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Date: 12th January 2012
Your writing felt like personal compliment
It was so nice writing bout us and our country :) And true. You will never know Finland if you just see Helsinki, you have to go deeper. Just like finnish people. And yes, even when we hate the neighbours, we are WE when someone says something nice bout finland ;) Strange people we are.
From Blog: Why Finland?
Your writing felt like personal compliment
It was so nice writing bout us and our country :) And true. You will never know Finland if you just see Helsinki, you have to go deeper. Just like finnish people. And yes, even when we hate the neighbours, we are WE when someone says something nice bout finland ;) Strange people we are.
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 4th January 2012
Thank you for your lovely review. I'm going to Finland in April and this blog made a lot of things clear to me, thank you.
From Blog: Why Finland?
Thank you for your lovely review. I'm going to Finland in April and this blog made a lot of things clear to me, thank you.
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 12th October 2011
Thank you!
Just stumbeled over this- read it all. And to the tones Aki Sirkesalo I just could not help to shed a tear of joy! I\'m born and lives in Sweden but with heritage from Finland. Was there 2 times this summer (unfortunally just a cruise and day trip in Helsinki each time ; ) Could not agree with you further! It\'s truly a great country and amazing people. We have quite a lot of finns here. Anyhow, fantastic blog and I wish you the best of luck!
From Blog: Why Finland?
Thank you!
Just stumbeled over this- read it all. And to the tones Aki Sirkesalo I just could not help to shed a tear of joy! I\'m born and lives in Sweden but with heritage from Finland. Was there 2 times this summer (unfortunally just a cruise and day trip in Helsinki each time ; ) Could not agree with you further! It\'s truly a great country and amazing people. We have quite a lot of finns here. Anyhow, fantastic blog and I wish you the best of luck!
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 6th October 2011
World Wife Throwing Championships
Great story! But I think he mixed world wife carrying championships and rubber boot throwing :D
From Blog: Why Finland?
World Wife Throwing Championships
Great story! But I think he mixed world wife carrying championships and rubber boot throwing :D
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 21st July 2011
Amazing
Nice piece! couldn't agree more with your piece.I have been living in Lapland for the past two years and its a unique experience to live and experience Finland,amazing!
From Blog: Why Finland?
Amazing
Nice piece! couldn't agree more with your piece.I have been living in Lapland for the past two years and its a unique experience to live and experience Finland,amazing!
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 2nd June 2011
:D
Hi:) Amazing text:) What you wrote is so true and exacly what I think. Last year I've been an exchange student in Joensuu but I also travelled around Finland a lot. That year was the best time of my life! I have amazing memories... people, sauna, ice-swimming, snow fights, biking to Uni in -28 degress, beautiful landscapes (and Lapland!), tasty glogi and horrible salmiakki and many other. I still miss EVERYTHING a lot! I also don't know why I decided go to Finland but that was the best decision ever! Greetings:)
From Blog: Why Finland?
:D
Hi:) Amazing text:) What you wrote is so true and exacly what I think. Last year I've been an exchange student in Joensuu but I also travelled around Finland a lot. That year was the best time of my life! I have amazing memories... people, sauna, ice-swimming, snow fights, biking to Uni in -28 degress, beautiful landscapes (and Lapland!), tasty glogi and horrible salmiakki and many other. I still miss EVERYTHING a lot! I also don't know why I decided go to Finland but that was the best decision ever! Greetings:)
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 27th May 2011
Noonoonoo, got some parts wrong!
I don't agree we being quiet, it's very common amongst old people but the young are different! You should have spent more time partying in Helsinki, or attended an afterlarp sauna! That I could add to your list of things you can do in Finland, the community of larpers in Finland is significant and totally the strangest thing you've ever tried would be taking part in a Finnish larp.=)
From Blog: Why Finland?
Noonoonoo, got some parts wrong!
I don't agree we being quiet, it's very common amongst old people but the young are different! You should have spent more time partying in Helsinki, or attended an afterlarp sauna! That I could add to your list of things you can do in Finland, the community of larpers in Finland is significant and totally the strangest thing you've ever tried would be taking part in a Finnish larp.=)
From Blog: Why Finland?
Swedish women are THE best
Fucking a, i really believe that you know, either it's because they all ride or walk to work or it's genetic, it's such a bummer i wasn't born in Sweden, man, besides i love this country not only for the babes... come on, that's a very important point, these blonde, blue-eyed, "cuted-face" " girls gotta beautify this world for sure, i've been kept a long distance friendship with 2 girls from Stockholm, and you know, they're not just pretty their personality is amazing as well... anyway,i just realized it isn't a bummer that i wasn't born in Sweden, it's just fucked up... :(
From Blog: On The Spur Of The Moment
Date: 11th November 2010
Cool!
Hey man, thanks for an awesome insight on Kyrgyz lifestyle. Photographs are breathtaking.
From Blog: The Way of the Nomad
Cool!
Hey man, thanks for an awesome insight on Kyrgyz lifestyle. Photographs are breathtaking.
From Blog: The Way of the Nomad
Date: 14th October 2010
yes i was in finland 2 8 days and was for me realy like (hell)i see it only racist femenism and sexism and 0 culture..finland is mental hospital lol
From Blog: Why Finland?
yes i was in finland 2 8 days and was for me realy like (hell)i see it only racist femenism and sexism and 0 culture..finland is mental hospital lol
From Blog: Why Finland?
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From Blog: Travel Iran
Date: 23rd June 2010
Thats... so true.
