tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56423437004869137162024-03-20T08:38:43.427+02:00Our Finnish AdventureCzech expat, a mum of two, living in Finland...Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-35173955185902381002021-09-19T12:19:00.005+03:002021-09-19T12:24:00.170+03:00Downpart of Living Abroad No One Will Tell You About<p><i> </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbrBnro_KsXPPN33Ly_LLE1A9ZSaTXa9d2Hom1X_KHbzwwsHIJbNF-rsf5MgqHr8FohTIxArRzpBBUD4wrkBgO3a0f1h6VsfTVk7gSya_n8vzkqjjl0DZ5nlCpNUVaQ9iCocfvJckqVjh/s1024/DSC01955.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbrBnro_KsXPPN33Ly_LLE1A9ZSaTXa9d2Hom1X_KHbzwwsHIJbNF-rsf5MgqHr8FohTIxArRzpBBUD4wrkBgO3a0f1h6VsfTVk7gSya_n8vzkqjjl0DZ5nlCpNUVaQ9iCocfvJckqVjh/s320/DSC01955.jpg" width="320" /></a><i></i></div><i><br />Another cooperation with My Salmiakki Life... my blogpost on expatriot life. :)<span><br /></span></i><p></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>I have written a blogpost for a fellow blogger friend Lubica, and her amazing platform <b><a href="https://www.mysalmiakkilife.fi/" target="_blank">My Salmiakki life</a></b>, which was created for foreigners living in Finland, to share their thoughts and experience and to connect with one another.</p><p>I was thinking about the topic of my post for some time, several years, maybe even from the very moment I stepped out of the airplane... So what it feels like to live far away from where you were born, where you grew up, where your family stayed?</p><p>I think I wrote pretty gentle, but realistic reflection on how it feels to me.</p><p>You can read it at: <a href="https://www.mysalmiakkilife.fi/downpart-of-living-abroad-no-one-will-tell-you-about/" target="_blank">Downpart of living abroad no one will tell you about</a>.</p>Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-21836407529989347932021-09-10T14:13:00.003+03:002021-09-12T19:34:41.486+03:00I am alive!<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgP5WCty98D18h9DZfKOKX9-WUMwidiNs7SGeNrp1BoXryqTvUwiLR9yXbROCzNPa_AaARbnzqIS-BCQInPOdwPtbkI4DKCJH57M31NrZUeDBPddlZvXyUUl6yDO6MpQlT8LARiecUtz5/s480/DSC01783+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgP5WCty98D18h9DZfKOKX9-WUMwidiNs7SGeNrp1BoXryqTvUwiLR9yXbROCzNPa_AaARbnzqIS-BCQInPOdwPtbkI4DKCJH57M31NrZUeDBPddlZvXyUUl6yDO6MpQlT8LARiecUtz5/w320-h320/DSC01783+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I have been gone, and I am back. :)
So much has happened since my last post. I studied, I started new business...and i absolutely love my new career. :)
A friend of mine made a two part interview with me about, my story of living in Finland and searching for a job. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can read my story at <b>My Salmiakki Life</b>, in two parts: </span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Part 1: <a href="https://www.mysalmiakkilife.fi/i-had-to-forget-who-i-was-and-what-i-did-in-the-czech-republic/" target="_blank">I had to forget who I was and what I did in the Czech republic</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Part 2: <a href="https://www.mysalmiakkilife.fi/it-may-be-strange-but-in-my-head-i-reduced-people-to-muscles/" target="_blank">It may be strange, but in my head I reduce people to muscles</a></span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Life has been treating me pretty well. After a year of intense studies at Stadin AO in Helsinki, where I picked a classical massage, I opened a business again and I joined a team of great professionals at <a href="http://www.kehokulma.fi" target="_blank">Kehokulma </a>in Tuusula, where I live. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A month ago I also started to work one day per week at the massage center in Kerava - <a href="https://hyvahierontasinulle.fi/" target="_blank">Hyvää Hieronta Sinulle</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So feel free to book a time. Or drop a comment down here. :) Tell me how your life has been.<br /></span></span></p>Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-78213307108469285792020-01-02T18:50:00.000+02:002020-01-02T19:56:27.000+02:00What Was 2019 Like?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>We have entered a new decade of 21st century, opening up a year 2020. So, what was the 2019 like? Let me tell you, pretty intense...</i><br />
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<a name='more'></a>Last year was quite challenging one, if I am being honest... As a person loving challenges and changes, I am not complaining. I learnt a lot. But I also remember being in tears and at the end of all my strenghts...and only thanks to my friends and people I love, I was able to push through and not give up.<br />
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In 2019 I ended important chapters of my life:<br />
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<li>I have <b>completed a divorce</b> (<i>see the article on <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2019/02/how-to-get-divorce-in-finland.html" target="_blank">How to Get a Divorce in Finland</a></i>), which however wanted and needed, was difficult and painful,</li>
<li>I had to <b>change a daycare</b> of our two lovely kids, as in the old one we started to feel tension and I was not sure anymore, how fitting and accepting the enviroment is for them.</li>
<li>I <b>ended my parental leave</b>. In Finland, just as in the Czech republic, it is possible to stay at home with kids until the age of 3, being financially supported by KELA<i> (article on this topic is being prepared, released soon)</i>.</li>
