tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119272992024-03-19T05:59:53.938+02:00Daydreaming in HelsinkiTales of everyday wonders. From Helsinki, Finland, Europe.Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-60265047383002285582015-10-24T19:01:00.003+03:002015-10-24T19:04:12.893+03:00New life - new jobI moved from Helsinki in August. I moved 450 km north west to the west coast of Finland, to a city called Vaasa. My little baby boy is no longer a baby - he started school this fall.<br />
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My dog Jekku is no longer barking, he is in the dogs' heaven since March this year.<br />
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My husband had been working in Vaasa already for 4 years. He was tired with the train rides back and forth. And I wanted my husband to be around 7 days a week. So we decided to move to Vaasa.<br />
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Finding a house was a quick process. I hope we chose right. No we live near the forest in a white brick wall house with much more space than we used to have in Helsinki. Garden is OK, doesn't have too much flowers, which I intend to change next spring. <br />
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What else, I have a new job, a new choir and a new Zumba instructor. I don't have much time for family research. So I have been neglecting that.<br />
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This was just a short update.<br />
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<br />Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-54224156485852793562009-02-20T17:48:00.002+02:002009-02-20T17:55:55.021+02:00Lovely baby boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBb9khwRVXQizjoDrY8HdweTdJMTBJRcEoK409p0kmBM2jplQqZ2LNkqbJRtb79UnWV6se6pBKn0hiZ7baXdQhV44-f8AMLYeJOKKKiFCFieaugMj0xqjK05EIlFLe4EsMk7V7g/s1600-h/tuomas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBb9khwRVXQizjoDrY8HdweTdJMTBJRcEoK409p0kmBM2jplQqZ2LNkqbJRtb79UnWV6se6pBKn0hiZ7baXdQhV44-f8AMLYeJOKKKiFCFieaugMj0xqjK05EIlFLe4EsMk7V7g/s320/tuomas.jpg" alt="Tuomas" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304908742111097634" border="0" /></a><br />In case you are wondering why my blog seems to be totally neglected...<br /><br />A baby boy was born to us in November 29th. He is really cute little fellow and his name is Tuomas. So, I'm at home on maternity leave and take care of the baby.<br /><br />We have a nice winter here in Finland now. All of Finland is covered with snow - even Helsinki.Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-58737462529892541902008-08-19T16:33:00.000+03:002008-08-19T16:43:33.783+03:00Waiting for a good mushroom seasonIt has rained a lot in Helsinki recently. So I am sort of hoping that edible mushrooms can soon be found in nearby forests. I went to see earlier this month, but was a bit dissapointed because forest was almost empty and dry.<br /><br />In July I was in Kuopio and bought this beautiful, big mushroom basket from the market place. It has four sections for four different kind of mushrooms. My favourite is of course porcini. <br /><br />Very typical in Finnish forests is also golden chantarelle. Later in the fall you can find black chantarelles and yellow foot chantarelles.Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-27577994106105516082008-07-09T14:49:00.001+03:002008-07-09T14:49:49.319+03:00Happy holidays!I wish you all a very nice summer with lots of sun and warm weather. Enjoy!Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-45807255347624801532008-03-23T13:38:00.002+02:002008-03-23T16:04:55.188+02:00Happy Easter!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopZ_Qmvc8or3ymf7eTV1h_33iDC0pI58EnnYw2dIiY89jWJgncvdRrRmhOX3p5lFEf_hALgg0VfVq8-aVxTItk5aqNw_1i_UilHjAn7dSo1ibpJhaJdkc-riNXCQQT9dsPmj0MQ/s1600-h/keltaisettulppaanit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180937721430863618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopZ_Qmvc8or3ymf7eTV1h_33iDC0pI58EnnYw2dIiY89jWJgncvdRrRmhOX3p5lFEf_hALgg0VfVq8-aVxTItk5aqNw_1i_UilHjAn7dSo1ibpJhaJdkc-riNXCQQT9dsPmj0MQ/s400/keltaisettulppaanit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm spending Easter in Ilmajoki. My husband is practising for the Paris marathon. It's a bit chilly outside -3 degrees Celsius and some snow, but not a lot. Dog is sleeping outside and the sun shining. Father was cross country skiing and we are making some light lunch. In the evening we are going to visit my father's aunt, who also lives in Ilmajoki.