Museum. The farmhouse will be
decorated for Christmas from the
start of Advent to 13th January.
At weekends Glims Farmstead
Museum welcomes visitors keen to
get into the Christmas spirit with
a Christmas programme including
story time, making traditional decorations,
learning how Christmas
was celebrated in the past and
musical performances. Tilkki-
Vihtori cottage is also open and
decorated for Christmas.
At Lucia, Bemböle school’s Lucia
procession will take place at Glims
in Swedish. Find out about the way
St Lucia’s day is celebrated and
the history of the tradition on the
Lucia, the bringer of light tour.
It is also Christmas at the
museum shop in the main building.
The shop is full of old-time
Christmas products. You’ll find nostalgic
and modern gifts, beautiful
cards and Christmas food.
Between Christmas and New
Year you can see what the portents
of the past have to predict
for the year ahead. On the Out with
the old, in with the new tour, visitors
explore the magic and customs
of year end. The St Knut goat will
be visiting Glims on 12 January to
round off the Christmas season.
See the whole programme at
kulttuuriespoo.fi/glims.
› Christmas at Glims Farmstead
Museum 1 December–12 January.
Open Tues–Fri 10:00–16:00, Sun
11:00–16:00 and Sat 7 December
14 December and 21 December
at 10:00–16:00. The museum will
also open at 10 on Sunday 8
December, 15 December and 22
December. The museum is closed
on 6 December, 24–26 December,
31 December–1 January and 6 January.
Museum entry fees: €4/€3.
Entrance free for under 18s. Free
entry on Wednesdays.
FEBRUARY
RARE PIECES IN
TAPIOLASALI
TAPIOLA SINFONIETTA launches a
collaboration with one of the most
famous academies for string players
in the world, the Kronberg Academy.
The stunning soloists are winner of the
Seoul International Music Competition
Fumika Mohri and winner of the Lionel
Tertis International Viola Competition
Timothy Ridout. The programme of rare
gems is conducted by British conductor
Jonathan Bloxham.
› Tapiola Sinfonietta: Kronberg
Academy Fri 14 February 19:00–21:00,
Espoo Cultural Centre, Tapiolasali.
Tickets: lippu.fi
EKM
TACITA DEAN’S ART
AT EMMA
EMMA’S 2020 exhibition programme
opens with one of today’s most internationally
renowned modern artists,
Tacita Dean. The exhibition is her first
extensive one-person show in the Nordic
countries. Dean is especially known
for 16 mm films and her work to preserve
the tradition of analogue film
but also for large-sale chalk drawings
that command the space. The exhibition
comprises key works from the artist’s
career.
› Tacita Dean 26 February–3 May,
Exhibition Centre WeeGee.
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WHATS ON IN DECEMBER–FEBRUARY
TEXT TIMO HÄMÄLÄINEN
PHOTO TIMO PORTHAN
Espoo Figure Skating Club has
been actively offering opportunities
to upper comprehensive
school children in Espoo. This
autumn, 7–9 students have
attended their Wednesdayafternoon
training every week.
YOU CAN, FOR
EXAMPLE, TRY OUT
FIGURE SKATING
ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOONS.
WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON
HOBBIES:
NORTHERN ESPOO:
› Gym (Fressi Koskelo) 15–16
Free Hobbies for
UPPER COMPREHENSIVE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Espoo offers all citizens a broad spectrum of opportunities for
free hobbies. Its Wednesday-afternoon hobby sessions for upper
comprehensive school children have been well received.
Last year, Espoo launched
a trial that is aiming to
activate upper comprehensive
school children
through sports and cultural
hobbies. There are dozens of different
hobbies on offer.
All upper comprehensive
school timetables have been
drawn up so that school ends by
2:30 pm at the latest on Wednesdays.
This gives young people
free time for hobbies.
“We’ve received a lot of positive
feedback. The number of participants
has grown on the previous
year. About 800 upper comprehensive
school children take part
on a weekly basis,” says sports coordinator
Camilo Miettinen.
SPORTS AND EXERCISE-RELATED
HOBBIES are organised by Espoo
Sports Services and 33 sports
clubs. The majority of these provide
activities that are open to
everyone. Some of the clubs offer
practice sessions to upper comprehensive
school members
with particular sporting goals.
Fencing, athletics, rhythmic
gymnastics and ice skating
have all grown in popularity. A
number of more exotic disciplines
were also introduced this
autumn, such as rugby, Krav
Maga, cricket and futsal.
Espoo’s youth services also
offer plenty of opportunities for
hobbies, such as digital gaming,
cooking, baking, sports and
multi-activity clubs.
