#viikki

[ruttotohtori]

Osaiskos kukaan sanoa, että onko noi tossa kartassa näkyvät parkkipaikat sellasia, että niissä on yleensä tilaa ja että onko ne maksullisia?

Lähinnä ny kiinnostais toi kartan yläreunassa Gardenia-tekstin vieressä oleva pysäkointipaikka sekä kartan vasemman reunan "Pornaistenniemi"-tekstin luona oleva P-paikka.

#helsinki #viikki

[raingallery]

Countryside in Helsinki

#Helsinki #Viikki

[compotemkin]

Living in a bilingual country means that names for places are often just transliterations between the languages. This is cool, as names you are used to thinking of as just words with no meaning turn out to have really obvious, even quaint etymologies, three simple examples:

Pori – Björneborg ~ Bearcastle

Porvoo – Borgå ~ Castleriver

Helsinki – Helsingfors ~ Narrow rapids

But my favourite is the pair of Lahti and Viikki.

Lahti is literally just "Bay" in Finnish, and the city has a Swedish name, namely Lahtis. So they have just appended an s to make it feel like a Swedish word.

Vik is literally "Bay" in Swedish, and the area also has a Finnish name, Viikki. Once again, the long vowel is just marked and -ki has been appended to make the word feel Finnish.

#finnish #language #bilingual #etymology

[beardedmrbean]

The capital's new light rail line connecting Itäkeskus in eastern Helsinki to Espoo's Keilaniemi has only just opened, but Helsinki is already gearing up to approve funding for another suburban tramline — this time running between the northeastern suburbs of Viikki and Malmi.

The project has been dubbed Viima, or "Icy Wind."

Helsingin Sanomat said it is intended to serve a new residential area emerging in what used to be Malmi's small-craft airport. A lack of public transport in the area would make life difficult for the 25,000 residents expected to eventually live in this part of the city.

Following the recently approved tram in Vantaa, Viima is the next new streetcar project in the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Chinese cash

Finland is open to Chinese money, reports Hufvudstadsbladet. The Swedish-language daily said that while Chinese firms have made fewer foreign investments since the pandemic, Finland remains interested in business from China and does not restrict the flow of Chinese Yuan into the country.

According to HBL, PM Petteri Orpo (NCP) said on Wednesday that Finland has not reconsidered its position on China or Chinese investments.

News that the Chinese company Svolt said Finland is on its list of countries where it's considering building a new battery cell factory, has drawn positive comments, including from Finland's business lobby EK.

Chinese electric cars are gaining a growing share of the European e-vehicle market, increasing Chinese interest in minerals and battery factories, HBL said.

Baby blanket theft

Tampere-based Aamulehti reports of baby blankets going missing in the city's maternity and post-natal ward.

Sharp-eyed staff have, however, noticed the fox-patterned blankets cropping up on social media. This is interesting because the Finnish manufacturer, Univiso, does not retail directly to consumers.

AL said new moms should keep in mind that the Finnish-made blankets are funded by taxpayers. In any event, extra efforts are not needed to track down the culprits. This is because the manufacturer has microchipped every blanket it sends to institutional clients, like hospitals and daycares.

Could Finland compel civil servicemen to milk cows?

There's been a positive reaction to a recent comment on a Finnish-language Yle article suggesting that civilian servicemen help alleviate some of the serious labour shortages on farms.

Milking cows, though often automated these days, is a twice-a-day routine on dairy farms.

The commenter proposed that young men carrying out civilian service, in lieu of military conscription, could step in as stand-in labour on dairy farms.

#nunyas news #updates from up north

[nfornaomi]

Spent my last half day in Helsinki walking through Lammassaari, an area within Viikki-Vanhankaupunginlahti nature reserve (yes I had to copy and paste those words 😂). A few observations:

- I love their 'dry toilets' vs. usual outhouses! The idea of essentially composting your waste right away is a super neat idea (and doesn't smell at all).

- I didn't realize this beforehand, but the area is actually a really popular spot for bird watching - there are even bird towers where people can climb up for a better view. I felt a bit ashamed of my bright pink jacket which no doubt scared the wildlife away 😅. At least this wasn't the Netherlands where someone would have no doubt made a snarky comment, haha.

