by Juha Karhu | Mar 22, 2025 | English
Photo: Open Sunday Salsa at the amphitheater near the Opera House, organized every Sunday during the summer by Salsa Borealis – Friends of Salsa in the Capital Region One of the great advantages of a large city is its rich and diverse cultural offerings — and the fact...
by Juha Karhu | Feb 23, 2025 | English
Image: “Kaivokatu as a Public Transport Street” – from the Ydinkeskustan liikennejärjestelmäsuunnitelma presentation, p. 24. Improving Winter Maintenance I want to build a Helsinki where a low-emission life is an easy choice for everyone. This means that walking,...
by Juha Karhu | Feb 20, 2025 | English
Religious symbols. IMAGE: Howardcorn33 / Wikimedia Commons In Finland, there has recently been a lively discussion about reforming religious education in primary and secondary schools and the possibility of replacing the current system with a shared worldview subject...
by Juha Karhu | Feb 2, 2025 | English
Aerial view of a solar power plant on a hayfield near the village of Aasen, Donaueschingen, Germany. The power plant consists of vertical bifacial solar panel walls. The 4.1 MWp solar farm covers an area of 14 hectares, of which approximately 90% remains available for...
by Juha Karhu | Jan 15, 2025 | English
In the picture, a winter cycling agent points at a route that has been brush-salted and another that has been maintained using standard winter maintenance. In Helsinki, it is not practically possible to ride only on brush-salted routes, so studded tires are necessary...
by Juha Karhu | Jan 11, 2025 | English
With the current state of technology, traveling by land via train is the most climate-friendly way to travel, alongside cycling and sailing. The picture shows us crossing the Alps on the Bernina Express. At this point, in Brusio, the railway makes a full loop. In the...
