(Exogenic)

Influenced by punk, progressive rock, ska and folk music, the Helsinki-based band, Tundramatiks, was the odd one out when it hit the stage in the mid-2000s. The band has added Balkan accordion tunes to its hysterically fast Finnish rock, a bit like Asa and Jätkäjätkät of hip hop fame a few years back. The second album Roinan rodeo oozes a reformist spirit similar to the likes of Tuomari Nurmio, KAUKO RÖYHKÄ and Sielun Veljet’s songs from twenty or thirty years ago. †

www.tundramatiks.com

Text Teemu Fiilin

(Solina)

The Burning Hearts singer JESSIKA RAPO is known from the group Le Futur Pompiste, also introduced by We Are Helsinki, and HENRY OJALA from Cats On Fire and Magenta Skycode. The duo’s second album contains nine pop songs that don’t compete for the listener’s attention, but rather try to please secretly and separately. The arrangements seem natural, creating a sense of space. The brilliant and undeniably beautiful compositions move freely, like they had a mind of their own. However, without intense listening there’s a risk that, as beautiful as they are, they may not stand out in the crowd. †

http://burningheartsmusic.com

Text Teemu Fiilin

(GAEA)

TEEMU MARKKULA, known from the bands Colonization 337 and Genzale as well as for his solo efforts, must be a guy who loves to spend time in stores selling dusty, used vinyls. At least that’s what his latest band Death Hawks sounds like – recycling the history of solid acid rock and softly snarling psychedelia from Black Sabbath and The Doors to NEIL YOUNG and Led Zeppelin. Made with great skill and a sense of style, Death & Decay may be retro, but it’s far from musty reminiscences of old times. †

www.facebook.com/deathhawks

Text Teemu Fiilin

(Raha & tunteet)

Don’t let the dead moose’s head on the cover of the album freak you out. If Randy Barracuda and Mesak’s skweee music seems too disturbing, the Helsinki-based trio, Yöt, offers an EP with a more easily digestible version of the twisted skweee groove. Yöt has spiced its music up with melodic 80s funk, heavy dub reggae, dramatically bubbly synthpop and spastic instrumental hip hop. Remaining in the minor key, the dark melodies highlight the nocturnal image that the band’s name (Finnish for “nights”) suggests. †

www.facebook.com/yotfb

Text Teemu Fiilin

Photo Martin Parr / Magnum Photos.

Laboratory experiments surrounding ways to combine high-quality photographic art with corporate involvement, social questions and good parties.

Opening its doors for the next 12 months in February, the Laboratory gallery is, as the name suggests, a space for testing new kinds of ways to approach art and art sponsorship. The art laboratory takes the displayed art seriously, but wants to relax the ways it is looked at. Social themes and corporate sponsorship do not cancel each other out.

The Laboratory gallery will fulfill HELI MÄENPÄÄ and ANNELI MAATRAIVA’s lifelong dream of creating their own exhibition space for photographic art. Mäenpää and Maatraiva, the founders of the photography agency Viewmasters, say the dream really took off when their long-time partner Nokia suggested cooperation for the World Design Capital year. The actual space is part of design store My o My’s premises on Erottajankatu.

The store’s downstairs has now been renovated to fit the gallery style, while the loft will continue to be used as a small My o My store, offering a selection of design items – possibly including items that are linked to the exhibition’s theme.

The closest equivalent to a design shop turned gallery might be the museum Palais de Tokyo in Paris. “We didn’t want to create a traditional gallery space with clinical white walls,” Mäenpää says. “After going through the gallery, a visitor can reward oneself with fantastic design purchases,” she says.

“We had been looking for a new and long-term way to take part in the World Design Capital 2012 Helsinki year,” says My o My’s owner PAULIINA LOUHILUOTO. “We happened to hear that Viewmasters was looking for a temporary gallery space and we decided to contact them. Laboratory’s atmosphere goes well together with My o My’s concept and we already knew Laboratory’s Exhibition Manager SUVI SALONIEMI as she has been the curator of art events held in our store previously.”

Friendship between art and companies

Corporate cooperation is important for Laboratory and one of its aims is to find and test new partnership models. The gallery owners are hoping to introduce new ways for companies to support the arts and make it easier for the corporate world and arts to cooperate.

Photo Martin Parr / Magnum Photos.