Oh and my learning from this trip? No buses or trams will stop for you unless you stick your arm straight out in a decisive manner. Little half waves do not work - I learned this the hard way 😆.

#Helsinki #Finland #travel #solo travel #lammassaari

[prologi-ry]

Kampuspyöräily 29.9.2023

Prologi järjestää Kampuspyöräilyn 29.9.2023. Mukaan voi lähteä kuka tahansa ja millä tahansa pyörätiellä sallitulla välineellä. Ajonopeus osallistujien mukaan. Lähtö on Tiedekulman edestä pyörätelineiden luota kello 17. Mukaan saa tulla my��s matkan varrelta.

Viikki / Kampuskirjasto kello 18:00

Kumpula / Unisport kello 18:30

Meilahti / Unisport kello 19:00

Otaniemi / Unisport kello 19:30 (ohjelmaa Otaniemessä x Bikepoli)

Kamppi / Prologin Säätämö noin kello 21 Säätämöllä saa halutessaan huoltaa pyöräänsä.

Reitillä pääset tutustumaan hyviin vaihtoehtoihin kulkea kampusten välillä.

Tiesitkö, että rautatieasemalta Viikkiin pääsee pyöräteitä pitkin yhdellä tienylityksellä ja ilman yksiäkään liikennevaloja? Hyviä reittejä ei ole aina helppo löytää, mutta Kampuspyöräilyssä pääset tutustumaan sellaisiin.

[nordnews]

Two ramp bridges are being renovated from Itäväylä to Viikki. The asphalt and waterproofing of the bridges crossing the metro line will be renewed, and the damaged co...

[kptnt]

Bike tour to Viikki and Roihuvuori (37 km) on May 13th

[understandingestonia]

YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER

I walked from Tapanila to Viikki for three days in a row. And as this was the snowing season, each of those days was cold or getting colder than the day before. It was snowing and sleeting. I fed the docks in the water stream in Malmi. And I thought about how to become great at what I do! I remember the 21st of November 2022 because I was struggling to find an adequate answer to my question—how…

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[soliti]

SOLITI 2022 PART TWO: THE END OF YEAR LISTS

Kerttu Helinä (Soliti/Playground)

The past year has been a bit of a rollercoaster, but a good one in the end. My year was full of action, a lot of work and a lot of fun times as well (and possibly not enough sleep). The best thing about 2022 for me was that it was filled with music – almost everything I’ve done was somehow related to it. Music was a big part of my work and other projects, as well as my free time both out and about and alone at home.

That’s why I wanted to take a look back and list some of my favourite songs this year, both old and new ones. Since live music and club nights were a big part of my year as well, I listed to some of my favourites from there as well.

As a bonus, inspired by working at the Love & Anarchy Film Festival, I added 3 of my favourite movies this year!

3 of the most impressive gigs of 2022 Ursus Factory & Friends 13.7. @ Coolhead Viikki Pretty 21.10. @ Vanha Ylioppilastalo Siivet 11.11. @ Alppila UG

The most memorable DJ sets of 2022 Laura Vartio & Harvest, every summer Sunday @ Paha Vaanii, Siltanen Perttu Kurttila 19.6. @ Paha Vaanii, Koistinen DJ Jaffa @ Sounds Like Kotibileet 10.9. @ 6. Linja

Best 5 songs that came out this year Teini-Pää : Ydintyttö Pesso ft. Pehmoaino : 1000 VIIKKOO Handshaking : Alone in the sushi buffet Protopapa : Ca Va? Je t’aime! Mr. Dad : Hot Summer’s Day (+1 special mention: Sofi Merone : Boys)

Best 5 old songs I rediscovered this year Mariah Carey : Fantasy Gala : Freed From Desire Labi Siffre : I Got The… Dido : Here With Me Soul II Soul : Back To Life

5 songs that have stayed on my playlists year after another Chisu : Mysteeri Pesso : FYE Ursus Factory : Baby mä oon rock’n’roll Flight Facilities : Crave You Phoebe Bridgers : Motion Sickness

2022 Favourites Playlist

3 favourite movies this year The Scars Of Ali Boulala (Ruotsi, 2021) Maniamies (a short film by Liitto) (Suomi, 2022) Tree Of Eternal Love (Kiik, kirves ja Igavese Armastuse Puu) (Viro, 2021)

#Kerttu Helinä #soliti #best of 2022

[lounaskahvi]

Vacation special: Ravintola Chico’s, Viikki, Helsinki, Finland

#coffee #vacation #lunch

[aaltohelsinki]

July Update: Making Headway!

