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'''Lepakko''' or '''Lepakkoluola''' was a [[self-managed social centre]] in [[Ruoholahti]], [[Helsinki]], Finland, functioning from 1979 to 1999. |
'''Lepakko''' or '''Lepakkoluola''' was a [[self-managed social centre]] and a music venue in [[Ruoholahti]], [[Helsinki]], Finland, functioning from 1979 to 1999. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Kodittomia liekkihotellilla 1973.jpeg|thumb|right|Homeless people at Liekkihotelli in 1973.]] |
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The building was |
The building was a paint company warehouse located at Porkkalankatu 1 in the [[Ruoholahti]] district of [[Helsinki]], which had been built in 1940.<ref name="Yle-Lindfors">{{cite news |last1=Lindfors |first1=Jukka |title=Elmu valtasi Lepakkoluolan kulttuurille |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2006/09/08/elmu-valtasi-lepakkoluolan-kulttuurille |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=Yle |date=8 September 2006 |language=fi-FI}}</ref><ref name="Yle-Lindfors2">{{cite news |last1=Lindfors |first1=Jukka |title=Lepakko Liekkihotellina |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2008/04/29/lepakko-liekkihotellina |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=Yle |date=29 April 2008 |language=fi-FI}}</ref> It then became derelict and the [[City Council of Helsinki]] opened a hostel for alcoholics on 5 December 1967, in response to public outcry when several homeless alcoholics had frozen to death in the cold of winter. It hosted up to one thousand people and was called Liekkihotelli, or the Flame Hotel.<ref name="Yle-Lindfors2" /><ref name="Yle-Sorjanen">{{cite news |last1=Sorjanen |first1=Axa |title=Lepakon monet kasvot |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2014/10/07/lepakon-monet-kasvot |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=Yle |date=7 October 2014 |language=fi-FI}}</ref><ref name="Yle-Sorjanen2">{{cite news |last1=Sorjanen |first1=Axa |title=Lepakon alku ja loppu |url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2014/04/29/lepakon-alku-ja-loppu |access-date=29 November 2021 |work=Yle |date=29 April 2014 |language=fi-FI}}</ref> |
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== Occupation == |
== Occupation == |
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Lepakko ( |
Lepakko ([[Finnish language|Finnish]] for bat) was [[squatted]] in 1979 and used as a music venue, also providing practice rooms for bands, theatre rehearsal space and a dance school. In addition, a motorcycle gang had a workshop.<ref name="Yle-Sorjanen" /> It took its name from the logo of the paint company which still was stencilled on the walls; it had been a butterfly, but the young people saw it more as a bat.<ref name="Yle-Sorjanen2"/><ref name="Yle-Lindfors2" /> It was the first public squat in Finland and its lifetime was extended by negotiating with the city council.<ref name="CUM">{{cite book |last1=Hessler |first1=Martina |last2=Zimmermann |first2=Clemens |title=Creative Urban Milieus: Historical Perspectives on Culture, Economy, and the City |date=2008 |publisher=Campus Verlag |isbn=978-3-593-38547-1 |page=303 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MInQkvnq2H8C&pg=PA303 |language=en}}</ref> It was then leased for a small fee by the Elmu association.<ref name="Yle-Lindfors" /> The centre became a thriving [[self-managed social centre]] during the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="SIC">{{cite journal |last1=Berglund |first1=Eeva |last2=Peipinen |first2=Vesa |title=Spaces of Insurgent Citizenship: Activism and acceptability in Helsinki |journal=Yhdyskuntasuunnittelun Seura |date=21 January 2018 |url=http://www.yss.fi/journal/spaces-of-insurgent-citizenship-activism-and-acceptability-in-helsinki-part-1/ |language=fi}}</ref> |
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== Legacy == |
== Legacy == |
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Lepakko was evicted and demolished in 1999.<ref name="Yle-Lindfors" /> It had been a foundational venue for Finnish punk music and hosted [[Radio City (Finnish radio station)|Radio City]], a commercial radio station.<ref name="CUM" /> |
Lepakko was evicted and demolished in 1999.<ref name="Yle-Lindfors" /> It had been a foundational venue for Finnish punk music and hosted [[Radio City (Finnish radio station)|Radio City]], a commercial radio station.<ref name="CUM" /> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Sosiaalikeskus Satama]] |
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mostly used for [[rock and roll|rock]] concerts. Many [[Finnish rock]] artists came into popular knowledge through Lepakko. Lepakko also had a [[sauna]] and on special "steam club" nights one could enjoy sauna and music. The main organiser of the activity was ''ELMU ry'', the Live Music Association of Helsinki. |
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The name Lepakko is [[Finnish language|Finnish]] for [[bat]] - the shape of the logo of the paint factory that previously owned the building had resembled a bat. |
