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Christmas came early this year for Finnair when we received our long-awaited first Airbus A350 XWB in October. After an inaugural ceremony in Tou-

louse, our team flew back to Helsinki in the new state-of-the-art plane. We were impressed by the quietness and spacious-ness of the plane, and how fresh the air felt all reasons we have ordered an entire fleet of Airbus A350s.

This is the first of 19 planes we have ordered, and this new type of aircraft allows us to offer you the best Nordic customer experience possible. In addition to a better fly-ing experience, the aircraft has our new enter-tainment system as well as Wi-Fi.

Since October, Ive seen so many peo-ple surprised and excited during our Euro-pean A350 roadshow. Even Santa Claus in Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland, was very impressed when Finnair, Santas official airline, took the new aircraft to visit him.

December is a month for sharing time with friends and family. The festive season is also a time for giving and travelling, and this issue of Blue Wings is full of ideas for both. Experiences create memories that you can treasure forever.

I hope you will have an opportunity to enjoy our A350s in the near future.

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3 new experiences for 2016

1 For outdoor adventures, head to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.

2 For warm hospitality and great food, travel to Japans Fukuoka, birthplace of the hearty Hakata ramen noodles.

3 For a bustling Chinese metropolis, visit Guang-zhou, formerly known as Canton, by the Pearl River.

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LIFESTYLE PRESENT PERFECTOur gift guide will tickle all your senses

TOP 5 SCOTTISH CASTLE STAYSThese hotels will take you back in time

DESTINATION FROM SEA TO SKISeven places to love this holiday season

BUSINESS SLIMMED-DOWN INNOVATIONSHow limited resources are inspiring sustainable solutions

DESTINATION COOK LIKE A LOCAL IN BANGKOKSample famous cookery classes with Mrs Poo

DESTINATION CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN OSLOWhat gets Norway in a holiday mood?

LIFESTYLE UNICEF + FINNAIR Making a difference for schoolchildren in northeast India

STARTERSTokyos LED show .......................11

NEWSColouring books for adults ....12

WELLBEINGLight therapy .................................14

MAKERS OF FINLANDDesigning for Marimekko ........16

FOOD&DRINKBrussels holiday treats ..................18

CULTUREWhat to read this winter .........20

DESTINATIONSwedens far north ......................22

WORLDNYC Christmas spectacle .......24

FINLANDHelsinkis design district ...........26

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Travel Moment ........................................... 8Sixten Korkman ......................................38Alexander Stubb ....................................62Finland in figures....................................98

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Dreaming of a blue ChristmasTEXT AND PHOTO BY PETER WELD

Japan didnt invent Christmas, but it can lay a solid claim to having invented the blue LED. Last year, three Japanese scientists received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in the develop-ment of these tiny blue bulbs. The Nobel committee cited the trio for ushering in a revolution in lighting: for having invented a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source.

What the Nobel committee didnt mention is that the invention has also ushered in a revolution in this countrys end-of-the-year lighting displays. These displays, referred to even in the Japanese language with the English word illumi-

nation, seem to become more elaborate every year; many now boast hundreds of thousands even millions of lights, and the majority of them are blue.

Pictured here is the Canyon dAzur display in front of the Caretta Shiodome complex in downtown Tokyo, which is said to contain a mere 250,000 LEDs. But there are many other such displays across the country. On any given night in mid- or late December, theyre all being visited by hundreds of young cou-ples, for this is another odd twist that Japan has given to Christmas: its con-sidered the most romantic holiday of the year.


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COLOURING BOOKS for grown-ups have been around for decades, but its only recently that theyve become a huge hit. With millions of books sold worldwide, its no wonder this has been dubbed the year of the adult colouring book. Experts are guessing this may be due to the mindful-ness trend colouring is a way to focus on living in the moment and forget about those constantly beeping smartphones.

Colouring is good for our wellbeing in the midst of our hectic daily lives, says Hanna-Leena Soisalo, marketing director of Finn-ish publishing house Atena, which has sold 45,000 copies of Vrit itsellesi mielenrau-haa in Finland. Now in its fourth edition, the

Snow businessThis season skiers have more than fresh powder to look forward to.

HIGH-TECH LIFTS. SkiWelt in Austria has installed the worlds fastest chairlift, travelling six metres per second while in Mayrhofen the old Penken gondola is being replaced by a high-tech version that has 24-seater cabins equipped with Wi-Fi.

NEW CONNECTION. The biggest improvement of the year is the new gondola con-necting Saalbach-Hinterglemm with its neighbouring resort, Fieberbrunn. With 270 km of lift-linked areas, this is close to being the new Austrian record.

AURORA SPOTTING. Travel-lers heading for Finnish Lap-land are in luck. Muonio-based Harriniva Hotels & Safaris is the first in Northern Europe to set up Aurora Dome glamp-ing tents. These glamorous igloo-shaped tents provide a view of Lake Torassieppi and with any luck gorgeous green lights dancing in the distance.

IF YOUR SELFIES could use a fresh angle, check out the Black Eye lenses sold by Finnish company Caramba Ltd. There are seven different versions of these fisheye lenses ranging from 180 degrees to 235 degrees for a truly well-rounded view. Carambas online shop delivers worldwide. The Black Eye lenses are also available in the Finnair PlusShop for 34.90.


title of this book translates to Colour yourself some peace of mind.

