Tuula Pere

Illustration by Andrea Alemanno

Illustration by Outi Rautkallio

Illustration by Andrea Alemanno

Illustration by Outi Rautkallio

Another day has gone. How was it? Nothing special, you might say. But actually, it was pretty unique, the last in the chain of days that belongs to your life for sure. I hope this doesn’t sound too creepy, but I have thought this way since I was a child. In a way realizing the...

The world is full of bridges. I have seen quite a few, too. One was a mighty bridge that fell into the Danube hours after I crossed it. One was invisible but conquered even death.Bridges take us across rivers and mountain passes. Sometimes they are masterpieces of engineering ...

November in the Helsinki area makes me sometimes worry about the possibility of the light never returning. The daylight moments become shorter and shorter, and the earth’s dark surface without snow swallows most of the rays of light. I know this sounds too gloomy, especially a...