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...and at the same time opened a brand new door by<i> <b>s</b></i><b>tarting my studies at Stadin Aikuisen ja Ammattiopisto in Helsinki</b> to become a professional masseus. Crazy as I am, I felt like my life is not difficult enough, so I chose to study in Finnish, giving my brain a shocking language bath and almost paralyzing it <i>(Video on what it is like to learn Finnish in an adult age...and a video about polylingual children is almost ready... both will be released this month).</i><br />
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In a meantime I have become more familiar and comfortable with myself and started exploring what is it I want from life, how I want to live and who I want to invite in.<br />
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As a part of the shocking and for some quite unexpected change I have gotten a long desired <b>tattoo </b>at <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2019/09/one-eye-tattoo-studio-in-helsinki.html" target="_blank">One Eye Tattoo in Alppila Helsinki</a>, and first time in my life <b>colored my hair in a hidden rainbow</b> at <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2019/12/hiushuone-booster-helsinki.html" target="_blank">Hiushuone Booster in Vuosaari Helsinki</a>.<br />
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I have lost some people I will always remember dearly, but I have also strengthened some of the connections and invited in people I would never believed to enter. Overall I am grateful especially to all of my friends and loved ones, to lift me up and hold me, while I needed it the most, and to my children, for being amazing as they are, despite their mother.<br />
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One of the sadder events was total <b>closing of Kaivopihan karaokekellari</b>, (<i>see articles <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2017/12/kaivopihan-karaokekellari.html" target="_blank">Kaivopihan karaokekellari</a> and <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2018/02/live-band-karaoke-in-kaivopihan.html" target="_blank">Live band karaoke in Kaivopihan karaokekellari</a></i>) my favourite karaoke bar. I have spent there significant amount of my free time, shedding tears of joy as well as sadness, singing my heart out, getting to know fellow karaoke enthusiasts, some of them becoming my friends, people I hold close to my heart. It will always be in my memory the place, where I rediscovered my passion for singing/for life.<br />
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End of the year also brought me amazing begining - very inspiring friend of mine Riina was kind enough to offer me a shared workspace right at the centre of Helsinki, giving me possibility to practice and work on my client base. (Check out Riina's webpage <a href="http://www.ihmetyyppi.fi/index.html" target="_blank">Ihmettyyppi</a>.)<br />
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If I sum it up, 2019 was all about endings... metaphorical, as well as literal ones... and slight peek into what lies ahead. I cannot wait, what 2020 has prepared for me and my kids.<br />
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What was your 2019 like? What are your hopes for 2020? Tell me about it...<br />
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And if you wanna listen to some music, check out the video I had the honour to help making - a song <b>Chaos</b>, by my dear friend <b>Katri Somerjoki, aka Catrione</b>.<br />
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<i>Hairdresser Laura has soul of an artist with undying passion for hair and colours. And boy, she knows her stuff well!</i></div>
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If you are like me, you never pick hairdresser randomly and always choose carefully, who you let take care of your hair.<br />
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I usually cut my hair once or twice a year and it has been over 10 years since I coloured it last time. So, just as I would never choose a tattoo saloon randomly (if you are looking for one, check out my article about <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2019/09/one-eye-tattoo-studio-in-helsinki.html" target="_blank">One Eye Tattoo in Helsinki</a>!), I would never pay a visit to a hairdresser I haven't gotten recommended by a trustworthy friend.</div>
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And you can take my word, <b>Hiushuone Booster in Vuosaari Helsinki </b>is the place you are looking for (check out their webpage: <a href="http://www.hiushuonebooster.fi/">www.hiushuonebooster.fi</a>).</div>
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At my first appointment to Hiushuone Booster, I wanted to have a hair cut and <b>Terhi</b> took care of it really well, given I am the worst customer you can pick - because I wanna look good, with minimum effort made (it is true! I do not even own a hairdryer :-/ ).</div>
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Soon after I started to follow their Instagram and Facebook page and totally fell in love with the work of the owner <b>Laura</b>. </div>
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You can see for yourself, that her eye for colours and the skill to work with the hair is amazing.</div>
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I never thought I would be able to pull off these kind of colours.... until I discovered HIDDEN RAINBOW hair!!</div>
