Rovaniemi
September 19, 2025
We spent the last three nights of August in Rovaniemi. It was my fourth time there, the last time being twenty-one years ago, yet Mark’s
We spent the last three nights of August in Rovaniemi. It was my fourth time there, the last time being twenty-one years ago, yet Mark’s
Mark and I spent our second week in Finland exploring Seinäjoki, Oulu and Rovaniemi. En route to Oulu we stopped off in Seinäjoki to explore
Mark and I spent our Sunday and Monday after the Ultra Bra concerts visiting my friends. I am grateful to have the opportunity to spend
For my twelfth visit to Finland I travelled alone, as Mark chose to leave two days after me in order not to miss playing a
My first Finnish teacher was Marjukka Kenttälä, who taught the intensive language course levels one and two when I studied at Helsingin Yliopisto during the
Mark and I were fortunate to have Ultra Bra drummer Antti Lehtinen put us on his “friends and family” list, which entitled us to get
After 25 years I returned to Hanko, the southernmost town in Finland. I took a day trip to Hanko on July 7, 2000 when I
Ultra Bra performed two concerts at Olympiastadion in Helsinki on Friday, August 22 and Saturday, August 23. I attended both shows, and Mark came with
Whenever I am in Finland I love to eat black licorice ice cream. While we were in Helsinki the reception staff at our hostel allowed
In about half an hour I will be leaving for the airport, travelling Toronto-Copenhagen-Helsinki. The reason for this visit, my twelfth time in Finland, is