American Girl Reacts to Discover Art Nouveau in Helsinki: City of Nature, Myth & Granite

Added: 2026-05-07

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[00:00:01]Today I'm going to be reacting to a video called discovered Art Nouveau in Helsinki, city of nature, myth, and granite. I love Art Nouveau. That I do not know much about it, but I think it's very pretty, it's very nice. And I didn't know that apparently Art Nouveau was big in Helsinki, which I believe is Finland. So I'm very excited to check this out. So come and join me and comment, like, and subscribe.

[00:00:24]Here we are in Helsinki, where a young generation of architects developed this extraordinary approach to their idea of Art Nouveau. This was Jugendstil, a movement that transformed ordinary buildings into complete works of art.

[00:00:38]>> a rabbit? In this film, we step inside the city's most iconic examples, exploring interiors rich with symbolism, craftsmanship, and national pride.

[00:00:49][music] Oh my god, it's like Mount Rushmore.

[00:00:57]As the Art Nouveau style spread across parts of Europe at the end of the 19th century, Finland was still under Russian rule.

[00:01:05]Oh.

[00:01:05]>> national spirit was stirring, >> [music] >> and Helsinki seeked a new identity.

[00:01:10]The young architects of Helsinki sought to create something [music] distinctly Finnish. That's nice.

[00:01:18]And so, architecture became a canvas, [music] not just for the imagination, it was also political.

[00:01:25]And to So I know is that person riding a bear?

[00:01:28]Oh, it's a sculpture. Okay, but yeah.

[00:01:30]And one can say that all art is political, and that includes architecture.

[00:01:34]>> do with independence [music] and pride.

[00:01:39]And nowhere is this story clearer than in Helsinki's [music] enchanted streets of cutting edge Art Nouveau.

[00:01:45]>> They seem >> rise like fantastical castles. [music] Together, they form one of the world's most unified and dramatic visions of Art Nouveau.

[00:01:57]Oh my god, I love all the little details. Oh my god, what's a bear? It's a bear.

[00:02:01]Showing [laughter] in a city which quadrupled its size in a matter of years, one of the great architectural problems for Helsinki >> [music] >> was residential. No one can believe it.

[00:02:11]>> solved by developing whole areas >> [music] >> for housing, and the Helsinki population developed these extraordinary apartment blocks.

[00:02:20]>> [music] >> And the blocks themselves became an experiment in the new style.

[00:02:26]They're very nice. They're nice looking.

[00:02:29]>> is that there was very different approach in residential from the commercial [music] buildings that were going up in the center.

[00:02:36]I like the idea of separating them.

[00:02:37]>> building, the Pohjola Insurance Building, we can see a great example, which found beauty in the strength of That entrance with the gargoyles, that's kind of creepy.

[00:02:47]>> material in stone that tells stories. They [music] do. I love it. What's up with the bears? Is that the Russian influence?

[00:02:55]>> It is important to remember that the Art Nouveau style is not just one look, one visual approach to things. Art Nouveau itself is really a collection of movements, each one growing up in different areas of Europe, in different cities, and each of those cultures gave Art Nouveau a slightly different look and structure in different directions. And in this city, Helsinki, one of the powerful things that comes over is in their use of nature and in their use of mythology and symbolism, and pulling the two together.

[00:03:31]>> I could see that. Yeah, there's a lot of animals there.

[00:03:33]>> of poems called the Kalevala, which came right to the fore, right across the arts in music, in literature, and powerfully in painting, sculpture, and in architecture.

[00:03:47]>> And the myths and legends of the Kalevala came to represent the Finnish people. It's a cultural thing. I get it now.

[00:03:54]And this building, the Pohjola Building, is covered with animals and monsters from the Kalevala.

[00:04:04]>> Good to know.

[00:04:05]Bear This This man looks traumatized.

[00:04:08]It's rather frightening. Yes, it is.

[00:04:11]>> [laughter] >> They brought together creatures from the past [music] and fused them into natural forms and put them together. It's as though the Finnish identity is to do with the forest inhabited by creatures of all kinds, natural creatures like bears and wolves and owls, but also mythic creatures like trolls and gargoyles. How does a troll look like? Oh, that's a troll?

[00:04:38]Yeah, I can see that.

[00:04:39]>> way to understand Finnish Art Nouveau and to get inside how the architects and designers were thinking is in nature.