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It was brewing in my head, but I did not have guts to make the appointment.<br />
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Then one day I had a dream. :) I know, it sounds weird, but that is how it works with me... sometimes I need a push from above. In that dream I was standing under a rainbow...and the rainbow slowly braided into my hair. The dream was so vivid, that after I woke up, I immediately made an appointment with Laura.. because one should never ignore dreams like that. :)</div>
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This is the craziest hair I have ever had and making the appointment was unnerving.<br />
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But now I really love it. Not only because the hair looks great and suits me, but also because I know that by picking this hair saloon I supported a hard working professionals with a big heart and a passion for what they do. And that always feels nice. :)<br />
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So, if you are looking for more than average colour or a haircut and your heart craves an art in your hair instead, contact Laura's hair saloon. Both she and Terhi are not only professionals who love, what they do, but they are also fun to be around. ❤<br />
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Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Sandkajsvägen 3, 00980 Helsingfors, Finland60.202691 25.14243299999998334.6806565 -16.166161000000017 85.7247255 66.451026999999982tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-73093165330383574442019-12-02T13:10:00.000+02:002019-12-02T13:10:42.503+02:00How to Karaoke Alone - safety tips for girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Some tips on how to stay safe in a karaoke bar, while being out singing on your own. Obviously, I will be talking to the fellow females, but do not shy away all you masculines out there... it might be interesting for you too. :)</i><br />
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I have been singing karaoke for more than two years, and there came times where I would have no one to join me. That had never stopped me. But... I have to say that I have earned some unpleasant experience. And though I was not harmed or hurt, I learnt something... and slowly I have created a list of sort of unwritten rules which I try to follow to stay out of trouble.<br />
So. What to do, when you wanna go out singing alone girls?<br />
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However tempting it might be to try a new karaoke place, if you are alone, you wanna stick to the places you are already familiar with - familiar karaoke bar, familiar location, familiar guests... You can end up in the weird situation there too, but you will know where to go, how to get out of there or who to ask for a help, if really needed. And you will not have to deal with the orientation issues.<br />
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(Yeah, I do tend to get lost on places a lot. And I mean really A LOT. Not very handy for escaping, right? That's why this is my rule number one.)<br />
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It somehow goes hand in hand with the rule number 1, cause if you come to a place regularly, you do become familiar not only with the place but also with the people working there.<br />
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My number one karaoke bar is still <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2017/12/kaivopihan-karaokekellari.html" target="_blank">Kaivopihan karaokekellari</a>, and one of the top reasons is the staff. They are very nice and friendly and I am pretty sure that if I got into some sort of trouble, they would not only help, if I asked, but they might have also noticed it beforehand and warned me.<br />
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Part of the going out alone problem is, that people will want to talk to you, join you, especially with the night approaching and the level of alcohol rising. And by the "people" I mean drunk or/and horny guys (I apologize to all the decent men, who might be reading this. I do not mean you!). </div>
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You do not have to be downright mean or cold, but do not accept anybodies company and politely refuse at your table anyone who might feel unpleasant. Especially, if you (just as me!) have a trust level of a 3-year old, who still believes that the person offering you candies and promising to show you a puppy in his old battered van has a good heart and just wants to cheer you up. :))</div>
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It is all about the gut feeling you have. And in this case it is always "better safe then sorry" situation. You do not have to talk to someone just because they approached you and asked you sort of politely. </div>
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Also, it is good to pick a visible place. No time for privacy and dark corners.<br />
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I have to say, though, that after a while of regular singing, you will automatically create a safety net of karaoke friends and buddies, you can rely on. I do visit three karaoke places regularly, and after two years of singing, I can be sure that anytime I come there, there is someone to talk to, to sit with, to be safe around - either staff or customers.<br />
