13 September 2013

puu-vallila.

there are still a few wooden houses scattered around Helsinki but perhaps the best place where to find plenty of them at once is Puu-Vallila: the oldest part of Vallila neighbourhood. Wooden Vallila - puu means wood in Finnish - was built in 1910 as a residential area for wealthy people living in Helsinki. it is one of the most fascinating parts of the city: the old wooden villas are beautifully preserved and come in different colours giving the whole neighbourhood a very cheerful look.
Sunday morning walk in Puu-Vallila:
Lomography Konstruktor DIY - Fuji Superia 200
last weekend the weather was glorious in Helsinki and Jacopo and I went for a morning walk around Puu-Vallila. these are a few impressions of the lovely wooden villas of the area taken with my Konstruktor - she has become a great companion for my walks. autumn is slowly coming to the city: if you look carefully you can spot the first signs of it on the trees in my photographs. Helsinki can be truly beautiful in autumn-time when the sun is shining!
I wish you all a lovely autumn weekend! ♥

18 comments:

  1. Makes me happy that there are places now where autumn comes with sun. It is raining here a lot. I really like the wood carvings that northern houses have. And the colors!

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    1. Thank you, Ingeborg! I have to say we have been particularly lucky this September so far; autumn can be quite rainy and cold here too. I hope the weather got better this weekend where you live!
      I also love the way old nordic wooden houses are decorated!

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  2. ci siamo state insieme :) <3

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    1. Emi, in realtà questo è un posto dove non ti ho ancora portato. La prossima volta! ♥

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  3. These are the sweetest and I love the name as well - puu-vallila sounds adorable!

    Great to see that you and your Konstrucktor are becoming such good friends, perhaps a selfie one day? :D

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    1. Thank you so much, Katie! I also think "Puu-Vallila" sounds lovely!
      I'll have to take a Konstruktor selfie some day, I agree. Funnily enough, I am not that comfortable on the other side of a camera!

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  4. So lovely, especially the last one with the shadows ! thank you for your kind words on my blog, I'm really glad it allowed me to discover yours ! Makes me wish I could visit Helsinki again :)

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    1. Tiphaine, thank you so much! I love your photography and I'm truly glad you've decided to pass by this blog! I'm happy to hear you've been to Helsinki once and I hope you'll have the chance to visit it again soon!

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  5. :) i love how impressionist toy cameras can be <3 these houses are amazing,Polly!

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    1. I know, right? You can get such soft, unexpected results with them! Thank you, Sara! I really love those houses too, it must be beautiful to live in that neighborhood!

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  6. I've always been fascinated by Helsinki and I'm loving your photos!

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    1. Hi Lauren, thank you for stopping by this blog! And thank you so much for this lovely comment! I hope you'll get the chance to visit Helsinki someday!

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  7. so lovely...pretty colours and details.
    Hope you too had a wonderful weekend.

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    1. Thank you so much, we did! I hope yours has been lovely too!

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  8. All of these houses are awesome! we almost feel a vibration just looking to them :-) thank you for that Polly!

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    1. Thank you! I'm so glad you think so! That neighbourhood is really a picturesque place!

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    2. ahah
      well, I would definitely write what you said, but for a moment I thought you would describe me by weird, so I didn't wrote. however, once again, thank you for your awesome work. cheers Polly!

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    3. Thank you for appreciating it and for stopping by Passer Domesticus every time!

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