Tippis or Kippis? 20170525_145038

Tippis or Kippis?

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May 26th 2017
Before I left for Finland, I attended the Plumville Fire hall's Firemen’s breakfast. Plumville is the very, very small town (pop. 307 according to the 2010 census) where I grew up. Considering that the Stenman clan make up over 10% of the population there (kidding, sort of), my family is known by everyone in the community, and the fire halls really double as social halls. My dad grew up with 8 s ... read more

Europe » Finland » North Karelia » Joensuu

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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