Turntable is a laboratory for sustainable food production and urban planning, as well as a center for peer learning and urban culture. Turntable also functions as a training center, where citizens learn new and old basic skills, such as recycling, repairing, tinkering, peer production, processing and growing. Teaching takes place in the form of workshops and peer learning, because we all have hidden talents and knowledge that we are happy to share. Solutions found together and shared skills are powerful social experiences. During the winter season, courses are held at Dodo’s office and the adjacent kitchen at the Pasila old roundhouse.
Dodo has received course support from the Visio since 2024. In 2026, the support is planned to be used to organize a Fermentation Course, a Bicycle Repair Course, Urban Gardening ABC course, a Welding Course, a Mushroom Workshop and a Sustainability Course.
Is your bike in need of a little spring touch up?
Or do you have an old bike you would like to revive back to use?
During this four-session Fix your own bike – bicycle repair course, participants will learn about basic bicycle mechanics and how to maintain their own bicycles on a shoestring budget. The course provides a good foundation for identifying and repairing bicycle faults at home. No previous experience of bicycle maintenance is required to participate – the course aims to provide a fun and accessible package of information, new skills, and confidence that will help you keep your bike rolling!
During the first session of the course, you will learn about the different parts of a bike and how they function, as well as the most common faults. In the second session, you will learn how to identify faults and maintenance needs on your own bike and how to repair them with easily available tools, chemicals, and supplies — safely! The third session focuses on replacing bike parts (e.g., chain, hub bearing etc.), special tools and their use and deepening your knowledge of your very own bike. The fourth session introduces various places and opportunities where you can continue to maintain your bike and deepen your knowledge. The course is bilingual (Finnish and English). Dodo provides materials (tools, chemicals, study materials), warm drinks and work gloves to all participants. Participants are expected to wear clothes suitable for bike maintenance (the kind of clothes you won’t mind of getting permanent stains or dirt on) You may bring your own bike (regardless of the condition) to the sessions 2, 3 and 4. Your bike can be stored at Dodo’s premises between sessions. This course does not include fixing of electronic components or e-bikes.
Timetable:
April 13, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Session 1: Bike parts and how they work + common problems
April 20, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Session 2: Work safety + spotting problems with your own bike and fixing them using simple tools
April 27, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Session 3: Replacing parts, learning about special tools and their use, deepening your knowledge of your own bicycle.
May 4, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Session 4: Places and opportunities for independent bike maintenance, developing your own skills.
The course instructor, Jonne Kantoluoto is a long time bike kitchen active and a self-taught home bike mechanic with 15 years of experience. The course focuses on learning through discussion, collaboration and practical learning – guided by the instructor.
The course material fee is 20€ (14€ for Dodo members), and the course fee invoice must be paid before the first course session. The invoice will be sent to the email used in registration. You can request an exemption from the course fee. The course is open to 12 participants in order of registration. You can join Dodo before the course to receive discounts on the course (and other Dodo products, etc.). Join Dodo (annual fee €40/€15): https://dodo.org/liity/
Address:
Dodo’s office, Veturitallinkuja 33, Helsinki. Please note that due to construction work, Veturitallinkuja can only be accessed from the south via Veturitie. More detailed arrival instructions and accessibility information can be found here!
The course is organized in collaboration with Opintokeskus Visio.
THE COURSE IS SUPER FULL – WE TAKE NO MORE SIGN UPS!
We are planning a second edition of this course due the high demand:) More info soon!
Fermentation course is a cross-section of ways to use fermentation in the preparation of various foods at home. We will delve into the preparation of sauerkraut and fermented vegetables, explore the starter of sourdough bread and bake with it, delve into the secrets of brewing ginger beer and learn how to make fruit drinks, get acquainted with the world of kombucha and its flavoring possibilities, and let our biowaste ferment and compost our leftovers with bokashi.
The goal of the course is to teach the basics of different methods and share the starter kits needed to do the different things, so that the course participants can continue their fermentation experiments at home.
- 19.3. Sauerkraut and fermented vegetables, 18-20:15
- 26.3. Sourdough bread, 18-20:15
- 2.4. Ginger beers, 18-20:15
- 8.4. Kombucha and its seasoning, 18-20:15
- 16.4. Bokashi composting, 18-20:15
Instructors: The course instructors are Malm Nordlund (sauerkraut, sourdough bread, kombucha, bokashi), Juuso Parviainen (sauerkraut, sourdough bread, ginger beer, kombucha) and Hakan Colak (ginger beer).
Course fee 30€ (20€ for Dodo members), the course fee is paid by invoice before the first session. The course will accept 10 participants in the order of registration.
You can become a Dodo member before the course to receive discounts on the course (and other Dodo products, etc.). Become a Dodo member!
Dodo’s office, Veturitallinkuja 33, G-entrance, ground floor, Helsinki. Please note, due to a construction site, Veturitallinkuja can only be accessed from the south via Veturitie, for more detailed arrival instructions see the accessibility information.