</div>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-21820028966937540272008-02-25T21:12:00.008+02:002008-09-14T17:04:02.274+03:00Sunset in Helsinki<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2126/2291340201_60de3beb60_o.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2126/2291340201_60de3beb60_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Sometimes Helsinki looks kind of cool, especially from the distance. This photo is from Kivinokka island looking downtown Helsinki. You might see the Hanasaari plant and some church towers.</p><br /><p></p>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-60690206414584731402008-02-25T21:09:00.009+02:002008-09-14T17:05:35.639+03:00Kivinokka, Helsinki<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2292121046_d9e6f62bd9_o.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2292121046_d9e6f62bd9_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">My husband, my dog Jekku and I were walking today in Kivinokka, Helsinki which is an island near Kulosaari. As you can see, no snow here in Helsinki today, but the evening was sunny and beautiful.</span> </div>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-11376083159590091422008-02-24T13:17:00.004+02:002008-09-14T17:06:37.290+03:00Vanajanlinna<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/2288302796_27652e01e5_o.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/2288302796_27652e01e5_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><p>In Vanajanlinna hotel, Hämeenlinna few weeks ago. I was attending a seminar. This <a href="http://www.vanajanlinna.fi/portal/english">Hotel</a> was originally a hunting castle owned by Carl Wilhelm Rosenlew, an industrialist, it was built in 1920's. </p><br /><p><br /></p></div>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-60145609555776938812008-02-22T00:53:00.002+02:002008-02-22T01:03:04.474+02:00No snowIt has been a strange winter in Helsinki so far - no snow or very little snow and the temperature has been mild. Like living in France or England. Well, almost.<br /><br />Yesterday it snowed a little and I remembered how the smell of snow is so clean and so refreshing.<br /><br />We are having the " a skiing holiday" ( a winter holiday) for schools in Helsinki this week. What a joke.<br /><br />There's no ice on the sea. Which is amazing. Read more in <a href="http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Ice-free+coastal+waters+in+February+considered+exceptional+even+in+Southern+Finland/1135234027815">Helsingin Sanomat</a>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-11039474399752357212008-02-04T00:35:00.000+02:002008-02-04T01:07:38.705+02:00ChangesI shall work for our news agency <a href="http://www.startel.fi/">Startel</a> until the end of March.<br /><br />It<span class="sisalto"> is producing news agency services (financial news, stock market information etc) and online services to corporate customers. Customers include leading Finnish companies, financial institutions and the principal media. Everything is written in Finnish.<br /><br />I'm already waiting for my this years vacations. I'm travelling to London for a weekend in March, then to Paris and Bretagne for a week in April. Next summer we are travelling to the U.S.A. in July and in August we are going to Germany for a shorter time. My husband is travelling even more. He is going to Brussels pretty soon and in June he will be again in Uganda. He was already in New Orleans in January.<br /><br />What else, well... I go to the choir rehersals every Wednesday and learn French on Tuesdays. Plus I try to do aqua jogging with my friend when ever we have the time.<br /><br /><br /></span>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-402935097464172622007-12-23T12:12:00.001+02:002007-12-23T12:13:27.812+02:00Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueG5aU2yOSRPT_vPmhyphenhyphenARQw1tL2FfrLaHFA94BkV5bYzhl9LwBcam-xcVHDFe4JcSsClMFq1PhQ5jNOueYPkkLQbQM7O55DmDdSIYse3MIs7T-Q71XneVMNLQ18mUmFGuZ7ysLw/s1600-h/jouluariikkaen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueG5aU2yOSRPT_vPmhyphenhyphenARQw1tL2FfrLaHFA94BkV5bYzhl9LwBcam-xcVHDFe4JcSsClMFq1PhQ5jNOueYPkkLQbQM7O55DmDdSIYse3MIs7T-Q71XneVMNLQ18mUmFGuZ7ysLw/s400/jouluariikkaen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147109373013305010" border="0" /></a>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-87732112479113936042007-11-27T23:23:00.002+02:002008-09-14T17:07:33.641+03:00Nasu