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Töölönlahti 1 Multi-cache

Hidden : 10/24/2003
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located in central Helsinki. A calculator is almost as important as GPSr.

At starting coordinates you find the entrance of Pikku-Finlandia (Little Finlandia). The temporary building stands here until the main Finlandia Hall has been renovated. Until 2024 that is supposed to be. Opinions vary, but generally it's considered a masterpiece of the Finnish architecture.

Count the wooden tree-like pillars that support the terrace roof. Let their number be A.

Go to
N 60°(7 + 0,103944*A)'
E 24°(54 + 0,062777*A)'

Here used to be a place which had some resemblance to a Hitchcock movie (The Birds). Actually a small pier with bird reliefs. Seekers had to count the number of birds. Those days are gone, pier removed and joggers taken over the area from bird-feeders. Now you need to count the number of round stand-alone poles, which joggers use as "steppers". Their number is B.

Now go to
N 60°(9 + 0,11375*B)'
E 24°(55 + 0,05331*B)'

Here you'll find an exercise site.
C= Number of separate gym equipments (separate means not touching any other piece of equipment)
D= Number of round metallic bars in the northernmost equipment
E= Number of round metallic bars in the southernmost equipment

The cache is hidden at

N 60°xx,ppp'
E 24°yy,qqq'

where xx=3*C-1, ppp=(B*D*E)-9*C, yy=14*C-1, qqq=999-10*E

Cache is a normal lunch box. It shouldn't be too difficult to find, but watch where you put your hand. The box is a ½ litre Tupperware.

Actually this cache should be called Töölönlahti 2. The first cache in the area was Töölönlahti Bay, Helsinki As far as I know, it was also the first time when geocaching got substancial publicity in a major newspaper in Finland.

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