It fuses Japanese and Scandinavian culinary traditions into a menu built around the four seasons. There are some jokes about it, how Finnish can be made to look like Japanese and still have a meaning. From a mutual love of design to a fondness for karaoke and sushi, the Japanese and Finns share a surprising number of passions. The Japanese and the Finnish share a love of raw fish, and the popularity of Asian cuisine has grown here in recent years. It isn’t only the design industry which shares a Finnish-Japanese connection. Although a shared love of function and aesthetics are among the reasons that Japanese visit Finland, Silva offers another point of view: “The biggest difference between contemporary Japanese and Finnish life is time. “When we decided to move to Finland, which is well known for its contemporary design, we thought it would be a good idea to combine a passion and a business opportunity,” says Silva.
I did some research and found out that in fact the true origins of both Finnish and Japanese are still rather difficult to track down.
To my surprise I found out that according to some investigators, Japanese should also be considered as an Altaic language. The results will be displayed in three exhibitions in three cities: Helsinki, Kyoto and Tokyo. Finnish belongs to the Ural-Altaic language group (Finno-Ugric subgroup). Here, Japanese and Finnish design meet in the minimalist interior, created by well-known Finnish designer Vertti Kivi.
Stepping over the threshold is like taking a trip: In lieu of a welcome mat, a flat round stone separates the noisy bustle of the outside world from the oasis of calm found inside the shop.
The Helsinki exhibition will be held at Lisn Helsinki in September.
Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈs̠uo̯mɑlɑi̯s̠et̪]) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. “Something that has been born out of necessity is respectful to its function, clean and calm not only to the eye, but to the soul.
Japan has so far made three separate Moomin anime series, although the first two were poor quality and aren’t remembered fondly by fans.
Although the Finnish language has no relations to any Indo-European languages, it is quite strange that Finns are genetically closest to Germanic origins (largest group originates from Flanders region in Belgium), only the language is Uralic. Not far from Lisn is Kahvila Suomi (“Café Finland”) on Pursimiehenkatu in the Punavuori neighbourhood. Karaoke, a form of entertainment in which amateurs sing along to recorded background music with lyrics displayed on a television monitor, is a Japanese tradition popular with Finns.