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
Mark and I played sixteen games while in Finland and I won thirteen: 01 My only bingo was REVISER (88) and Mark played three: AWAItED
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
As print media continues its decline in retail and second-hand establishments I find once again on this return visit to Finland that a couple of
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