Author Archives: Mikael Rantalainen

New gallery: Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2018 Festival

June 1, 2018 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii Festival 2018 gallery

Kallio Kukkii Festival was arranged on 11.5.-20.5.2018. This festival offers tens of different cultural events organized by various local associations, communities and enterprises. Part of this festival is a samba parade that is arranged on the last day. The Samba School Império do Papagaio uses this parade as practice for the Helsinki Samba Carnaval. Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2018 Festival gallery has some photos from this practice parade.

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New gallery: I Love Fashion at I Love Me 2017

October 29, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to I Love Fashion at I Love Me 2017 gallery

I love me event was arranged at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre (Messukeskus) on 20.–22.10.2017. I love Fashion show was styled by Sofia Oksanen ja Anu Laapotti. You can see my photos in I Love Fashion at I Love Me 2017 gallery.

The brands of the fashion show were e.g.: a la Louko, Aino, Björn Borg, Boomerang, Change Lingerie, Desing Pylsy, Elisabeth Eberndorfer, Falke, Gant, Gemmi, Globe Hope, Heidi Karjalainen, Jukka Rintala, Katri Niskanen, KN-Collection, Lindex, Lumoan, M. Gummerus, Metsola, NA-KO, Niinmun Design, Noolan, R/H, Rosafox, Synsam, Turkiskaupan liitto, Turo, Vagabond, Vero Moda, Very Nice, Via Minnet, Vila, Villisilkki and Zio.

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New galleries: Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017

October 29, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

União da Roseira / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part I gallery

27. Helsinki Samba Carnaval was arranged on 10.6.2017. This was the 9th year when I was photographing the Samba Carnaval for the The Association of Finnish Samba Schools (SSKL). My parade photos are visible in Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part I and Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part II galleries.

Império do Papagaio / Link to Helsinki Samba Carnaval 2017 – Part II gallery

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New gallery: Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2017 Festival

May 28, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to Império do Papagaio at Kallio Kukkii 2017 Festival gallery

Kallio Kukkii Festival was arranged on 13.5.-21.5.2017. The festival offers tens of different cultural events organized by various local associations, communities and enterprises.

Part of this festival was also the samba parade that was arranged on the last day. The Samba School Império do Papagaio uses this parade as practice for the Helsinki Samba Carnaval. XXVII Helsinki Samba Carnaval will be arranged on 9.-10.6.2017. Visiting the carnaval is highly recommended! I will be there also photographing the events 🙂

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New gallery: Exhibition of Champions – ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017

April 29, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Evgenia Medvedeva / Link to Exhibition of Champions – ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017 gallery

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017 were arranged in Helsinki on 29.3.-2.4.2017. I visited also Exhibition of Champions on Sunday. The show was superb 🙂 And also very popular with the photographers, I calculated 37 (!) accredited photographers on the other side of arena. You can see my photos in Exhibition of Champions – ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017 gallery.

The skaters of this gallery are listed here: Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot, Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte, Carolina Kostner, Cecilia Törn and Jussiville Partanen, Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, Emmi Peltonen, Evgenia Medvedeva, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, Gabrielle Daleman, Jason Brown, Javier Fernandez, Kaetlyn Osmond, Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, Ksenia Stolbova, Mai Mihara, Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, Shoma Uno, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Valtter Virtanen, Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres, Wenjing Sui and Cong Han, and Yuzuru Hanyu.

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New gallery: The opening show – ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017

March 30, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Kiira Korpi and Laura Lepistö / Link to The opening show – ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017 gallery

ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017 are arranged in Helsinki on 29.3.-2.4.2017. I visited The opening show on Wednesday evening. I like to photograph skating shows more than the actual skating competitions, as lights are more dramatic, and backgrounds are dark or black 🙂 But unfortunately this dim and varying lightning means that photography is also much more difficult…. But I think that photos are still worth the effort! You can see my photos in The opening show – ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2017 gallery.

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New gallery: Fitness Helsinki 2017

March 20, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Winners of Sport Bikini category / Link to Fitness Helsinki 2017 gallery

Fitness Helsinki 2017 was arranged at Go Expo (17.–19.3.2017). You can see my photos from this event in Fitness Helsinki 2017 gallery.

Winners of Sport Bikini category (in the photo above) were: Iida-Eveliina Rantalainen (2nd), Natasha Hamazenko (1st) and Sara-Mia Liljedahl (3rd). Other gategory winners are visible at Fitness Helsinki website.

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New gallery: Chinese New Year Festival 2017

January 29, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Dragon Dance / Link to Chinese New Year Festival gallery

Chinese New Year Festival in Helsinki was arranged on 27.1.2016. My Chinese New Year Festival 2017 gallery has 60 photos from the performances in Keskuskatu. I will add later some fireworks photos from Töölönlahti. 

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New gallery: Sport Fitness Routine – Fitness Helsinki 2016

January 18, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to Sport Fitness Routine – Fitness Helsinki 2016 gallery

Fitness Helsinki 2016 was arranged at Go Expo (4.–6.3.2016). In my photo gallery you can see the Sport Fitness Routine performances.

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New gallery: Gloria Fashion Show 2015

January 18, 2017 by Mikael Rantalainen | Comments Off

Link to Gloria Fashion Show 2015 gallery

Annual Gloria Fashion show was arranged on 5.9.2015 in Suvilahti. Fashion show was styled by Minttu Vesala and fashion director was Mia Dillemuth.

The show was opened by ballet dancer Minna Tervamäki (see below). All my photos are visible in Gloria Fashion Show 2015 gallery.

Minna Tervamäki, Gloria Fashion Show 2015, Helsinki, Finland

 

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