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Day 253: Walk the Walk

November 4, 2026November 5, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Work, Helsinki, nightTagged 365 Project, Fall, Helsinki, OutdoorsLeave a comment

The walk from the metro station to the office takes about 15 min. Unfortunately, most mornings I am in a hurry.

To save precious minutes I tend to grab an electric scooter just outside the metro station and zoom to the office. It cuts the trip down to 4 min, plus another minute to park the scooter.

Pure efficiency!

With winter coming, they have started to put the scooters away. Zooming through traffic becomes a bad idea when you add ice to the mix.

So I am back to walking.

I’d rather be fashionably late than jog the distance.

Day 249: Almost A Holiday

October 30, 2026October 30, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Fall, WorkTagged 365 Project, FallLeave a comment

It’s the school holidays this week. Mummi invited the girls to Tampere for a few days. Several people from the office are also on holiday.

So, despite full days at the office, it feels almost like a holiday.

Day 236: Unfinished business

October 15, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Helsinki, Travelling, WorkTagged 365 Project, Helsinki, TravelLeave a comment

There are five “ghost metro stations” beneath Helsinki. They were excavated at various points over the years, only for plans for new metro lines to change. Most remain unused. One has been used for squash courts.

I could also tell you that the Helsinki (and Espoo) metro is the northernmost metro system in the world. And that it has the world’s only undersea metro station.

None of this changes the fact that the daily commute by metro is a very boring affair.

Day 211: Office Party

September 21, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Activities, Helsinki, night, People, WorkTagged 365 Project, Activities, Helsinki, SceneryLeave a comment

A good night out is a good night out.

Not much more needs to be said.

Day 210: Surrounded By Water

September 20, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Helsinki, night, Outdoors, WorkTagged 365 Project, Helsinki, Outdoors, SceneryLeave a comment

A city is always better with some element of water, be it the sea, a lake or a river. There are some cities that are nice despite not having any. But not many.

Considering I don’t want a boat, and very rarely even swim in the sea, I really can’t tell you why I find it so important.

It just is.

Day 209: Getting #$!% Done

September 19, 2026September 19, 2026Posted in 365 Project, People, WorkTagged 365 Project, HelsinkiLeave a comment

Company meet-ups can be a great place to pull your head out of the daily rat race and deal with things you never have time to solve.

This year we tested “speed dating” – two teams at a time, 30 minutes. Task: solve one problem in every meeting.

Surprisingly useful.

Day 208: Dinners

September 19, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Architecture, Helsinki, WorkTagged 365 Project, Architecture, HelsinkiLeave a comment

It’s a pity how rarely you actually go to any of the cool spots in Helsinki in your day-to-day life.

Foreign visitors are always a great excuse.

Day 207: Work Week

September 18, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Finland, People, WorkTagged 365 Project, FinlandLeave a comment

Since its founding, our company has been pretty diverse, even for a startup. I remember when we hit 45 employees, we had people of 19 nationalities living in 14 countries (and 49% women).

I love it, but it comes with its challenges. And, to be fair, any company culture benefits when colleagues occassionally meet face-to-face.

So once a year, we bring managers and a few experts together. We still keep it casual.

Good for business, tough on photography projects!

Day 206: A Great Steak

September 17, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Cooking, Helsinki, WorkTagged 365 Project, Food, HelsinkiLeave a comment

The older I get, the less likely I am to order a steak in a restaurant. It’s heavy. And often quite boring.

But a really, really good steak?

Still the food of gods.

Day 140: Fire Drill

July 6, 2026Posted in 365 Project, Helsinki, WorkTagged 365 Project, HelsinkiLeave a comment

The only thing fire drills really teach us is to finish our lunch and pack our bags before evacuating.