Buildings
Wooden buildings, from outhouses to churches; woodworking traditions becoming scarce; artist residences in Tuusulanjärvi; Olavinlinna Castle.
Interiors & Yards
The interiors and windows of houses and farmyard outbuildings; farmyards and animals; some public spaces.
People
People in bars, stores, nature, dance pavilions, and Valamo monastery; children’s photographs from my own family.
Helsinki City
The historical center; store fronts; wooden buildings; kiosks; new architecture; photographs of Suomenlinna.
Kirkosta savusaunaan – Puusta rakennettu Suomi / From Churches to Smoke Saunas – A Finland Built of Wood, 2008
What does the world of Finnish wood look like today? In their travel writing, Netta Böökin and Juhani Seppovaara, take a look at Finnish life through woodworking. They take us across Finland from smoke saunas to wooden churches, from lakeside villas to train stations and restoration projects to dance floors in search of the ideal […]
Mopolla Suomeen, 2007 / Mit dem Moped durch Finnland, 2014 (By Moped Through Finland)
Juhani Seppovaara drove a moped from Utsjoki, in Lapland southward. He was offered places to sleep, soup, and afternoon coffee while being told captivating tales. The many lakes along the wayside tempted him to swim. The moped darted through more densely populated areas. He enjoyed taking out the fishing nets, village dances, helping to take […]