The Finnish aviation museum is one of the most visited museums in Finland. Finlands aviation museum is located in Vantaa near Helsinki- Vantaa airport. It was opened in 1972. It moved to a new location in 1980. They have 80 different airplanes, about 9000 objects, 16 500 books and 130 000 dias and pictures. There […]
Month: May 2017
Our Heureka experience
Heureka is a science center that was established on 29 april 1989 by Tapio Markkanen, Hannu I. Miettinen and Heikki Oja. The name “heureka” refers to the greek exclamation, presumably uttered by Archimedes, meaning “I’ve found it!” The construction of the building started in 1987 and it was completed a year later. The overall […]
20 000 visitors in Tikkurila Festival
Last year Tikkurila Festival in Vantaa, Finland had 20 000 visitors. It is a concert that is held every summer and it lasts two days. The first time the festival was held was in 2014. This year it is going to be held 21-22 July. It is a fun happening for the whole family. […]
What is a Motorcycle culture, and why is it popular in Vantaa?
A picture from allrightin miitti in Vantaa from 2013. In Vantaa you can see more people riding Motorcycles and Mopeds than you do in Helsinki. Why is that? And what is the culture behind it? We interviewed an active “rider” to get to the root of this! He won’t reveal his […]