likes flowers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAaJM87wxhut1YqpqEtC1yT5CE9qBjidKz4i5sDlZlrqPkt5PzPVISKhOqBx2CBLArEPZjGEOORyc5ah7Mxf1g3h-XJcO_wtBK_mTp8jngf38SlwfkmDp9zabykyfNNINcIC13Q/s1600-h/nasu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137636171100086514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 2px auto 20px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAaJM87wxhut1YqpqEtC1yT5CE9qBjidKz4i5sDlZlrqPkt5PzPVISKhOqBx2CBLArEPZjGEOORyc5ah7Mxf1g3h-XJcO_wtBK_mTp8jngf38SlwfkmDp9zabykyfNNINcIC13Q/s400/nasu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Mikko's cat Nasu is fond of flowers. As you might notice!</div>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-56197845833918805362007-09-30T16:27:00.001+03:002007-11-27T23:22:51.811+02:00Between Hindsby and Landsbo<a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/1463509592/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1003/1463509592_2a0d0d07fc_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/1463509592/">Multimedia message</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kalmi/">Riikka's photos</a></span><br /><p>Mushroom forest in Sipoo, Finland. We had a lovely afternoon.</p>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-19434400226551760962007-09-27T19:04:00.002+03:002008-09-14T17:02:12.783+03:00Some ducks<a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1356/1447814411_b96525e4bc_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1356/1447814411_b96525e4bc_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Evening walk Vartiokylä bay.Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-15401263547110162232007-09-09T18:37:00.000+03:002007-09-15T00:27:34.364+03:00Day in a forest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8xbviwTeMDf4tmjAV9Dq4Zl43UrkSoVcKVjlGlb0OTn-hS3G4xRLTXo2Lx_ksg6Wi6eRE-2YmHgQzPRkmWwtwVbmGlpkVe-rbGK_huoc5JdWgwWuq3D7h1ZqeR5PWLQsQENwMg/s1600-h/sieni.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8xbviwTeMDf4tmjAV9Dq4Zl43UrkSoVcKVjlGlb0OTn-hS3G4xRLTXo2Lx_ksg6Wi6eRE-2YmHgQzPRkmWwtwVbmGlpkVe-rbGK_huoc5JdWgwWuq3D7h1ZqeR5PWLQsQENwMg/s320/sieni.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110174227837781106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Picking some mushrooms in Sipoo.<br />Found some nice ones.<br />I especially like the chanterelles.<br />Porcini is great too.<br /></div>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-19437470416633921782007-08-24T00:28:00.000+03:002007-08-24T00:52:01.881+03:00I'm still here<a href="http://phenomenalfield.blogspot.com/">Cordelia</a> asked if I'm still here - I am, even though I have been working overtime lately.<br /><br />It's already the end of August and we have that feeling of autumn in the air. I have always liked the autumn days.<br /><br />And what I have been doing, here's my last week:<br /><br />*Friday 17 working, my husband left for a trip, watching the Mulholland Drive by David Lynch. Walking a really long walk with the dog.<br /><br />*Saturday 18 doing some work in the garden, shopping, reading, cleaning, talking in the phone with a friend for a long time.<br /><br />*Sunday 19 preparing a speech, getting my husband from the train station but beeing late<br /><br />*Monday 20 working and working<br /><br />*Tuesday 21 working and being tired<br /><br />*Wednesday 22 working, giving a speech to some researchers and attending a panel discussion, later meeting some friends in a pub.<br /><br />*Thursday 23 working, cleaning, watching some episode of the Lost.<br /><br />Sounds pretty boring, doesn't it?<br /><br />I am waiting<br />- the swimming hall in Eastern Helsinki to open after the summer break<br />- women's choir weekly rehersals to start<br />- French for travellers course to start<br />- the concert of Bo Kasper's orchestra next Monday in Helsinki<br />- a nice weekend for a mushroom picking trip to a nearby forestRiikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-15541218696939157762007-07-29T13:19:00.000+03:002007-08-02T09:39:40.067+03:00Cheese salad with some fruitIt's Sunday, and pretty soon it's going to rain.<br /><div></div><div>I'm sad. It's the last day of my vacation. Do I really have to wait another year to have this feeling of freedom again?