First Summer Days in Finland

Finally, I can boast about good weather in Finland! The last two weeks were great, the sun was shining, and the temperature was on average 20 °C. So, on one of the days, I decided to have a brief trip to Ruissalo, probably the biggest island next to Turku. I love being by the water,…

Longer Days

In Finland, there is a significant difference in amount of light in winters and in summers. I can manage through cold days without any problems, but lack of light is another story. It affects me, and not in a positive way. I am usually in a low energy mode, and my mood is not that…

Pictures of Helsinki

Hello everyone! How have you been these days? I hope to find you healthy! I have been ok, quite busy though and struggling with low energy level, which typically happens to me in spring. Luckily the weather is improving each day, and there is more and more sun. As I work from sun batteries, I…

The Russian Superstition I always Follow

This weekend I am in our lovely capital - Helsinki. I really love the city, and it is a pleasure to visit this place over and over again. No need to say, I want to come back as soon as I have a chance. But how can I do that? Here is the particular Russian…

2020

Ladies and gentlemen, we have achieved the beautiful number of 2020. Let it be a great year for each of us! Do you make New Year promises?

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🎉🎀🤗 My most memorable Christmas moment was probably 10 years ago. It was my first year in Finland, and my mom came to visit me. We planned to cook a nice dinner, and we made a long shopping list for that. My mother wanted to do shopping already on December, 23. I assured…

10 Years in Finland. Conclusions.

Yesterday, August 25, is exactly 10 years of me being in Finland. In 2009, I arrived to this country being extremely naive and scared of everything. I could not even imagine that there can be such a safe place, where you can freely walk in the late evening, where you can loose your purse and…

Archipelago, Finland. Part 2.

And here comes the second and final part of the archipelago trip pictures. First of all, considering rainy week before, it was luck to have the sun and light clouds during the trip. Another pleasant thing is staying over night in a cottage in a rather isolated area. However, it caused me some troubles as…

Turku Archipelago, Finland

If you ask me what is my favourite place in Finland, I will reply Lapland and Turku Archipelago. This post is about the Archipelago next to Turku. For all those, who love water surroundings, it is a perfect place to spend a weekend and rest from the city noise. In some places, the Internet connection…

Rauma, Finland

Thank you everyone for the support regarding the previous post. I will be happy to tell you more about 90s Russia. I'll start that series in September, and before that I am accomplishing what I have already promised - my trips. This post is about a small cosy town - Rauma, which is located in…