Last time I said that
I was born in Helsinki, but I´m actually from Porvoo, a medieval town 50
kilometres east of Helsinki. It´s a small town with both Finnish and Swedish
speaking population. That is important to mention. It can´t be ignored.
Most of the Porvoo houses burnt down in 1760. The fire started from making of a fatal fish soup. The town was rebuilt, this time encouraging people to build their new houses of stone. The wooden houses light up like
matches, you see.
When I went
back to Porvoo with a camera one day, I realized where my love for strong colours in houses derives from.
All photos from Porvoo, Finland, 2010/2012.
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