</div><br /><div></div><div>Why I can't be a child again, without responsibilities? to wait and not to remeber. Not trying to stop the time, but encouraging it to fly.</div><br /><div></div><div>I have been reading some Finnish food and recipe blogs. Nice idea. I began to think that I could share one of my recipies as well. Cheese salad with some fruit - I make it quite often. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><em><span style="color:#330033;">Cheese salad with some fruit</span></em> (for 4 people)</div><br /><div></div><div>-some lettuce </div><div>-some lollo rosso </div><div>-6 fresh plums</div><div>- 1 apple, </div><div>- 2 kiwi fruit</div><div>- 200 g blue cheese</div><div>- 200 g Finnish cream cheese (or gouda)</div><br /><div></div><div>sauce: 0,75 dl olive oil, 0,25 dl vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar, oregano</div><br /><div></div><div>Slice everything and pour the sauce on top.</div><br /><div></div><div>------------------------</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg1AuO_TRdnsMhYKVr3s0aqZfGwZFxApsgN0HIq4YH7Xbl5WZlAMSr0gljBgDeisGGdVHUv8ob0PbyuhxYLaUc7mK2S4Xj_LYxV15RsuxkCuSSXjkktFtV8lvJNh4Zcg3u7soOg/s1600-h/kiwi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092566048922805746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg1AuO_TRdnsMhYKVr3s0aqZfGwZFxApsgN0HIq4YH7Xbl5WZlAMSr0gljBgDeisGGdVHUv8ob0PbyuhxYLaUc7mK2S4Xj_LYxV15RsuxkCuSSXjkktFtV8lvJNh4Zcg3u7soOg/s320/kiwi.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="color:#330033;">Hedelmäinen juustosalaatti</span></em> (4 annosta)<br /><br /><div>1 ruukkusalaatti </div><div>1 ruukku lollo rosso -salaattia </div><div>6 tuoretta luumua </div><div>1 omena</div><div>2 kiiviä</div><div>200 g sinihomejuustoa</div><div>200 g kermajuustoa </div><br /><div>Kastike: </div><br /><div>· 0,75 dl ruokaöljyä</div><div>· 0,25 dl viinietikkaa</div><div>· suolaa, pippuria ja sokeria</div><div>· oreganoa</div><br /><div></div>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-74036436469621473322007-07-28T21:35:00.000+03:002007-07-28T21:55:23.396+03:00Jekku, will you shut up?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZ0FkNVcOjLsTJB-6IiczYD3-26U2k-eFfhqUjJ_iQNa2SP_U9nTfaYWSXNi6XJLRRu-lZHpaEopkJfsZerF9AMfU4qcdDvLuvqPe74A6TwybtUWi4sI3sAlyMtYX9nwetscVog/s1600-h/jekku+stands.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092322696075814370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZ0FkNVcOjLsTJB-6IiczYD3-26U2k-eFfhqUjJ_iQNa2SP_U9nTfaYWSXNi6XJLRRu-lZHpaEopkJfsZerF9AMfU4qcdDvLuvqPe74A6TwybtUWi4sI3sAlyMtYX9nwetscVog/s200/jekku+stands.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sometimes it's quite annoying to have a Finnish Lapphund. This Finnish dog breed is in the top 10 list of the most favourite dogs in Finland. OK, it is CUTE, INTELLIGENT and FUNNY, but... it also has it's faults.<br /><br />Like barking.<br /><br />This reindeer herding dog surely knows how to bark and howl.Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-59131974059435701462007-07-21T20:10:00.001+03:002007-07-28T21:33:17.045+03:00Jazz music<a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/865492228/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1199/865492228_6c51a4dd0b_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/865492228/">Multimedia message</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kalmi/">Riikka's photos</a></span><br /><p>Pori Jazz, some applauding.</p>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-38928887435954883542007-07-18T21:23:00.001+03:002007-07-28T21:34:39.597+03:00Cottage in an island<a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/846239059/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/846239059_2e84037329_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/846239059/">Multimedia message</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kalmi/">Riikka's photos</a></span><br /><p>In Lohisaari. Bertie is a bit nervous about Jekku. Waiting for the rain to stop.</p>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-60550027253011909172007-07-18T16:23:00.001+03:002007-07-28T21:35:53.760+03:00Driving somewhere in Finland<p>We ar on our way to Ruovesi, where Ilona and Eero have their summer home. Jekku sits on the back seat.