Hietaniemi Cemetery
someone else sketching in the cemetery!
digging a space for a new urn
artist grave section
a woman named “lyydia” is eternalized on this grave
“sleeping” couple
world war II monument
Kiasma and Anteneum Art Museums: some great Finnish artists (contemporary and older)
Jani Leinosen @ Kiasma, “School of Disobedience”
Helene Schjerfbeck @ Ateneum
Jani Leinosen @ Kiasma
Face to Face Exhibition Performance @ Kiasma
Jorma Puranen @ Kiasma
Jani Leinosen @ Kiasma
And the rest of the beautiful city!
Marimekko store
On the ferris wheel above Helsinki. You can’t see it from this picture, but I am literally the only one on the entire wheel… so naturally I had to take a selfie.
This dinner was an example of Scandanavian art
this tasted as great as it looks
the tallest tower above the city at night… view from the bathroom
Thank you Janne for hosting my days in Helsinki! It is a beautiful city. Maybe one of my all time favorite.
Lydia Smith's Watson Year 
Don’t mention it Lydia – it was a true pleasure to host you 🙂 My only difficulty was to answer my mother when she asked what Lydia liked especially: “Why, she genuinely liked everything” 😉
haha that is very true! there was absolutely nothing I didn’t like about Finland.