The best way to find out about
the range of free hobbies on offer
is to search online at harrastushaku.fi
using the search term
yläkoululaisille.
ESPOO WANTS TO GET its other
residents moving as well.
“We’ve created a service path
that offers free activities for everyone
from babies to grandparents,”
says Martti Merra, Director
of Sports and Youth Activities.
Töpinät is a group where
2–8-year-olds can get some exercise
with their parents. Wau,
Muuvi and Jumppi are groups
aimed at children from primary
school age up to age 18. All these
groups are free of charge.
All Espoo residents over
the age of 68 get a +68 Sports
Bracelet that gives them free
entry to gyms, instructor-led fitness
sessions, and swimming
halls. About 15,000 bracelets are
currently in active use.
› You can find out more
about the sport and exercise
opportunities on offer at
www.espooliikkuu.fi.
CENTRAL ESPOO:
› Football (EBK-Honka
Arena) 15–16
› Finnish baseball (Vanttila
School) 15–16.30
› Cricket (Kannusillanmäki
sports hall, shelter) 15–17
MATINKYLÄ-OLARI:
› Futsal (Tiistilä School) 15–16
› Rhythmic gymnastics
(Opinmäki School) 15–16.30
LEPPÄVAARA:
› Swimming and diving
(Leppävaara Swimming
Hall) 15–16
› Football (LePa Arena) 15–16
› Gym (Fressi
Leppävaara) 15–16
ESPOONLAHTI:
› Basketball (Nöykkiö
School) 15–16
› Volleyball (Martinkallio
School) 15–16
› Tennis (Aktia-Tennis) 15–16
TAPIOLA:
› Rugby (Pohjois-Tapiola
School) 15–16
› Football (Esport Arena) 15–16
› Skating (Metro Arena) 15–16
› Krav Maga (Espoon Krav
Maga) 15–16
All these and more free
Wednesday hobbies arranged
by Espoo sports and youth
services can be found at www.
harrastushaku.fi with the
search word ‘yläkoululaisille’.
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Espoo – an
innovative City
INSIGHT
TEXT TIIA MERIKANTO ILLUSTRATION IKON IMAGES / LEHTIKUVA
1
THE ISO Omena Service Centre is a concept
for public services that seeks to make everyday
services easier to use. The Service Centre
includes a library, youth services, a maternity
and child health clinic, a health centre, mental
health and substance abuse services, the
Social Insurance Institution (KELA), a HUSLAB
laboratory and HUS medical imaging services.
The personnel know which other services are
available and can preemptively steer customers
towards the right type of assistance.
Espoo was one of the six finalists in the European
Commission’s European Capital of Innovation
(iCapital) Award. This success follows Espoo’s win
at the Intelligent Community Awards 2018. Espoo
earned it thanks to its innovative development
projects.
2
THE BUSINESS Espoo corporate service network
supports commercial vitality by providing
a range of continually developing services.
Business Espoo makes it quicker and easier to
get things done, as all the services are available
under one roof. Business Espoo also organises
corporate events at which entrepreneurs can
easily network and access useful information.
4UPPER SECONDARY school students learn ethical
hacking on the Hack with Espoo course.
The students are taught about new trends in
information security, hacking, and its ethics
and tools. Towards the end of the course, they
get to test the City of Espoo’s IT security. The
security firm Second Nature Security (2NS) is
one of the city’s main partners for both implementation
and organisation.
3
THE MAKE with Espoo collaboration model
develops and pilots digital services for a variety
of purposes, such as collaborative support
for education between children, teachers and
companies. This co-creation springs from citizens’
needs. Make with Espoo helps all of the
city’s actors to work together to create a better
living environment and better services.
’’
INVESTMENT
BRINGS
EUR 100,000
FOR DEVELOPING
INNOVATIONS.
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PEARL
UPPER SECONDARY STUDENTS WANTED
A LIBRARY FOR EVERYONE
THE CITY library’s newest branch in Otaniemi
was born when upper secondary students
asked for a proper library in their school.
“The students also planned how the library
would work for other customer groups
from preschoolers to seniors. They thought
it was great to get a space on school premises
where all age groups could meet. And a
library really is a natural place for that,” says
Chief Library Pedagogue Marjukka Peltonen.
The students give reading tips to preschoolers,
and from now on will also provide
seniors with advice on digital issues.
“As requested by the students, there is
space for both quiet study and working together.”
Otaniemi’s new upper secondary school
and library are housed in a renovated commercial
building (Tietotie 6). In addition to
a school for 800 students, the building also
provides office space for 700 civil servants.
There is also a conference centre and
sports facilities for Espoo residents to use.
The library opened in August and was
empty when school started.