</p>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-79700961185481113792007-07-17T21:55:00.001+03:002007-07-17T23:05:28.396+03:00Eating in Kuu<a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/838956757/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1042/838956757_a74da65522_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/838956757/">Multimedia message</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kalmi/">Riikka's photos</a></span><br /><p>Having fun in restaurant Kuu. This Helsinki restaurant is specialised in Finnish food.</p>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-9653527396089322032007-07-17T12:24:00.000+03:002007-07-17T12:41:14.099+03:00So many concerts and I never goIt's sort of funny to live in Helsinki and never go to any concerts. A 15-year-old me would be seriously angry to a current 30+ me.<br /><br />Last weekend we had <a href="http://www.metallica.com/">Metallica</a>, Rolling Stones (August) and <a href="http://www.gwenstefani.com/">Gwen Stefani </a>(October) are yet to come.<br /><br />It would have been wonderful to see Metallica, but I couldn't imagine myself waiting for tickets in line for hours and hours.<br /><br />Gwen Stefani would be a lovely girl-thing to do. You know, just us girls. Also Suzanne Vega (favourite from ages ago) is coming to town.<br /><br />Instead, I am going to a concert in Pori Jazz festival. I am going to see Elvis Costello and Steely Dan. What an adult thing to do.Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-76956974517780458822007-07-15T00:13:00.001+03:002007-07-15T00:53:55.299+03:00Lönnrot's houseToday we were having a nice day in the western Uusimaa / Nyland. We always have this urge to go to see some museums.<br /><br />And so we did.<br /><br />This time we drove to Nummi-Pusula and visited the dairy museum there. I was amazed to see a picture of my grandfather. Made 1957. Brilliant! We also saw a lot of other things - including these cheese making equipments.<br /><a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/812189928/"><img height="192" alt="Making cheese" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1400/812189928_f916f81efd_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />The Finnish dairy company Valio restaured this old Saukkola dairy to a museum. Quite interesting.<br /><br />From Saukkola we drove to Elias Lönnrot's birth cottage (Paikkarin torppa), but we couldn't visit it because they were having a open air play there. So instead we drove to Lammi house, which was Elias Lönnrot's last home. Both the birth cottage and the Lammi house are situated in the countryside of Sammatti, Finland.<br /><br /><a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/811307631/"><img height="182" alt="Elias Lönnrot's home - Lammi, Sammatti" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1061/811307631_037c337410_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br />The Lammi house was very isolated, because Elias wanted to do a lot of work like write a hymnbook and Swedish-Finnish dictionary. He didn't want to spend his time socializing with other people. <a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/811308243/"><img height="500" alt="Lammi window" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1095/811308243_e5158c2d46.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br /><br />And if somebody doesn't know, it was Lönnrot who made/collected our national epos Kalevala.<br /><br />Links:<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_L%C3%B6nnrot">Elias Lönnrot in Wikipedia (English)</a><br /><a href="http://www.kulttuuriperinto.fi/index.php?lang=en">More about Lammi house (English)</a><br /><a href="http://www.kulttuuriperinto.fi/index.php?m1=kohteet&m2=1&lang=fi">Lammin talo, Elias Lönnrotin viimeinen asuinpaikka</a> (Finnish)<br />Search Sammatti in <a href="http://kansalaisen.karttapaikka.fi/kartanhaku/osoitehaku.html?lang=en-GB">Finnish maps, Map of Finland</a>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11927299.post-41171870436568274852007-07-06T16:42:00.001+03:002007-07-09T02:32:26.690+03:00Hillfort in Helme<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/737721509/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1116/737721509_f692f5ca03_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalmi/737721509/">Multimedia message</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kalmi/">Riikka's photos</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>We are on our way from Setomaa to Halliste where our friend Andres lives. The photo is from Helme hillfort. After this it started to rain a lot.</p>Riikkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699435103318685286noreply@blogger.com0