Visiting children’s festival

Kalliola family visited Hups children’s festival in Länsiauto-Areena nearby Tapiola, Espoo. Aapo was a bit too young to enjoy most of the stuff there, but the visit was still worth of it.

First and foremost, there were no admission and almost everything was free. And people were given all kinds of stuff from the stalls. There was a free “restaurant” that served pasta with tomato sauce, sparkling water and some dessert. Another “restaurant” provided food for smaller babies.

We toured around the area and collected some freebies. Most of the events and stalls were for 3-6 years old, so we skipped them. Finnish children’s heavy metal band, Moottörin Jyrinä (Engine Röar, maybe?), was the first performer and there were two other later. The band plays heavy metal classics with new lyrics. The messages are changed to suit children better; the band signs about washing teeth, cleaning up your room or climbing to a tree.

They were playing quite loud and Aapo was drowsy, so we decided to leave after listening a couple songs.

On the exit gate we got a bag full of goodies. Just because we were there… Most of the stuff that we got were samples, but nevertheless I’m all for these kind of events. You don’t pay anything, but you come and go whenever you like, you get free food, cookies, candies and drinks, and then people give you stuff. And I like this not just because it’s nice to get something for free, but I’m tired of paying something every single time we go somewhere.