[00:04:49]And that's probably why everything's so detailed.

[00:04:51]>> Often very stylized, but as you look at the woodwork here, top end of the woodwork and the metalwork, it's stylized trees. Those look like rooms, but maybe I'm overthinking this. And frequently the pattern forms come out of their vision of the forest, a stylized forest.

[00:05:09]And the Pohjola Building, being built quite early on, 1899 to 1901, was one of the early masterpieces of GLS, their greatest architectural practice. What's a GLS?

[00:05:23]>> [music] >> Is that still Helsinki? That doesn't seem very city-like. It's in the middle of the woods. What is this place? The trio of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen, >> Oh, the architects.

[00:05:35]>> known as GLS, [music] defined the movement that would become one of the most influential creative collaborations in Finnish history.

[00:05:45]>> [music] >> Oh my god. But perhaps their most personal creation was Hvitträsk, the studio home they designed for themselves, [music] part workspace, part artistic refuge.

[00:05:56]It was a manifesto, a living demonstration of how Finnish identity, nature, >> They are so distinct from the other thing, but this looks like a church and the other looks like a very modern sort of I don't know building.

[00:06:09]>> architecture, craftsmanship, and modern design could be woven together >> [music] >> into something >> looks like a cabin.

[00:06:15]>> entirely new.

[00:06:17]>> [music] >> Oh my god, the views are stunning. Oh my god, I can see how this window was designed specifically for this view.

[00:06:22]>> this place feels [music] in many ways quite traditional, it's vernacular. Does it though? This idea very much comes from the English Arts and Crafts movement and the idea of the vernacular, of looking at folk art and traditional building, >> [music] >> and bringing that into the modern age.

[00:06:43]Yeah, okay, I get it. It's a very different thing.

[00:06:44]>> of stone here, it's mainly designed out of wood, but overridingly is the idea of Gesamtkunstwerk, of total work of art, whereby Teamwork.

[00:06:56]>> all the different architectural >> [music] >> and design and artistic practices and bring them together. This house is full of wood, metal, stained glass, glass, ceramic, There's everything.

[00:07:08]>> integrated in to create a single interior, >> this? a total work of art.

[00:07:14]It is.

[00:07:14]>> [music] >> They're all directed at solving the problem of what the building has to do.

[00:07:21]The thing that's interesting about GLS, this practice, [music] is that each building appears to be really very different from the others they did.

[00:07:32]It's very distinct. I couldn't place it as something. It's just weird, and that's it.

[00:07:38]For the National Museum, they sought not only to house history, but to make the building become history itself.

[00:07:45]That's some vision.

[00:07:46]>> the land, yet looking towards the future, combining craftsmanship with myth and modernity with memory.

[00:07:54]It also looks >> Across the stone surface, sculptural carvings and motifs evoke the mythic imagery of the Kalevala. There's a lot of stone here.

[00:08:02]>> Animals, plants, and abstract patterns weave through the structure like living symbols.

[00:08:08]I love the animals. There's just so many of them.

[00:08:10]>> higher above, the great ceiling frescos bring myth to life.

[00:08:15]Does Does it seem chapel?

[00:08:17]>> Kalevala unfold across the vault.

[00:08:20]Heroes, spirits, forest, and skies rendered in color and movement.

[00:08:25]>> They're telling a story.

[00:08:26]>> The result is both monumental and intimate, a harmony between nature, craftsmanship, and myth.

[00:08:37]I'm thinking [music] of those. This building by Onni Tarjanne wasn't just a theater, it was a cultural symbol, created at a moment when Finnish Jugendstil architects were shaping a new national identity through Love the balcony.

[00:08:51]Completed in 1902, is one of the great monuments of Finland's Art Nouveau age.

[00:08:57]>> It's gorgeous. A silhouette that looks more like a fortress of folklore than a theater.

[00:09:02]>> Yeah, it doesn't look like a theater.

[00:09:04]But actually, when you go inside the building, there's another major theme which also reflects the Finnish mentality.

[00:09:11]Fantastic [music] stained glass.

[00:09:13]>> Are those the original ones? The geometric patterns of the stained glass windows echo Finnish folk art and medieval storytelling. [music] I couldn't tell you what that is.

[00:09:22]These windows shape the building's atmosphere, warm, solemn, and quietly theatrical.

