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Ice Fishing Near the Finnish Arctic Circle

I've been fishing a few times before, but usually from a boat, or water I could stand in, or using a huge fishermen's net. So heading out to go ice fishing in Finnish Lapland, just shy of the Arctic Circle, in...

3 comments    travel finland lapland
Fire Bird) was inspired by Kalevala (a collection of ancient Finnish legends). Väinämöinen goes on a raiding party with his men to the North, to steal the "Sampo" (a kind of a horn of plenty). The Witch of the North goes mad with rage to find the Sam73

Fire Art Sculpture in Scandinavia

Fire Fire captures time and space very concretely. Momentarily changing the physical character of the place it also changes its meanings. Fire’s ability to give light alone is a powerful factor. ...

0 comments    arts art fire
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Train Travel in Wintry Finland

Finland isn’t the cheapest of destinations, even with the convenience of the Euro. Accommodation, activities and food costs can really eat up a lot of your Finnish travel budget. That’s why I...

4 comments    travel trains finland
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Winter Activities in Northern Finland

Northern Finland is definitely where I finally understood the phrase “winter wonderland”. Although the daylight hours are very short near the Arctic Circle in winter, the range of unique activities...

1 comment    travel winter finland
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Is Santa Claus Real?

Children sometimes pose this question?Some adults are not sure as well.But,all would love to meet the real Santa,sporting a long white beard,and laughing,Ho,Ho,Ho.....!!! Well you are in for a surprise!Santa...

1 comment    family children fun
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Snowshoe Walking in Finnish Lapland

During my white Christmas stay in Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, I really wanted to get out into the snowy landscape without the roar of a snowmobile. It was thus I turned to the Arctic Safari company to take...

1 comment    travel finland lapland
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Visiting Santa Claus in Finnish Lapland

Having a white Christmas had been a dream of mine for most of my life, so when I holidayed in Finnish Lapland’s main city Rovaniemi in late December, visiting Santa Claus was right at the top of my...

0 comments    travel santa claus finland
Helsinki Russian church62

land of the midnight sun

I have now lived here in Helsinki for nearly ten years,although i speak very little of the language. Being a native English speaker, it tends to make you very lazy to learn a different language,but over here...

12 comments    life travel church
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