Espoo as a Scene of Murder

Kuvassa kirjailijat Antti halme ja Outi Hongisto

Time

Mon 30.3.2026 EET/EEST18.00–19.00 EET/EEST

Location

Espoonlahdenkatu 8, 02320 Espoo

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Salonki

Languages

Finnish

Price

Free entry

Organizer

Elinvoima

The event is in Finnish.

Monday 30th of March, 18:00–19:00 at Lippulaiva library

In the new crime novels by Outi Hongisto and Antti Halme, readers move through familiar Espoo locations — from Niittykumpu to Siikajärvi and Nuuksio, from Olari to Matinkylä and the Rantaraitti shoreline.

Hongisto’s Hylätyt lapset launches a new, realistic Halmeenkivi crime series, featuring rookie police officer Tuukka and IT‑nerd Miikka Halmeenkivi. Halme’s Lintukoto opens the thrilling and entertaining Björn Sten trilogy, spiced up by Björn’s tangled private life with his fiery boyfriend Fernando Cortez and his work partner Krista “Risu” Kataja.

Come hear what inspires crime writers in Espoo, how compelling characters are created, what hooks a reader — and where in Espoo the next murder might take place.

Welcome!

The route to the main entrance

The 10 accessible parking spaces are located in a parking hall over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
The parking hall has a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated and it uses movement-guiding surface material.

The main entrance

The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.

The entrance "Merikarhunkuja 5"

The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated and it uses movement-guiding surface material.
There is a steep slope on the passage.
The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with an opening button.
The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
The customer service point is on the same floor as this entrance.
The staff opens the toilet.

In the facility