ukilife

Archipelago life in Uusikaupunki – fifteen-minute drive from the city center

Peace of mind. That’s the first thing that comes to mind when you step into…

Gordon Herbert uimahallin pihalla.
The world champion’s home is in Uusikaupunki

Outside, the temperature hovers around twenty degrees below zero, but inside the swimming hall, it’s…

Soinin perhepotretti
Why didn’t we move here earlier?

At the end of a peaceful little street, their detached house greets visitors with their…

Sanni Kallonen kurkkaa puun takaa.
Skiing foxes and Santa in the sauna

Little, adorable snowmen spin slowly on their platform. The music box, begrudging the harsh frost,…

Ilona
Ilona and the Sweet Dreams of Uusikaupunki

That is the motto of Ilona Rantapelkonen, 36, from Uusikaupunki. Originally from Säkylä, Ilona has…

Koko perhe keinumassa.
In Salmi, you’ll find the ingredients for a good everyday life

A crisp overnight frost has coated the trees in a white rime, and the cold…

Heli Laaksonen ja Outi Soininen, syksyinen kirkkopuisto taustalla.
Uusikaupunki and sisterhood unite the word-weaver and the sports enthusiast

Heli Laaksonen, one of Finland’s most-read poets, and her sister Outi Soininen’s interview is conducted…

May we present: Madame Pumpkin

With grace in her movements and a playful smile on her face, Madame Pumpkin nonchalantly…

Naurava pariskunta Hämeri
Uusikaupunki warmly welcomed an Espoo couple

When the Espoo-based couple, Liisa Hämeri and Ville Lucander, found themselves with empty nests, it…

Sisarukset Pete Poskiparta ja Päivi Sappinen.
Pete from Uusikaupunki became a world-famous mentalist

In 1989, at the age of eleven, Pete’s encounter with a magician at a local…