We’ve been working full-time on our iGEM project for almost a month now, and have recently taken our first steps in the wet lab. 

On this note, we have begun transforming our E.Coli to carry a GFP gene. We are now expanding the colony and extracted and purified the protein to use it later in our DARPin selection. The first DARPin that we will affinity select will be targeted against GFP, so that we can try out the principle of ribosome display, which is the method that we will be utilising for the affinity selection of DARPins. Relating to wetlab work, we have completed the necessary Safety Form for iGEM, in which we detailed the measures we will take to ensure minimum risks during our experiments. On 22nd June, several members of the wetlab team gathered at the Biocentre, Viikki Campus of the University of Helsinki to better understand the protocol for ribosome display

Aside from this, we’ve made great progress on the collaboration front. We have connected with TU Dresden, who are also focusing on chronic wound healing and who are set to be our main research partner team. We intend to join forces on the dry lab side of our projects, working together on the computational modelling of how DARPins pass through the biofilm matrix. This will provide an extension to our original goal of modelling the DARPin-AIP docking. Also, as TU Dresden aims to heal chronic wounds through phage and growth factor application, it could be a promising therapy in combination with our more preventive solution. For example, AIPs are first blocked by our DARPins, allowing more effective treatment with phages and growth factors down the line. If time allows, we hope to work together on a suitable biomaterial for applying both our DARPins and Dresden’s molecules to the wound site. 

Next, we have furthered our human practices. We published the first episode of our podcast for Season 2, contributed to the Patras, Greece team’s synbio children’s comic, and will work together with the Turku and Latvia teams on the bioethics of GMO. Importantly, we had a great meeting with Esko Kankuri, a regenerative medicine researcher from the University of Helsinki, and four clinical staff members from the Wound Centre at Helsinki University Hospital: Dr. Heli Lagus, Dr. Milla Kallio, and nurses Minna Hellgren and Maria Honkala. We took the opportunity to ask about the day-to-day experience of treating wounds and the biggest challenges in identifying a diagnosis and the correct line of treatment to take. During this discussion, we found out that most wound patients have multiple disease aetiologies - such as diabetes, sedentary lifestyle and other causes of poor circulation - that all accumulate to chronify a wound. This makes it tough to treat each cause in unison, requiring combined treatment both at the hospital and at home by the patients. We also learned that patient motivation to self-treat can be low, and therefore any solution that simplifies the process is welcomed. We were glad to know that the clinical staff found our project promising for reducing these problems. 

Finally, we have made headway in terms of fundraising as well as upcoming meetups and presentation sessions. We have submitted a detailed application to receive the iGEM Impact Grant and are building our poster for the European iGEM meeting in Hamburg, Germany, between 1st and 3rd July. Additionally, we have booked our transportation to Linköping, Sweden for the Nordic Conference in early August. We look forward to meeting other teams, learning about many different iGEM projects this year, and getting further with our own labwork.

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Olemme työskennelleet iGEM projektimme parissa nyt noin kuukauden ajan täysipäiväisesti ja olemme vihdoin edistyneet myös labran puolella.

Olemme transformoineet E. Colin kantamaan GFP geeniä. Kasvatuksen jälkeen eristämme ja puhdistamme GFP-proteiinin, jota käytämme myöhemmin oikean DARPinin valitsemiseen. Ensimmäinen affiniteetin perusteella valittu DARPinimme tulee olemaan GFP:tä sitova DARPin. Näin pystymme harjoittelemaan ribosominäytön käytäntöä, mitä tulemme käyttämään myöhemmin valitsemaan oikeat DARPinit. 22. kesäkuuta osa labratiimistämme kokoontui Helsingin yliopiston Viikin kampuksella saadakseen paremman ymmärryksen ribosominäytön vaiheista. Labratyöhön liittyen olemme myös täyttäneet iGEMin vaatiman turvallisuuslomakkeen, jossa kerroimme yksityiskohtaisesti tavoista, joilla aiomme minimoida työmme aikana ilmenevät riskit.