[00:09:29]Yep, but what is it?

[00:09:30]>> As daylight filters through them, the entire foyer becomes a living artwork.

[00:09:34]>> That looks a little bit like a clown, but I think it's the red and the blue together. It's obviously something else.

[00:09:39]Patterns of color and texture animate the entrance hall, casting shifting tones across the stone and wood surfaces as the day moves on.

[00:09:49]>> Stained glass echoes the ideals of the movement, craftsmanship, myth, and the belief that art should be woven into everyday public life.

[00:09:58]>> That one reminds me of the famous painting of that's in the whatever the painting with the people the figurines sort of dancing.

[00:10:04]Can't remember the name of the painting right now. Another of the great pioneering architects was Lars Sonck, a bold and imaginative architect whose work bridged tradition and modernity.

[00:10:15]The best time >> Sonck was fascinated by Finland's vernacular architecture, Was he finished?

[00:10:20]>> alive with movement, ornament, and expression.

[00:10:26]Is that Is that molding or is that painting?

[00:10:29]>> Hall speaks of movement, Cuz this is so strange. the living curve, the artistry of craft. It's a building born from the belief That one looks like a theme.

[00:10:39]could be both functional and poetic.

[00:10:41][music] This one's cleaner than the others.

[00:10:44]Another feature of the work of Lars Sonck and it shows that he was in tune with the other major architects in Helsinki, his embracing of the idea of Gesamtkunstwerk, a total work of art, where multiple arts are brought together to orchestrate and create the architectural environment. Oh.

[00:11:03]>> Perhaps the single biggest feature in this space is the magnificent mural at the back end of what would have been the foyer of the bank.

[00:11:12]Oh, it's based on a real wood. painted in 1916, transforms the space from an impressive architectural shell into a living canvas. It's gorgeous.

[00:11:21]It connects the viewer to nature whilst being in the heart of the city, and it reminds us that architecture is never just stone and timber. It is a stage for human expression, for culture, [music] for life itself.

[00:11:36]And in the Jugen Hall, the mural stands as proof that art and architecture together can elevate a space, turning a building into a lasting symbol of the city's soul. That's what it makes it special.

[00:11:52]As we look around the building, we can see painted ornamentation on the walls, under arches, and on the pillars and vaults. Animal figures, some comic, some wild, carved in soapstone and granite, [music] deep reliefs. Are those monkeys? What are those?

[00:12:08]>> vault of the main hall is like a Viking ship turned upside down in its structural inspiration. Oh, okay, yeah, I can see it. crafted a ceiling like none other for his next masterpiece, >> Wow.

[00:12:21]the Kallio Church.

[00:12:22]>> That's crazy. I never thought of that, but yeah, it's true.

[00:12:26]Wow, this is a huge chandelier. Loving the ceiling. Is that a dis vaulted ceiling? Wow, it's gorgeous. Sonck designed the interior as a complete artwork. Every lamp, bench, and metal detail is part of a unified aesthetic.

[00:12:40]Again, and they're the original ones?

[00:12:42]Carved reliefs line the space, blending the softened curves of Jugenstil with the emerging clarity of Nordic classicism.

[00:12:49]>> And those are huge windows. A lot of natural sunlight.

[00:12:53]These reflect Finland's spiritual and natural identity, rendered in a modern, subtly monumental style. Those Those little details this I don't know what what are those tiles?

[00:13:03]They're very distinct. I don't think I've ever seen a church that has something like this. It's very different.

[00:13:10]Yeah, how do you Oh my god, it's so >> round central tower, over 60 m high, is one of Helsinki's most recognizable skyline markers. Oh, I can see it. The rough-hewn granite exterior [music] ties the building directly to Finland's natural landscape.

[00:13:27]>> [music] >> When Kallio Church opened, it was more than a house of God.

[00:13:31]>> strange.

[00:13:32]>> It was a declaration that Finland could stand tall and Helsinki's [music] spirit could endure. Oh my god, that's so nice.

[00:13:42]Oh, a central station.

[00:13:44]>> islands and forests, where light shifts with the seasons, there stands a building monumental, the Helsinki Central Railway Station, a living artwork in stone, a landmark that anchors Helsinki's identity.

[00:13:59]Here, Jugenstil meets granite, light, and the human form in a bold Nordic synthesis.

[00:14:06]>> Those are people Oh my, okay.

