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   "description": "Bring a garment that needs a new button, a zip, a patch or a better fit: materials, tools, help and ideas are provided and no sewing experience is needed. Guidance is also available in English. Working side by side at shared tables in Oodi's maker space makes it easy to chat with the people next to you.",
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   "description": "Cafe Saurahuone in Käpylä hosts a free live set in the Dear Käpylä concert series, which the organisers pitch as a chance to discover new artists and connect with other music lovers. There is no ticket and it is open to everyone, and a small neighbourhood café crowd makes it easy to start a conversation on your own.",
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   "description": "Practise Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic or Northern Sámi at tables each hosted by a native speaker, who leads the chat on topics the group chooses. Beginners and advanced speakers are both welcome, entry is free and refreshments are provided. Sitting down at a table of strangers is the whole point, so coming alone is completely normal.",
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   "venue": "Manala Restaurant & Bar",
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   "venue": "Malminkartano Library",
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   "venue": "Seurasaari Island — Festival Ground (Juhlakenttä)",
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   "venue": "Vuosaari Library",
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   "venue": "Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki",
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   "country_code": "FI",
   "venue": "Community house Alppila",
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   "description": "American writer Andrew Mayeshiba reads passages from Taiga, his novel about an ageing man living alone above the Arctic Circle, and talks about what drew him to Finland and how he wrote Finnish characters as an outsider. The reading is followed by an open conversation with questions from the audience. It is in English, free and open to everyone, so it suits newcomers to Helsinki as much as locals.",
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   "venue": "Helsinki Central Library Oodi",
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   "price": "free",
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   "title": "Drop-In Clothes Repair and Sewing Help at Saunabaari, Maunula",
   "description": "Bring a torn coat, a broken zip or any textile that needs mending, and instructor Vuokko Harju will help you fix it at this weekly repair workshop. The house has regular sewing machines, overlockers and industrial machines, plus thread, fabric and zips you can use. It is free, and working side by side at the machines makes chatting with others easy.",
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   "city_slug": "helsinki",
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   "country_code": "FI",
   "venue": "Community house Saunabaari",
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   "price": "free",
   "is_free": true,
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   "title": "Helsinki Philharmonic Open Final Rehearsal: Korngold and Bruckner",
   "description": "Sit in the Helsinki Music Centre's main hall while conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the Helsinki Philharmonic polish that evening's programme: Korngold's Violin Concerto with soloist Augustin Hadelich and Bruckner's Seventh Symphony. The morning session has one short break and finishes by 13:00. Tickets cost 8.50 euros including the service fee, and an audience of curious individuals is the norm at these rehearsals.",
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   "venue": "Helsinki Music Centre – Concert Hall",
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   "category": "Music",
   "price": "€8.50",
   "is_free": false,
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   "description": "Sebastian hosts a relaxed weekly quiz at the Malmi community house, where knowledge or plain luck can win you the small prize. The questions are in Finnish and taking part is free. Quiz teams often form on the spot, so arriving alone is no problem.",
   "start": "2027-01-15T14:00:00+02:00",
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   "country_code": "FI",
   "venue": "Community house Malmi",
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   "price": "free",
   "is_free": true,
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   "id": "td05-novellikoukku-vuosaari",
   "title": "Crafts and Short Stories Read Aloud at Vuosaari Library",
   "description": "Bring your knitting or crochet, pour a coffee or tea and listen while short stories are read aloud; you can also help with a shared charity craft project. The group has met at Vuosaari Library since 2016 and gathers once a month. No sign-up is needed and you are welcome to come just to listen, which makes it a gentle first visit on your own.",
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   "city": "Helsinki",
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   "country": "Finland",
   "country_code": "FI",
   "venue": "Vuotalo – Työväenopisto music room, 2nd floor",
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   "category": "Social",
   "price": "free",
   "is_free": true,
   "source_url": "https://tapahtumat.hel.fi/en/events/helsinki:agqdqr7txy",
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   "description": "Every Friday a small group sets off from Saunabaari for an unhurried walk around Maunula, going as far as the participants feel like. There is no pressure to perform: the point is to chat about this and that and notice the nature along the way. Participants can suggest places they would like to walk to, so newcomers quickly become part of the plan.",
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   "city_slug": "helsinki",
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   "country_code": "FI",
   "venue": "Community house Saunabaari",
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   "description": "After the evening concert, the Helsinki Philharmonic's monthly Encounters Club takes over the main foyer for an hour of chamber music with orchestra players and guests. This edition, titled Ráidu, features Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman and Jaime Belmonte. Entry is free and the foyer café stays open until 21:45, so it is easy to drift in alone and linger.",
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   "venue": "Helsinki Music Centre – Main Foyer",
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   "title": "Monday Sing-Along of Evergreen Hits at Saunabaari, Maunula",
   "description": "Join a relaxed group singing Finnish evergreen hits together at this City of Helsinki community house. Once a month a volunteer accompanist plays live; at other sessions a volunteer or staff member leads the singing to recorded music. It is free, and a room full of people singing along is easy to slip into on your own.",
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   "description": "Researcher Ville Lähde from the BIOS research unit presents a book offering twelve concepts for thinking about the environment as ecological limits are crossed. The talk argues that losses are now unavoidable but that acting to prevent the worst outcomes matters more than ever. It is a free evening talk in Finnish in a neighbourhood library, where turning up alone is completely normal.",
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   "venue": "Tapanila Library",
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   "is_free": true,
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   "title": "Free Mandarin Chinese Group for Adults at Itäkeskus Library",
   "description": "A certified Mandarin teacher, Ning Li, runs a free community course for adults curious about Chinese language and culture, covering pronunciation, tones, grammar and cultural heritage. No previous knowledge is needed and teaching happens in Finnish, English and Mandarin. Sign-up is requested by email, and a small group of fellow beginners makes it a relaxed way to meet people.",
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   "city": "Helsinki",
   "city_slug": "helsinki",
   "country": "Finland",
   "country_code": "FI",
   "venue": "Itäkeskus Library",
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   "category": "Learning",
   "price": "free",
   "is_free": true,
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  {
   "id": "tg02-clothes-repair-saunabaari",
   "title": "Clothes Repair Workshop with Sewing Guidance at Saunabaari, Maunula",
   "description": "Bring torn clothes or textiles to this Tuesday repair workshop at Maunula's community house, where instructor Vuokko Harju is on hand from 11 to 15. You can also sew your own projects on the house machines, including an overlocker, an embroidery machine and industrial models, with threads, fabrics and zips available. It is free, and the shared worktable makes conversation easy.\n\n«Vaatteiden korjauspaja sekä ompeluohjaus»\n\nStart time as published; the end time is approximate. Source: City of Helsinki — Linked Events open data (CC BY 4.0).",
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   "end": "2027-02-02T15:00:00+02:00",
   "timezone": "Europe/Helsinki",
   "city": "Helsinki",
   "city_slug": "helsinki",
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   "country_code": "FI",
   "venue": "Community house Saunabaari",
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