Tag: travel
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Spring in Finland
Once February has gone, the days seem to lengthen rapidly. Here in the South of Finland, the six hour days of December and January are long gone and already in early March, we have over ten hours of daylight. The signs are there too. The birds sing louder on the warmer days and some are…
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The Finn Edge
The English Migrant’s View Having moved here to Espoo with my lovely Finnish wife in late September 2012, I was looking forward to the adventure of setting up home in a new country. I had visited previously in 2006 with a group of my business and agricultural students which was unforgettable particularly as we drove…
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Some Snow How
Coping with a long Finnish winter is mostly about mindset and preparation. Of the two, being properly prepared is important and also helps the mindset. October is the month for getting ready for winter and not just admiring the misty mornings and leaves falling. Since moving to Finland, I have got into a winter preparation…
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e-Biking Around
Sitting in the middle of a cold snowy winter it’s hard to imagine Finland will ever be warm again. Time for thinking about next summer’s activities and reminisce about the long hot days of previous years. One summer I cycled each day to work, about 6 kilometres. It was cheaper than going by bus and…
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Coffee in Finland, an Obsession
The USA with numerous established coffee shop chains and other culinary outlets is always associated with coffee drinking but in terms of world consumption it is only middle ranking in the statistics. You may not know that Finland has one of the highest rates of coffee consumption in the world at around 10 – 12…
Happy in Finland 