Third Places in Nairobi & Helsinki 🇰🇪🇫🇮 🏙️

[@ainoluo]

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[@pharaohraheemangelofdeath]

Never thought i'd ever live to see a fin national fall in love with my city😎

[@ainoluo]

Haha we are some here in nbo 😄

[@bamboowarrior1833]

Green city in the sun,had lots of third places in its masterplan.its just that greediness,incompetence,and inept leadership has led to the rapid demise of this beautiful city that many take for granted not realising its potential.Thanks Aino for highlighting these challenges.

[@ainoluo]

I need to familiarise myself more with the plans that have been there! Happy you enjoyed the video 🌞

[@m.a.c.h.a.r.i.a__]

Social life shouldn't be dependent on one's purchasing power...interesting perspective. Thanks for the honest review

[@iriscummings7750]

Thanks again for the education of Nairobi.

[@mamotalemankoe3775]

Great work. I'm in South Africa watching this and this sort of discourse that looks beyond simply sheltering and employing people is desperately needed on this continent. To many these kinds of topics aren't important but you need to consider them as a city, region or nation grows to do them right, you can't go back and change them easily and since many places like Kenya and South Africa are still growing, we have a chance to integrate these principles into our cities, suburbs and so forth early and enjoy the fruits later. Thanks for the video.

[@ainoluo]

@@mamotalemankoe3775 That’s a great point! In development studies there’s a concept called “leapfrogging” - economies that develop later have a chance to avoid some development stages (and mistakes) and apply the more advanced solutions and ideas straight away. I think mobile payments vs payment cards is one good example of this.

[@murdadoc3493]

You are definitely an urban planner

[@muhubirijxson6483]

Much love from +254 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪

[@radarscreen391]

you are killing it, we love you.

[@ainoluo]

🙏🏻☺️

[@lifehacks1019]

You're so correct on Nairobi's Third Places!... With your professional expert background in urban spaces, Nairobi can be both intriguing and annoying in the same vein. Lot's of green spaces with potential for remodeling are lying idle or unkempt. Hence most folks prefer indoor entertainment spaces which in turn out prices the masses who can't afford. Meanwhile, be on the lookout for the next Nairobi edition of Blankets & Wines festival on October 6th.

[@ainoluo]

Oh I’d love to go to Blankets & Wines, haven’t looked into the concept to see if it’s, again, worth the price 😅 I still remember the days when I was 10 and Shakira and many other artists performed for free for 80,000 people in Helsinki, the good old days 😂

[@lifehacks1019]

@@ainoluo I suggest you try it although nowadays such concerts purport to sell "Vibes" hence a pricey ticket. Good thing about B&W is the variety of the happenings. Carry your picnic mat+wine/food+ friends and just sit down and enjoy background live music or dance,rave and hobnob in the crowd while sampling variety of vendors etc.

[@ainoluo]

@@lifehacks1019 it does sound like a good vibe, I’ll make sure to experience it one day

[@joshuadanceteacher]

Thank you for making work easy to find these beautiful places..I will buy your map for sure.

[@ainoluo]

@@joshuadanceteacher yay! 🗺️ thank you for your support!

[@Nganga01]

Interesting video. Just discovered how little of Nairobi I've interacted with. Thank you

[@Dunkay_]

niin kiva video

[@ainoluo]

Kiitos! ☺️

[@iriscummings7750]

HI Aino, I plan to visit Nairobi in October and enjoy your information. Hope to meet up with you. Coming from the US

[@joedeveraux]

aino, i learn so much from you!

[@ainoluo]

🙏🏻🌞

[@abe-haumara]

These spaces are increasingly becoming rare, especially with unplanned development in many parts of Nairobi.

[@lifefaithworks]

such a nice video! I appreciate that you live here and love us this much. We actually have great urban planners too but often their work is hindered. I would hope you would collaborate with councils or they with you in the future

[@ainoluo]

@@lifefaithworks I’d love to meet these great urban planners! It’s been long that I’ve discussed with someone with the same background and would be so curious to hear their thoughts about Nairobi!

[@mariadestine4176]

Learnt something. Thank you

[@thomasschwinn]

a car wash becoing a bar is a very Kenyan way of business growth, you find it all over the country.

[@ainoluo]

Yep, seen many! And the first time I ever encountered the concept was indeed Kenya.

[@cxlappsed1548]

Surprisingly clean for an African country.

[@gibore34]

We love you as kenyans ♥️♥️

[@ainoluo]

🙏🏻😭 asante sana, i love it here too!

[@gibore34]

@@ainoluo Karibu

[@reubentv2948]

Thanks for visiting Kenya. Am Kenyan in Espoo Finland. ❤️❤️

[@ainoluo]

Hope you enjoy it in Espoo! 🌞

[@gitauwarren]

Great lesson,

[@kinyuakariithi]

The topic about urban planning is very foreign,hope you share your knowledge about urban planning,hope you visit konza city

[@martogithinji6031]

Moi, mitä kuuluu! Anything to do with suomi falls to my heart ❤️.

[@ainoluo]

Hyvää kuuluu, entä sulle? Kiitos for watching the video ☺️🌞

[@clementwanyande3061]

my favorite 3rd place in nairobi would be a library

[@ainoluo]

Are there many libraries around? I’ve seen a couple!

[@clementwanyande3061]

@@ainoluo not realy ,that another problem with nairobi

[@clementwanyande3061]

limited learning institutions

[@clementwanyande3061]

i only know the one i have visited

[@clementwanyande3061]

but i could be wrong i dont got out much

[@sageforce9306]

helsinki looks really good

[@isaiahmiringo7009]

Love your dancing,love the way you have embraced the culture i wish i could do the same here in yuwes💃

[@ainoluo]

Thank you! 💕💃🏼 Really helps to have a curious mind and kind locals to show their ways!

