This is how Finland celebrates the Midsummer eve - see the photos from Kumpula
Photos: Sirpa Pääkkönen
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The summer brought the street festivals and village celebrations to Helsinki - Kumpula had the traditional flea market
Summer came to Finland. This weekend in Helsinki there has been many street festivals and village parties in different parts of the city. After the long winter and cold spring, people carry out tables and chairs and organize pavement cafes and restaurants with home made food and cookies. In Kumpula there was a traditional flea market day. A mile long Limingantie filled with flea market tables and cafes. Buskers played their joyous music. The summer of Finland is short and therefore everything is taken away from it. Heat, togetherness, laughter and beautiful nature are good reasons for enjoying life. Photos: Sirpa Pääkkönen Dog in a Bucket playing.
Nature creates a carneval of colors - let's enjoy a moment
One morning you'll wake up and find that summer colors have disappeared. Deep green leaves in trees turn yellow and red. Nature creates a carneval of colors that will flourish a short moment, a few weeks. In Helsinki in Finland that happened today. The heat of the summer is gone, the nights are cooler and longer. The sun appears only occasionally. Fall colors have arrived. Lets's enjoy the colors a moment. Photos: Sirpa Pääkkönen