In addition to that Nokia is the main cooperation partner of Laboratory, the gallery owners will look for a suitable sponsor for each artist. With the help of a sponsor, it will be possible to support the artists financially also when the exhibitions are being prepared.

An artist can get a sponsor that shares the same values with him or her. The partnership may even lead to more long-term cooperation between the artist and the company. There is no standard model for cooperation; it will vary depending on the partners’ wants and needs. MARTIN PARR’s exhibition will show a making of video that was filmed using Nokia mobile phones, for example.

“The uncertain economic situation has made companies quite cautious about new kinds of sponsorship. Photographic artists and other people in the field of arts, on the other hand, have expressed a surprisingly positive attitude,” Mäenpää says.

Easily approachable and surprising

Laboratory will hold eight exhibitions during 2012. However, the exhibition schedule has only been agreed on until the summer because the gallery owners want the space to keep up with the times and be able to react to sudden opportunities.

Photo Martin Parr / Magnum Photos.

The exhibition series includes both young newcomers and experienced artists. The series will kick off with an exhibition by the prize-winning British documentary photographer Martin Parr, who used to work as a professor at the Helsinki School of Art and Design in the early 1990s. The series of photographs, called Think of Finland, was created after Parr visited Finland having been away for twenty years. In August 2011, Parr traveled from Helsinki to Oulu photographing small Finnish oddities and the tension between traditions and modern times.

According to Heli Mäenpää, the social dimension is a crucial element of Laboratory’s exhibitions. An example of this could be the photographic series by PERTTU SAKSA, displayed later in the spring, exploring the relationship between animals and humans.

The gallery owners hope that Laboratory will manage to surprise visitors time after time. They also want to highlight the fact that the gallery is easy to approach. Laboratory will open its doors temporarily on the Restaurant Day (4 February), giving the public a chance to see the unfinished gallery space and enjoy Finnish treats. The official opening will take place on 10 February.

At a later stage, there will be more parties to match the themes of each exhibition – or just for fun. The people behind Laboratory want to put the spotlight on their large circle of friends, with experts from all kinds of creative fields. The aim is to create a relaxed place for friends to hang out. “We will for example watch the ice hockey World Championships here,” Mäenpää promises. †

Laboratory. Erottajankatu 9 B (courtyard), 00130 Helsinki. Open Tue-Sun 11 am–6 pm. www.laboratory.fi
Martin Parr: Think of Finland 10 Feb–8 Apr 2012.

Text Taru Torikka  Photos Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

Terhi Pölkki. Photo Timo Anttonen.

“As part of my work as a footwear designer I used to travel to India, Brazil and China to see how shoes are manufactured on mass. I thought that I could do things differently.”

That’s how TERHI PÖLKKI (b. 1980) began to design and create her own footwear collection.

Pölkki graduated in footwear design from the Wetterhoff Hämeenlinna University of Applied Sciences in 2006 and then continued on to do a Master’s program at the prestigious Cordwainers at the London College of Fashion. After graduating in 2008, Pölkki worked in London designing footwear for Topshop, Kurt Geiger and Urban Outfitters, among others.

Terhi Pölkki’s first own footwear collection will be launched in the spring of 2012. “The collection is simple, Scandinavian, even minimalist,” she explains. “I don’t like stitching, so I try to replace them with clean cuts. However, I have also added polished details, such as large stitching. Practicality and comfort are the most important things. The shape of the lasts has also been worked on a lot.”

Ecological aspects are a natural part of the collection because the shoes have been made of vegetable tan leather rather than from metal processed leather which is used more often. The collection’s clogs are manufactured in Finland and the rest is done in Portugal.

“My starting point is always the design, shape and last. The ecological material is there, it’s a permanent thing, but it’s not the major determinant and the shoe doesn’t have to have ecology written all over it,” the designer clarifies. †

Terhi Pölkki, SS 2012. Photo Timo Anttonen.

Terhi Pölkki, SS 2012. Photo Timo Anttonen.

Terhi Pölkki, SS 2012. Photo Timo Anttonen.

Terhi Pölkki, SS 2012. Photo Timo Anttonen.

Terhi Pölkki, SS 2012. Photo Timo Anttonen.