[00:14:09]How How big are they? They look quite big. Dominating the skyline is the clock tower, a landmark seen from many parts of the city. How tall is it then?

[00:14:18]Flanking the main entrance are the imposing figures known as the Lantern Bearers, sculpted by Emil Wikström.

[00:14:26]Two pairs [music] of powerful male statues hold the spherical lamps, stone men whose stern faces and upright posture seem to guard and guide the travelers. That's nice, although it reminds me a little bit of the both as ornament and signifier, Art Nouveau's embrace of human form, >> [music] >> simplified, monumental. I think it's just sort of the the Greek sort of thing and they're guiding you towards I don't know, hell.

[00:14:54]>> [laughter] >> symbolic. Not like that, but a little bit, right? I'm stood now at the entrance of one of the most important buildings in Helsinki, the Grand Central Station.

[00:15:05]It was designed by Eliel Saarinen after he left the practice of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen and inaugurated in 1919.

[00:15:14]So, we still see some of those elements from the Art Nouveau years, not least in the use of geometry and a far more geometric structure in the overall design. But as we look at it, I just want to point out the other You can tell the difference between the other buildings and this one. It just looks very different from the others.

[00:15:31]>> we can see other things. Two heads behind me are very much a product of what became known as Fennomania, the influence of ancient Egypt, but also it's to do with Saarinen moving away from nature.

[00:15:45]Most of his buildings up to now have been covered in animals and plant forms.

[00:15:50]This building is void of that.

[00:15:55]Oh my god, it's [music] gorgeous from the inside. Stepping inside this building, we realize that the beautiful themes which are developed outside carry all the way through the interior structure. Again, very clean as well.

[00:16:07]Very simplistic.

[00:16:08]>> Helsinki Central Railway Station is like entering a cathedral of movement and modernity. It almost looks sort of piano keys. I don't know, there's I can see the movement, crazy as it is.

[00:16:21]The first thing visitors notice are the grand spaces, flooded with light from high windows and skylights.

[00:16:28]>> [music] >> Polished granite floors, smooth stone walls, >> [music] >> and the carefully proportioned arches give the interior a sense of permanence and solidity, >> [music] >> while the soaring ceiling creates an atmosphere of openness and anticipation.

[00:16:46]It looks very open. Every line, every surface >> [music] >> communicates order and elegance, guiding travelers naturally through the vast [music] concourse.

[00:16:56]Walking the halls, one senses Saarinen's vision, a building that is functional, monumental, This part looks really good.

[00:17:04]It is a testament [music] to Finland's confidence in its own identity, and a daily reminder that architecture can shape not only a city, but the experience [music] of everyone who passes through it.

[00:17:17]This is so pretty.

[00:17:19]I love the little detail. It looks like Across Europe, Art Nouveau ignited a revolution, and here in Helsinki, Finnish architects answered with something altogether different, a wilder, more rugged, more elemental vision, granite instead of marble, Nordic myth instead of classical allegory, a language of curving forms and national spirit carved into the very fabric of the city.

[00:17:49]These buildings remain more than monuments.

[00:17:52]They are the moment Finland found its voice, when stone, ornament, and imagination combined to declare a new nation to the world.

[00:18:02]Jugenstil held the past in one hand and the future in the other. It's true.

[00:18:21]Well, this was an incredible video. I think because again, I really like I and I mentioned it earlier, I like the style, you know, the the Art Nouveau style, but I didn't really I think it's one of those things obviously coming from someone that doesn't really, you know, I'm not an architect. I don't really know about this, but it's with I think architecture styles and just designs, types different types of design in general, I think it's just something as a you can you can sort of recognize it as in, you know, when you've seen some I don't know, you kind of get oh, this is this and this is that. But again, if you're not a professional, it's sort of well, I tell I can't really tell you what the characteristics are, but it's sort of when you know it, you'll see it as in oh, yeah, I can see that and I can see that's in this style, but I can't really explain what are the different sort of oh, distinct marks of this particular style. So, it is kind of crazy for me at least. I'm not used to I've never actually seen that sort of style in this particular way, this particular manner.

