Architecture in Helsinki Tour 08: 100 Wähäjoulun jatkot

TKK's celebration of 100 years of architecture school saw a gathering at Aalto’s Finlandia concert hall of past and present students of the course. White tie was the theme of the night and traditional dances and waltz had to be learnt. We gathered for a pre drink session in Helsinki to prepare for the evening, unfortunately I left my camera there so most photos are courteous of fellow students. The dances aside there was one surprising thing which everyone forgot to mention to the international students! We had to sing to our partner whilst on one knee handing over a rose, in Finnish! Refund material one could be wanting some compensation! The event was full of crazy Finns and equally as crazy international students and kicked on to sometime on the Sunday afternoon. If the first after party got messy there was time to sober up with a naked swim and sauna from 3am till 6am. Interestingly the event is only available for the architecture guild who can hire the Yrjönkatu public swimming pool for the evening/ morning. I called it a night at 7am with the first trains home for some needed rest and recovery, I was not surprised to here the Finns kept going though Sunday. Fantastic night that I only wish our schools back home would hold.