“The idea was to see how the space would
fill up. Books drifted in from other libraries
and we also made some new acquisitions.”
The library has its own door next to the
school’s main entrance. You can get into the
library using your Helmet library card from
7:00 to 22:00. In addition to the self-service
hours, library staff will be present during
service hours, that is, 14:00 to 20:00 on
Mondays, and 9:00 to 16:00 from Tuesday
to Friday. JUHA PELTONEN
Upper secondary school
students Frida Korvenoja,
Ella Liukkonen and Amanda
Järvinen wanted a school
library open for everyone.
Marjukka Peltonen says that
events at the library are
even run for library dogs.
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TIMO PORTHAN
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SERVICE
Finnoo
Housing production that
puts the environment first
An urban seaside
living room is rising
up around the Finnoo
metro station. Very
little virgin nature will
be destroyed.
GROWTH FIGURES
AREA TO BE
DEVELOPED (HA)
Espoo is a continually
growing city. Space for
growth is also being
sought in Finnoo. During
the 2020s and 2030s, this now
sparsely populated industrial and
warehousing district will become
a major residential area dominated
by apartment blocks.
“We need to find places to
which we can steer Espoo’s population
growth. The number of residents
in the Finnoo-Kaitaa area is
expected to grow by no less than
20–25,000 people,” says Finnoo
Project Manager Kimmo Leivo.
Construction of Finnoo’s new
residential area was launched this
autumn, and it is largely scheduled
for completion during the 2030s.
The idea was to build an urban
neighbourhood of apartment
buildings alongside the metro.
“The apartments will have
sea views, which is quite rare
in Espoo. Finnoo’s coastline is
mainly owned by the city, so we
can design a shared seaside living
room for everyone,” says Leivo.
NEW RESIDENTIAL AREA DESIGNED
WITH THE LANDSCAPE IN MIND
“This won’t be a traditional grid –
the zoning is very spacious. Very
little untouched nature will have
to be destroyed, as we have located
housing in areas that have
previously been used for other
purposes,” says Leivo.
He cites two examples: the
industrial area around the water
treatment plant and the cityowned
coastal region that has
mainly been used for warehousing.
The history of each area is also
being taken into consideration:
the old spirit of the industrial area
will be visible in its new buildings
and in the “monuments” that will
be left in each area.
THE METRO STATION WILL LIE AT
THE HEART OF THE ENTIRE AREA.
Grocery stores and other services
have been designed around
it. Healthcare and other municipal
services can be found at Iso
Omena, which is only a one-anda-half-minute
metro ride away.
An average of 1,000 new residents
per year are expected during
the 2020s. Daycare services
are expected to open relatively
quickly, and the first school during
the 2020s.
Finnoo will also act as a role
model for sustainable development.
Energy efficiency has been
considered in both transport and
construction.
“The metro and its easy accessibility
will play a key role in
this. Safe light traffic routes will
encourage people to walk and
cycle. Criteria for energy efficiency
have also been placed on the area’s
developers,” says Leivo, listing the
indicators for sustainable development.
TIINA PARIKKA
espoo.fi/finnoo
300
NEW APARTMENTS
9,000
NEW
RESIDENTS
17,000
PARKING
SPACES
6,000
FINNOO’S DEVELOPMENT
2019 2020s 2023 2030s
Construction of the first
residential buildings begins
First daycare centres
and schools
Metro traffic
launched
Construction
at its peak
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Central functions
Finnoo is being built
around the metro.
Balconies will have
a sea view, and
services will only be
a one-and-a-halfminute
metro ride
away.
CEDERQVIST & JÄNTTI ARKKITEHDIT OY
A mix of housing and central functions
Centre/Local centre
New residential area to be developed
New, existing commercial area
currently under development
Cultural history site
Holiday home area
Metro station entrance
Metro line
Pedestrian and cycle route
Need for light traffic route
Main cycle route
Recreational route
Waterfront Walkway
Recreational area
FLYING SQUIRRELS ALWAYS CONSIDERED
FINNOO IS home to bird wetlands, and their preservation
has been one of the top planning priorities.
The area’s birdlife includes 20 slavonian grebes.
The Siberian flying squirrel, which is an endangered
species in Finland, lives in old, spruce-dominated
mixed forests. It spends its entire life within a
single territory. The six flying squirrels in the Finnoo
area have therefore partially determined the location
of the green areas that will be preserved.
The bottom of Espoonlahti bay has the most robust
distribution of the endangered Macroplea pubipennis
leaf beetle in Finland. Two have been sighted
in the Nuottalahti area of Finnoo. Planning has paid
attention to protecting these individuals.