Terhi Pölkki’s footwear collection is available in Helsinki through Nudge (Yrjönkatu 30) and Design Forum Shop (Erottajankatu 7).

www.terhipolkki.com

You asked for a list of what’ll happen in Helsinki on NYE 2012. We deliver – find our picks below!

New Year’s Eve in Senate Square

Sat 31 December 2011. The World Design Capital year begins on New Year’s Eve at the Senate Square. The celebration will culminate in fireworks and a 3D light show reflecting over the cathedral.

www.wdchelsinki2012.fi/en

Kiasma: NYE Pre-party

Sat 31 December 2011, 1 pm–5 pm. Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. Art work shops, adventures with light in empty exhibition halls, shadow theatre and light and sound installation Kiasma 5th Floor. Kiasma’s day event consists of lots of happenings and New Year’s magic for everyone in the family. Free admission.

www.kiasma.fi

DTM: Happy New Year 2012!!

Sat 31 December 2011, 10 pm–04 am. Don’t Tell Mama closes on New Year’s Eve and organizes a closing party and New Year’s Celebration at the same time.

DTM, Iso Roobertinkatu 28, 00120 Helsinki.

www.dtm.fi

Bassment: 2 ☯ 1 2

Sat 31 December 2011, 10 pm–04 am. Electro duo Bendagram, Femme En Fourrure live for the first time and Drugz. DJ’s Erkko and Karri.

Bassment, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21, 00100 Helsinki.

www.bassment.fi

Nolla’s NYE 2012: Fummer & Lauri Soini

Sat 31 December 2011, 9 pm–04 am. DJ’s Fummer and Lauri Soini.

Restaurant Nolla, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21, 00100 Helsinki.

www.ravintolanolla.fi

Virgin Oil Co.: PMMP (FI)

Fri 30 December 2011 and Sat 31 December 2011, 10 pm–04 am. Tickets 25 €, Tiketti.fi.

Virgin Oil Co. Kaivopiha, Mannerheimintie 5, 00100 Helsinki.

www.virginoil.fi/club_ohjelma.html
www.tiketti.fi/PMMP-Virgin-Oil-Co-Helsinki-lippuja/13276
www.tiketti.fi/PMMP-Virgin-Oil-Co-Helsinki-lippuja/13277

Tavastia’s NYE 2012: Jukka Poika & Co.

Sat 31 December 2011, 8 pm–04 am. The name of Jukka Poika’s song Mielihyvää must be an omen as it translates as “a feeling of pleasure”. This is surely what you’ll get if you come to Tavastia to celebrate the New Year with Jukka Poika and the Sound Explosion Band. Asa, one of the pioneers of Finnish rap, will also join the party. Tickets 23.50 €, Tiketti.fi.

www.tavastiaklubi.fi

Pacifico’s NYE 2012: Super Janne

Sat 31 December 2011, 8 pm–02 am. Live: Super Janne, DJ’s Young Nada and L.L. Koolspray. On Sunday 1 January 2012 New Year’s Brunch at 11 am–15 pm. Price 14,95 €.

Pacifico, Helsinginkatu 15, 00500 Helsinki.

www.pacifico.fi

Kotiharjun sauna: Sauna on New Year’s Eve

Sat 31 December 2011, 2 pm–8 pm (sauna until 9.30 pm). If you’re feeling chilly on New Year’s Eve, you can warm up at the Kotiharju sauna. If you wish to enjoy the warmth without strangers, you can try to book the 17-person private sauna. Toast to the New Year with a sauna drink and set off fireworks on Harjutori wearing nothing but a towel.

Kotiharju sauna, Harjutorinkatu 1, 00500 Helsinki.

www.kotiharjunsauna.fi

Liberté: Club NOLA: 7 Upsetters feat. Niko Ahvonen, DJ Lord Fatty

Sat 31 December 2011, 6 pm–02 am. 7 Upsetters: Mitja Tuurala, Kanttori Nieminen, Keimo Hirvonen, Mikko Murtomaa, Juho Hurskainen ja William Suvanne. The 10-euro ticket includes a Gumbo soup, as long as the soup lasts.

Club Liberté, Kolmas Linja 34, 00531 Helsinki.

www.clubliberte.fi

Mbar NYE 2012: Mr. Joseph (UK), Defence, Trisector, Defo, ESC

Sat 31 December 2011, 9 pm–04 am. Drum and bass night with super DJ’s.

