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Here’s a fluffy nose for your Saturday delight 😌❤️

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Let’s brace ourselves for the mad rain storm coming down on Helsinki over the weekend, and remember that there are sunny days. Have a great weekend!

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I made a friend the other day ❤️
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*it might be a one-sided friendship as long as I don’t have food

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One of my all time favourite day trips is out to the Nuuksio National Park with @nuuksiosma to hike the forest and meet the little reindeer! We spent a gorgeous day out in nature and I could barely contain my happiness over the fluffy noses of the reindeer, they just melt my heart 💓

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I took this photo of a couple on Lauttasaari recently, it was such a beautiful moment! I asked if they wanted the photo, but they didn’t. So I’ll share it here instead. Happy Friend’s Day! Let’s have extra many hugs today!

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Good news can make such a difference! And it shows again how circumstances have an effect on us in ways we perhaps don’t notice at first. I got an important project confirmation a few days ago and positive updates from a family situation, and while things are not all resolved, since then my productivity and general mood has improved so much. I feel more focussed and less easily distracted and I’ve been able to enjoy the days more as well. As we’re approaching friendship day (how Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Finland), I’ve also been so aware and thankful for the people in my life who are also around when things are not all positive vibes. It all comes and goes in waves. And we have to be there for another for the whole ride. To brighter days! Red lipstick also helps with brightening sometimes.

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Lauttasaari is right next to where I live and yet I rarely think of it as the beautiful island it really is. The southern coastline is absolute beautiful, great for a walk by the sea, beach days in the summer and a bunch of lovely cafés to visit. And these views out to the open sea - just amazing. I’ll introduce my favourite seaside cafés in Helsinki on the blog, and will share a bunch of them here tomorrow as well - so you can plan a nature walk and lunch on the bright weekend we have ahead of us. 😎

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There are not many things that still take my breath away after all these years in the city, but the white cathedral on bright winter days with THIS LIGHT: Every. Time. ❤️

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Last Friday we tried out the chefs and vegetarian menu at @andreahelsinki, as the first part through our @eatfinland journey. With the book you get special offers at 12 of Helsinki’s best restaurants and it’s perfect for a monthly date night as we taste our way through 2020. The in-house restaurant of the @stgeorgehelsinki hotel offers a unique mix of Nordic and Anatolian flavours, the staff is absolutely lovely and did their best to make our evening special (after a bunch of very disappointing service experiences lately this was such a pleasant turnaround). So special shoutout here ❤️
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My personal highlight were the Pide flatbread with mushrooms but the ultimate highlight was the celeriac with spicy lentils and yoghurt. Could eat this every day.
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Disclaimer: the book was a Christmas gift and this dinner was not sponsored.

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Sauna and Finland really stand for each other, it’s probably one of the things that people first associate with Finland, yet there are so many question marks from visitors and new locals about Finnish sauna culture! It took me some time, in the beginning, to really appreciate sauna and learn all about it, but I have come to really love it. My goal for this year is to create a weekly sauna ritual for myself, and really feel the benefits from it.
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On the blog you can find an extensive guide to sauna in Finland, including some background to its role in society, my sauna essentials and my favourite public saunas to visit in Helsinki. Link in bio!
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