Tämän lisäksi olemme päässeet paljon eteenpäin yhteistyö puolella. Olemme olleet yhteydessä TU Dresden -tiimin kanssa, sillä heidän projekti liittyy myös kroonisten haavojen hoitoon ja he tulevat todennäköisesti olemaan tiimimme ensisijainen tutkimukseen liittyvä yhteistyötiimi. Suunnittelimme yhdistävämme voimamme etenkin projektiemme kuivan labran (“dry lab”) puolella mallintaen tietokoneella DARPinien kulkua biofilmin matriksin läpi. Tämä lisäisi projektiimme uuden ulottuvuuden alkuperäiseen suunnitelmaamme, jossa aioimme mallintaa DARPinin sitoutumista AIP:hen. TU Dresden pyrkii löytämään kroonisiin haavoihin parannuskeinon faagien ja kasvutekijöiden avulla. Tämä yhdistettynä meidän enemmän ehkäisevään hoitokeinoon olisi myös mielenkiintoinen ja lupaava hoitovaihtoehto. Esimerkiksi, AIP:t blokataan ensin käyttäen valitsemiamme DARPineita, mikä mahdollistaisi tehokkaamman hoidon faagien ja kasvutekijöiden avulla. Ajan salliessa toivomme pääsevämme myös kehittelemään yhdessä sopivaa biomateriaalia, jonka avulla sekä DARPinimme, että Dresdenin molekyylit saataisiin tuotua haavan alueelle.

Olemme myös edistyneet “human practices” puolella. Ensimmäinen podcast-jaksomme on julkaistu, käynnistäen Aalto-Helsinki podcastin toisen kauden. Lisäksi olemme tarjonneet käännöksen Kreikan Patras-tiimin lasten sarjakuvaan ja tulemme tekemään yhteistyötä Turun ja Latvian tiimien kanssa etenkin liittyen GMO:hon ja bioetiikkaan. Olemme tavanneet myös paljon asiantuntijoita: Esko Kankuri, regeneratiivisen lääketieteen tutkija Helsingin Yliopistosta, antoi meille paljon arvokasta palautetta ja pohdiskeltavaa projektiimme liittyen. Tapasimme myös HUS:in haavakeskuksen työntekijöitä, jotka kohtaavat päivittäin erilaisia haavoja, myös kroonisia. Lääkärit Heli Lagus ja Milla Kallio sekä hoitajat Minna Hellgren ja Maria Honkala kertoivat 

Meillä oli myös tärkeä tapaaminen Esko Kankurin, Helsingin Yliopiston regeneratiivisen lääketieteen tutkijan, sekä neljän kliinikon HUSin haavaklinikalta kanssa.

#igem2022 #synthetic biology #aaltohelsinki #igem #lab #synbio #biofilms #quorum sensing #chronic wounds

[laikanet]

Windy at nosework today! (at Viikki, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdavLbIrlro/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[avovaimoke]

Täällä on Raide-Jokeri, mutta missä Raide-Batman?

Poikakaveri

#shit my boyfriend says #hsl #ratikka #raidejokeri #helsinki #suomi #suomeksi #suomitumblr #finnish #batman #joker #suomipaskaa #helvetti #perkele #saatana #vittu #hesa #viikki

[raingallery]

Urban countryside

#Helsinki #Viikki

[mattiastolvanen]

Snow shower at Vanhankaupunginlahti nature reserve in Viikki, Helsinki, Finland, lumipyry Vanhankaupunginlahden luonnonsuojelualueella Viikissä, December 2014 joulukuu.

#snowfall #snow shower #lumipyry #lumisade #talvi #winter #snow #lumi #nature reserve #luonnonsuojelualue #ulkoilualue #recreation area #Vanhankaupunginlahti #Viikki #Helsinki #Finland #nature #luonto #ruovikko #common reed #Phragmites australis #snowy #luminen