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SWEDISH IN ESPOO
MATTLIDENS SKOLA
The Nordic
region in focus
IN SCHOOLS AND
DAY-CARE CENTRES
Espoo is focusing on developing
cooperation between the Nordic
countries. The aim is for all Espoo’s
Swedish-speaking schools and day-care
centres to have a friendship school in
another Nordic country.
Text Jenni von Frenckell
CLASS 9D AT
MATTLIDEN
SKOLA VISITED
COPENHAGEN IN
EARLY AUTUMN.
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SINCE THE START of the year, Swedish-language education
services in Espoo have been focusing on the
Nordic countries and pan-Nordic cooperation. This
is all part of the programme for internationalisation
and global education, which highlights Nordic cooperation.
“I hope that the work will broaden the way the
children and students think about the Nordic region.
We want children and young people to feel that they
are part of a broader context and to get to know
other cultures as well,” explains Ida Stolt-Haglund,
Development Manager at the City of Espoo.
Stolt-Haglund estimates that about a fifth of
Espoo’s schools and day-care centres
have a Nordic contact. The target for
2020 is for this figure to reach 30 percent.
“Our long-term goal is for all
Swedish-speaking schools and daycare
centres in Espoo to have a friendship
school or a friendship day-care
centre in another Nordic country.
There is great interest in the Nordic
region and we hope that the initiative
will lead to systematic cooperation
between the Nordic countries.”
NEW CONTACTS AND JOINT PROJECTS.
This autumn, the city ran a themed
day on Nordic cooperation for education
sector staff. The purpose of the
day was to provide schools and day-care centres with
practical tips and tools.
Cooperation with a school or day-care centre can
take different forms. Staff often get in touch and get
to know each other. They might run a joint project
and sometimes the group might receive visits or visit
a school in another Nordic country themselves.
“But travelling isn’t the main thing. The ideal is for
all units to find a form of cooperation that works for
them. Of course, a group of day-care centre children
can’t travel abroad but they might be able to contact
children in other countries over Skype,” says Stolt-
Haglund.
FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL VIA THE NORDEN I SKOLAN PLAT-
FORM. Mattliden is one of the schools that already
has a friendship school. Homeroom teacher and
The ideal is
for all units to
find a form of
cooperation
that works for
them.
mother tongue and literature teacher Susann Etzell
first set up the contact with Stavnholtskolen in Denmark.
Etzell got in touch with the school through the
Nordic education platform Norden i Skolan.
“I wrote that we are interested in literature and
culture and were looking for a friendship school in
Denmark. One of the teachers there replied and that’s
how our partnership started. We started exchanging
e-mails and the end result was class 9D’s project trip
to Copenhagen this autumn,” says Etzell.
The students had been fundraising for the trip
since they started year seven when they were 13 and
they were aged 15 to 16 when they went to Denmark.
Actively involved parents are essential
on top of the students’ own efforts.
“We wouldn’t have been able to run
the trip without excellent collaboration
with Denmark and committed
parents on board,” Etzell points out.
TIVOLI AND SHOPPING BEST. Students
Jessica Ronimus, Hanna Branders,
Nicole Thesleff, Rebecca Friman,
Lene Murtomäki, Nicole Aarnio,
Ellen Partinen and Rebecka Kaseva
took part in the four-day trip. With the
rest of the group, the girls sold calendars
that they made themselves, biscuits
and theatre tickets and found
sponsorship.
“We worked really hard. Sometimes
it was tough selling the products but it was worth the
effort, the trip was brilliant” the girls explain.
The Espoo students got to know students in the
friendship school in Copenhagen in advance via
e-mail and social media. They learned about each
other’s schools and local areas and also read a Danish
book.
They had a packed programme on their four days
in Denmark. One day was spent in Stavnholtskolen
with students in the partner school. The group also
managed to see lots of sights, including a tour of the
Folketing, the Danish parliament.
When asked to sum up the trip, the students say
that the Tivoli and shopping were the best parts and
that the trip to Denmark made team spirit in the
class loads better and they got to know each other
better too.
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THE PEOPLE OF ESPOO
Art at the mall
TIMO PORTHAN
Espoo artists will be displaying their work at the Sello shopping
centre. You can also borrow artworks before deciding to buy.
Espoo Artotheque and Galleria
Aarni have moved into the Sello
shopping centre in Leppävaara.
“This is a great location. Customers
come in every day, and people
are finding their way to our new location.
We’re very satisfied,” says Vera Koura, the
art lending service’s coordinator.
Borrowing an artwork is a great way to
experience how an intriguing piece would
look in your home.
