Comments on: Venice of the North http://www.finlandforthought.net/2005/07/09/the-venice-of-the-north/ Politics, current events, culture - From Finland & United States Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joonas http://www.finlandforthought.net/2005/07/09/the-venice-of-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-5176 Joonas Sun, 10 Jul 2005 22:20:59 +0000 /?p=743#comment-5176 Yeah, Helsinki?“s few blocks of empire style buildings around the Senaatintori don?“t look like much after a visit to St. Petersburg. And the Helsinki subway compared to the St. Petersburg one, well you get the point... ;) It still amazes me how a great city like that still seems to be quite unknown to even many Finns. Sadly the old stereotypical images of Russia seem to live on - as if the whole country would just be full of crime and crooked politicians. While I like the city very much, you?“re absolutely right on pointing out that somebody who only visits the central areas doesn?“t get the whole picture. The contrast between the centre, one of the wealthiest areas in Russia, and the old Soviet-style concrete suburbs is really astonishing. Jakom?¤ki doesn?“t even come close. And good so. Yeah, Helsinki?“s few blocks of empire style buildings around the Senaatintori don?“t look like much after a visit to St. Petersburg. And the Helsinki subway compared to the St. Petersburg one, well you get the point… ;)

It still amazes me how a great city like that still seems to be quite unknown to even many Finns. Sadly the old stereotypical images of Russia seem to live on – as if the whole country would just be full of crime and crooked politicians.

While I like the city very much, you?“re absolutely right on pointing out that somebody who only visits the central areas doesn?“t get the whole picture. The contrast between the centre, one of the wealthiest areas in Russia, and the old Soviet-style concrete suburbs is really astonishing. Jakom?¤ki doesn?“t even come close. And good so.

]]> By: Phil http://www.finlandforthought.net/2005/07/09/the-venice-of-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-5168 Phil Sun, 10 Jul 2005 09:45:53 +0000 /?p=743#comment-5168 <i>BTW, do you really think it is a good sign if you need to have security guards everywhere?</i> Well we tourists certainly feel safer with them there. But you're right, it's not a good sign. But maybe more Finnish stores would have security guards if they were as inexpensive as they are in Russia. I just read an article in YLE that says thieving of stores has tripled (or something like that) within the last 10 years in Finland. BTW, do you really think it is a good sign if you need to have security guards everywhere?

Well we tourists certainly feel safer with them there. But you’re right, it’s not a good sign. But maybe more Finnish stores would have security guards if they were as inexpensive as they are in Russia. I just read an article in YLE that says thieving of stores has tripled (or something like that) within the last 10 years in Finland.

]]> By: I.S. http://www.finlandforthought.net/2005/07/09/the-venice-of-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-5166 I.S. Sun, 10 Jul 2005 06:27:25 +0000 /?p=743#comment-5166 "Alcohol was able to be sold at just about anywhere at anytime from anyone. " So it is like the Kumpula area in Helsinki during the 1970's and early 1980's, when that part of the city was a semi-slum... BTW, do you really think it is a good sign if you need to have security guards everywhere? “Alcohol was able to be sold at just about anywhere at anytime from anyone. ”

So it is like the Kumpula area in Helsinki during the 1970′s and early 1980′s, when that part of the city was a semi-slum…

BTW, do you really think it is a good sign if you need to have security guards everywhere?

]]> By: Igor http://www.finlandforthought.net/2005/07/09/the-venice-of-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-5158 Igor Sat, 09 Jul 2005 20:36:31 +0000 /?p=743#comment-5158 Hi, it was so pleasant to read such positive comments about my home town. I haven't lived there about five years, and my own impressions about Piter aren't so positive, but maibe because I know this town from inside. Anyway, among Peterers there are two kinds: who love it and who don't. No middle, period. Hi, it was so pleasant to read such positive comments about my home town. I haven’t lived there about five years, and my own impressions about Piter aren’t so positive, but maibe because I know this town from inside. Anyway, among Peterers there are two kinds: who love it and who don’t. No middle, period.

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