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#4 Mind what you drink</h3>
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Just as you take good care of your personal items, you do not want to leave your drink unattended. Ever! I have heard too many bad stories of things being slipped into a drink and just because it has not happened to me yet, it does not mean I have to be careless. </div>
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Also, just because someone is offering, does not mean you have to accept. Drink only as much as you really want...and in case you are out alone, I would say, one glass and that is enough. Just pretend that you will be driving back home. It usually works.<br />
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Now when I think of it, these rules could be used in any kind of situation, not only while karaoke-ing in Finland... :))</div>
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<i>My Finnish Bucket List is back! Wanna know, which item has been checked out? Keep on reading.</i><br />
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It has been a while since I published anything. Life has been pretty busy, but busy good, so I am not complaining at all. However, I do have something special to share and to talk about.<br />
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If you have been reading my blog regularly, you have noticed, that two years ago I have published my <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2017/09/co-chci-udelat-nez-opustim-finsko-my.html" target="_blank">Finnish bucket list</a>, which contained a list of things and activities I wanted to experience, before I move out of Finland. Life has changed drastically since, but I have not forgotten about the list and have been keeping it at the back of my mind since.<br />
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Last Friday I have at last done, what I always wanted to do.<br />
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<b>I got a tattoo!</b><br />
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In Finland, especially in these days, having a tattoo is not such a big deal. There is no special type of a person, who would get one but still...awful too many people I told I was gonna get one, raised an eyebrow, saying with incredibly offending disbelieve: "You?!"<br />
"Hell yeah, me!" I wanted to shout back. :) <br />
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And you know what? It was the most surprising experience I could have imagined.<br />
I always go with recommendations, when it comes to the important stuff, and I decided to listen to my friend and contacted pretty cozy and one of a kind place in Alppila Helsinki - <b>One Eye Tattoo Studio</b> (Alppikatu 3, Helsinki).<br />
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I have never been inside any tattoo studio before, so it felt a wee bit intimidating with all the sculls, black drapes and "scary stuff", but I also kindda dug it, because that is how one imagines a real tattoo studio, right? :)<br />
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<a href="https://www.oneeyetattoo.fi/eetu" target="_blank"><b>Eetu</b></a> (check out his work on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/peetueee" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/oneeyetattoostudio/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156323599449782&ref=page_internal" target="_blank">Facebook</a>) who took care of me was super friendly and professional.<br />
I knew what I wanted to have tattooed, but was not sure about the complete design.<br />
Because I tried to make some research beforehand, I knew that the best way to get a design is to pick an artist whose work you like and ask him to create it for you.<br />
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<i><b>Tattoo is an art after all and no real artist really wants to just mechanically copy a design of someone else...</b></i><br />
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In my case it worked out great.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The final design</span></td></tr>
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We exchanged couple messages about my ideas and what I would like to have and were.<br />
I sent him pictures of actual tattoos I liked and in couple days he came up with a design I loved. I did not have to change a single thing about it.<br />
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Even though they are busy with customers, I did not have to wait for an appointment more than a week, which was extra bonus. Yey! :) <br />
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The tattooing itself hurt less than I was afraid it would, and it was very different kind of pain. I have never experienced anything like that and it is difficult to put into words.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An hour old, covered with plastic</span></td></tr>
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I spent at the studio all together around 1,5hour and thanks to Eetu and Pete, the owner of One Eye Tattoo Studio, it was <b>fun and pleasant experience</b>, which is weird thing to say given I was getting a tattoo. :) But it is true.<br />
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The equipment they use is of course <b>sterile, clean and professional,</b> and the place as a whole has <b>an aura of a special kind</b>, which is worth experiencing <br />