We seem to live either in the future or the past, without focusing on whats happening right now. When youre colouring, and truly focusing, reality fades away for a moment, says Soisalo, who recommends colouring books for frequent travellers who spend hours waiting for flights, trains and buses. An interesting and relaxing colouring pro-ject makes time fly.

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Feeling SAD? The gloomy days of December can trigger a type of depression known as seasonal affec-tive disorder (SAD). If youre feeling low, try a dose of bright light therapy. Innolux has launched a fresh grey version of its ever-stylish Candeo bright-light pedant lamp by Katriina Nuutinen, 260.40 from the Finnair PlusShop.

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Shine on throughIts the law to wear safety reflectors during the dark season in Finland, so it makes sense to choose one that reflects your personal style. Eero Aarnio, Ilkka Sup-panen and Paola Suhonen are among the top-name designers that have created cool reflectors for Finnish family-run plastics company Saintex. Prices from 8.

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Runners own the nightOrlando-based couple Doug and Renata Storer literally stumbled onto a great idea when training for a marathon one dark night. With Night Runner 270 Shoe Lights, you can focus on your endorphin rush rather than those pesky potholes. 55

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The caring cureWhat do you get when you combine a solar panel with a recycled PET bottle filled with water and chlorine? An eco-friendly light that brightens up communi-ties living without electricity. The Liter of Light project aims to spread this ingen-ious idea to one million homes around the world. Join the movement and give the gift of light.

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THE LEAD-UP TO CHRISTMAS CAN BE MAGICAL OR MISERABLE, IF THE GREY SKIES GET YOU DOWN. KEEP THE WINTER BLUES AT BAY WITH THESE GLOWING IDEAS.

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V for victoryBasking in the warming glow of these witty candles from Lithuania is a great way to brighten your winter mood. Featuring a range of amusing hand gestures from the victorious to the obscene, each unique candle is handmade from the highest quality paraffin for life-like precision. 35

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Drawing ideas

TEXT AND PHOTO BY LAURA IISALO

Print designer and illustrator Aino-Maija Metso-las first Marimkekko print was based on her entry in a design competition organised by the Finnish fashion and lifestyle icon in 2005. Ten years on, their journey together contin-ues. The design process usually starts with a dia-logue. I sometimes get a brief or we might dis-cuss the desired feel of the collection together with the design team, says Metsola, who is part of a dynamic new generation of Nordic design talent.

Known for her colourful, imaginative prints, Metsola seems to draw inspiration from nature but she insists the connection is not always inten-tional. I very rarely deliberately look for ideas. For me drawing is such an inherent way to express myself that I get inspired by the actual process. I dont necessarily know what Im going to draw when I set out. When her design is complete and approved, its taken to the Marimekko artwork studio, which plays an important role in ensuring the quality of the final outcome.

Metsola is currently creating her spring-sum-mer 2017 print collection, but she also finds time to paint just for the pure enjoyment of it. I think its important to work freely in order to find new per-spectives. Its beneficial for my own artistic devel-opment, but it also feels really good, she says, with a smile.

Designer-illustrator Aino-Maija Metsola has created new prints for Marimekkos winter collection, including Hattarakukka, Pieni Hattarakukka and Pilvipuutarha.

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The chocolate season

COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY ANU PIIPPO

The pastries and chocolate delicacies sold at Ptisserie Sasaki in Brussels are nothing short of an art form.

Yasushi Sasakis diminutive ptisserie-chocolaterie located in the quiet residen-tial neighbourhood of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre has been named among the best in Brussels by influential restaurant guide Gault&Millau and travel guide Guide BrusselsLife 2015. This is a remarkable achievement for a young Japanese confec-tioner in a city known as the capital of chocolate.

For me, chocolate is art. I believe that being a ptissier is similar to writing poetry. The options are boundless when you dip into a culinary alphabet to build words and sentences. Imagination is the only limit, says Sasaki.

The Belgians regard chocolate as one of lifes greatest pleasures. The most important season for chocolate lovers, besides Easter, is Christmas. On St. Nicholas Day, Decem-ber 6, Sasaki treats children to a special feast of bonbons, pralines, and chocolate figures representing none other than Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas in Dutch).

For Christmas Sasaki prepares his own version of the bche de Nol (Yule log), transforming his cakes into a log shape with a new flavour each year. Last Christmas he concocted a delectable combination of chocolate mousse, cappuc-cino and coffee. Word is this year he may be tantalising taste buds with a combina-tion of chocolate and citrus fruits.

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Dishes of design Jarmo Pitknen is not only a chef and restaurateur but also an artisanal potter, which may explain his special interest in form. His new book Makuja ja Muotoja Flavours and Forms from Kuusamo Lapland features text in English and Finnish. 39

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CHEERSSurprise your friend or pamper yourself by ordering a bottle of champagne (or a box of chocolates) to be served on board.

Holiday spiritThe end of the year is the perfect occasion to enjoy a classic red or steaming hot beverage such as glgg, mulled wine, Glhwein or even cider. Heres a pick of the seasons top tipples.

