Hembygdsfönster/Kotiseutuikkuna/Districtwindow

A project by twotoo-kaksinainen

From May to June

Svenska kulturfonden and Pargas stad

On Thursday 14.5. we visited Liisa Ake-Helariuta at her home. She is recovering from a small operation and could not come to her window place. Her window stands beside the big stone she named the Lion. When you look through the window frame you see boats and behind them Partek (Nordkalk) factory. Liisa told us that the place is very dear to her. She use to swim there already as a kid, and she still continues to go there when ever she can. While sitting in her balcony we heard many interesting stories of her life as refuge from Karelia and how she and her husband have settled to Parainen after so many years living here.

(c)Twotoo-Kaksinainen 2015

Liis Ake-Helariutta asuu aivan ikkunapaikkansa lähellä. Rantaleijona makaa lähellä venesatamaa ja raamin sisältä näkyy veneiden lisäksi Partekin tehtaan siluetti.Istuimme Liisan parvekkeella ja juttelimme menneistä ja hänen elämästään Paraisilla. Liisa on karjalan evakoita ja ajatukset palaavatkin monesti lapsuuteen. 

Vi mötte Liisa Ake-Helarutta hos henne. Hon har sitt fönster nära sitt hem. Hon kallar platsen Rantaleijona, för stenen som ligger bredvid stranden liknar ju Leijon. Här brukade hon simma redan son barn. Liisa kommer från Karelen men har bott i Pargas redan över sjuttio år.