[@Awkahnah]

Love your channel and have learnt some beneficial things so far.l, especially as a woman .Keep up 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@ainoluo]

So glad to hear! Women’s perspectives often get hate 🤪 but are so needed.

[@Awkahnah]

Only point of correction is on security barring some people from accessing the malls. Unless you're obviously arriving at the mall looking like a security threat, everyone and anyone can get in. The costs of things in there might be prohibitive but no one will restrict your access.

[@ainoluo]

@@AwkahnahA couple of times I’ve seen someone denied entry and they didn’t look super neat - I just assumed it was because of the way they looked but of course there could be history or other factors behind that decision.

[@hildeeliseeikenes]

🎉 I really love your movies….. it’s very interesting

[@ainoluo]

Thank you! 🙏🏻☺️

[@TheCh4nc3]

me, a nairobian, taking notes

[@maria-joynjoroge]

Student urban planner here,, appreciate the insight on 3rd spaces,,I always try to implement them in my designs and the lecturer be like nisherehe tu kwa plans zako😂😂(translation is people will only be partying in your plans)that and trying to mix different income groups together is a challenge there is this perception that high income individuals should live in one particular area and lower income individuals in another.Economic segregation is something I observed when I moved there from nanyuki for studies.all in all thank you for the info on places to visit I've been traveling outside the city to have fun😅😅

[@ainoluo]

Thanks for your comment, that’s so interesting. I think we need to let people party a bit 😂 I’m sure planning here would be so much more challenging! Let me know if there’s some other interesting urban planning topics I could discuss. And map has even more recommendations for spots in nairobi should you ever need more ☺️

[@maria-joynjoroge]

​@@ainoluoplanning in nairobi is very challenging no lie😅but there are brighter days to come thanks to my fellow gen z(s).and nairobi's transportation planning is influenced by other forces like housing and centralized development in only major towns like the number of people passing through nairobi from all over Kenya in one day at a minimum it has to be 500,000 people so planning for a transportation system majorly dominated by private companies has to be difficult as only short term goals are met like decongesting cars on one particular road.other urban planning topics I would like to learn is about land banking and um housing development in Nairobi and green agendas in developing countries coz and don't feel like it's working for us.The government be prioritizing green energy over feeding programs and we ain't pollutin the earth that much

[@reubentv2948]

I laughed when you said, car wash and bar. You know in my country Kenya, police don't really concentrate with drivers unlike here in Finland, where people going to bars leaves their cars at home and use taxi to bar. And again by 3AM in the morning, police are at the bars waiting for everyone to leave and go home. As bars closes exactly at 3am. In Kenya we do have that but they don't really follow them.

[@ainoluo]

I was actually surprised that some bars closed here because of the noise, I wasn’t expecting that to be so strict here! Cause otherwise it does seem more relaxed like you said.

[@reubentv2948]

YOU BELONG EVERYWHERE. FEEL AT HOME IN KENYA. ❤️❤️❤️

[@purityfrancis813]

I like the libraries here in Finland and all the third places here. They are very functional. Btw do u miss ruisleipää?

[@ainoluo]

They’re really nice, I really like the newer ones. Surprisingly I don’t really miss it but I caught myself missing näkkileipä or hapankorppu with cheese the other day 😅

[@BoruJarso-b3k]

Nairobi is a quintessential example of bad transportation planning. As a person living on the outskirts of Nairobi, I can attest to that.

[@ainoluo]

So they chose a good example then 😅 I don’t have experience of what the daily traffic from the outskirts is like but I can only imagine based on the few times I’ve been stuck when returning to Nairobi from somewhere

[@EmmaWamugo]

We gonna make Nairobi great, everything going south in Nairobi it's because of greed 😢, Our leaders who we entrust with leadership are corrupt

[@DenisMainaNjima]

I would like to hear your views on Konza one of your videos kindly

[@ainoluo]

I’ll need to look into that! These kinds of projects are really interesting for sure.

[@clementwanyande3061]

man id love to visit finland .i think its beautful.is it true that you fins are the best drivers in the world ?

[@ainoluo]

@@clementwanyande3061 I don’t really follow motor sports but we’ve def had a lot of great drivers!

[@clementwanyande3061]

@@ainoluo cool

[@Michaelcn515]

Whats up viking

[@ainoluo]

@@Michaelcn515 my ancestors most likely fought the vikings ⚔️

[@explosive_sports]

You mean you left Finland and chose Nairobi 😅😅 Very few would do that.youre special

[@ainoluo]

Nairobi is full of immigrants though. If your work or love or both are here many choose to spend a season here.

[@SimplySociable]

why did you relocate to Kenya?

[@ainoluo]

I have many videos where I discuss this if you are more curious, but short answer is that originally I wanted a change of scenery and different work opportunities, stayed because my partner is from here.

[@SimplySociable]

@@ainoluo ohh cool, hope the country has been kind to you

[@ainoluo]

@@SimplySociable haha it’s not always been the easiest place but I’ve received a lot of love too ☺️

[@SimplySociable]

im a kenyan and i always do everything necessary to avoid Nairobi, mombasa nad kisumu is a bit better for a local

[@ainoluo]

@@SimplySociable I’ve visited both and felt really relaxed in kisumu. Do check out my kisumu video if you haven’t yet, people have loved it!

[@shamsofnai]

Nairobi is just terrible for pedestrians.