Rekordelig Winter Cider, 4.5%, 0.33 lThis Limited Edition cider by Rekordelig is laced with a touch of apple, cinnamon and vanilla. Enjoy this winter cider either hot or chilled on the rocks. Available in K-retail stores in Finland for a limited time only. Price: 2.492.99

Blossa 15, 15%, 0.75 lMulled wine is the unofficial drink of De-cember in Finland, and Blossas vintage glgg never disappoints. This year they are introduc-ing a sweet but fresh beverage pairing tradi-tional glgg with Earl Grey tea aromas. Avail-able in Alko stores. Price: 13.99

Marchesi di Barolo, Tradizione, DOCG, 14%, 0.75 lBarolo is often called the greatest wine in Italy. Sold in a special gift box, this elegant Barolo reaches its full potential when served together with grilled red meat, game and cheeses. Available in Finnairs pre-order catalogue and onboard intercontinental flights.Price: 29.90

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The new Nordic normalIn his debut novel The Winter War (Ser-pents Tale), Finland-Swede Philip Teir delivers a deliciously dark yet humorous take on modern-day life in cosmopolitan Helsinki.

Behind the upper middle-class faade of happiness lies a stormy reality. As well-known sociologist Max Paul nears his 60th birthday, an attractive former student turned journalist approaches him for a ret-rospective article about his career. Mean-while, Maxs wife Katriina, who works in a bureaucratic government post, has fallen out of love with her self-obsessed husband. Their two adult daughters Eva, an art

student in London, who flies home for her fathers birthday party, and Helen, a mar-ried schoolteacher and mother of two have their own crises to deal with.

Teir, a cultural editor with Finlands main Swedish-language newspaper Huf-vudstadsbladet, eloquently captures the cultural and political climate of Nordic life in the early 2010s in a style reminiscent of Jonathan Franzens The Corrections.

As one British reviewer rightly pointed out, The Winter War (translated into Eng-lish by Tiina Nunnally) could just as well be set in Islington, London but without the umlauts, snow and strong coffee.

3 ways to read the world GLOBETROTTER The most recent release in The Monocle Travel Guide Series fea-tures the buzzing metropolis of Bangkok. As with each of the guide-books in this new series, Bangkok approaches the city from Monocles insider point of view with sections devoted to all of the essentials from architecture and design to eating out.

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FOODIE Matt Gouldings Rice, Noodle, Fish is a mouth-watering guide that pro-vides the perfect blueprint for a ten-day journey into the heart of Japanese food culture. Pub-lished by Roads & Kingdoms and chef, author and TV per-sonality Anthony Bourdain, this is essential reading for anyone interested in Japan and its cuisine.

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Posh journeysLUXURY BRAND Louis Vuitton has just released four new cities Bangkok, Chicago, Prague and Rome in its City Guides series and launched a new mobile app to accompany the collection, with city walks, cultural events, secret addresses and special guest contributors.

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ARCTIC CIRCLE DELIGHTSFinnair flies to Rovaniemi four times a day. The drive from Rovaniemi airport to Jokkmokk takes 4 hours and 45 minutes.

Chilling out at Jokkmokk

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY SIMONE ABRAM

Since 1605, the annual Jokkmokk Winter Market in Swedens far north has gathered craftspeople from across the Arctic area of Smiland, or Spmi, home to the only indigenous people of Scandinavia.

Everything snow and ice is here: Over four packed days in early February filled with live concerts, films, exhibitions, dog-sledding, rein-deer-racing, and even an outdoor fashion parade alongside the bustle of the market. There is every imaginable reindeer product on sale, and visitors can view the superb work exhibited by graduates of the Duodji (crafts) college, featuring stunning couture, delicate engraved and inlaid horn, and the finest hand-sewn leather.

All the best Smi designers are present, show-casing everything from fantastic fur boots to shimmering silver jewellery. With crackling fire bowls, steaming bouillon soup and cosy reindeer furs, Jokkmokk is the perfect place to celebrate the crisp joys of winter.

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Top right: Jokkmokks New Church dates back to 1888.

The Viltok sisters show couture and artwork at their shop, Systrarna Viltok Galleri & Butik.

Hanna Rmans stunning birch and silver jewellery.

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Light up the Christmas treeDEC 2Tens of thousands of people jam-pack the streets of Manhattan to see the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a tradition dating back to 1933. Entertainment at Rockefeller Plaza will be televised live from 7-9 pm. The 20-30 metre Norway spruce with its 45,000 multi-coloured LED lights will be on display until January 6.

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Scotlands cities ring in 2016 with their world-famous Hogmanay festivals. Last year Hogmanay in Edinburgh attracted more than 148,000 revellers from 70 coun-tries. The festival opens with a torchlight ceremony and continues with concerts. The year ends with a giant street party and fireworks. On January 1, the bravest take a dip in the River Forth.

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DEC 26 & JAN 1NASSAU On Boxing Day and New Years Day its party on in the Bahamas. The Junkanoo Parade starts after midnight with a hypnotic show of rhythmic drums, wild dancers and shiny costumes. The best are displayed year-round in the Junkanoo Expo Museum.

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DEC 1 BANGKOK Leading up to the December 5th birthday of the King of Thailand, is the Trooping of the Colours ceremony. Members of the Royal Thai Army, Navy and Air Force don their uniforms, recite an oath and march in unison at the Royal Plaza at 5 pm before a huge crowd.

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DEC 1213STOCKHOLM The Swedish Kennel Club organises one of Scandinavias largest dog shows. Attended by thousands of people and their pets, the Stockholm Hundmssa is famed for its exciting award ceremonies, one of which crowns the Nordic Winner for 2015.

