Pipeline

« The view of Helsinki and Töölö Bay from the Pallokaruselli at Lintsi. In spite of the rain and the ice cream hand prints from the kiddies on the plexiglass, it looks like a (sur)realistic miniature of the city. The entire month of June was grey and rainy last year and the rest of the summer wasn't all that great either. I'm craving sunny warm weather, roller coasters and ice cream cones. I'd also like to wear something other than a turtleneck this summer. »

There are plans to finally build a pipeline from Humallahti (on the far right) to Töölönlahti (in the center) [HS article in English and full graphic with map] to help improve the fetid, stagnant water whose quality is often very poor, especially during summertime. It's a good idea that has been in the works for many years but it's a large bay with little circulation that will likely require more than pumping water from another less stagnant bay into it to address the problem, especially when the algae blooms arrive at the beaches and coastlines in the warm weather. I can't think of a single city in the US with a population over 1 or 2 million people that has a large lake/bay of this size in the city center since they're expensive to maintain and often just breeding grounds for diseases and bugs.