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Before I left, I got <b>thorough and detailed information</b> on how to take care of the tattoo, what to do if I feel like something is not right... and to my surprise, less than a week after, it seems almost healed.<br />
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Even though the tattooing itself did not hurt that much, I still was expecting some big pain afterwards...and I was met with a pain very similar to a bad sunburn, which lasted for about two days, followed by a slight sensitivity on touch. So far, so good. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A week old </td></tr>
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And now I can check out of my Finnish bucket list "<i>Getting a tattoo"</i>. It still feels wee bit surreal, that this beauty is gonna be with me for the rest of my life, but am happily getting used to it. :))<br />
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If you want to check out One Eye Tattoo studio, look up their webpage: <a href="https://www.oneeyetattoo.fi/" target="_blank"><b>One Eye Tattoo.</b></a><br />
or follow them on <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/oneeyetattoostudio/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/oneeyetattoostudio" target="_blank">Instagram</a></b>. They post very often and communicate actively on all the offered platforms.<br />
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Have a great one, y'all! Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com4Alppikatu 3, 00530 Helsinki, Finland60.184745600000007 24.9410691000000534.66271110000001 -16.36752489999995 85.7067801 66.249663100000049tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-16187186052643033372019-09-22T21:16:00.001+03:002019-09-22T21:17:36.917+03:00100 subscribers on my Youtube<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Aww. You, guys!</i><br />
I cannot believe I actually reached 100 subscribers on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBEaatI909Yj9LsLCa9XZ1w?view_as=subscriber" target="_blank"><b>Youtube channel</b></a>. I have posted only 5 videos so far and it has been so long time ago already! <br />
I guess I have to finally finish the video on Multilingual families...and also a personal video on learning Finnish language.<br />
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Thank you all for stopping by! I guess I will see you around :) I have been very busy since May, so not much of a posting here either...but there are some posts half cooked. Stay tuned :) <br />
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<i>Again. New changes at the public transport system in Helsinki. New coding of the travel zones, starting from 27.4.2019.</i><br />
<a name='more'></a>Public transport in Helsinki underwent some changes in the past two years, and it looks like more is coming.<br />
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Starting <b>from 27.4.2019</b> there will be introduced <b>a new coding system for the individual travel zones</b>, so if you wanna know how to buy a ticket, stay tuned.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><b><i>What are the different zones:</i></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">explanation of the new zones</span></td></tr>
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<li>The whole HSL region is soon to be divided <b>into 4 zones</b> (instead of three) identified by letters <b>A, B, C and D</b>. </li>
<li><b>Helsinki</b>, <b>Espoo</b>, <b>Kauniainen </b>and <b>Vantaa </b>are located in the <b>zones A, B and C</b>.</li>
<li><b>Kerava</b>, <b>Sipoo</b>, <b>Tuusula</b>, <b>Kirkkonummi </b>and <b>Siuntio </b>are located in the <b>zone D</b>.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">travel card reader in Tuusula</span></td></tr>
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<b><i>All about the tickets:</i></b></div>
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<li>Price of the ticket is based on the distance traveled (i.e. distance from the center of Helsinki).</li>
<li>You buy a ticket for the zones you travel through.</li>
<li>Forms of the ticket stay the same - you can check out my earlier article on <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2018/12/how-to-buy-ticket-for-public-transport.html" target="_blank">How to Buy a Ticket</a>.</li>
<li>There are <b>no one-zone tickets</b> (only for a zone D, that is larger). Depending on the areas you travel around, you buy either <b>AB, BC or ABC</b> in the <b>area of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa</b>.</li>
<li>The <b>new travel card reader</b> will automatically offer you tickets available and display zone you are in.</li>
<li>At <b>the stops</b>, the zone is shown on the stop signs as well as on the posters on bus stop.</li>
<li>The <b>Journey Planner</b> (<a href="https://reittiopas.hsl.fi/" target="_blank">reittiopas.fi</a>) tells you which ticket you need for your journey.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">new plan of all the travel zones</span></td></tr>
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<li>If you already have <b>a season ticket</b> (for specific zones only), you can expand your travel area at a low cost by <b>buying a single extension ticket</b> (via travel card or the HSL mobile app).</li>
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For more useful information check out my old articles:</div>
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<li><a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2011/09/mestska-hromadna-doprava-v-helsinkach.html" target="_blank">Public transport in Helsinki</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2012/08/mestska-hromadna-doprava-helsinky-seutu.html" target="_blank">Public transport Helsinki - SEUTU</a>;</li>