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Hyvn sauman verkkokauppaElementtisaumaus vaatii ammattitaitoa, eik hyv sauma synny sattumalta. Saumalaakso Oy:ll on kolmen vuosikymmenen kokemus siit, miten ja millaisin vlinein hyv sauma syntyy. Ammattilaisten hyviksi havaitsemat aineet ja tarvikkeet ovat nyt saatavissa Suomen ainoasta saumaustarvikkeiden verkkomyyntiin erikoistuneesta nettikaupasta, Saumaustarvike.fi:st.

VUODESTA 1986 PALVELLUT Saumalaak-so Oy on sinivalkoinen yritys. Noin 40 henkil tyllistv, saumaukseen, saumaustarvikkeiden maahantuontiin ja myyntiin erikoistunut yritys toimii tysin kotimaisin voimin.

Kytmme tyssmme vain parhaita, hyviksi havaittuja tuotteita. Sinivalkoisuus on meille trke arvo. Ammattitaitoinen, kotimainen tyvoima takaa tyn korkean laadun, yrityksen toimitusjohtaja Anton Panschin toteaa.

Panschin astui Saumalaakson puikkoihin kuluvan vuoden alusta, kun yrityksen perustaja Boris Panschin siirtyi sukupolvenvaihdoksen myt hallituksen puheenjohtajaksi. Nuorem-pi polvi ei lhtenyt hommaan kylmil-tn, vaan pikemminkin pitkn kaavan kautta.

Minulla on hyv nppituntuma alaan. Aloitin Saumalaaksossa jo 1990-luvulla varastoapulaisena, ja vuo-sien varrella olen tehnyt monia tit autonkuljettajasta lhtien, nuorempi Panschin kertoo.

Yrityksen uusin palvelu, Suomen ainoa saumaustarvikkeiden myyntiin erikoistunut verkkokauppa, saumaus-tarvike.fi perustettiin tuoreen toimitus-johtajan haistamaan markkinarakoon.

Maailma muuttuu kiihtyvll vauhdilla, eik esimerkiksi nuorem-man sukupolven rakennusyrittjill ole aikaa tehd hintavertailuja vierailemal-la jokaisessa liikkeess erikseen. Verk-kokaupassamme hinnat ovat selkesti nkyviss, Panschin selvent ajatusta verkkokaupan taustalla.

Menestysreseptin valikoima ja huippulaatuVerkkokauppa tarjoaa kattavan vali-koiman laadukkaita saumausmassoja, tarvikkeita ja tykaluja. Samoja aineita ja tarvikkeita kytetn mys Sauma-laakson omassa toiminnassa. Etupss ammattilaisille suunnattu palvelu pyrkii helpottamaan mm. rakennusliikkeiden toimintaa. Asiakas voi tilata tuotteet nou-

dettaviksi Saumalaakson noutova-rastolta Helsingist tai vaihto-ehtoisesti valita toimituksen haluamaansa paikkaan, esim. suoraan tymaalle tai kotiovelle.

Toimintaperiaatteitamme ovat nopeus, luotettavuus

ja kustannustehokkuus. Tila-tut tuotteet lhtevt meilt samana

pivn ja ovat seuraavana pivn perill asiakkaalla. Pyrimme tekemn asiat helpoiksi yrittjille: hinnoittelum-me on avointa, ja toimitamme tuotteet asiakkaan valitsemaan paikkaan. Nin asiakas sst sek aikaa ett rahaa, Panschin selvent.

Vuoden palvellut verkkokauppa on otettu hyvin vastaan. Asiakaskunta koostuu suurimmaksi osaksi rakennus-liikkeist, mutta mys kuluttajat ovat lytneet verkkokaupan.

Meill on 30 vuoden kokemus alasta. Meihin luotetaan. Lisksi ammattilais-temme tarjoama neuvonta esimerkiksi puhelimitse tai kotisivujemme chat-pal-velun kautta on maksutonta, ja se on niin yksityisten kuin yritysasiakkaiden-kin kytettviss, Panschin summaa.

Alan kattavin ja laadukkain saumaus-tarvikkeiden valikoima lytyy osoitteesta saumaustarvike.fi.

Saumalaakso, founded in 1986, is a Finnish construction company offering joint sealing services. In addition the company imports and sells related supplies and gear online at www.saumaustarvike.fi.Being the biggest company in its field in Finland Saumalaakso currently employs 40 people, all of them Finnish. Using Finnish labour is an important principle for the 30-year-old family owned company in order to guarantee its high quality of the work. Saumalaaksos turnover in FY 2014-2015 was 2,3 million Euros.

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DESIGN DISTRICT HELSINKI cele-brates its tenth anniversary this year. As a perfectly timed birthday gift, the Helsinki Tourism Foundation has awarded DDH its first-ever Helsinki Travel Award as a mark of distinction for making the local design scene known and accessible to travellers.

The concept was originally established by shopkeepers and creatives working in the area and its still run by local entre-preneurs. Were not just doing commer-cial campaigning but generally strengthen-ing the design-led community, says DDHs executive director Minna Srel.

DDH is a cluster of creative businesses located within walking distance of the city centre. It comprises over 200 members including shops, galleries, restaurants, hotels and design studios. The associa-tion puts together a popular map, mak-ing it easy and fun for tourists to explore

the area. The map is distributed through member boutiques, hotels and the Hel-sinki Tourist Information Centre.

