If there are two things that are sacred to us Finns, they must be sauna and coffee (not combined, though). Coffee belongs to most of the situations in a Finn’s life. Whether it’s about joy or sorrow, home or work, spending time with family and friends, waiting for the bus, sitting by a campfire or a […]
Lapland state of mind
What’s so amazing about Lapland? Why can one claim it to be a true Winter Wonderland? It blows your mind out and it leaves you speechless. Its unique beauty doesn’t stop to the snow-covered trees and fjells, oh no. It continues to the night sky where you might be able to discover even more breathtaking […]
StopOver in Helsinki and experience a forest bath – FinRelax style
Finland is not only the land of lakes, but forests, too. About 65 % of our country is covered with forest: mostly of birch, pine and spruce. We both come from forestry regions: Laura is born in the lakeland area, and Rimma up north, in Kainuu. We have spent our childhoods running around in the […]
A few things I love about Helsinki
I’ve been to many great cities, but none of them have yet beaten Helsinki. I’m a “junantuoma”. That translates to brought by a train, which is a saying used by the original Helsinkians to describe the people who were not born here. I have only lived in Helsinki for about six years, so one might say […]