Rovaniemi

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

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Seinäjoki and Oulu

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

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Finland visits

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

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Helsinki in 2025

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

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Marjukka Kenttälä

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

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Hanko

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

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