Besides helping travellers discover interesting places to visit, we also want to encourage local people to explore their own neighbourhood and see familiar shops with new eyes, Srel says.

The members regularly host designer talks, exhibitions and late-night shop-ping until 9 pm. Many shops are run by the designers themselves, who offer locally-made, unique pieces that cannot be found elsewhere. There is a strong trend towards sustainability and ecological values espe-cially in fashion. The role of shops is evolv-ing too. Apart from just being a place to buy things, they offer a memorable experience in their own right, says Srel.

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DEC 422 The Helsinki Christmas Market has something for everyone from traditional woolly socks to con-temporary design. Warm up with a mug of mulled wine and some local treats or take the family for a spin on the vintage carousel.

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DEC 1820 This three-day event at Rovanie-mis Arktikum museum and science centre is a treasure trove of unique arts and crafts from the North. See local artisans at work using natural materials.

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DEC 422 Eco-conscious shoppers will find crafty gifts at the Tampere Christmas Market. Finnish arti-sans will be manning stalls side by side with German vendors.

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AALTO UNIVERSITY professor Sixten Korkman is the former director general at the Council of the EUs Directorate for Economic and Social Affairs. His latest book is Euro: valutta vailla valtiota (Euro: the currency without a state).

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G lobal warming could have catastrophic consequences for large parts of the world. The costs of inac-tion are much higher than the costs of action to miti-gate global warming. This is the message of a recent book by British economist Nicholas Stern with the pertinent title: Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change (MIT Press).

There are many difficulties involved in arriving at the required decisions. First, emissions of greenhouse gases are an exter-nality or unintended by-product associ-ated notably with the burning of fossil fuels. Externalities tend to be neglected.

However, this externality affects the atmosphere of the globe as a whole, irrespective of how localised those emissions might be. Nobody has a specific incentive to reduce emissions. Everybody wants a free ride, benefit-ting from actions taken by others.

There are strong vested interests in favour of the status quo in the energy sector. Added to that, you can always find scientists who dispute the exist-ence of global warming or its causes.

Most of the accumulated stock of greenhouse gases has so far been caused by rich countries. Poor coun-tries wish to grow and feel entitled to any emissions of carbon dioxide that their economic growth might generate.

This is a long-term problem, but the planning horizon in politics rarely extends beyond the next elec-tion. We prefer to leave the mess for future generations to deal with. A cynic might indeed conclude that global warming cannot be stopped as the required political steps will simply never be taken. This, however, may be too pessimistic a view.

Important advances have recently been achieved in crucial technologies for renewa-ble energy and energy savings. This progress paves the way for low-carbon production. There is no inevitable conflict between pov-erty reduction and policies to prevent global warming. On the contrary, investment and innovation to stop global warming may be the source of the next wave of growth.

The stakes are high but the problem is manageable provided that smart policies are introduced to eliminate harmful coal subsidies and to ensure sufficient incentives for renewable energies and energy-saving infrastructures. Such policies would also

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to ensure that low-carbon growth is good business.

Citizens around the world are increas-ingly concerned about environmental issues and climate change. This creates helpful grassroots pressure on politicians and busi-nesses. Many cities are now taking action to reduce emissions by shifting to low-carbon forms of energy production. Political lead-ers are increasingly giving higher priority to the issue in Europe and the US as well as in China, by far the biggest emitter of carbon dioxide.

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I have always spent Christmas in Helsinki even when I lived abroad for nine years. The Finns are very good at bringing out the best of the tradition. Perhaps its because winters are long and the holi-days offer a perfect excuse to celebrate. For me the holidays are about overall cosiness, the waft of sweet spices and lit candles. Its like a big warm hug when its dark and cold outside. The thing I like most about Christmas in the Finnish capital is that despite the familiarity there is always some-thing new and unexpected. Thats why the city is such a great host for friends and families wanting to enjoy the peace and quiet but with an added twist.

Apart from old-style activities its worth trying something a bit out of the ordinary like skinny-dipping by candlelight. Yes thats right, the grand old Yrjnkatu Swimming Hall organises a serene swim-ming session every year. Another fun event is the popular Christmas Sauna at the Bock House court-yard near Senate Square. Entry is free and the pop-up

sauna has towels for those who just drop by.There are lots of friendly little cafs and shops to

pop into within walking distance from the city cen-tre. Try Caf Kokko on Kalevankatu for tasty raw cakes and other Christmas treats and be inspired by the selection of vintage furniture and homeware at the Roomage store next to it.

For imaginative gift ideas, visit the LOKAL concept shop on Annankatu for art, photography and design or one of the citys many creative Christmas markets. The biggest one is held at the Cable Factory, where more than 150 local artists sell their handcrafted jewellery, accesso-ries and homeware a perfect way to get into the festive mood and experience the local way of life.

Laura Iisalo is a Helsinki-based writer and photog-rapher who loves Christmas. She runs a website called Creating Helsinki and is currently working on a book about the local people and lifestyle.

Admission to the sauna at Senate Square is free.


Candles are lit at Yrjnkatu Swimming Hall

The Cable Factorys annual Christmas

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W ith 280 beaches, tons of tropical rainforest and temperatures hover-ing around 30 degrees Celsius, the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe may not seem like the ideal place to get into the Christmas mood.

