66 | / no, čisto, mirno i skladno. Srpska duša, navikla na haos, buku, gužvu i sudaranje, isprva će se osetiti gotovo nelagodno u gradu u kojem svako gleda svoja posla, ali se istom brzinom i prilagođava tom čudnom trenutku spokoja. U Helsinkiju ima mesta za sve i svako je dobrodošao. Osvrćeš se oko sebe i vidiš – široke bulevare, skockane trotoare, stotine spomenika, kafu na svakom koraku, jer ipak su Finci narod koji je po ispijanju kafe prvi na svetu, pešake koji strpljivo čekaju zeleno svetlo premda su davno mogli da pređu ulicu, jer automobila praktično da nema. Većina vozi bicikle i električne trotinete – čak i u izboru prevoznog sredstva, Finci su praktični i moderni i čini mi se da upravo ta dva pojma dobro opisuju energiju koji se oseća u Helsinkiju. Baš svuda nalećeš na nešto inovativno, a ipak u potpunosti podređeno čoveku kako bi mu na prvom mestu olakšalo, a tek onda ulepšalo život. Ne znam da li neposredna blizina mora ili to što je umirujuće svetao i prozračan ili pak činjenica da u Helsinkiju možeš da hodaš i na rukama a da to niko ne pogleda, ali u ovom gradu lako osetiš pripadnost. Poći na drugi kraj Evrope i znati da ćeš uživati u drugom univerzumu – gde su supa od lososa, meso od medveda i čips od irvasa uobičajeni delikatesi i gde ćeš se okrepiti uz liker od duda ili arktičke kupine, na kraju svega zvuči primamljivo i može da bude pravo osveženje. Helsinki je i grad lepih muškaraca, a to se primeti na prvu loptu. Plavi, visoki i vitki i imaju isti vajb kao i grad čiji su žitelji – jednostavni su, smireni i diskretni, ali sitnice ipak odaju da u njima čuče avanturisti i veseljaci. Koleginica Nina je put Helsinkija krenula bolje naoružana informacijama od mene, pa mi je saopštila interesantan podatak – Finci vikende najradije provode tako što sa prijateljima iznajme neko od obližnjih ostrvaca, kojih – pazite sad – ima tačno 187.888! Oni se tu, okruženi netaknutom prirodom i plavetnilom bez kraja i konca, zabavljaju, roštiljaju i odmaraju, a verujem da je upravo to biser ovog grada i najbolje štomože da ponudi. Jedinstvena prilika, kao čini mi se nigde na svetu, da budeš u simbiozi sa veličanstvenom prirodom, a da znaš da za svega nekoliko minuta možeš da budeš u kosmpolitskom središtu. despitehaving long sincebeenable tocross the street,becausetherearevirtuallynocars.Themajority ride bicycles and electric scooters – Finns arepractical andmoderneven in their transportationchoices, andit seems tomethat thesetwo words describe the energy felt in Helsinki well. Absolutely everywhere here you will nd something innovative, yet completely tailored topeople, rstmaking life easier, and thenmore beautiful. I don’t know if it’s because of the immediate vicinity of the sea or that it is soothingly bright and airy, or the fact that you couldwalk on your hands in Helsinki without anyone paying attention, but in this city you can easily feel a senseof belonging. Head to theother endof Europeandknowthatyou’llenjoyanotheruniverse – where salmon soup, bear meat and reindeer chipsarecommondelicacies, andwhereyouwill fortifyyourselfwitha liqueurmadeofmulberries or arctic blackberries, and in the end everything sounds tempting and can be a real refreshment. Helsinki is also a city of beautifulmen, which can benoticedimmediately.Blonde, tallandslim, they alsohave the samevibeas the city they inhabit – theyaresimple,calmanddiscrete,but littlethings still reveal that hidden with them are adventurers and revellers. MycolleagueNinaheadedonthejourneyto Helsinkiarmedwithbetter informationthanIdid, sosherecountedaninterestingfact tome–Finns mostliketospendtheweekendwithfriendsrentingsomenearby island, ofwhich–get this– thereareexactly187,888!There,surrounded by untouched nature and blueness without frills, theyhavefun,barbecue andrelax, and I believe that’sexactly the jewel of this city and thebest it has to o er. A unique opportunity that it seems tome isn’t availableanywhereelseintheworld, to beinsymbiosiswiththemagni - cenceofnature,andtoknowthat in just a fewminutes you can be in a cosmopolitan hub. POGLED IZ AVIONA I MARIJA ŠERIFOVIĆ Moram da naglasim i koliko je spektakularan pogled na Helsinki iz samog aviona.Let do Finske bio je još zanimljiviji zahvaljujući činjenici da je sa nama letela i Marija Šerifović, koja je u Helsinkiju imala mini-koncert, tačno 12 godina posle istorijske pobede na Evrosongu – upravo u ovom gradu. Marija je, energično, veselo i moćno, kako to samo ona ume, pevala okupljenim građanima, a bilo ih je neočekivano mnogo. Jedan od najlepših trenutaka bio je kada se gošća iz Helsinkija spontano pridružila Mariji, uzela mikrofon i maestralno izvela čuvenu Molitvu na gotovo tečnom srpskom. Er Srbija nagradila je taj hrabri gest, pa je damu obradovala avionskom kartom ka destinaciji po izboru, a ona je priznala da će je rado iskoristiti da poseti upravo Srbiju. VIEW FROM THE PLANE WITH MARIJA ŠERIFOVIĆ I must emphasise how spectacular the view of Helsinki is from the plane itself The ight to Finland was evenmore interesting thanks to the fact that we were joined aboard the plane by Marija Šerifović, who had amini concert in Helsinki precisely 12 years after her historic victory in the Eurovision Song Contest – right in this city. Marija sang as energetically, joyfully and powerfully as only she can to the gathered people, and there was a surprisingly large number of them. One of themost beautiful moments was when a local attendee fromHelsinki spontaneously joinedMarija, took themicrophone and gave amasterful performance of her famous song “Molitva” (Prayer) in almost completely uent Serbia. Air Serbia rewarded her for this courageous gesture, delighting the lady with an air ticket to a destination of her choice, and she admitted that she would gladly use it to actually visit Serbia.
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