What is allowed and appropriate? Continuing the long-lasting debate over appropriateness and freedom of speech, this summer the focus has been on SlutWalk marches, England’s week of riots and at one point on a Finnish horse story that circulated on the Internet.
Text Eero Vassinen
Illustration Jaakko Pallasvuo
Lofoten, the summer of ‘89 or ‘90. Oh well, flashes are more important than facts. We stopped to swim in the freezing cold sea where the high tide almost left us stuck on a sandbank. Our Norwegian ice cream melted all over the place. The strongest memories, however, were created by music.
Text Simo Vassinen and Antti Vassinen
Photos Vassinen family’s photo album
In the city, people make a fuss about propellants, rain forests, pesticides and carbon emissions, depending on what the hot topic of the decade is. The people by the lake may or may not listen. The debate topics in the studios change, but the calm and firm hands keep putting the dried milk cartons in the fireplace as always.
Text Antti Vassinen and Simo Vassinen
Photos Kaarle Hurtig
Public peeing is part of a bigger stream that adds up to over 13 million euros annually. Every euro spent on maintenance could be transformed into other activities. How could we turn Helsinki from a pissoar into a cozy hobby space?
Text Antti Vassinen and Simo Vassinen
Photos Kaarle Hurtig
Mostly Cloudy 
20X0 – A Journey into the Future
8. October 2011
Heureka – The Finnish Science Centre
Yellow City – Illustrated Stories from Helsinki
16. January 2012
All around the city
20. January 2012
Kiasma – Museum of Contemporary Art
Outi Heiskanen – Primordial Sea
11. February 2012
Didrichsen Museum
15. February 2012
City Museum Helsinki
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