Yet it is, as I noticed last year during my first Christmas in the Caribbean. The people of Gwada absolutely love this time of the year, and will do any-thing to create a bit of winter magic in the middle of their eternal summer.

Already in late November, residents start dec-orating their houses with twinkling lights and in December youll see Christmas choirs performing in churches and at street markets. A few days before Christmas Eve I even witnessed Santa Claus arriving on a jet ski to the beach to hand out candy to the kids.Victoriu Gosse, a Guadeloupe native, told me that the locals dont hold back on their enthusiasm when it comes to celebrating their favourite holiday.

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The quaint archipelago of Les Saintes is known to be one of the most beautiful parts of Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory.

The Chant Nwel Christmas concerts range from small gatherings to those attracting 10,000 people.


Christmas is respected here, he says. And the man should know: he organises Christmas karaoke parties for companies.

Group singing is indeed very much a part of Christmas celebrations in Guadeloupe. From Decem-ber 125 the island is full of musical parties, called Chant Nwel in the local Creole language. This trans-lates to Christmas singing.

In these gatherings you will hear bands playing classic songs like Silent Night, but with an unusually fast beat something resembling a double-speed reg-gae rhythm, or carnival-style soca music. The audi-ence sings along from a paper programme.

I loved the catchiness of the tunes from the first time I heard them at the Chant Nwel concert held in the town of Jarry. It was like a rock festival!

All in all Guadeloupe has way more Christmas spirit than I ever thought possible.

Its a great fte, a great celebration, Gosse says, with obvious island pride in his voice.

Mirva Lempiinen is a US-educated Finnish free-lance journalist who divides her time between New York and the French-Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

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Whenever I crave a shot of urban counterculture, I pack my duffel bag and hop on the first flight to Berlin. Our half-German family vis-its the laidback metropolis at least once a year if only to keep up with how fast the city keeps changing.

With or without the kids, December is the ideal month for a Berlin weekend break. Starting from the end of November through to Boxing Day, there are at least 60 Christmas markets scattered across the city catering to every imaginable taste, age and budget.

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steaming mug of Feuerzangenbowle (rum-laced flam-ing punch) under the magical floodlights of Charlot-tenburg Palace or beneath the stately domes of the French and German cathedrals at the Weihnachts-Zauber Market in Gendarmenmarkt Square.

Bohos in trendy Prenzlauer Berg meanwhile con-gregate at the Scandinavian-themed Lucia Christmas Market in the courtyard of Kulturbrauerei, a former brewery now housing an arts centre. The kids can enjoy the rides while the grown-ups nibble on sugar-coated almonds washed down with spicy mulled wine (Glhwein). All markets serve hot beverages in tacky souvenir mugs you can take home for a modest deposit which explains the atrocious array of yule-tide kitsch hidden deep in my kitchen cupboards.

When cuteness overload threatens, make a U-turn and head for Holy Shit Shopping at Kraftwerk Ber-lin, a power station-turned-techno club (December 12-13). In this industrial party temple you can shop for funky fashion and cool one-off gifts while listening to DJs spinning vinyl.

Love Christmas or hate it, ever-unpredictable Ber-lin with its iconic historical sights, great eats, vil-lage-like atmosphere and intense party scene is the holiday destination that wont leave anyone cold.

Sydney-born Silja Kudel is a freelance writer who loves dancing at Clrchens Ballhaus, prowling the galleries of Neuklln and eating ethnic in Kreuzberg.

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I ve travelled to many countries, but Hong Kong was my first foray into Asia and what an introduc-tion! I think it is quite simply the most exciting city Ive visited, with its almost sci-fi landscape of sleek, ultra-modern towers, fluorescent walkways and banks of neon.

If Hong Kong wasnt already one of the most exhil-arating cities on the planet, at Christmas it goes into overdrive.

If youre looking for a change from the usual cosy concoction of compact Christmas trees with their twinkling little lights, a cacophony of festive songs, a predictable platter of turkey and the rest, then immerse yourself in a neon Noel in this dazzling city.

This island of bright lights of every hue amongst an army of towering skyscrapers is often named one of the top destinations in the world to spend Christmas. The combination of holiday festivals and celebrations alongside the over-the-top decorations and festive atmosphere is guaranteed to make even the biggest humbug excited for the big day.

WinterFest, a series of events sponsored by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, is ever popular with both tourists and locals alike, with its variety of spe-cial Christmas displays and events. No wonder the American CNN tv network named it one of the top ten places to spend Christmas. WinterFest kicks off in early December and runs up until the New Years countdown on January 1st.

If that wasnt enough, Disneyland hosts Christmas-themed entertainment, the Hong Kong Ballet stages festive fixture The Nutcracker, the Hong Kong Phil-harmonic performs selections of classic Christmas pieces, and major hotels and restaurants present gour-met Christmas dinners.

Add year-round ingredients like the all-night food halls, bustling markets probably my favourite past-

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time here and endless stores and galleries to browse, the double-decker trams and bright red taxis, and youre guaranteed to pause not a moment, and to return home with your head spinning a riotous blur of colours.

Ben West is a London-based journalist who has writ-ten articles for publications such as The Times, Tel-egraph, Guardian and Independent, as well as some books on travel.

Hong Kongs light show dazzles even more brightly at Christmas.

