I bought The Lapp King’s Daughter: A Family’s Journey Through Finland’s Wars by Stina Katchadourian when I was in Finland in 2017. It tells the story of the
I found New Finnish Grammar in a second-hand bookstore in Helsinki in 2017. I thought it was about a supposed Finnish language reform that I had
I always stock up on Finnish toiletries. I come home after every trip with Finnish bar soap, liquid soap and toothpaste. My 2016 and 2017
I have now acquired both versions of the Ultra Bra holy grail: the first and second editions of their limited-edition debut CD EP from 1995, Houkutusten
I bought Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Historical Geography of the Finns in the Sudbury Area by Oiva W. Saarinen in 2000 yet have
Today is the centenary of Finnish independence. Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivää Suomelle! Below is a photo from my trip to Finland with Mark in 2010. I am
When I was in Finland in July of this year I made it a point to pick up Unknown Soldiers by Väinö Linna. This is a new
The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna is a classic of Finnish literature. I bought both the English translation and the Finnish original when I lived in
Alvar Aalto was one of Finland’s most celebrated architects and designers. He is a national hero whose work can be found all over Finland as
I picked up The Constitutional Framework for the Autonomy of Åland: A Survey of the Status of an Autonomous Region in the throes of European Integration [1]