Bookworms

Moomin, Snufkin and me at a Public Library in Helsinki (creator: Finnish author Tove Jansson). Moomin and his family Reading is one of the top hobbies of Finns. Most read in their mother tongue (Finnish, Swedish, Saami). All foreign language films have Finnish sub-titles.

The price of a donkey in Finnish... my trip to Finland, Dec 2011

December 28th 2011
Jari Tukiainen has just stamped his favourite entry for the harbour competition with a "this is the best" sticker. He hopes the entry is ultimately selected and the competitors' ideas become the blueprints for the harbour's redevelopment plans. Tukiainen and I are doing the rounds at the Helsinki City Planning Department's Laituri building, an exhibition space created by the Planning D ... read more

Europe » Finland » Päijänne Tavastia » Heinola

Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more

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