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Locals of the Florida Keys told me the sea is too cold for swimming in December and January but for someone craving a break from the chilly north, air and water temps in the low 20s Celsius range sound just about right. You might occasionally want a light jacket in the evening, but unlike the rest of Florida theres never been a frost recorded here.

Roughly equidistant from Cuba and the Baha-mas, the Keys are hardly remote we got there in a 55-minute hop from Miami. While theyre much easier to access than the Caribbean, these 1,700 coral islands offer comparable natural gorgeousness along with a slightly wacky culture all their own.

In and out of the water, you can do whatever floats your boat. Our group of three families rented a large

house on Big Pine Key, and there was plenty for everyone to do from sandcastle building to

extreme sports, art galleries, bookshops and seedy portside bars to some of North Ameri-

cas best Cuban cuisine and seafood.

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Bahia Honda State Park boasts one of the Keys few long, sandy beaches.

We also hiked the nature preserves, watched out-door nature films at night, and strolled along the old Seven Mile Bridge, which Ernest Hemingway fondly wrote about. His eccentric mansion in Key West at the island chains southernmost tip is definitely worth checking out. With its freaky-toed cats, first-of-its-kind pool and lush gardens, the Hemingway House sums up the bohemian, nature-loving lifestyle of the Keys.

Key West, which is still a haven for writers, artists and rainbow culture, boasts a New Years Eve celebra-tion unlike any other, wrapping up a month of festivi-ties. Its best to avoid the last week of December when everything is booked up and crowded. Before or after this, even downtown Key West is easy to navigate especially by bike.

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I have spent dozens of Christmases on Canadas West Coast in Vancouver, the city I grew up in. Although Ive not lived there for many years, Ive often returned home for the holidays to visit friends and family.In recent years Ive developed a better apprecia-

tion and understanding of the citys Asian character more than 40 per cent of the population is of Asian origin a fact that I took for granted while grow-ing up.

Though not all Asians celebrate Christmas, the festive spirit is alive and well in Vancouvers his-toric Chinatown, especially in the lead up to Chi-nese New Year (February 8 in 2016), which is more widely celebrated by the Asian community.

Regardless of the time of year, stop into Bao Bei brasserie on Keefer Street in Chinatown for a scrumptious mix of Shanghai, Taiwan and Vietnam-ese cuisines their pot stickers, mouth-watering dumplings stuffed with finely minced pork or vege-

tables, come highly recommended. During the festive season the Bright Nights fes-

tival lights up Stanley Park, which provides impres-sive views of the sea, mountains and city. Other family-friendly seasonal musts include the Circle Craft Christmas Market on Granville Island, where local artisans sell their ceramics, arts and crafts, jewellery and other unique creations.

First-time visitors are often surprised that its possible to sail and ski in Vancouver in the same day. For skiers, the North Shore Mountains are a 45-minute drive from the downtown core, and about 125 kilometres north along the Sea to Sky Highway lies Whistler Blackcomb, one of the worlds top ski resorts. l

Writer and journalist Katja Pantzar is based in Hel-sinki. Her fondest memories of growing up in Vancou-ver include learning to ski at Whistler and attending grade school with 41 different nationalities.

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When I was a teenager in south-east England I wrote poems for the school magazine. Included in this adolescent anthology was a piece called Christmas in Canterbury, describing the seasonal atmosphere of this historic English city. Surprisingly, much hasnt changed in the intervening 40-odd years.

My poem starts from the platform on one of the Cathedral towers, overlooking frosty rooftops, and describes the bustle of the Christmas shoppers in the streets, the sound of carols played by Salvation Army bands, the haze of coffee bars. Canterbury was, and still is, the nearest big city to my home town and first choice for Christmas shopping in south-east Kent.

Perhaps the main difference is that these days Christmas seems to start almost as soon as the last one has finished, whereas in those days it felt like there was a decent intervening pause.

The older parts of Canterbury, clustered around the dominant Cathedral, retain their authentic his-toric character. Stone churches and city walls, timber-beamed pubs, houses with crazily-angled ancient doors and windows, and Roman roads all survive. But the Cathedral is the focal point, especially at Christmas.

This magnificent Gothic edifice is saturated in Eng-lish history and the stairs that lead up to the shrine are

A CANTERBURY CAROLTEXT TIM BIRD PHOTOS BY TIM BIRD AND ISTOCK

worn into shiny waves by the processions of pilgrims and visitors over the centuries.

Christmas carol services are held in the Cathedral almost daily in December, while Christmas trees and a nativity scene complete the festive seasonal ambience. There are few better places to enjoy the essence of the English Christmas.

Journalist and photographer Tim Bird now spends most of his Christmases in Finland but has never quite shaken off his English roots.

Christmas markets add to the atmosphere in Canterbury.

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To understand the concept of frugal innovation, all you need to do is turn on your computer. Open the list of applications and ask: how many do you actually need? Then consider how much your computer would have cost if the price had not included the development and installation of all that superfluous software.

This is indeed a broad analogy. However, accord-ing to those who are promoting frugal innovation, this approach can gain access to enormous and expanding markets.

Unsurprisingly, the majority of those markets are to be found in developing and emerging mar-kets, among populations with clear needs but lim-ited incomes. Yet the development of innovations that appeal to these populations requires long-term commitment.

