The Helsinki Collection

The Helsinki Collection

Helsinki moved its entire city to follow the sea. In 1550 it was founded in the wrong location. By 1640 it had moved to the peninsula it now calls home. This collection was photographed in June 2019, the week before Juhannus. The Finnish Midsummer when 600,000 people leave the capital for their lake cottages and the city goes quiet. The light was already Nordic. Low. Long. Almost horizontal at nine in the evening. Three locations. The harbour, the pool, the cathedral. A city that knows where it belongs.

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  • Allas Sea Pool

    Allas Sea Pool

    Allas Sea Pool

    Allas Sea Pool, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  • Before Juhannus

    Before Juhannus

    Before Juhannus

    Pohjoissatama, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  • Evening Laps

    Evening Laps

    Evening Laps

    Allas Sea Pool, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  • North Harbour

    North Harbour

    North Harbour

    Pohjoissatama, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
  • South over the Rooftops

    South over the Rooftops

    South over the Rooftops

    Pohjoissatama, Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland