Marimekko, With Love

At the Textile Museum of Canada, in Toronto.

CHILDREN OF LAPLAND

HAPPY COMRADES!

puijo pin.

the puijo tower is located in kuopio, finland and is symbolically very dear to my heart. was happy to find the little gem on ebay several months ago. to add to the collection :)

more info on the puijo tower here.

unknown children in finland.

finnish school girls.

i suppose she was quite disliked by the previous owner of the photograph, my great aunt (unless she inherited it as such, as have i)... youthful friendship gone wrong?

stern, stoic.

distant finnish relatives - year unknown.

joulutortut!

and a cute commercial from finland:

diptych, hangs near my bed.

great aunt, finland. year unknown: sometime in the past.

old soviet pins.



the left one i bought in tallinn, the right one was a gift from berlin.

purchased in a vintage shop in kuopio finland, june 2008. it was 1 euro.

it had coaster brakes.
finland, summer 2008.

POOPIE FACE.

johannus weekend, finland summer 2008.

this dog's real name was something along the lines of "poppy" but i politely renamed it "poopie" because it a) was a silly little dog and b) progressively got dirtier and browner as the weekend progressed.

mystery finnish ladies.
from a collection of photographs i acquired from my great aunt who died last spring.
i definitely feel like the one on the bottom right is related to me.

anti-littering sign - helsinki finland, summer 2008.