Olen iloinen ja etuoikeutettu kun saan olla viikottain mukana YLA:n ja KKTK:n kokouksissa. Niissä keskustellaan ja hyväksytään kaupungin tärkeimpiä asemakaava- ja rakennussuunnitelmia. Viimeaikaiset hankkeet ovat olleet yllättävän isoja ja tärkeitä Tampereelle ja sen...

YLA 17.4.2018

Viime tiistain Yhdyskuntalautakunnan kokouksessa keskustelimme ja käsittelimme kolmea tärkeää kaupungin rakentamiseen liittyvää asiaa.

Ensimmäiseksi hyväksyimme hulevesimaksujen hallinnon ja maksujen perimisen siirtämisen kaupungille 1. heinäkuuta 2018 alka...

With three weeks in the year today we had the second Urban planning board meeting. Today we reviewed very interesting topics that are shaping the city scape in Tampere. Below you will find some highlights of the meeting (link to the meeting agenda here):

1. High rise bu...

The following is speech was given at Tampere University of Technology's 52th anniversary. It was titled "A speech for Finland". 

"Hyvä TTYY juhlaväki. Olen iloinen ja otettu tästä mahdollisuudesta puhua satavuotiaalle Suomelle.

Kun sain kuulla tästä, ajatukse...

Eilinen ympäristölautakunnan kokous oli poikkeuksellinen. Agendalla oli kolme tärkeää asiaa joista haluan mainita. Haluan käsitellä niitä erityisesti arkkitehtina, yrittäjänä ja kaupunkilaisena.

Yesterday evening at the City Planning Board of the city, we had an excepti...

In order to really move forward with urban planning we need real citizen engagement. Aside from the tram project, Eteläpuisto has been one of the most controversial projects during the past years. I believe that nature and history is always a combination that will brin...

Do you know that Finland is one of the best places to be a mom/dad? Well, the country is ready to provide maternity/paternity leave for both parents. Also, the parents get help from the government to raise the children, and the schools are free. No wonder why it is a g...

During the last weeks YLE's election questionnaire was published. Unfortunately, I asked if I could write these in english, but it was not allowed. So I created this PDF in case you are still in the early stage of learning Finnish. Hope you find it useful.

YLE vaalikone
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Jan Gehl is one of the biggest advocates of cities for people. For those who are not very familiar with who he is, he is an architect based on Denmark that promotes walkable and sustainable cities. He describes today’s cities as modernistic, a 20th century movement tha...

It is often said that we are seen for who we really are by our deeds. No words can better describe what we are than our day-to-day choices and actions from the morning alarm till the dusk. For Natalia Rincon, the never-ending action has become a daily ritual and workin...