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I'm originally from Luxembourg, but have been living in Helsinki since 2010. Join me here to discover the local food scene, urban nature and life as an expat entrepreneur in Helsinki!

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✖️PASTA HEAVEN AT RESTAURANT ANGELINA Oh few t

✖️PASTA HEAVEN AT RESTAURANT ANGELINA
Oh few things excite me as much as a good pasta, especially a carbonara, and @ravintola_angelina is here for it! Just opened over in @malloftripla, you can enjoy Italian delicacies like handmade pasta (and pizza) in modern urban flair, with a just fantastic service experience (!!).

Thank you @veerabianca for taking me 🍝🥰

*dinner gifted

#helsinki #visithelsinki #helsinkirestaurants #heleats #ravintolahelsinki #datenighthelsinki #malloftripla #tripla #myhelsinki

Friday 🙌🍷 . . . #myhelsinki #helsinki #vall

Friday 🙌🍷
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#myhelsinki #helsinki #vallisaari

Some of this week so far! There have been better w

Some of this week so far! There have been better weeks lately but for those times there’s city walks, cute cats and noodle soup 🍜

#myhelsinki #helsinki #lauttasaari #visithelsinki #expatinhel #finnland #helsinkilove #finnlandliebe

✖️ EVERYDAY HELSINKI WALKING // Commercial col

✖️ EVERYDAY HELSINKI WALKING // Commercial collaboration with @traficom_finland

I love walking. That's that! I've always enjoyed walking and biking to places, but especially my morning walks from home to my co-working space have become such an important part of my routines that I just love.

Integrating movement and activity in my everyday life is my favourite way of exercise, and taking the time to walk to work through fresh air, picking up a croissant and coffee on the way while listening to a podcast - all that has also proven to be really essential to my mental health.

Walking and fresh air have proven to contribute to relieving stress and anxiety, and if there's a period where I don't walk a lot - I feel it. It's not a competition on how far you walk or how many steps you take. Walking can be all about your personal well-being, and that can be anything that feels good.

Helsinki is a great and safe city to walk in, you can discover new places and details around, and it's of course also a sustainable way to get around.

My walk from home in the far end of Jätkäsaari to the historic centre of Helsinki takes me along the (very underrated) Ruoholahti canal and along the Hietalahti bay, up the most elegant street of Helsinki that is Bulevardi, down magnificent Esplanadi and by Kauppatori. Sometimes I alternate through Eerikinkatu and via Stockmann and Aleksanterinkatu. But mainly - I love every step of it. I'm grateful that a walk to the office takes me along these beautiful Helsinki sights, so if you haven't taken that route yet, maybe this can be some inspiration for a walk this week?

Share this, or any photo of your favourite every day exercise, with #liikkeenhurmaa and @traficom_finland to join the image competition and win a prize!
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The sky just has a different shade of blue this ti

The sky just has a different shade of blue this time of year.

#myhelsinki #helsinki

Paws 🤍😭 #misupdate #catpaws #catsofinstagra

Paws 🤍😭

#misupdate #catpaws #catsofinstagram #rekkurescue #rescuecat

Coffee moments in the forest 🤍 why is it that e

Coffee moments in the forest 🤍 why is it that everything tastes better in the woods?
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#helsinki #visithelsinki #espoo #visitespoo #helloespoo #nuuksio #finnishparks #nuuksionationalpark #nuuksionkansallispuisto #finland #finnland #thisisfinland #september #syyskuu #kuksa #kuksacarving

✖️MUSHROOM SEASON / TIPS FOR MUSHROOM HUNTING

✖️MUSHROOM SEASON / TIPS FOR MUSHROOM HUNTING IN FINLAND

It’s a great year for Boletes (Herkkutatti/Steinpilze) so heading out to the forest is so beautifully rewarding at the moment! The season for mushrooms is roughly from August until October. Foraging for berries and mushrooms is so calming, it truly connects you with your surroundings and you also bring home something delicious for dinner!

Tips for mushroom hunting in Finland:

🍄 Most importantly: DO NOT pick or eat anything you’re not 100% sure about! There are detailed descriptions and apps to help, but always ask someone who knows to be certain
🍄Easily identifiable mushrooms that don’t have a poisonous twin are for example: Boletes, chanterelles, funnel chanterelles or black trumpet mushrooms. I stick with those!
🍄Take a foraging basket of natural materials so your yield can breathe and stays fresh
🍄always cut off the mushroom, so it can grow back. Don’t rip it out from the ground. A mushroom knife is good to have as it often comes with a little brush to clean the mushroom off, but any knife is good
🍄wear rubber boots to keep your feet dry and your legs protected. Also long sleeves are recommended, outdoorsy pants that are enforced or waterproof around the knees are helpful!
🍄Finland has the Everyman’s Right, so you can pick mushrooms anywhere!
🍄don’t be afraid to get off the trails. The further away from the main paths, the more mushrooms you’ll find. But: Keep your parking spot or bus stop marked on Google maps (and carry a map and compass if you know how to use them) so you can always trace your steps back there 😌
🍄it’s easy to lose track of time when looking for mushrooms 👀 so bring snacks and water 🤓

Do you have any other tips?

If you’re a beginner, check for guided foraging tours! They have been super helpful in learning about local mushrooms and feeling more confident with picking. Highly recommended!

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#finland #expatinhel #finnland #visitfinland #ourfinland #finnishparks #mushroomhunting #suomenluonto #finnishnature #sienimetsällä #sienestys #sienet

✖️FINNISH NATURE DAY Celebrated a bit late, bu

✖️FINNISH NATURE DAY
Celebrated a bit late, but embraced it even more. Forest therapy is the best. Mushroom hunting too. Thank you Finnish nature 💚

📷 @vidaisonline

#finland #visitfinland #suomenluonto #suomenluonnonpäivä #finnishnature #ourfinland #finnland #finnishparks

Maybe my favourite angle of the Uspenski cathedral

Maybe my favourite angle of the Uspenski cathedral 🤍some views never seize to amaze.

It was a magical weekend that really also felt lik

It was a magical weekend that really also felt like saying goodbye to summer 🌈🍂

#finland #hauho #hämeenlinna #visitfinland #ourfinland #thisisfinland #finnland #finnlandliebe #doublerainbow

✖️STRÖMFORSIN RUUKKI Isn’t this so pictures

✖️STRÖMFORSIN RUUKKI
Isn’t this so picturesque?! If you’re looking for weekend plans, I suggest heading to the former ironworks village Strömforsin Ruukki. It’s only about 1,5 hours from Helsinki, you can visit small boutiques and museums, enjoy a lovely meal and wander about and feel like you travel in time. I’ve been twice within the last month and am already thinking about the next trip! Then maybe for some paddling.

#visitkotkahamina #strömforsinruukki #finland #visitfinland #finland #finnlandliebe #ourfinland #expatinhel #southernfinland

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