Monthly Archives: Jan 2014

Celebrating the mother of the Moomins

No Finnish child grows up without the Moomins. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) created these white roundish hippo-like characters in 1940’s and ever since they have been part of our childhood and communal memory – my parents read the books and comics

Celebrating the mother of the Moomins

No Finnish child grows up without the Moomins. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) created these white roundish hippo-like characters in 1940’s and ever since they have been part of our childhood and communal memory – my parents read the books and comics

The idyllic Wooden Käpylä

Wood, Finland is known for wood. Our country is wide and we are just a few people to live in here, so almost 80 % of the surface area is covered by forests. In the countryside wood is still today

The idyllic Wooden Käpylä

Wood, Finland is known for wood. Our country is wide and we are just a few people to live in here, so almost 80 % of the surface area is covered by forests. In the countryside wood is still today

New year – new family member!

Happy new year! I’m back after a long silence. My excuse is our new family member, who arrived just in time to celebrate the new year with us. The last months before the baby was born just flew and I

New year – new family member!

Happy new year! I’m back after a long silence. My excuse is our new family member, who arrived just in time to celebrate the new year with us. The last months before the baby was born just flew and I