[00:19:22]I didn't even know that Finland was a period and Helsinki in particular was this pretty big. You know, there's a lot of styles. There's a lot of buildings in this style, but I can see, you know, it makes sense. I think probably you can find them, you know, all throughout Europe and not just in one in one country in particular. Probably all over the world. I actually have no idea. But it is true that yeah, once the thing, you know, architecture styles when they start once they start, it's, you know, and but maybe not. I I get Do we have right now do we have different architecture styles? I think right now probably in the modern times probably we do not, but I just would assume that everything has been invented and there's probably been I don't know who you can't really create a new architecture style right now just because everything has been done. Although you who knows maybe in the future right never say never. But I I think it's crazy yeah how things sort of has spread and you know it oh yeah you know someone again I don't really know the origins of this but it was created or it started it it's usually some currents once when a school sort of you know teaches its students or these students sort of you know becomes an mix of several several people several styles several whatevers. It's not just one thing as if one teacher just said hey you know start building buildings like this. No but I think that's how usually you know style spreads specifically in architecture.

[00:20:40]And it starts in one place and you know it it sort of it spreads you know to other places. But you can really do see the difference between oh yeah stuff in France is stuff in you know in in Spain they look very different from this. So of course as so many things in life and what you can see that you know throughout history everything sort of gives it their own you know you take something and you give it a little twist that's maybe more I don't know it means something different to you so maybe you try to transform this into something that makes sense for your city or for your culture or for your people. Whether that's because again you want to give it give it a significance or whether that is because I don't know maybe you just don't know like this or maybe you're thinking oh no I think I would prefer you know circular moldings I don't know crowns whatever.

[00:21:27]And then you start doing that. So I like that the you can really do see how distinct they are from each other even though they're technically the same thing right it's the same style but they look very different depending on which city you're you're finding them or in which country you're seeing them. Which I think oh my god that's such a nice and crazy thing to me is you know the idea that yeah you can sort of find it and you can you know depending on which city you're you're you're from or you find yourself you're able to see oh my god yeah the thing looks very different but at the same time it looks kind of similar again I can't really explain what are the things that make it similar and what are the things that make it distinct but I know it looks different.

[00:22:06]I think one of the maybe again probably I'm totally off yeah I know I am because I'm I'm thinking of some buildings that are that are like this. But in this case I was surprised by how you know sort of circular there's a lot of round things in this in in the particular type of Art Nouveau finish or Helsinki Art Nouveau style. The the school that they were mentioning of this particular set of architects that sort of you know they were the pioneers of this in the in Finland.

[00:22:34]It's very again sort of circular in a way that I think Art Nouveau it's not that they don't have circles because obviously you have circular windows and circular circular things and I can see in my mind yes I'm imagining buildings and yes they do. But in this case I think there's just less uh less of say I don't know they're less uh strict in a way.

[00:22:53]They're they the spaces I think look a little bit more open and less um how do I put this? Maybe less strict and again I'm I'm using terms that I think >> [laughter] >> you can sort of you know buildings are not strict or open but I don't know that's just a feeling the emotions that evoke in me. I think a lot of other buildings they look a little bit more stern to put it that way if a building can look stern which I know crazy thing you know they're buildings not people.

[00:23:22]But I you know I can't well maybe you can also you know if you want to you can get a little sort of political with this and buildings because they are the home and they are the space of so many you know they're the space and home and it houses you know building houses so many thing and when you look at really old buildings as is this case you know they were around from what the early 1900s late 1800s. So it's been over 100 years and you can really you know what what are the stories you know if these walls could talk what stories could they tell?

[00:23:53]It's just the story of they can tell a lot of stories and technically they are housing and they've housed so many different things you know the things they've seen throughout history. So it is kind of in a way well you know technically they are living things of course it's not they're not people they're not animals they're not plants but in a way they're kind of living things and you can see them as living things. They transform itself through time the people that are housed in there you know are going to change the environment we as humans we transform our spaces and we transform these kind of spaces. So in a way I think it's just I think that's going to keep evolving and has evolved and I don't really know how you know these are a lot of these things were the original ones but in the future maybe you know maybe some things will need to be replaced I don't know who knows but maybe will there there will be a time will come in which they're going to add add some things to remove others I don't know who knows. But I think it's just a thing being a constant movement as in they're not statical they're not static in time. They're just going to continue to move in a way even though technically you know it's not they're not moving places it's a building. But they're going to keep transforming and transforming the space around it and keep transforming everything which I think is a nice ways to put it right it's it's sort of yeah you know it's going to be here it it has been here before you know it's it's been here before we we arrived to here and then they're going to remain long after we're gone which I think it's just a really nice nice way to to see this I think.

