A grand day out or cycling Helsinki

Well ok, I actually already wrote a post about Finland but have not published it yet, so it will be disorderly as ever and me...
These are photos of Saturday, when Timo, a fellow couchsurfer and I hooked up to go cycling around Helsinki. Timo (who I wasn't staying with) lives on Lauttasaari Island about 3 km from the town centre.. Some would consequently call that "the ghetto" or the suburbs, haha.
However, his area consists of coast, woodland where you can find charming little fairytale like wooden cottages, sandy beaches and the wonderful smell of Autumn at the moment..
Above and under is actually Suomenlinna Island

Timo, working hard :o)
Well, technically speaking, he was, that's the irony..
For some reason I really love these statues, although they look slightly martial/aryan/Thundercattish. They really remind me of Hundertwasser style stuff. Or was it him? Whatever..
We have le ducks here as well.
I was really wondering also why the Finnish didn't bother translating this warning sign in English, assuming that probably every Finn over the age of 3 months knows that it's dangerous to walk on ice when it's potentially thin, whereas bloody foreigners don't always know. Soo, can we assume they are happy to let foreigners drown in ice?
Is it directed at the Swedes, out of vengeance? (since it's not written in swedish) Usually every signpost is. Digression: I'm not sure Finland has two national languages, but here in the South there is at least two language signposting, Finnish and Swedish. Usually.
Unless they want Swedes to drown...

Helsinki ghetto, just down the road from Timo's


These are the dry docks in Suomenlinna, Helsinki's Vauban style fortress. Apparently up to 13000 people lived there at one time, and I really wonder how they managed, other than piling people on top of each other..


Strawberries are a pretty big thing here..

After 40 km cycling, I am pink.