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Vuotalo (Swedish: ''Nordhuset'') is a cultural centre located in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland north of the Mosaiikkitori square, near the Columbus shopping centre, the Vuosaari metro station, the Vuosaari sports hall and the Vuosaari high school. The building was designed by Mikko Heikkinen and Markku Komonen and it was completed in 2001.Miettinen, Esko: ''Metallijulkisivut arkkitehtuurissa.'' Tampere: Teräsrakenneyhdistys: Rakennustieto, 2004. . General Vuotalo houses a branch of the city library of Helsinki, a workers' institute, hobby spaces for music and arts, and a hall for theatre and dance performances. The Helsinki cultural centre holds cultural events in Vuotalo. The program includes concerts, films, children's events, theatre and senior events. The gallery hosts varying exhibitions throughout the year. The first floor of Vuotalo hosts the Vuosaari library, café Pokkari and a branch of the Lippupiste tickets office. The bright gallery and the Vuosali hall with 320 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuotalo
Vuotalo (Swedish: ''Nordhuset'') is a cultural centre located in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland north of the Mosaiikkitori square, near the Columbus shopping centre, the Vuosaari metro station, the Vuosaari sports hall and the Vuosaari high school. The building was designed by Mikko Heikkinen and Markku Komonen and it was completed in 2001.Miettinen, Esko: ''Metallijulkisivut arkkitehtuurissa.'' Tampere: Teräsrakenneyhdistys: Rakennustieto, 2004. . General Vuotalo houses a branch of the city library of Helsinki, a workers' institute, hobby spaces for music and arts, and a hall for theatre and dance performances. The Helsinki cultural centre holds cultural events in Vuotalo. The program includes concerts, films, children's events, theatre and senior events. The gallery hosts varying exhibitions throughout the year. The first floor of Vuotalo hosts the Vuosaari library, café Pokkari and a branch of the Lippupiste tickets office. The bright gallery and the Vuosali hall with 320 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Cultural Centre
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern neighboring municipality of Sipoo), Helsinki forms the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which has a population of over 1.5 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concert Halls In Finland
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety and size of settings, from private houses and small nightclubs, dedicated concert halls, amphitheatres and parks, to large multipurpose buildings, such as arenas and stadiums. Indoor concerts held in the largest venues are sometimes called ''arena concerts'' or ''amphitheatre concerts''. Informal names for a concert include ''show'' and ''gig''. Regardless of the venue, musicians usually perform on a stage (if not actual then an area of the floor designated as such). Concerts often require live event support with professional audio equipment. Before recorded music, concerts provided the main opportunity to hear musicians play. For large concerts or concert tours, the challenging logistics of arranging the musicians, venue, equipment and audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Syrjälä
Pekka is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular around the middle of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 100,000 people registered with this name in Finland. The nameday is the 29th of June in the Finnish tradition and the 25th of June on the orthodox calendar. It originated as a variation of the name Peter (''Pietari''). Notable people with this name include: * Pekka-Eric Auvinen (born 1989), perpetrator of the Jokela school shooting in 2007 * Pekka Haavisto (born 1958), Finnish politician and minister * Pekka Harttila (born 1941), Finnish diplomat and a lawyer * Pekka Heino (television presenter) (born 1961), Sweden television host and presenter * Pekka Heino (singer) (born 1976), Finnish metal singer * Pekka Himanen (born 1973), Finnish philosopher * Pekka Huhtaniemi (born 1949), Finnish diplomat * Pekka Koskela (born 1982), Finnish speed skater * Pekka Kuusisto (born 1976), Finnish violinist * Pekka Lagerblom (born 1982), Finnish footballer * Pekka T. Lehti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Tornberg
Jaakko is a Finnish male first name, etymologically rooted in the Biblical names Jacob or James. The name day of Jaakko in the Finnish calendar is July 25. Jaakko may refer to: *Kings who are in English named ''James'' are in Finnish named ''Jaakko'' *Jakob De la Gardie in Finnish "Laiska-Jaakko" ("Jakob the lazy"), a Swedish count; nowadays ''laiskajaakko'' is the synonym for a lazy person *Jaakko Taneli Autere, Finnish ballet dancer * Jaakko Blomberg (born 1942), Finnish diplomat *Jaakko Elenius, Finnish editor-in-chief and a theologian *Jaakko Forsman (1839–1899), Finnish jurist and politician, leading activist of the Fennoman movement *Jaakko Haavio, Finnish writer and a priest *Jaakko Hallama (born 1917), Finnish former Foreign Ministry official *Jaakko Heinimäki, Finnish writer and a priest *Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher *Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, Finnish professor in Arabian language and Islam *Jaakko Ihamuotila (born 1939), Finnish business executive *Jaakko Ilkka, Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