<li><a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2014/09/mestska-hromadna-doprava-v-helsinkach-s.html" target="_blank">Public transport in Helsinki with a stroller</a>;</li>
<li><a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2018/12/how-to-buy-ticket-for-public-transport.html" target="_blank">How to buy a ticket for a public transport in Helsinki</a></li>
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Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Helsinki, Suomi60.169855699999992 24.9383791000000259.663417699999989 23.647485600000021 60.676293699999995 26.229272600000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-49539785134289290612019-04-08T11:36:00.000+03:002019-04-14T23:42:08.006+03:00Learning Finnish with Music 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Translating songs so far has been fun, so I am gonna continue with it. :)</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">This week we look at a song called "<b>Pitääkö synnytyksessä todellakin olla alapää paljaana?</b></span></i><i><span style="background-color: white;">" (Does one really have to have fully naked bottom during labour?) again by a Finnish duo <b>Kalevauva.fi. </b></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Name of the band <b>Kalevauva.fi</b> is a word play on <b><i>KALEVALA </i></b>(is a 19th-century compilation of Finnish oral folklore and mythology compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian- see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) and <a href="https://www.vauva.fi/" target="_blank"><b>vauva.fi</b></a> (one of the biggest and oldest discussion forums in Finland dedicated to parenting, pregnancy and family, but people discuss there literally everything).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The duo <b>Aapo Niinisen</b> and <b>Kimmo Nummisen</b> are reading through the discussions and making songs out of the gems of the specific threads. Check out their <b>webpage <a href="http://www.kalevauva.fi/" target="_blank">kalevauva.fi</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;">Here goes </span><b style="color: black;">PITÄÄKÖ SYNNYTYKSESSÄ TODELLAKIN OLLA ALAPÄÄ PALJAANA</b><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">(</span><b style="color: black;">Is it really necessary to be butt naked during a labor?</b><span style="color: black;">)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pitääkö synnytyksessä todellakin olla /<i> Is it really necessary during a labor</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alapää paljaana, alapää paljaana / to be <i>bottom naked, bottom naked?</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Voiko kätilö tai lääkäri käyttää / <i>Could a nurse or a doctor</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tilannetta hyväkseen, tilannetta hyväkseen / <i> take an advantage of it, an advantage of it?</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ekassa synnytyksessä kätilö katto mua just sinne / <i>During my first labor the nurse was staring right there</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ja sano että hyvältä näyttää (!!) / <i>and said that it looks great (!!)</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meinasin huutaa sille että / </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I almost yelled at her </i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mene muualle lesboilemaan senkin pervertikko /<i> go somewhere else with your lesbian acts you pervert.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alapää verhotaan erityiseen synnytystelttaan ja / </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Cover your bottom half with a special birthing tent and</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Silmälapuin varustettu kätilö avustaa /<i> a blinkered nurse will be delivering.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ajattelin että lainaisin mieheni märkäpukua /<i> I thought of borrowing my husband's diving suit</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ja leikkaisin siihen vain pienen vauvan mentävän aukon /<i> and cutting in just a tiny hole for the baby to come through.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pitääkö synnytyksessä todellakin olla /<i> Is it really necessary during a labor</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alapää paljaana, alapää paljaana / <i>to be bottom naked, bottom naked?</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Voiko kätilö tai lääkäri käyttää / <i>Could a nurse or a doctor</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tilannetta hyväkseen, tilannetta hyväkseen / <i> take an advantage of it, an advantage of it?</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Siinä tilanteessa todellakin toivoo / <i>In this kind of situation you really hope</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">että joku koko ajan katsoo sinne / <i>that someone is looking there all the time.