Otaniemi and the Fresh Sea Water Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2004-06-26-otaniemi/20040626_023_4340 2004-06-26-otaniemi/20040626_028_8412 2004-06-26-otaniemi/20040626_057_1273 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> I am staying in Otaniemi, a student neighborhood of Espoo, a town across a bay from Helsinki (15 minutes from downtown Helsinki by bus). At this point of the year Otaniemi is nearly empty, and in combination with some 70s architecture it makes a somewhat grim impression, so I tend to spend all of my free time in downtown Helsinki. This day, however, I came back a little early and decided to go and watch the sunset from the shore nearby. It was a gorgeous sunset. You might notice that they bay looks a lot like a lake - e.g., there is grass growing from the water. Apparently, the water in the Gulf of Finland is quite fresh, containing about 1/10 as much salt as the ocean water, making it the freshest sea water in the world People say sea water here borderline drinkable, though you probably wouldn't want to drink it due to the pollution. Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Page Content Template Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter Don't put anything here HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel
