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Some More Random Tidbits About Finland

  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki, Random
  • Jun 7, 2026
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In my first post with interesting facts about Finland (see here), a few people were a bit horrified by the fact that Finnish police have access to everyone’s tax records. Well, hold on to your hats folks, because in Finland, everyone has access to everyone else’s tax records. (Ditto in Norway, Sweden, and, to a…

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Visiting Helsinki’s Island Fortress of Suomenlinna

How about some geographic whiplash on this Saturday morning? I’ve been referencing Denmark and the UK a lot lately, but still have plenty to share with regard to our time in Finland.

At the…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki
  • Jun, 06, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 5 June

I feel… out of practice writing these posts. It’s only been a few weeks since I prepped a Happy Things Friday missive, but I seem to be living in a bizarre time vortex where…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Jun, 05, 2026
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A Day Trip from Helsinki: Visiting Tallinn, Estonia

No matter how many times I write out the word Tallinn—which has been happening with surprising frequency lately—I always start by spelling it with a single ‘n’. That is neither here nor there, just…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Helsinki
  • Jun, 04, 2026
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So, Where In the World Are We?

Without a doubt the sweetest thing that happened to me this year on my birthday was reading this delightful post written by Engie in honour of my special day. (And a HUGE thank you…

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  • Friendship, Blogging, Euro Adventure, Travel
  • Jun, 03, 2026
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A Little Bloggy Break

We left Helsinki yesterday, which launches us into a whirlwind of exploring various countries via a wide range of transportation methods: an overnight cruise ship, a long-distance high-speed train, car, public transport (bus, subway,…

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  • Life, Blogging, MayBloPoMo
  • May, 21, 2026
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Visiting Löyly: An Iconic Helsinki Sauna

Sauna culture is a big deal in Finland. Almost everyone has a sauna in their home (John went to a work off-site last week and had a sauna in his hotel room). There are…

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  • Euro Adventure, Helsinki, Travel
  • May, 20, 2026
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