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In 1979, a group of young people and the ELMU invaded the building and negotiated with the city officials to make it a place for youth and culture. The house was at first named ''Lepakkoluola'' (Finnish for bat cave), the name was later in most occasions shortened to Lepakko. |
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Lepakko was demolished to make way for a new office building in 1999, despite complaints that it should be preserved as an institution and a monument of independent Finnish youth and rock culture. The City of Helsinki hired out [[Nosturi]] to ELMU as a substitute. |
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Currently the site is occupied by a building originally built for [[Nokia]], but actually occupied by [[Ilmarinen]], an insurance company. A statue depicting a bat, in a glass enclosure, is in the yard. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=5&ag=35&t=91&a=1592 30 minute report from Yle] |
*[http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=5&ag=35&t=91&a=1592 30 minute report from Yle] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050401003358/http://www2.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/archive/thisweek/48071999.html Helsingin Sanomat (international edition): "Holy Hermione, Robin – they're bulldozing the Batcave!"] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050401003358/http://www2.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/archive/thisweek/48071999.html Helsingin Sanomat (international edition): "Holy Hermione, Robin – they're bulldozing the Batcave!"] |
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* {{cite book |last1=Bottà |first1=Giacomo |title=Electronic Cities |chapter=Helsinki, Finland: Liberalisation, Shifting Night Clusters and Gentrification (2010–2020) |date=2021 |pages=165–181 |doi=10.1007/978-981-33-4741-0_11|isbn=978-981-33-4740-3 |s2cid=235015215 |hdl=10138/357091 |hdl-access=free }} |
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| Coordinates | 60°9′53″N 24°54′52″E / 60.16472°N 24.91444°E |
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| Built | 1940 |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Demolished | 1999 |
Lepakko or Lepakkoluola was a self-managed social centre and a music venue in Ruoholahti, Helsinki, Finland, functioning from 1979 to 1999.
History
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The building was a paint company warehouse located at Porkkalankatu 1 in the Ruoholahti district of Helsinki, which had been built in 1940.[1][2] It then became derelict and the City Council of Helsinki opened a hostel for alcoholics on 5 December 1967, in response to public outcry when several homeless alcoholics had frozen to death in the cold of winter. It hosted up to one thousand people and was called Liekkihotelli, or the Flame Hotel.[2][3][4]
Occupation
[edit]Lepakko (Finnish for bat) was squatted in 1979 and used as a music venue, also providing practice rooms for bands, theatre rehearsal space and a dance school. In addition, a motorcycle gang had a workshop.[3] It took its name from the logo of the paint company which still was stencilled on the walls; it had been a butterfly, but the young people saw it more as a bat.[4][2] It was the first public squat in Finland and its lifetime was extended by negotiating with the city council.[5] It was then leased for a small fee by the Elmu association.[1] The centre became a thriving self-managed social centre during the 1980s and 1990s.[6]
Legacy
[edit]Lepakko was evicted and demolished in 1999.[1] It had been a foundational venue for Finnish punk music and hosted Radio City, a commercial radio station.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lindfors, Jukka (8 September 2006). "Elmu valtasi Lepakkoluolan kulttuurille". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Lindfors, Jukka (29 April 2008). "Lepakko Liekkihotellina". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sorjanen, Axa (7 October 2014). "Lepakon monet kasvot". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sorjanen, Axa (29 April 2014). "Lepakon alku ja loppu". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hessler, Martina; Zimmermann, Clemens (2008). Creative Urban Milieus: Historical Perspectives on Culture, Economy, and the City. Campus Verlag. p. 303. ISBN 978-3-593-38547-1.
- ^ Berglund, Eeva; Peipinen, Vesa (21 January 2018). "Spaces of Insurgent Citizenship: Activism and acceptability in Helsinki". Yhdyskuntasuunnittelun Seura (in Finnish).
Further reading
[edit]- review on a book about the building in the online edition of Helsingin Sanomat (English translation from the international edition of HS)
- 30 minute report from Yle
- Helsingin Sanomat (international edition): "Holy Hermione, Robin – they're bulldozing the Batcave!"
- Bottà, Giacomo (2021). "Helsinki, Finland: Liberalisation, Shifting Night Clusters and Gentrification (2010–2020)". Electronic Cities. pp. 165–181. doi:10.1007/978-981-33-4741-0_11. hdl:10138/357091. ISBN 978-981-33-4740-3. S2CID 235015215.
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