In Finland, such commitment has been pledged in various significant sectors. A notable example was the award of a 1.8 million grant by Tekes, the Finn-ish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, to Helsinkis Aalto University to develop frugal inno-vations. The project, called the New Global, aims to

co-create frugal innovations for large low-income and emerging markets, and to encourage non-traditional innovation, recognising needs in those markets and converting them into business opportunities.

ADAPTING TO ECOSYTEMSProject director, professor Minna Halme of the Aalto University School of Business, is excited by the sup-port that small- and medium-sized companies as well as large corporations receive from the project to develop experience and partnerships in emerging markets.

Co-creation means developing products from the point of view of the people who are producing them as well as those who use them, says Halme. She stresses that New Global takes the broadest view of frugal innovation, not restricting it to relatively uned-ucated populations.

A standard case of frugal innovation is Galanz microwave ovens made in China by a firm that has a 60 per cent market share, says Halme. They started by making small microwaves for the Chinese mar-ket, where homes were smaller and purchasing power was lower. Galanz conquered market share from US producers that were making only large models as it

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New Global looks beyond this definition, how-ever, to take account of wider informal, social eco-systems. Very often frugal innovation is discussed from a research or technological perspective, but we are looking at how the innovations we facilitate can fit into business models that are adapted to social sys-tems, says project manager Sara Lindeman.

Aalto University started a research project in com-munities in Tanzania in 2009, and its Department of Design also runs a lab at the Tec de Monterrey in Mexico. Aaltos established presence in these markets, both appropriate for frugal innovation co-creation, meant that New Global had a ready-made platform

from which to launch. South America and India are also potential target areas.

FEASIBLE PRICE TAGSTekes and Team Finland, the umbrella state-backed entity for promoting the country and its interests abroad, organised a separate co-creation project in the Indian state of Bihar in spring 2014, with Finn-ish companies offering existing innovations to rural communities.

In this intense Business with Impact visit, the emphasis was on matching local partners and con-texts with existing products, rather than evolving solutions in the field. They included 4Nature prefabri-cated buildings, Ekolet composting toilets and Natur-Vention enclosed air quality improvement systems.

Frugal innovation isnt just making things cheaper, says Antti hrling, a founder of the Nor-dic Frugal Innovation Society, which holds a second Innofrugal conference in Helsinki in April 2016. Its finding satisfactory solutions with a feasible price tag that are usable in countries such as India, providing a sufficient performance. If you want people to moni-tor their hearts in India, you cant do it with the most advanced US-made equipment. But if you bring in innovations to make it more affordable you can reach millions of Indians and save many lives, he says.

One aim of New Global is to produce real inno-vations, not a technology push to put existing prod-ucts onto the market, says Petri Allekotte, business engagement manager of New Global. The idea is to support companies with existing expertise, who know how to approach the market and co-create new solu-tions, with a specific focus on business model innova-tion in emerging markets.

NEW MARKETS FLOURISHINGWhile the Western counties have been fighting the aftermath of the economic crisis, new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa have been flourishing, says Stig Tackmann, research manager at Dalberg Research, a Denmark-based Emerging Market Innova-tion Camps partner.

Within the next five years, the growth in these countries will become six times higher than the growth in traditional European core markets, says Tackmann.

The novelty of the innovations is important, says Allekotte. Our idea is to be able to work with the companies over a longer period of time, to help with learning and making additional contacts, helping to design business models, not only showing them the place and making introductions.

From Aaltos point of view, New Global is a great opportunity for the University to draw on syn-ergy between its different schools and departments, embracing elements of business, technology, design and architecture. This is really one of Aaltos bound-ary-crossing projects, says Sara Lindeman. Multi-disciplinary projects are our bread and butter, related to challenges of sustainability that you simply cannot approach with only one discipline.


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InnoFrugal 2016 takes place in Helsinki on April 2526, bringing together entrepreneurs and speakers on Health-care, Education, Water, and Cleantech.

4Nature is a Finnish example of frugal innovation at work. Modular and building elements, made with low-cost natural and eco-friendly materials, are used in buildings designed to withstand earthquakes, storms and fires.

For bigger companies especially, the challenge is to change their mindset and to take a longer-term strategic view of the opportunities. Some companies see frugal innovation as an attractive idea, but too many only see the short-term view, says Allekotte. For many compa-nies the lower income market doesnt even exist in their portfolio. I have to convince them that there is potential.

He refers to GE Healthcare as an instance of an international company with a systematic frugal innova-tion strategy. Kemira, a global group with Finnish roots, attended the first New Global co-creation event in Tan-zania, while the power and energy group Fortum has set up a solar energy site in India.

LOOKING BEYOND THE ELITEThe New Global reflects a relatively enlightened climate in Finland for frugal innovation, but other Western countries are still ahead. Aside from emerging markets themselves, there are a number of progressive business models from Denmark, says Lindeman. The Netherlands is doing well, and then we have some US-headquartered companies which are also doing well.

Many Finnish companies need to look beyond elite markets, she says. They need to understand that there are growing markets in which our innovations could have enormous potential if applied creatively. Our advantages include our multi-discipline approach and the fact that we are relatively compact in Finland.

Allekotte acknowledges the crucial support of Tekes for New Global: For them, the key objective is to create out-comes with significant business potential for Finnish com-panies. This isnt just research, its business. l

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