finnish graffiti - Deserted house

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Uploaded by on Feb 9, 2009

Graffiti landed in Finland around 1984, at the same time when hip hop and breakdance arrived. In 1988 the City of Helsinki made graffiti legal and painted the city walls with beautiful graffiti. The popularity of graffiti increased and soon after the city walls, as well as all the other walls suitable for graffiti, were full of tags and pieces from writers competing with each other. 10 years later the first graffiti book in Finland was published, called "Helsinki Graffiti". At the same time the City of Helsinki, keeping a focus on the "year 2000 Cultural Capital" event, established a project called "Stop Töhry", which literally meant that all graffiti in Helsinki was to be wiped out. Later this project was introduced to other major cities as well, with good results. The actions against graffiti meant big business for cleaning companies as well as for the security companies. Graffiti went underground and the war for its survival had begun...

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  • mis tää mesta on??

  • Purettu 2007. Sijainti Malmilla, Helsingissä.

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  • mun mielestä tällaisiin paikkoihin sais tehä näit graffitteja (jos esim.tehdasta ei käytetä enää!) mut se on vaan mun mielipide! (jos jotkut on toista mieltä niin antaa olla.. en välitä pätkääkään :))

  • samaa mieltä...

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  • jokelas on viel yks autio tehas

  • what the hell

  • @velivohveli samaa mieltä

  • hitto ku toi on purettu nii vitun hyvii harjottelu paikkoi ainaku on bommaamas jossai yleisemmäl paikal ni jos joku tulee valittaa se aina joku kukkahattutäti

  • vittuku tää on purettu siistei tägejä täynnä ja siistej piissei

  • @velivohveli mä oon samaa mieltä

  • @Yonmoon Jokos kiinni ootte jääny :o

  • mä olin tota yhes talos joka oli siis autio tein sinne omat jutut ja siin meni kyl aik pitkää ja siit tuli hieno ja rahaa meni, seuraavan päivän nii huomasin et kkoko talo oli revitty pois -.-

  • kerrotko tästä musasta hyi vittu

  • Oisin kuullu että tää tuusulan mesta ois purettu, pitääköhän paikkansa?

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