MM for lumme (waterlily), with a bonus dragonfly on the petals of the flower.
May 202013
May 092013
PO for poliisi (policeman).
Royal Canadian Mounted Police puts on a human face in Ottawa.
May 052013
NEN for perhonen (butterfly). This is a small tortoiseshell (nokkosperhonen) photographed on Söderskär.
Alkukirjaimet #029: NEN.
Apr 162013
IL for silta (bridge).
This is, obviously, Golden Gate with a May dusk rapidly closing in.
Alkukirjaimet #028: IL.
Apr 152013
SA for satama (harbour), this is the one in Barcelona, as photographed from a very convenient vantage point nearby.
Alkukirjaimet #027: SA.
Apr 052013
PI for Okapi. Feb 172013
KK for lakka (cloudberry).
And yeah, that IS gold in the dish – edible leaf gold decoration on top of the berries.
Kirjaimet #19: KK.
Feb 122013
MO for monni (catfish).
This is a red-tailed catfish, utterly unsuitable for home aquaria for its size (up to two meters long) as well as its predatory and bellicose disposition.
Kirjaimet #18: MO.
Feb 022013
Jan 152013
HE for Helsinki.
This is a very late evening view from Suomenlinna pier towards the Helsinki harbour with some of the well-known skyline features showcased nicely.
Kirjaimet #15: HE.
Jan 092013
LI for kummeli (sea cairn in english, though the translation is rough at best since this is not built of rocks).
Kirjaimet #14: LI.
Jan 092013
NN for linna (castle). Dec 312012
KO for kolpakko (stein). This is the classic nubbly design from Tapio Wirkkala (which is sadly way too rarely seen these days).
Kirjaimet #12: KO.
Dec 142012
SI for vesi (water).
This is the Niagara Falls, on a very wet journey to see the falls up close.
Kirjaimet #11: SI.
Dec 042012
Dec 032012
Alkukirjaimet has quitely turned from pre-fix to post-fix – now it deals with the last letters of a word rather than the initial.
My start in the realm is RA, here’s a pisara (droplet).
Kirjaimet #9: RA.
Aug 272012
LO for lotto (the weekly national lottery).
Sadly, the sixtyfifth Alkukirjaimet-installment is the last one.
Alkukirjaimet #65: LO.
Jul 242012
Jun 092012
LE for lepakko (bat). This is a detail of a fruitbat colony living in the Sydney Botanical Garden.
Alkukirjaimet #63: LE.
Jun 032012
Apr 102012
FI for fillari (bike).
This well-knitted bicycle was photographed in Brooklyn.
Alkukirjaimet #59: FA/FI/FO/FU.
Apr 062012
PA for palatsi (palace).
This particular palace is in Copenhagen, but is exactly not the royal one.
Alkukirjaimet #58: PA.
Mar 132012
SÄ for sämpylä (bread roll), this is a genuine Philadelhia Cheesesteak (with the works, hence the eponymous cheese is quite well hidden).
Alkukirjaimet #55: SÄ.
Mar 062012
KA for kala (fish) – this is one of the largest cichlids in the world, a peacock bass. More at home on a plate than in an aquarium on account of its length (a metre) and temperament (feisty).
Feb 282012
NU for numero (number). A footnote hidden in body text.