Our favorite places around Helsinki: Porkkala

This is not a priority order, it just happened that we had some photos about this place what we really like. Porkkala is a peninsula less than an hour drive from Helsinki with beautiful rocky seashore and magnificent view to the archipelago. There are several marked walking routes, but the best way to get around is just to follow your mood. There is a naval base in the are with a fence what can limit your wandering. We usually target the tip of the main peninsula starting from one of the three parking lots.

This post is also about hiking in the winter. The Helsinki area provides endless possibilities for winter and summer hiking. The marked roads and the parking lots are well maintained.

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Vaihteeksi ajelulla

Mulla oli ihan oikea vapaapäivä, siis Jaanan oli duunissa eikä pojatkaan ollu käymässä kotona. Päätin kuunnella Jaanan neuvoa et pitäis ulkoilla välil. Ei muuta ku kaivoin Suzukin hangesta esille ja läksin ajelulle. Pakko myöntää et kyl Jaana oli jälleen oikeassa kun sano et ulkoilu piristää. Oli kyl hitoksee mukavaa vaik ei ollukkaa sellasta kuivaa pakkassäätä kuten olin toivonu. Täs viel pieni…

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Pentti Sammallahti

Porkkala, Kirkonummi

From "Archipelago"

Events 1.26 (after 1940)

1942 – World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland. 1945 – World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor. 1949 – The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976). 1950 – The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India. 1952 – Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. 1956 – Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland. 1959 – The 41-acre (17 ha) Chain Island is listed for sale by the California State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226. 1962 – Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km). 1966 – The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations. 1972 – JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries. 1974 – Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship. 1986 – The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni. 1991 – Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi. 1998 – Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. 2001 – The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured. 2001 – Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder. 2009 – Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina. 2009 – Nadya Suleman gives birth to the world's first surviving octuplets. 2015 – An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others. 2015 – Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) recaptures the city of Kobanî from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), marking a turning point in the Siege of Kobanî. 2020 – A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including former five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. 2021 – Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.

Patria Completes Modernization and Mid-Life Upgrade of Finnish Navy’s Hamina-Class Missile Boats

The Finnish Navy’s Hamina-Class modernisation and Mid-Life Upgrade project reached final approval – Patria acted as the prime contractor. The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast attack craft of the Finnish Navy. They are classified as "missile fast attack craft" or ohjusvene, literally "missile boat" in Finnish. The Hamina FACs are based at Upinniemi, and form the 7th Surface Warfare Squadron, part of the Finnish Coastal Fleet, together with the minelayers MLC Hämeenmaa, Porkkala and Pyhäranta. The Finnish Navy’s Hamina-Class vessels´ modernisation and Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) project has reached final approval. The Finnish Defence Forces and Patria signed a contract for the modernization and mid-life upgrade of four vessels in 2018. In the project Patria has been acting as the prime contractor, designer, and the lead system integrator.

The Finnish Navy’s Hamina-Class modernisation and Mid-Life Upgrade project reached final approval – Patria acted as the prime contractor. The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast attack craft of the Finnish Navy. They are classified as “missile fast attack craft” or ohjusvene, literally “missile boat” in Finnish. The Hamina FACs are based at Upinniemi, and form the 7th Surface Warfare…

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Amazing Night In Porkkala by Jari Johnsson

Pekka Poutsalo was touring ice skating in front of Porkkala this winter. With the drone that accompanied him, he recorded his skating trip. Pekka Evijärvi, a musical touring skate friend who was on a skating trip with him, suggested that this and the videos shot on the drone earlier could be put together and he would make music for it. The result was the attached video of the excursions filmed during the last four winters. 

Vegaanin Joulu - lataa ilmaiset reseptit!

Olen viime vuosina vähän jäänyt junasta näiden joulureseptien kanssa. Viime jouluna esimerksi viimeistelin Vegaanin kotiruokaa kirjaa täydellä tohinalla. Tänä vuonna aloitin kuitenkin joulutunnelmoinnin hyvissä ajoin ja sain laadittua joulureseptejä aivan sydämen kyllyydestä.

Saanko siis esitellä teille Pidemmän korren ensimmäisen Jouluspesiaalin eli Vegaanin Joulu - ladattavan reseptivihkon! 

Tästä vihkosta löydät jouluun sopivan menun, jota voit myös täydentää ja höystää mielesi mukaan - vinkit tähän löydät myös reseptivihkosta. Vegaanin joulu reseptivihkosesta löydät alkupaloja, ohjeet pääruokiin ja jälkiruokiin sekä neuvot mihin suunnistaa kun etsit esimerkiksi vegaanisia joulusuklaita. 

Tämä on täydellinen niille, jotka haluavat huomioida joulupöytään saapuvan vegaanin tai jos vaikkapa olet maailmalla opiskellessasi mieltynyt vegaaniruokaan voit lähettää tämän vihkosen linkkinä kotipuoleen. Vaikka sana vegaani esiintyykin tässä monta kertaa niin on tietenkin selvää, että nämä ruuat maistuvat kaikille ruokavalioon katsomatta. 

Kuten tyyliini kuuluu nämäkin reseptit ovat helppoja valmistaa ja tuotteita ei tarvitse todellakaan etsiä kissojen ja koirien kanssa. Monet reseptit voi myös valmistaa tai esivalmistella etukäteen.

Alla olevista linkeistä voit lukea Vegaanin joulu -reseptivihkoa selaimessa tai ladata sen suoraan koneelle, jolloin voit myös tulostaa reseptit helposti lähempään tarkasteluun.

Lue Vegaanin Joulu-Pidempikorsi jouluspesiaali

Lataa Vegaanin joulu-Pidempikorsi jouluspesiaali

Oikein ihanaa ja maistuvaa joulunaikaa kaikille!

<3 Paula

Ps. Vegaanin Kotiruokaa kirja löytyy nyt Adlibriksestä erittäin hyvään hintaan ja on mainio joululahja!

Porkkala, Finland - by Roope Honkapirtti

On the rocks, please! - Explored on September 27th, 2017 by Jarno Nurminen

Jalo Porkkala

Gum bichromate 

Events 1.26

661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. 1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Mw Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. 1564 – The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. 1564 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War. 1699 – For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers. 1700 – The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. 1788 – The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day. 1808 – The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales. 1837 – Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state. 1841 – James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong. 1855 – Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory. 1856 – First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all-day battle with settlers. 1861 – American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union. 1863 – American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker. 1863 – American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent. 1870 – Reconstruction Era: Virginia is readmitted to the Union. 1885 – Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon. 1905 – The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, which weighs 3,106.75 carats (0.621350 kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa. 1915 – The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress. 1918 – Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war. 1926 – The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird. 1930 – The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later. 1934 – The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City. 1934 – German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed. 1939 – Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.[26] 1942 – World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland. 1945 – World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor. 1949 – The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976). 1950 – The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India. 1952 – Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. 1956 – Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland. 1959 – The 41-acre (17 ha) Chain Island is listed for sale by the California State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226. 1962 – Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km). 1966 – The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations. 1972 – JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries. 1974 – Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship. 1986 – The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni. 1991 – Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi. 1998 – Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. 2001 – The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured. 2001 – Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder. 2009 – Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina. 2009 – Nadya Suleman gives birth to the world's first surviving octuplets. 2015 – An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others. 2015 – Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) recaptures the city of Kobanî from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), marking a turning point in the Siege of Kobanî. 2020 – A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including former five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. 2021 – Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.

Red-backed shrike on cattails

Amazing Night In Porkkala by Jari Johnsson on 500px

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