From wife-carrying to swamp soccer, and from potato ‘candy’ to vegetables boiled in milk (?) … This is a podcast episode dedicated to the joys of Finnish summer yle.fi/a/74-20095453

One of my favourite Finnish Midsummer traditions is to share this video I once made explaining Finnish Midsummer traditions Hyvää Juhannusta!

This is worth a read … "It feels like mission impossible": Jobseekers in Finland battle a ruthless job market yle.fi/a/74-20095742

There are (apparently) three million saunas in Finland. Three million. That works out at about half a sauna per resident And although I admittedly haven’t visited them all, this one is by far my favourite

I don’t wish to boast: but summer evenings in Finland look something like this

I wouldn’t dare suggest that Ireland’s public service broadcaster is attempting to sway public opinion in any way, but they did choose to show a repeat of a documentary about Bloody Sunday 1920 (look it up, if you don’t know) before England appear in a Euro final 🤷‍♂️

I wish you all a very happy Saturday evening from here … a very small but very beautiful corner of Finland

You very likely didn’t know this, but: Finland has one of the greatest all-time medal haul in Olympic history, per capita So as the old saying goes: Watch out for the quiet ones

In a land of 188,000 lakes (such as Finland is) it would be utterly ridiculous, pointless and futile to try to pick a favourite one But I’m going to do it anyway This is Näsijärvi … very active, never boring, always beautiful

I’ve been living in Finland for 14 years now - as of today And while there are many, many things this beautiful country has taught me during that time (esim pari sanaa suomeksi) one of the most enduring is that Finnish summer, despite its reputation, is truly magnificent

One of the most formative experiences during my 14 (FOURTEEN, fuck) years in Finland, was playing for a team called Harjun Potku, in the city of Jyväskylä, because I learned more about the Finnish language & culture there than anywhere else And scored the best goal of my life ..

This is a tshirt my youngest child made and this is the last post I will ever make on this website