Thieves Like Us
Theft is a regrettable occurrence. Both stealing and being stolen from – most of us have experiences of both. Usually, it’s over some trivial thing, not […]
Kategoria: In English
Burrows, Shelters and Dugouts
I’m not sure about girls, but at least for boys, there’s a certain age phase when an irresistible urge develops to squeeze into all possible holes, […]
I Can Smell a Horse!
In Buster Keaton’s final movie, ”A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” there is a scene where the young hero, an utter fool, […]
My Sweet Lord
We, the semi-professional construction workers, celebrated the end of the renovation of the sauna section in Veli-Matti’s terraced house in traditional fashion. I learned a valuable […]
The Trenches of Vallarit
– Dad, what are those?– Where?– Over there, behind the trees.– Those are trenches. Fortifications. Do you wanna go and see? It’s quite a scary place.– […]
Silkkiniitty – Tapiola’s lungs
My friend, Hassan, taught me how to make fishing dough. The recipe was very simple: when water and wheat flour are mixed in the right proportion, […]
Mäntyviita – The Heart of Tapiola
Tapiola’s original, old town center is practically Mäntyviita; a short stretch of a road between the streets of Menninkäisentie and Kimmeltie. The first tower, Mäntytorni, completed […]
A Pool in the Middle of the Village
In the beginning, Aarne Ervi created the Central Pool. Tapiola was formless and empty. Dirt and sand covered everything, but the spirit of the Garden City […]
Kinosaur
You need to take 223 steps to get from our apartment door to Kino Tapiola’s ticket counter: I once calculated that distance. Rush down the stairs […]
The Band of Dreams
I was four inches taller than Matti. That was the only upper hand I had compared to him. We were classmates in elementary school, but our […]