Responses I received so fare (slightly edited):
In the middle of this tightening Nordic darkness, I'd like to suggest that your game in Helsinki would be the search for THE LIGHT OF HELSINKI.In my opinion the deepest charm of this city lies in the varied experiences of light (and darkness) that you meet in different places and moments by the sea.
Riitta
Finland is a poor country and always will be (this is what my parents were taught in school in the 1950’s). We do not have anything precious... And all that we had was lost in the war.Therefore I would say that the “Star of Finland” is Karelia, the land area that was lost to the Soviet Union during the second world war. Or, Monrepos-park in the city of Viborg. (There are many songs about this place).
Hanna
A place in the City - open air - where you could see art happening, performances, videos, music, dance. The place could change everytime so the hunting would become interesting. And why: Because art and culture seems to hide from ordinary people. They don't know how many interesting things are happening.Liisa
Dägä dägä. It is the name of a song by M. A. Numminen from 60's.And the reason: openness of the subject, you have to define it yourself. Also that you don't actually know what you get.
Liisa's husband
The weather makes me say that the star of Helsinki would be the firstsnowflake because if you take away from Helsinki it melts.
Gregoire
The Star of Helsinki, would be maybe one of the threethings:
1. For the new (and poor) EU labor force from Poland and
Estonia, trying to get some of the "Western wealth &
security" - by doing shit jobs the Finns are too
snobbish to do. I.e. trying to get a good cleaning job
and if the dice gives you 1- you have to sell yourself
in Helsinginkatu.
2. For the American tourists who overflow
Helsinki in the Summer- they come by the thousands
from these massive cruice ships that arrive at the
harbour. The Americans want to find some of the
Czarist history here, running arround the Senate sq.
and beeing totally, totally lost. They are scared
shitless about going to St. Petersburg next as they
really think the ruskies still eat babies......
Thus: The finding of some lost Czar crown jewels.
3. For the Finnish and foreign EU-opportunists.
They try to start all kind of stupid "projects" (many
are so called CULTURAL projects) to embetter their own
status without having any idea what they are doing or
any critical thought about who needs their moronic
projects. They get the money for them, get their
wages and get nothing done. Examples abound...... You
can find dosens of them in helsinki........
Thus: Some EU-financed project with fat wages
Sami
...If you want to be romantic and commercial, the players would hunt for the jewels of the emperor of Russia and the time would be 20’s. Today the new design of young talents would be the treasure.Atso
Everybody wants to be a hero or star nowadays,...allmosteverybody....reality-tv is so popular in Finland, people
wants to participate in those programs so eagerly.
A haunting of the star, as a metaphora of our time...
Erkki
It would be a sinken boat outside of helsinki at sea with riches inside..or a good job with good salary..
or a reasonably priced house as houses here tend do be very pricey..
Simo
Bar of Helsinki - as the alcohol culture is so distinctive anddividing at the same time (like colonialist diamondhunting) to Finnish people, -
but then it would/could/should be very different than in the original concept,
because it would propaibly be a competition of the best bar.. Very commercial
sounding. But maybe combined with Kresimirs beer-project..
Johanna
Vodka?Ursle
Terve! The Star of Helsinki: One should search for the artificial teeth of guitarist Andy McCoy, member of the band 'Hanoi Rocks'. Because, the Finnish people had collected money for his choppers (his natural teeth being rotted through extended drug consume) but he lost them again, somewhere in Sweden (!).The Finns will know, what this is all about.
Günni and Auli
For me, the starof Helsinki would definitely be a piece of banana-chocolate cake from the
legendary Café Engel in Aleksanterinkatu, opposite to the cathedral. That cake
is the best there is, and I always think about it with passion when I pass by
this café. It is so expensive though, that I only by a piece maybe once in a
year, usually when I think I have earned it somehow, for example after a test
that has gone well. So that would be my answer.
Survi
A beautiful Finnish woman!N.N.
Social DemocracyN.N.
A good appartmentLauri
The prize of a treasure hunt on Radio Helsinki in March 2006 was a gold fish!N.N.
The statue on Esplanade with the name Havis Amanda. That's something that represents Helsinki!Max
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From these options, I most like the snowflake and the "light of Helsinki".
Since Finland is so dark at this time of the year, light would be a really important thing to find. Many depend on it, since along with the darkness comes a sort of national depression when everyone simply recedes into their own shell to wait for summer. Light would make the people smile once more.
I always love walking outside in the streets in the autumn and winter when it is pitch black, all except for the streetlamps which cast eerie but beautiful orange streaks onto the pavement. All the city lights, the red and yellow gleams of cars passing and the stars above are all something that make Helsinki beautiful even when it is dark.
Since the game starts at 4 o'clock in the evening the "search for light" would have a good effect because it actually would be dark already at that time of day. So what better to look for in a black environment than light?
Another version of the Star of Helsinki could be the aurora, the northern lights. They are usually seen only up in Lappland, but every once in a while aurora are seen briefly over Helsinki here south as well. The search could also be for this fleeting phenomena.
-Tiia
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