The art lending service has works by
about a hundred Espoo artists. Galleria
Aarni also operates out of the same premises,
and the artworks on display here can
also be borrowed.
Customers can borrow an artwork for
a month at a time. The fee is five per cent
of the piece’s total price, with a minimum
payment of 20€. The piece can be returned
whenever during the loan period, or the
loan can be extended by paying a new
monthly fee.
“If the customer becomes attached to
the piece, they can buy it for themselves.
And that’s what usually happens. You can
buy an artwork by paying the remaining
amount of its total price. And you can of
course buy pieces in one lump payment,”
says Koura.
THE ART LENDING SERVICE and gallery are run
by Espoo Visual Artists, whose membership
includes about 140 professional artists from
Espoo. The association’s chairperson, Tatu
Vuorio, is happy with the new premises.
“Galleria Aarni was previously located in
the Heikintori shopping centre in Tapiola.
We got stuck there amidst all the construction
work, and art enthusiasts couldn’t really
find us. Now we’re in a place that is full
of people. The new gallery is also much
bigger.”
Vuorio is particularly pleased that
Sello’s managers and owners had confidence
in a new kind of operating model,
in which art can be brought into a shopping
centre.
Espoo Visual Artists will be celebrating
its 50th anniversary this year. This autumn,
Galleria Aarni will be displaying several
new gems of Espoo art. Entrance to the exhibitions
is free.
TIMO HÄMÄLÄINEN
Vera Koura
working at the
art lending
service.
“People can see
the art in their
own homes and
also pay to own
a work,” Koura
explains.
ESPOO MAGAZINE 4/2019 >> 23

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BE SMART
– GET VACCINATED
Make an appointment online
espoo.fi/e-healthcentre
Make an appointment by telephone
Health Centres:
› Espoonlahti, Iso Omena, Kalajärvi, Kilo,
Kivenlahti, Leppävaara, Samaria, Tapiola,
Kivenlahti tel. 09 816 34500
› Oma Lääkärisi Espoontori tel. 09 855 4303
› Oma Lääkärisi Matinkylä tel. 09 855 4100
Maternity and child health clinic
› tel. 09 816 22800
Vaccinations without appointment
› At main health centres on Saturdays
30 November, 14, 21 December 2019, 11 November 2020 from 9 to 16:
• Espoonlahden Health Centre, Merikansantie 4
• Ison Omenan Health Centre, Palvelutori,
kauppakeskuksen 3rd floor, Suomenlahdentie 1
• Leppävaaran Health Centre, Kostaapelinkatu 2
• Samarian Health Centre, Terveyskuja 2
• Tapiolan Health Centre, Ahertajantie 2
At service centres for senior citizens
Influen
Ajanvaraus avataan 11.11. ja ro
Varaa aika etukäteen:
www.espoo.fi/e-terveys
› Wed 27 November from 10 to 15 Soukka Life and Living
Centre for Senior Citizens, Soukankaari 7
› Mon 2 December from 10 to 15 Kauklahti Life and Living
Centre for Senior Citizens, Hansakartano 4
› Thu 12 December 2019 and Thu 9 January 2020
from 10 to 15 Tapiolan Service Centre for Senior
Citizens, Länsituulenkuja 1 A
› Tue 17 December 2019 and Fri 17 January 2020 from 10 to 15 Leppävaara
Life and Living Centre for Senior Citizens, Säterinkatu 3
When you get
vaccinated, you also
protect your loved ones,
because the influenza
virus does not spread
Ajanvaraus puhelimitse
Espoonlahden, Ison Omenan, Kalajä
Tapiolan ja Viherlaakson terveysase
Oma Lääkärisi Espoontorin asiakkai
Oma Lääkärisi Matinkylän asiakkaill
Äitiys- ja lastenneuvolan asiakkaille
Varaathan jokaiselle rokotettavalle o
when enough
Rokotukset people get ilman ajanvarausta
vaccinated.
Terveysasemilla la 30.11., 14.12. ja 21.12.2019
sekä 11.1.2020 klo 9–16
• Espoonlahden, Ison Omenan, Leppävaaran, Samarian ja Tap
Seniorikeskuksissa
Vaccination
is the best
protection
against
influenza.
• Ke 27.11. klo 10–15 Soukan elä ja asu -seniorikeskus
• Ma 2.12. klo 10–15 Kauklahden More elä ja information:
asu -seniorikeskus
• To 12.12.2019 ja to 9.1.2020 klo
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10–15 Tapiolan palvelukeskus
• Ti 17.12.2019 ja pe 17.1.2020 klo 10–15 Leppävaaran elä ja asu
Koulu- ja opiskeluterveydenhoitajat ilmoittavat koululaisten ja o
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