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Content Published July 12, 2017

Bathing fun at the canals

Clearly, summertime is back to Copenhagen. People are enjoying in the heat to bath in the canals of Islands Brygge.

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Content Published May 5, 2017

Scandinavian living

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Content Published December 19, 2016

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is huge in Malmö; there are several skate parks in town. This image was taken in Stapelbäddsparken which is a 3000 sqm large bowl landscape in the new developing residential area of Västra hamnen, close to the Turning Torso skyscraper.

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Content Published November 23, 2016

My Helsinki

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Content Published October 1, 2016

Havnebadet

Copenhagen's most visited harbour bath Havnebadet.

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Content Published July 29, 2016

Entangled

Elíasson's "In Your Rainbow" installation is probably one of the best art experiences anybody can be involved with walking the circular skywalk and looking how the city looks like through colour-tinted glass.

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Content Published January 5, 2018

Mum

Gunnar Örn Tynes, Örvar Smárason and Samuli Kosminen.

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Content Published October 21, 2017

Festival arc

Lights on, the night party begins at Refshaleøen.

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Content Published October 19, 2017

Copenhageners party

This is one way how Copenhageners party in the summertime. Friends meeting friends and talk while others dance, make drawings, chill or perform together some societal games.

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Content Published October 19, 2017

Selfie

Danish underground outdoor parties at Refshaleøen are the best. Annually organized Søndagsvenner event stimulates the youth through finest electronic music and place in the nature to dance and chill.

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Content Published October 8, 2017

Modern Danish architecture

Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects finished the Havneholmen residential building in 2008. The European awarded housing complex stands out in its appearance for varying building heights of the apartments and the visual tone.

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Content Published September 27, 2017

House in the forest

Arrival at a mystical place. An old wooden house in the forest of an archipelago.

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Content Published September 27, 2017

The islands pier

Most idyllic wooden pier hidden by reed at a Finnish archipelago.

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Content Published August 3, 2017

Berry picker

There are many ways how to pick blueberries. I would use my hands, but of course, there exist berry picking tools like the rake depictured which helps quick and effortless to pull off berries without pulling the leaves.

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Content Published August 3, 2017

Blueberries

About from Mid-July, the blueberry season starts in Finland.

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Content Published July 17, 2017

inspecting the vegetable garden

Father with children is inspecting the vegetable garden.

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Content Published July 17, 2017

Spacious garden

Spacious garden hidden by trees from the rest of the world.

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Content Published June 28, 2017

Brygge Bridge

Brygge Bridge opened in 2006 to the public and was the first bridge reserved for cyclists and pedestrians only. The bridge connects Islands Brygge with Vesterbro and is one of the greatest shortcuts between these two city districts.

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Content Published June 28, 2017

Watering the plants

To keep the herb garden good right watering, soil and keeping bugs off are just a few of the things you must do daily.

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Content Published June 26, 2017

Festival hygge

This picture is from a previous year when the weather was superb. This year (2017) it seems it will be very muddy and rainy experience.

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