Finnish word PAIKKA can be translated as a place or a patch. It can mean exact coordinates, a concrete place where you can make ceramics, a patch that corrects something that is broken and in a wider sense even as a state of mind.
 
Ceramic studio Pot Viapori at Suomenlinna is a special place. It has left its mark on those who work or have worked there and those who just visit the place.

National costumes are made and used by women and men of all ages, including professionals in the field of national costumes as well as individuals who are interested in particular costumes or making handicrafts.