[00:25:27]But again as for the distinctness of it all I just think it looks more open I think that a lot of other things that I've seen in this particular style.

[00:25:36]And also of course the distinctness of the I've never seen the there's just so many animals which I I was shocked by. Maybe I think I don't really know but maybe in Helsinki well they were telling us a little bit of the story which sounds incredibly interesting as in the I can't remember the name but the the the thing that a lot of apparently Finnish culture comes from the you you know it wasn't you whatever I can't remember but it was the story you know it was told through through through through paintings and through frescoes and you know it's sort of like a bible I guess not obviously a bible or maybe it is I don't know what religion they have but in a way that sort of show us if you're if you're finished you're going to this is going to have a lot of meaning to you because oh yeah these are stories that probably you've heard throughout you know since you were a child and you probably grew up hearing them or reading about them. So it's sort of really nice that oh you know I you know it's nice you know you know in a beautiful way of course because it shows us culture and what what kind of things you know it it exemplifies culture in a way right? But I think if you're coming from an outsider's perspective as in you know me for instance you know I'm a tourist you know I go there and I'm seeing all those things and probably I wouldn't really grasp the significance of this unless or you see you take a tour or you know Finnish person tells you oh you know this represents this and this and that because for them of course it has a little meaning but oh my god I love seeing videos like this and watching videos like this because now you know that if you ever go this is going to have a lot of meaning. Oh I can see why Finnish people you sort of their culture you know illustrated in a way and not obviously I'm talking about the frescoes because they depict certain scenes. But also you know all the bears which I apparently I don't really know but they must be pretty big in Finnish culture and also there were a lot of animals but you know well not animals there were gargoyles which I think of course you have them all throughout architecture at different cultures. But the the the sort of the combination between the bears and there were a lot of other animals there were trolls which I think it's so weird I've never seen and well maybe in a church no because churches don't have trolls they have gargoyles but it's something that I've never never would have occurred to me something that's sort of older and in a way you know sacred to put it that way as in I don't know could you do that?

[00:27:58]Apparently in Helsinki you can't because I'm thinking maybe you can't get fantastical with it as in you can't get whimsy as in oh let's add you know a little troll here a goblin a weird creature that looks very scared. It's sort of wait what? I thought maybe in paintings obviously you you could do that because obviously it's a painting and you sort of you're it's your art is your art and you can represent whatever you want to. But when it comes to your architects and designing buildings I would assume oh you're commissioned to make this building to sort of the government calls you and tells you you know and I'm speaking of this very broadly and in you know in back in the 1800s 1700s whatever just any time very you know not not in this day and age.

[00:28:38]But back then I would have thought oh people were a little bit more strict about the things that you could do and it wasn't as in oh yeah you could get very whimsical add something that represents you know the woods and oh you know you have a troll a wood troll or you know this little symbol that you can find. I don't I don't really know I I don't think I've ever seen that anywhere else because I would have thought maybe the government would have been what is this? No no no we have to be you know more I don't know more serious you can't get fantastical or unless it's a church which of course a church usually depicts you know some other fantastical things and maybe you can have gargoyles or you can have what other fantastical yeah I don't think that I don't think the church well maybe depending on their religion but I don't think you can add I don't know like a winged horse. I don't think you can add that maybe maybe I don't know now but I I like the idea of just yes just go to town with it and do it and have fun. It's very whimsy it's very fun in a way that's kind of scary as well because I my favorite one out of all of these although all were gorgeous my favorite one was the first building which I think it's just very very weird but in a in the best of ways. It's all the little details that they have and from the outside it doesn't really look that No, the the actual design is pretty, yes, you know, it looks like oh, it's a nice building. Does it look specifically sort of our our nouveau? Hmm, probably not. I don't know. And again, I am not an expert. I wouldn't say so, but once you go inside, oh, that's where the magic happens. It's such a Oh my god, it's such a weird-looking building that I was not expecting it to look like that. Although it has the little the entrance has these very I don't know if they're were trolls, they were demons, I don't know what they were. They were quite scary, that's the only thing I know. Which again, in the entrance itself, it looked kind of dimly lit and besides sort of the entrance it was sort of a weird sort of I don't know with with with the stones and stuff. It looked kind of Oh my god, no, do not enter here. It's [laughter] sort of I don't know, it's a warning, you know, you have the people there, you know, the weird people I don't know if they were people again creatures that were sort of really scary and that entrance is not really inviting. It's not all warm and inviting. Oh, come me. No, no, no, it's sort of hey, step out, step outside. But then is when you actually, you know, get inside there's just so many things that oh my god, look at all the the balustrades and everything again, I'm surprised at how much detail everything had as in even again this this stairs had things that it it looks I don't know I would love to visit this building, but it seems to me as every time you sort of you you you're in this building and then you kind of you go and you take a look around and everywhere you look there's going to be a little detail, a little something that's going to call your attention and you're going to be wait, what is that?

