It’s taken longer than expected, but we’ve finally put together a little video of our husky sledding adventure (you can…
The Uspenski Cathedral is one of the most visible and recognizable buildings in Helsinki, and we recently (finally!) managed to…
On Friday, we celebrated 2 years in Finland. As I knew it would, time has flown by. As we look…
This winter Helsinki is expected to have snow cover for more than 130 days – in fact, considering that we…
In the middle of February we headed up to northern Finland for a winter adventure – a long weekend of…
So you want to take a Husky tour in Finland? After our excellent dog sledding trip in Lapland (blogged here),…
During the dark winter months, we’ve greatly enjoyed visiting the Helsinki Talvipuutarha (“winter gardens”) as it is a warm, bright…
Before moving to Helsinki I tried to find a good estimate of the cost of living in Finland… and there…
Last weekend we headed to the Jäähalli (“ice hall”; in Töölö) to watch a game of ice hockey. The match…
There are such big snowflakes outside my window at work that its quite magical. I tried to capture it on…
Walking home a few days ago I was surprised to see Sauli Niinistö (the current Finnish president) staring at me from…
For the third year in a row, Helsinki has had good snowfalls. This is great news for those who enjoy…
We’re looking forward to having some visitors this spring and summer, and thought it would be good to share our…
Hearing about an ostrich farm in Finland is one thing – but spotting an ostrich in Helsinki is another… The first…
For those interested in vegetation dynamics and/or what I’ve been spending time on… it turns out that interactions between plants…
Each year, in the dark of the Finnish mid-winter, a festival of light art (i.e. art installations primarily using light)…
I recently travelled to Roskilde (just outside of Copenhagen) for a three-day workshop. While there was little time for exploring…
It has been a really busy start to the winter for us both – while it has been a bit…
While walking around our neighbourhood (Kallio) a few weeks ago (photographing some of the many massage parlour shopfronts), I was…
One of the characteristics of Kallio is the abundance of Thai massage parlours (“hieronta” in Finnish) – they definitely contribute…
Tamminiemi is one of Finland’s former presidential residences, a lovely old building which houses the Urho Kekkonen museum. Located…