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Meet Lapinlahti people: Ilona Rautiainen

My name is Ilona Rautiainen, and I have found the answer to the question “What should I do with my life”. It happened for the first time when I was attending a...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Inari Aikio-Kytömäki

Inari Aikio-Kytömäki is a Steiner educator and an art multitalent: she paints, writes, and goes through thousands of photos—results of long city walks—at her workshop....

Meet Lapinlahti people: Jon Puolakka

The freezing temperatures and darkness of midwinter sometimes let the mind wander back to the warm summer days and nights at Lapinlahti, and the atmosphere that was influenced...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Luna Valkama

Luna Valkama, who has worked at Café Lähde and is studying in Spesia vocational school, has written a wonderful piece about her life and autism diagnosis, and now shares it...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Amjad Sher

We meet with the busy, but happy Amjad in the Aleksis Kivi’s corridor. He is one of MIITTI-project’s carrying forces, and has been a part of it since 2017—first as...

ihmisiä lähteellä Eva-Liisa Kajas, Kristina Pappila, Irma Pillai, Marja Halla-Seppälä ja Helena Lahtinen

Meet Lapinlahti people: Eva-Liisa Kajas, Kristina Pappila, Irma Pillai, Marja Halla-Seppälä and Helena Lahtinen

Cheerful chatter echoes through the hallways of Lapinlahden Lähde, when Eeva-Liisa Kajas, Kristina Pappila, Irma “Ippa” Pillai, Marja “Maiju”...

Ihmisiaä Lähteellä John Franzen - Jennifer Ramirez

Meet Lapinlahti people: John Franzen & Jennifer Ramirez

Our series travels from the Baghdadi Alaa to the Lapinlahti communications power duo, Jonh Franzén and Jennifer Ramirez. They have recently moved into the house with their...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Alaa Altamimi

I am Alaa Altamimi and I come from Bagdad, Irak. I came to Finland as a refugee in 2015 because of my political background. Tending to plants is my passion, I have a tropical...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Petteri Prioteasa

The idyllic, late 19th century Venetsia building on the Lapinlahti shore has been in multiple kinds of use throughout its history: for example as a laundry, a bakery,...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Max Zenger

Music is an integral part of the broad art and culture activities in Lapinlahti. In the halls of the main building you might catch sounds of singing and instrument practice...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Paula Talvikki

Today, when you visit the main building in Lapinlahti, you can see that some corridors are less empty than before, and are decorated with works of art. The reason for this is...

Meet Lapinlahti people: Tiina Törö

03/02/2022
Meet Lapinlahti people

Have you ever noticed a grey-haired woman sitting in Café Lähde with a sign in front of her that says “Saa istua seuraksi”? (Sit down with me) Tiina Törö is a...

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Meet Lapinlahti people: Inka-Aletta

03/12/2021
Meet Lapinlahti people

How long have you been a volunteer, and how did you end up volunteering? I’ve been a volunteer at Café Lähde for almost two years. Before this, I did a six-month work...