Sprø Diamant Islands

[bat]

Welcome to page 2!

Wonderful update there, Soapy! The first picture is looking beautiful! But the other two are also looking great!

[Krio]

Moshi, mjig. Could you post THESE pictures to ST theard and my history too?

Ok. I started my cities from scracth, because I didn't like previous ones.



Tammerkoski city core at night. Tammerkoski is Krioan State's capital city.



Krioan people love nightclubs and bars.



Tomorrow Square.

[iamgoingtoeatyou]

very nice

[mjig_dudy]

very nice update krio, I love tomorrow square

have posted the stuff to ST.

[bat]

Great looking new pictures, Bengt!

[thundercrack83]

Looks good, Bengt! Tomorrow Square is wonderful!

[Krio]

mjig or moshi, could you move this again to ST theard or else 

City of Tammerkoski is Krioan State's political, economical and culture capital. City dosen't have harbour or much industry, but many international company is based there, because city's tax policy is very low for companies and State also supports this. Tammerkoski was founded in 1422 by Swedish Magnus Brandö who brought group of settlers and soldiers after King of Sweden ordered him to do so. Tammerkoski's original Swedish name is Sandholm but it was changed to Tammerkoski when Finland received island and the city in 1922. When Krio Island was American territory, city was named to Patton, after American WWII general who conqured island from Finland and nazis. When Krioan war of inpendence was over and Patton conquered and Americans driven away, original Finnish name was restored. Both Sandholm and Patton exist today, both are districts of Tammerkoski.

City's population is 437 500 and Greater Tammerkoski's population is almost a million. Tammerkoski's inhabitants are mainly Finnish with 83 % of population. Sprøans 10 %, American 5 % and 5 % other minorities. Most of the ministeries are located in Tammerkoski, but some are moved to neighbouring cities to create more jobs in those cities. Parliament and president lives in the city and goverment meets in the city four times in a week.

Transportation is good, one of the best systems in Nordic. City has given space to pedestrians and public transport is heavily used. Underground, tramlines and busses cover all city and avenues take care of cars. City also has a train station, but no seaport or airport. Both airport and seaport are located in the neighbouring cities and they are connected to Tammerkoski by highways, rail and underground.

PICTURES



Overview from CBD to core.



Some offices from left to right: Radiolinja (telephone company), Urania (mining) which expanded their old HQ and built glass tower next to original offices in 2002 and in the right lower corner is home of Brandö Bank.



Tähtipuisto [Starpark] and old observatory next to the canals.



Vesitori [Water Square], which is named after two watertower which were built in 1732 and they are still active.



Obeliski and War memorial.



City life. The Savonia-pub is a well known rock restaurant.



Nightclubs, bars and restaurants near Tomorrow Square.



Sokos Department Store, which is located in Sandholm district. One of the oldest department stores of Krioan State, it was built in 1914.



And next to it is Ympyrätalo, which was originally planned to be built in Helsinki, Finland but city rejected it as "too modern". Then it was built to Tammerkoski.



City life again.

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Thanks for all who replied.

[rooker1]

Love the pictures, great work. 

Robin   

[thundercrack83]

Tammerkoski looks great, Bengt! Keep up the good work!

[bat]

A wonderful second update of your part, Bengt!

[Yoder7652]

There is so much going on that I'm not sure how to comment!...how about this....

@Mjig_dudy - I really like your parliament district and the black and white photos were a nice touch to the naval areas. What I really love is your airport island, this is top notch...and the nighttime shots really put it over the edge.

@Moshi - these are some really nice nature shots of your island. I really like all your coastal pictures.

@Krio - eye spy some unreleased diagonals... very nice. I like your use of the diagonals and the way they appear seamless with the rest of the city. I must ask where you found the green curved building in the last picture of your second update and where I can find it (it has advertisements all over it like google and juicy fruit gum, is this your own creation). CBD is very nice and the water square is very unique...I like it.

@Soapy - nice fog shots. your coastline looks very realistic.

[sebes]

Interesting concept these multiplayer regions.