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Siinä tilanteessa todellakin toivoo / <i>In this kind of situation you really hope</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">että joku koko ajan katsoo sinne / <i>that someone is looking there all the time</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Ja tietää missä mennään / <i> and knows what is happening</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Jos siinä kesken kaiken / <i>If in the middle of everything</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;">mieslääkäri keksisi</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;">kin ryhtyä pökkimään / <i>a</i></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;"> male doctor decided to hump you</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Ja vastaan tulee vauva pää edelle / <i>and he would be greeted by a baby head down</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Nii se vauva olis ihan kyrpä otsassa /<i> that baby would really be a dick head.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pitääkö synnytyksessä todellakin olla /<i> Is it really necessary to be during a labor</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Alapää paljaana / bottom naked,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">pitääkö synnytyksessä todellakin olla / <i> is it really necessary to be during a labor</i></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;">Alapää paljaana, oo-ooo oo-oo-o, / </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;">Bottom naked, oo-ooo oo-oo-o</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: center;">alapää paljaana, oo-oo /</span><i style="text-align: center;">bottom naked, oo-ooo oo-oo-o</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Alapää paljaana / bottom naked.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">IMPORTANT VOCABULARY:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">synnytys - a labor, a childbirth</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">paljaana - naked, exposed</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">kätilö - a midwife</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">lääkäri - a doctor</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">huutaa - to yell, to scream, to shout</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">märkäpuku - a diving suit, a wet suit</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">toivoa - to hope, to desire</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">katsoa - to watch, to look</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">vauva - a baby</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">vastata - to answer, to respond</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">otsa - a forehead</span></span></li>
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Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-43814405074966793462019-04-01T14:07:00.000+03:002019-04-01T14:07:18.208+03:00Symphonic poem Finlandia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="background-color: white;">Let's talk Finlandia, an iconic symphonic poem composed by a beloved Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.</i><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="background-color: white;">I have a special memories connected to Finlandia and so I will always feel a little tingle when I hear it. But to be honest, even if I didn't, I would still be hooked on. It is a very strong and emotional piece <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">and definitely worth listening to.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>In October 1899</b>, in the middle of a frenzy of nationalism and fight against the oppression of Finland by a Russian Empire, a Finnish composer <b>Jean Sibelius</b> wrote a musical work to accompany a dramatically patriotic poem <i>The Melting of the Ice on the Ulea River</i> by <b>Zachria Topelius</b>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A bit later, a group of patriotic members of the Finnish press o<b>rganized a fund-raiser for</b> "newspaper pension funds", as trick to get a promoting and financing of a free press for the Finns to voice themselves, to combat Russia's free speech censorship.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sibelius created</span><span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"> tableaux</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (called </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">'<b>Music for Press Ceremony'</b>) </span><span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">illustrating episodes in Finland´s past, which was to be presented at </span><b style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">the Press Celebrations</b><span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> held in November that ye</span><span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ar. Seed of the Finlandia Hymn (which Sibelius created from the piece inspired by Topelius), was played as the last of the seven pieces (a</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #2b2b2b;">s </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In order to avoid Russian censorship, </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finlandia</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> had to be performed <b>under alternative names</b> at various musical concerts. Titles under which the piece was masqueraded were numerous—famous examples include </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Happy Feelings at the awakening of Finnish Spring,</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">A Scandinavian Choral March.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #2b2b2b;">Original name of the poem (</span></span><span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Finland Awake!)