[00:31:21]Is there I don't know someone on on one of the on one of the whatever and when in the roof there's just, you know, or in the lamp there's just a little person. I don't know like a little creature sort of I don't know with the tongue out. It's something very strange, but again, I would love to visit this building just because you would have the great time a great time just sort of trying to see what are the little details that are sort of hidden, which I like. It's sort of oh, you you can spend a whole day I don't know you can, right?

[00:31:47]They were residential buildings, so probably someone actually and people still live there.

[00:31:52]They I would assume it's probably one of the most sort of coveted buildings in Helsinki to live obviously to either buy or rent and I can see why because oh my god, I would love to actually to see an apartment there, you know, how what are the apartments like because in this case obviously they were showing us the sort of the outside, which of course, you know, the inside of the outside all the common areas, which are gorgeous, but I would love to see how an inside room or an actual apartment inside of this building looks like because oh my god, I'm so very curious how it looks. And of course, in second place, I loved the GLS sort of the house that they designed for themselves technically a studio, I would assume. It was very weird. Again, all of those things are all those tiles were very weird, but in the best of ways, but in this case, it's just very weird because this is a it is a mismatch of of so many other styles. I I can't explain it, but you can see oh, you know, there's something from here and something from another. You have a fresco, [clears throat] you have this huge window and then there's brick and then it looks like a cabin, but then you you take around and it looks like this very open space that's very modern-looking like a loft. It's just so many distinct and weird things sort of put together, but in a way of course designed by professionals and you know, architects that knew what they were doing and everything sort of combined in a way that doesn't look strange.

[00:33:06]Obviously, if you attempted to do this as in oh yeah, I'm going to match I do I'm going to mix and match so many, you know, a a couple of different, you know, styles in my house. It's not going to look like this, you know, in the house that you're designing unless of course you hire a professional, but I like that this is the result of oh my god, oh again, all the little details, everything's very distinct, everything has a purpose, but in a way that's oh my god, I love how it combines. I like it.

[00:33:31]I think maybe if you're building a house, you can definitely take this as inspiration because it's just a mix of so many different things, but of course, in a way that when put together it looks incredible. Again, probably not [laughter] you can't really do this right now or but maybe again a a non-professional cannot do this, but if you kind of know what you're doing, well, you know, this is the kind of things that you can attempt to do and you can probably achieve. Again, if you're a professional and you know what you're doing, I love it. And of course, the central station, which again, you can see how different it was with the whole less whimsy of course, less whimsical, less nature-like, a little scary as well with the whole sort of although yeah, I get they're they're they you know, they're protecting the travelers, although and [clears throat] then they're kind of scary, right? You know, every time you see this giant sculpture of this person and it's just a giant person and isn't they're not smiling even though they're made out of stone, it's not that inviting, right? It's sort of I don't [laughter] know, they're telling me to watch out, they're telling me to be careful, but I I like it. I really like again, it's sort of oh my god, I I've never seen also on a on a station a train a a station of some sort with sort of people, you know, either a sculptures but with people sort of, you know, guiding you in or whatever. It's sort of really strange because I think I'm used to seeing when it comes to sculptures of people I'm used to seeing again sort of Mount Rushmore or the Abe Lincoln Abraham Lincoln statue or something. I don't know, it's just a statue, but it's sort of in a in another place and not just oh, it's in a in a station. It's sort of okay, they're welcoming, I guess. That is very weird. I love it and I want to go to Helsinki and have an architectural tour, I guess they exist because there's a lot of things to see and yes, I'm fascinated by this. But that was it for today and as I again say, bye. Bye.