Mbar, Mannerheimintie 22-24, 00100 Helsinki.

www.mbar.fi

The Circus: Hello 2012

Sat 31 December 2011, 10 pm–04 am. Super8 and Tab are the highest ranking finnish DJs in the DJ Mag Top 100, Orkidea filled the former Redrum for 23 hours just by himself, Heikki L is one of the most influential Finnish EDM producers ever and Alex’s parties with the likes of Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia and Armin van Buuren are legendary. Tickets from 15 €, Tiketti.fi.

The Circus, Salomonkatu 1–3, 00100 Helsinki.

www.thecircus.fi

Kutonen’s NYE 2012: Soul Kitchen meets Törstdag

Sat 31 December 2011, 10 pm–04 am. Live: Mad Max Mattel, DJ’t Lovroc, Aaro DiCosta & Palmusaari. Free entry until midnight.

Kuudes Linja, Hämeentie 13, 00530 Helsinki.

www.kuudeslinja.com

Siltanen: Siltanen’s NYE 2012

Sat 31 December 2011, 10 pm–04 am. Live: Emily Cheeger aka Vuk. DJ’s Katerina and Jani. Free entry. New Year Day’s Brunch 11 am–4 pm on Sunday 1 January 2012.

Siltanen, Hämeentie 13, 00530 Helsinki.

www.siltanen.org

Wäiski: Miss Gyver Club

Sat 31 December 2011, 8 pm–04 am. Wäiski offers a new years’ celebration for everyone who loves rock’n'roll. Live performances (for example The Shrieks and Death Laser), music quiz and dancing competition.

Restaurant ship Wäiski, Hakaniemenranta 11, 00530 Helsinki.

www.waiski.com

Bar Loose: Klup Sutinaa

Sat 31 December 2011, 10 pm–04 am. DJ’s Marry Me and TJ-HyväVille.

Bar Loose, Annankatu 21, 00100 Helsinki.

www.barloose.com

Happy NYE 2012, folks!

Design Forum Shop, Agent Pekka and We Are Helsinki created the awesomest poster calendar for 2012! The calendar, illustrated by Rami Niemi, is a playground of sympathetic human characters spiced with the most interesting dates and events in Helsinki in 2012.

Price of the calendar is 12 € and it is available at Design Forum Shop, Erottajankatu 7, 00130 Helsinki, www.designforumshop.fi.

All the profits of the calendar will be donated to the Finnish Central Association for Mental Health to support voluntary mental health work, www.mtkl.fi.

Kulku-Katin Poika. Photo Matti Tanskanen.

Comic book shops in Helsinki are like the items they sell – unique. The best ones have a story behind them, supported by the original setting.

Like in the big world

The Good Fellows is an example of a somewhat perfect absorption of the comic book culture. The 26-year-old store’s selection mainly consists of major American publishers’ superheroes, but you can also find smaller companies’ artistically freer works on the shelves – heroes, horror, eroticism and violence.

Good Fellows. Photo Matti Tanskanen.

Passersby step inside after admiring the full-length shop window filled with comic characters. The well-lit store has been divided into two parts – one side for magazines and the other for related products.

“The tie-in sales are marginal compared to the comic sales, but visually the material is part of the deal,” says owner JARI LAITINEN.

In America, comics are an integral part of popular culture. The Good Fellows displays this symbiosis not only through the magazines, books, special editions and rare collector’s editions, but also in the form of miniature figurines, posters, key chains, flasks and costumes.

“Finnish comic fairs are only tables with magazines piled on them. People should get sponsors and publicity. In the States they do it right. When an album is published, there will also be figurines. You have to take the commercial aspect into consideration,” Laitinen says.

The selection includes:
Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Drawn and Quarterly, Fantagraphics Books

The Good Fellows
Fredrikinkatu 38, 00100 Helsinki
Open Mon-Fri 10 am–6 pm, la 10 am–3 pm
www.goodfellows.fi

Manga cave for true fans

The oblong comic book store is filled with packed shelves that even cover the windows. It’s difficult to walk among the magazine bins and stacks of cardboard boxes. Specializing in Japanese comics, also known as manga, Fennica Comics has distributed Japanese magazines since they have been available in Finland.

Fennica Comics. Photo Matti Tanskanen.

