If in China, please watch the video here

We hope to see you at Finland Day 27th of May at Shanghai EXPO 2010!

Stay in touch! Kiitos! XieXie! Thank you!

Martta Louekari & Monica Carrico

Wang Shu

Photo: Bert de Muynck

Tuomas Toivonen, Bert de Muynck, Andrea Destefanis & Teemu Kurkela

Jussi Murole & Che Fei

Snowball matchmaking at windy balcony of Mansion hotel

Tuomas Toivonen & Wang Shu

Teemu Kurkela & Zhang Ke

Matti & Pirjo Sanaksenaho

Tuomas Toivonen & Luo Yongqi at Mansion Hotel terrace

Afternoon coffee: Patrick Eriksson & Hans Park

Teemu Kurkela & Zhang Ke

Photo by Bert de Muynck

Mirjam Niemeyer, Jussi Murole

Helsinki Club featuring Snowball by Greater Helsinki Promotion at ANAR

Jenna Sutela & Anni Puolakka, OK DO DJ´s at ANAR

Tuomas Toivonen at ANAR

Relaxing at ANA

Photos by Hanne Granberg

Photos: Bert de Muycnk

Snowball – Event on Finnish and Chinese architecture
滚雪球——芬兰与中国建筑设计研讨会
Venue: Mansion Hotel, No. 82 XinLe Rd., Shanghai
地点：上海新乐路82号首席公馆酒店
Dates: March 25-26, 2010
日期：2010年3月25-26日

Please, download seminar publication here and programme here

Snowball – Event on Finnish and Chinese architecture takes place in Shanghai on March 25–27, 2010. Organised by the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), as part of Finland’s cultural programme for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, the event consists of a two-day seminar exploring common grounds and differences between Finnish and Chinese architects, a networking program and a one-day excursion.

滚雪球——芬兰与中国建筑设计研讨会将于2010年3月25-27日在上海举行。本活动由芬兰建筑师协会（SAFA）主办，作为2010年上海世博会芬兰文化项目的一部分，包括了为期两天、探讨芬兰和中国建筑师之间的共同点和差异的专题座谈会、交流活动及持续一天的游览活动。

The objective of the event is to offer insight in the latest achievements of both Finnish and Chinese architects, through presentations of new projects, solutions and visions. By bringing professionals from both cultures together in a three-day program, Snowball aims to establish and deepen the Finnish and Chinese networks. The program is set up as such to establish potential business and creative matches between Finnish and Chinese architects, as well as to reinforce the exposure and business opportunities for Finnish architecture in China.

本次活动旨在通过介绍新项目、方案和愿景，让人们深入了解芬兰和中国建筑师的最新成果。通过为期三天的项目安排，滚雪球将来自两种文化背景的专业人员聚集一堂，建立并深化芬兰和中国间的交流。本次活动的开展是为了在芬兰和中国建筑师之间开拓潜在的商业机会，提倡富有创造性的双方合作，增加芬兰建筑师在中国的曝光度，并为其在中国寻找更多的商业机会。

This year, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Helsinki, the capital of Finland, as one of the world’s best cities to live in. The ranking scores each city on 30 factors across six areas: stability, healthcare, environment, education, infrastructure and culture. Helsinki was also nominated as the World Design Capital 2012 – a decision reflecting the importance and status of design in the city. Ranging from everyday objects to sustainable urban solutions, design is manifest in the lives of the city-dwellers in many ways. Seen from a broad perspective – in city planning, architecture and other related fields – design plays an integral role in the social, economical and cultural development of Helsinki.

今年，《经济学家》资料处将芬兰的首都赫尔辛基列为全球最适合居住的六个城市之一。这次评比针对以下六个领域里的30个因素对各个城市进行了评分：稳定性、保健服务、环境、教育、基础设施和文化。赫尔辛基还获得了“2012年世界设计之都”的提名——这一决定显示了设计行业在这座城市中的重要性与地位。设计行业所起的作用被体现在赫尔辛基居民生活中的许多方面，从日常用具到城市可持续发展的解决方案不等。让我们从更为广泛的视角对设计行业进行观察——城市规划、建筑风格以及其它的相关领域——设计行业在赫尔辛基的社会、经济和文化发展中扮演着不可或缺的角色。

When it comes to a booming economy, increasing modernisation and a continuing population shift from rural to urban areas, China is in the midst of significant changes. The Snowball seminar explores the common ground between Finnish and Chinese practitioners in the field of sustainable urban and architectural design. The theme of the Shanghai Expo, Better Life, Better City, is reflected in the programme.

中国正处于重大变化的中心：经济繁荣、现代化不断推进、从农村到城市正持续进行人口的迁移。滚雪球专题研讨会探讨了在城市可持续发展和建筑设计领域里芬兰和中国建筑设计从业人员之间的共同点。上海世博会的主题“城市，让生活更美好”在此次活动中得到了体现。

Snowball – Event on Finnish and Chinese architecture is co-organised by the Finnish Association of Architects, Finpro/Finland at World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, Greater Helsinki Promotion, MovingCities and Lychee Productions. The event supported by the Ministry of Foreign affairs and the Ministry of Education of Finland.

滚雪球——芬兰与中国建筑设计研讨会是由以下组织联合举办的：芬兰建筑师协会、芬兰对外贸易协会/2010年上海世博会芬兰参展组委会、大赫尔辛基推广促进局、MovingCities和Lychee Productions。本次活动得到了芬兰外交部、就业与经济部以及教育部的大力支持。

Welcome!

欢迎您的到来！

More information and programme details: snowball(at)movingcities.org

The Snowball team came across two interesting architectural mugs, one from Finland and one from China.

The young Finnish illustrator Maija Louekari has created an illustration for Siirtolapuutarha tableware collection by the beloved Finnish design brand Marimekko. Siirtolapuutarha stands for allotment garden in Finnish. It is a summer paradise in the city, and for many Helsinki citizens the one and only way to spend the summer, growing vegetables and flowers and enjoying the nature and the sun. The allotment gardens include small huts for spending summer days and storing tools. One next to each other, they often look like small villages inside the city.

Tulou Housing in Hangzhou is a social housing project by the Chinese architecture office URBANUS. It is a study on a low-income housing model in modern cities. Tulou takes after a traditional dwelling typical for Hakka people in Fujian province. It encourages communal spirit combining shopping, entertainment, living and storing in one single entity.

Snowball team enjoys the architectural morning coffee on both sides of the planet.