Moshi: great port and railyard! 
MjigDudy: your airport is absolute fantastic.
Krio: nice story, and your diagonals are a joy to look at.
Soapy: the rainy shots give this MD a very North-Atlantic feeling with it... well done!

Great team work guys! 

[Moshi]

Teaser!



East Esque Coming Soon...

[bat]

That's a great looking teaser, Moshi! Looking forward to East Esque!

[nedalezz]

Fantastic update followed by a teaser than certainly gets the appetite wet. I love the way you mix the old with the new...a true feel of a European city. I am very much reminded of London.

[Krio]

Teaser is looking good Moshi 

I show my newspaper and if this continues at ST then someone post this to there:


         

(Sorry about the crappiness of the paper and the fact that it wont get straight.)

[bat]

A wonderful newspaper, Bengt! Great work on that!

[Krio]

Are we dead yet?

But, I could show Krioan State's political system:

Krioan State is a democracy. Every 4 years people over 18 years vote 200 members of Krioan Parliament. Parliament has the supreme power and it makes the laws and can accpet them, if president won't do it. MPs are divided into groups, which plan laws and decides policy for certain subject like foreign policy but every MP can suggest a law freely even if the law has nothing to do with his / her group. Policies are usually given once a year and MPs then work according to them.

Cabinet is taken from the parliament and they follow the guidelines what parliament has given but their job is more detailed than parliament's group. E.g defence minister has power to by arms from other nations without "permission" from parliament or minister of agriculture can give support to farmers from budget without "permission".

President's role has been ceremonial since independence because State wants to avoid dictatorships and "mistakes" from one person after they saw how first the Finland's president decided go to war along "Third Reich" against USSR and how French president gave order to bomb Syria after his diplomatic blunder in the 1960's. President's greatest power is to appoint the Supreme Judges without asking parliament, which can't "sack" judges. President also signs the laws and represents the State abroad.

Currently there are eight parties in the parliament with following share:
Demokratia (Democracy) - 55 MPs
Vihreät - Greens - 50 MPs 105
KSP (Krioan Social Democrat Party or Social Demokrats) - 48 MPs
Unioni Puolue (Union Party [christian conservatives]) - 22 MPs
Keskusta (Centre Party) - 12 MPs
Krion Kommunistinen Puolue (Krioan Communist Party or KKP) - 5 MPs
Mustapaidat (Black Shrits [National Socialist]) - 5 MPs
Ruotsalainen Puolue (Swedish Party) - 3 MPs





Democracy-praty is liberal and support free market, education and low taxes while goverments other half Green party support fair free trade and minimal social welfare like free healthcare and education. Social Democrats support higher taxes and social welfare state and indpendence from alliances like NATO. Unionits are conservatives when it comes to marriage, religion and welfare. They want free education, but not healthcare and they also occasionally speak joining back to United States of America as their 54th state. Centre party are all about farming and industry and they dislike free trade because "it kills local farming". Communists are what they are, full state ownership with "free speech" and free welfare. Blackshirts are national socialists and it was founded by old Finnish and German nazis, but old war criminals were given to The Hague. Nowdays this party wants to exile all non-krioan people from the State and ban all religions than christianity. Small Swedish party is for small Swedish minority. They want to keep Swedish culture alive and funding for Swedish scools.

[mjig_dudy]

I guess I should update you all on my situation.

After a rather unfortunate situation involving me, a spare hard disk and some much needed cleaning up of my computer, I lost all of my plugins and cities, in fact, my whole simcity folder.

I have to restart my islands, which I will do, but not any time soon. I expect it will be after Christmas before i re-start, I am afraid.

This will mean my island will have gone a sudden transformation next time you see it. Just imagine some aliens came and moved all the buildings around and then,before leaving, wiped everyone's memory. This way there won't be too much disruption to the story line when I return.

So, in a couple of months, I should have an update or you.

Finally, here is the last picture i took. As you can see its election time, and the posters have gone up.

[Krio]

Oh, thats shame mjig  I made political update just because of you.