“At the end of the 1980s, the selection included more Japanese manga because it hadn’t been translated into English yet,” says owner ARI KOSKINEN.

The store opened its doors in 1982 and is justifiably the manga center of Helsinki. The store’s gems are reprints from the beginning of the manga culture in the 1950s. The most passionate fans get to enjoy rare self-published doujinshi.

The variety of topics is extensive. An album may focus on learning how to play golf or on school girls’ relationship issues. There are also samurai adventures, horror and science fiction.

According to Koskinen, manga has found its place in Finland. The first wave reached the country at the end of the 1990s when the readers were mainly men. The real boom took over in 2003-2004 when manga was seen as young girls’ hobby. Now you can run into manga in grocery stores as well.

Koskinen says that almost all manga can now be downloaded online.

“We trust that people still want to have real comic books in their hands and on their bookshelves. Our extensive selection is our strength,” he says.

Selection includes:
VIZ Media, Yen Press, Del Rey Manga, Kodansha Comics

Fennica Comics
Albertinkatu 35, 00180 Helsinki
Open Mon-Fri 11 am–6 pm, Sat 10 am–2.30 pm.
www.fennicakeskus.fi

It runs in the blood

“My generation got to enjoy the golden age of European comic masters. However, later I grew up and learned to like more challenging story-telling,” says JUHA AARNISALO, the owner of the Kulku-Katin Poika comic book store.

Located in Kallio since 1986, the store has a cross-section of Finnish comic tastes. The store’s selection includes Asterix, Tintin, The Phantom, Tex Willer, Commando and of course Donald Duck with his own dedicated room.

Aarnisalo is a second-generation comic book man. His father RAIMO AARNISALO used to have a store, Kulkukatti, on Viipurinkatu where he also edited the first ever Finnish comic book price list in 1972.

The selection at Kulku-Katin Poika includes both new and recycled magazines. The language of the magazines is purely Finnish. The selection reflects the customers’ taste. “Finns are very particular about what they read. I can fill a room with western comics, but a true Tex Willer fan will still pick up the good old Tex.”

The store’s selection is like something you could find from the attic of your grandparents’ summer cottage. It is, however, not a second-hand bookstore – far from it. The painstakingly neat rows of magazines organized by the publication date as well as the posters and original drawings hanging on the walls make the store look like a collector’s home.

Selection includes:
Arktinen Banaani, Apollo, Egmont, Jalava, Like, WSOY

Kulku-Katin Poika
Läntinen Brahenkatu 12, 00510 Helsinki
Open Mon-Fri 11 am–5 pm, Sat 9 am–2 pm
www.sci.fi/~karielk/kulkukat.htm

Don’t forget these:

Sarjakuvakeskus
Café and gallery. Topical theme nights and workshops.
Hämeentie 150, 00560 Helsinki
www.sarjakuvakeskus.fi

Kukunor
Online store with a pick-up point in the city center.
Mechelininkatu 12–14, 00100 Helsinki
www.kukunor.com

Puolenkuun pelit
Manga, rare films and video games.
Vuorikatu 14 A, 00100 Helsinki
www.puolenkuunpelit.com

Fantasiapelit
Comic books as well as role playing and board games.
Vilhonkatu 4 B, 00100 Helsinki
www.fantasiapelit.com

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One hundred years of Finnish comics

The Jump in! – 100 Years of Finnish Comic Strips exhibition takes its visitors to the world of Finnish comic books. The one hundred-year history has been squeezed into an exhibition covering the top floor of the museum. The form of art is displayed in chronological order from the pioneers’ ideas to the current generation’s self-publishing. If inspiration strikes, the visitors can create their own comic strips in a separate workshop.

Jump in! – 100 Years of Finnish Comic Strips
14 October 2011–8 January 2012
Design Museum
Korkeavuorenkatu 23, 00130 Helsinki
Open Tue 11 am–8 pm, Wed-Sun 11 am–6 pm

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Text Ville Matilainen  Photos Matti Tanskanen

Andorra. Photo Hanne Granberg.

The Kaurismäki brothers’ 20-year-old cultural complex Andorra has it all; pool tables and weekend brunches at Corona, movies at Kino, live music at Dubrovnik and a Soviet atmosphere at Kafe Moskova.

