Tips for Mushroom hunting in Finland
Picking berries and foraging for mushrooms is a great and popular pastime and activity in Finland, the forests are full at the moment! Here are tips for mushroom hunting in Finland
10 Things that have changed in Finland in 10 Years
10 years ago today, I landed in Helsinki to start my exchange program, which was supposed to be one year. Many years later, I am still here, and I couldn't imagine myself being any
Guide for a memorable Finnish Midsummer Experience
I'm not gonna lie, Midsummer always gets me. After all these years, and being super content with my Finnish life, the FOMO is heavy around Juhannus. For us foreigners, it can be a
How is life in Finland as a woman?
A couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed by a German video programme about how it is to live in Finland as a woman, and how society is different here compared to other countries -
My Finland Bucket List as an Expat
After all these years in Finland, there are still some things that I always wanted to do and that just haven't happened. I feel like 2019 was a pretty lazy year in that regard to i
Day trip to a winter wonderland: Fiskars Village
Fiskars has been recommended to me ever so often over the years, as both a lovely summer and a delightful winter destination for a day trip from Helsinki. About an hour drive west
Autumn Bliss: Hiking the St. Olav Waterway – Travelogue
The St. Olav Waterway is an old pilgrim path, leading all the way from Turku to Norway. The Finnish part of the trail was officially opened to pilgrims just last May, and I’v
What I learned in 9 Years in Finland
Today, I celebrate my 9-year Finlandiversary! I remember it like it was yesterday, arriving at the airport, being surprised that it was super warm and sunny, getting on the bus and
Dreamy trip in Finnish Lakeland: Exploring Saimaa by bike
For most of the last years, I did a bigger bike tour through the archipelago of Western Finland or the Åland Islands, only last year for some reason it didn't happen (it was proba
Making it work abroad – Luxembourgian in Finland – #EUelections2019
Lately, I’ve been getting more and more questions about “making it work” as an entrepreneur in a foreign country. At this point in time, I’ve had my own bus