The Mail Road Across Åland
January 23, 2013
Eleven years ago this month I visited the Åland Islands, where I was the only winter cyclist as I travelled from Långnäs to Mariehamn. I bought this
Eleven years ago this month I visited the Åland Islands, where I was the only winter cyclist as I travelled from Långnäs to Mariehamn. I bought this
I was interested in Finland and Finnish culture years before I studied the language, although it was definitely the Finnish language that first drew me
I have read many books on Finnish immigration to Canada. The highest concentration of Finnish Canadians is in northern Ontario from Sudbury to Thunder Bay.
I have a saying that there can never be too many I’s in Finnish Scrabble. It is a rare day when I get to play
Prior to my trip to Finland and Germany this summer, I posted several pieces on the Finnish language. Ten years ago I wrote travelogues during
This will be my last post on the Finnish language before Mark and I leave on holiday. On Thursday we will be in Finland and I
As I prepare for my holiday in Europe, especially Finland, I have listened only to Finnish music (Värttinä, Ultra Bra and Sari Kaasinen) and finished
When I first took Finnish lessons ten years ago I knew that I would have a tough time training my ear to differentiate between long and short vowels and
Here’s a link to the original article from the Finnish newspaper Vapaa Sana: My translation: Finnish language interests gay-hockey fan Over the weekend Toronto celebrated both FinnJoy [a
Yesterday was Pride Day in Toronto and I headed downtown early. Gay community groups had their tables set up in a new spot, along Alexander