From: schuurman (dollehon@dds.nl)
Date: 02 Sep 2001 15:04 uur
Alweer geen zin om te vertalen. In het kort: er is een gebouw met
appartementen gekraakt in het centrum van Helsinki.
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During the afternoon of Saturday, 1.9., a group of approximately 50 people
occupied a house in central Helsinki. The house, which is situated in a
beautiful park-like mental hospital area between a graveyard and Nokia
research center, has been left unused for about two years.
An offer for renting the house for housing of young people was made in
December 2000, but it was rejected.
The operation went quite smoothly despite some initial difficulties: a
security officer coming raving to throw the occupiers out, some
misconceptions with the police officers, and a pointless argument with the
authorities about whether the occupiers should give their personal data.
The house seems to be in perfect condition. Three apartments out of about
twenty have been opened an are being used for sleeping, dining and other
necessary activities. The occupiers are planning on opening the ground
floor to be used as a public living room, for example as a café.
When the house was entered, there was already running water and
electricity available. These were cut as a symbolic gesture by the
representative of the current holder of the house.
The police is having a policy that no people except a named person is
allowed to go in, and only food may be brought inside. Even sleeping bags
and cigarettes are disallowed. However, this restriction will be very hard
to control especially in the nighttime.
If problem with the police arises, the occupiers may always climb on the
roof of the house, from where they're practically impossible to carry off
safely.
The squat will probably be in this state until after weekend, when the
negotiations with the authorities will be further continued.
Katto ry (Roof soc.reg.)
An association for occupying unused buildings for common use.
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info & photos: http://squat.net/valtaus/ (scroll down for thumbnails)
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