That was a great article, i gotta say. I'm from Turku myself, and it was much fun reading this. I noticed specially the hockey field in that picture. I go there every year! Maybe we met, who knows... Good to hear that we finnish girls have a good reputation ;)
From Blog: Why Finland?
Thats... so true.
That was a great article, i gotta say. I'm from Turku myself, and it was much fun reading this. I noticed specially the hockey field in that picture. I go there every year! Maybe we met, who knows... Good to hear that we finnish girls have a good reputation ;)
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 20th June 2010
i am ianna from philippines, and i am planning to travel finland my first trip ever this july 16th. i just hope finnish embassy will give me visa or my dream vacation is torn apart!lol i am planning to go to sauna and butt naked that is so awesome and jump out the lake'
From Blog: Why Finland?
i am ianna from philippines, and i am planning to travel finland my first trip ever this july 16th. i just hope finnish embassy will give me visa or my dream vacation is torn apart!lol i am planning to go to sauna and butt naked that is so awesome and jump out the lake'
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 10th June 2010
Wow
Thank you so much for this text! I'm actually going to study in Jyväskylä for 4 years, starting this August and you just so sum up my reasons to do so. (Though not every single one applies to me - living in the German Alps, snow is not something that unusual actually for example ;D) I hope you don't mind me linking this page to my own blog - I'm having my share of "Why Finland?" questions here too ;) Anyway, thanks for a great read and greats from Bavaria!
From Blog: Why Finland?
Wow
Thank you so much for this text! I'm actually going to study in Jyväskylä for 4 years, starting this August and you just so sum up my reasons to do so. (Though not every single one applies to me - living in the German Alps, snow is not something that unusual actually for example ;D) I hope you don't mind me linking this page to my own blog - I'm having my share of "Why Finland?" questions here too ;) Anyway, thanks for a great read and greats from Bavaria!
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 8th June 2010
Einbahn expedition
So funny, the exact same thing happened to me. I was trying to navigate by street signs so I wouldn't get lost I knew our hotel was on Einbahn so I thought all I had to do was ...take the trolley around the ring, back to my hotel. I thought that all I had to do was look for Einbahn....till I realized the Einbahn was everywhere! I did finally put it together and figured out that Einbahn was "one way"
From Blog: A Taste Of Vienna
Einbahn expedition
So funny, the exact same thing happened to me. I was trying to navigate by street signs so I wouldn't get lost I knew our hotel was on Einbahn so I thought all I had to do was ...take the trolley around the ring, back to my hotel. I thought that all I had to do was look for Einbahn....till I realized the Einbahn was everywhere! I did finally put it together and figured out that Einbahn was "one way"
From Blog: A Taste Of Vienna
Date: 6th June 2010
Great article. I loved it. Very informative. I've wanted to visit Finland ever since a Finnish exchange student moved into our neighborhood in 1979. I was 19, she was almost 17. I suddenly became very interested in Finland. Her name was Liisi. I think of her often. Thanks again for the excellent article. I'm going to read it again.
From Blog: Why Finland?
Great article. I loved it. Very informative. I've wanted to visit Finland ever since a Finnish exchange student moved into our neighborhood in 1979. I was 19, she was almost 17. I suddenly became very interested in Finland. Her name was Liisi. I think of her often. Thanks again for the excellent article. I'm going to read it again.
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 29th May 2010
did u visit hanko its a very beautiful place in the summer
From Blog: Why Finland?
did u visit hanko its a very beautiful place in the summer
From Blog: Why Finland?
Date: 23rd May 2010
I too conquered the beating heart!
I am just back from snake village. Four of us went to a 'restaurant', seen our grub getting cut up, blood poured into glasses and the heart cut out. The food was nice but a bit salty and some parts were too hard to chew. Anyway, i ate the heart, didnt want to do it but i had to redeem myself because i couldnt swallow the blood (gag reflex). Went down easy enough but if you think about what you're doing then you will definitely see it again if you know what i mean. I think I need to go to the bathroom now!
From Blog: Justin swallows a snake's heart in a shotglass of snake's blood (and other adventures)
I too conquered the beating heart!
I am just back from snake village. Four of us went to a 'restaurant', seen our grub getting cut up, blood poured into glasses and the heart cut out. The food was nice but a bit salty and some parts were too hard to chew. Anyway, i ate the heart, didnt want to do it but i had to redeem myself because i couldnt swallow the blood (gag reflex). Went down easy enough but if you think about what you're doing then you will definitely see it again if you know what i mean. I think I need to go to the bathroom now!
From Blog: Justin swallows a snake's heart in a shotglass of snake's blood (and other adventures)
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Rauma - a year on
Hei! My partner & I came to Rauma, Finland (from England) practically a year ago now, with my partners work, & we don't ever want to go home! (both mid to late 40's, but rock orientated, & totally young at heart!) Finland is a place you would never think of coming to, but once here, you don't want to leave... reminds me of cornwall, when I lived there in the 70's... but more honest... Bikes are left everywhere without chains, flower pots on doorstops - in the middle of town, christmas trees just left in the middle of the town square to be sold the next day... The people are especially friendly in the pubs here, & love to practice their english on you... to the extent that a year on, I think I have a finnish vocabulary I could count on two hands... which I am very ashamed to admit! We have about 4 different sets of visitors coming from britain in the next few months, & I'm hoping they all love it as much as we do... keeping my fingers crossed we're going to be here for quite some time yet!
From Blog: Why Finland?