Finland a retrospective look
April 11th 2004 We had come to Finland to visit our son, wife, granddaughter and family.
Esse is a village near Jakobstad, which is about 300 miles north of the capital Helsinki opposite Sweden, across from Umea.
First impressions were of vast areas of forest with cleared areas of farmland. I was to learn about the 188 thousand lakes and the interesting weather, it can be -30c. in winter and +30c in summer
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