Even those who are the first ones to follow the changes in phenomena and culture seem to value the fact that some things never change. At the Corona bar, ROSA LIKSOM’s painting and the MATTI PELLONPÄÄ poster on the wall have witnessed countless after-movie beers, crowds by the corrugated iron bar and games of pool. That’s the way it has been and that’s the way it should be.

Next year the cultural complex Andorra on Eerikinkatu will celebrate its 20th anniversary. The Corona bar opened its doors in 1992 and since then the complex has grown to become an integral part of the city. Kafe Moskova opened a few years after Corona and the movie theater, Kino, and Dubrovnik Lounge & Lobby downstairs have been operating in their current form for some ten years.

Andorra. Photo Hanne Granberg.

Andorra was established by ERKKI LAHTI and KARI PULKKINEN who used to work for Lepakkoluola’s food service. They came up with the idea to set up a bohemian bar and pool hall on a trip to France.

The two men were joined by the Kaurismäki brothers, who are legends of the Finnish film industry, and who have been once again traveling around the world from one international film festival to another – AKI KAURISMÄKI with the highly praised Le Havre and MIKA KAURISMÄKI with the documentary film Mama Africa.

The two brothers were more than happy with Lahti and Pulkkinen’s plan. They had been dreaming of a movie theater connected with a bar themselves.

“Corona doesn’t have a specific profile because it’s a place for everyone. We have hipsters, yuppies, ragged artists, pool players and regular people,” says restaurant manager TONI BROFELDT.

A stagnant concept for lively people

“Often bars and restaurants try to attract customers by constantly changing their image based on the current trends. Our philosophy is different. We change little by little with our customers and with time,” says Mika Kaurismäki.

Kafe Moskova promises on its website to offer its customers “cold beer and freezing service”. Brofeldt assures that in reality the service is friendly – “but you’ll get freezing service if you ask for it”. Otherwise this “last monument to stagnation and BREZHNEV’s era” may fulfill the rude promise: the windows are covered by curtains, the door does not show opening hours and even if you managed to find out that the restaurant opens its doors at six, there’s no guarantee that an employee will be there at that time.

Andorra. Photo Hanne Granberg.

Kafe Moskova is at the same time an unapologetic, simple lounge and a popular tourist destination where travel agencies and airline magazines guide their customers. However, according to Brofeldt, Russians don’t frequent Moskova – the red plush furniture, Soviet time jukebox, samovar and Cheburashka doll are probably not to their liking.

Toasted sandwiches and thick mettwurst slices – if you’re lucky

During the busiest times, there is something going on downstairs almost every night from Tuesday to Saturday. It’s used as a venue for all kinds of private events from weddings to funerals. Public events include film festivals and clubs also.

Events at Kino and Dubrovnik can also include use of the catering service. Most customers order their food from Andorra’s lists, but Brofeldt says that you can order for example sushi if that’s what you feel like.

Kafe Moskova serves small Russian dishes, such as dark bread, salami and pelmeni. The drink list is full of Eastern European drinks from Saku and Baltika beers to Hungarian sparkling wine and herbal liqueurs.

On weekends, Corona serves a late breakfast – a relatively cheap option among the city’s trendy brunches. During the week people can fill their stomachs with popular toasted sandwiches.

“Sometimes people ask for salads, but I’m not sure this is the right environment for salads… If you could choose a salad or two sandwiches for eight euros, most people would take the sandwiches to go with their beer,” Brofeldt says.

Mika Kaurismäki says that the quality of Corona’s sandwiches is important to them. “It’s also important that if you do sometimes go to Moskova for something to eat that the mettwurst and cheese slices are thick enough. If you’re lucky you may even be able to get zakuska – unless the kitchen appliances are broken.”

The film brothers’ living room

The Kaurismäki brothers are actively involved with Andorra’s operations and love to spend time there whenever they are in Finland. “When I come to Helsinki, I always head to Corona first. It’s my second living room and sometimes an office too. I often have work meetings there,” Mika Kaurismäki explains.

“We took part in creating the setting – sometimes in overalls with a hammer or a paint brush in our hands. The decor is a mixture of personal influences from all over the world and different parts of our lives. That’s why the place feels both personal and universal.” †

Eerikinkatu 11, 00100 Helsinki. www.andorra.fi

Text Sirje Niitepõld  Photos Hanne Granberg