Thomas Nybergh

"Skilled and fast service. Ask for Juha-Matti, he performs a good gentleman's haircut in 10-20 minutes. Be sure to make reservations in the morning, the day may be fully booked by noon."

""In orthodox city planning, neighborhood open spaces are venerated in an amazingly uncritical fashion, much as savages venerate magical fetishes." -- Jane Jacobs"

"Filed under local oddities: A relief on the wall of an apartment building at Ulvilantie 7"

"Pikku Huopalahti's looks may be controversial. But the neighborhood is a rare example of even so-so urbanism in post-WWII Helsinki.No Vallila/Eira, yet quite densely populated,walkable & villagelike"

"Luckan provides free high-speed Internet access through public computers and WPA-secured wireless (WLAN/Wi-Fi). Customers are allowed to print up to five pages free of charge."

"Symptoms of shitty planning:1)The glass ceiling makes the station unbearably hot 2) The retrofitted platform doors puts one of the platforms out of use for years as the metro automation project fails"