</i></b></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #2b2b2b;"> which </span></span><span style="color: #2b2b2b;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">soon came to be in great demand as a separate concert piece,</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #2b2b2b;"> was changed by Sibelius into Finlandia as a response to the suggestions of a secret admirer and later on also a </span><span style="color: #2b2b2b;">self-appointed fund-raiser</span><span style="color: #2b2b2b;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="color: #2b2b2b;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Axel Carpelan</b>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">First lyrics were written by the opera singer </span><b style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Wäinö Sola in 1937</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, a Sibelius's good friend. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">W. Sola, source of the picture: <a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A4in%C3%B6_Sola" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finladia has been publicly sung by the original text of Sola very sporadically. In these days you can hear it for example in Oulu, at the New Year's Concert.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: times, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">First lyrics (in Finnish of course):</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oi, Herra, annoit uuden päivän koittaa,</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">nyt siunaa armossas isäimme maa!</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Soit aamuauringon yön varjot voittaa</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ja taiston, ahdingon rauhoittaa</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sua kansa kiittäen ain kunnioittaa</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ja rauhaa toivoen uurastaa.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Korkeimman johtoon kansa Suomen luottaa,</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">vapaus-aarrettaan se puolustaa</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Se kylvää siemenen ja tyynnä vuottaa</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">satohon tyytyen jos sen saa.</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Siunaus Herran meille onnen tuottaa</span><br />
<span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ja turvan parhaimman lahjoittaa.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">V.A.Koskeniemi, </span><br />
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<span style="color: #2b2b2b;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the Russian aggression against Finland <b>in 1939</b> (The Winter War) the Finnish poet <b>V. A. Koskenniemi</b> created a new text (<b><i>Oi Suomi katso</i></b>), the one that has been used ever since. </span></span><br />
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<span jsname="YS01Ge" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oi Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs koittaa / </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Finland, behold, thy daylight now is dawning,</i></span></span></div>
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<span jsname="YS01Ge" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois /<i> </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>the threat of night has now been driven away.</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa / </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>The skylark calls across the light of morning,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Kuin itse taivahan kansi sois / </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>the blue of heaven lets it have its sound,</i></span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa / </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>and now the day the powers of night is scorning:</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Sun päiväs koittaa, oi synnyinmaa /<i> </i></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>thy daylight dawns, O Finland of ours!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Oi nouse, Suomi, nosta korkealle / </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>Finland, arise, and raise towards the highest</i></span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Pääs seppelöimä suurten muistojen / </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>thy head now crowned with mighty memory.</i></span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Oi nouse, Suomi, näytit maailmalle / </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>Finland, arise, for to the world thou criest</i></span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Sa että karkoitit orjuuden /<i> </i></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>that thou hast thrown off thy slavery,</i></span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">Ja ettet taipunut sa sorron alle / </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>beneath oppression's yoke thou never liest.</i></span><br /><span jsname="YS01Ge">On aamus alkanut, synnyinmaa /<i> </i></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 14px;"><i>Thy morning's come, O Finland of ours!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The translation by </span><span style="color: #2b2b2b;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Keith Bosley (</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #2b2b2b;"> </span><span style="color: #2b2b2b;">included in Bosley´s superb anthology “Skating On the Sea – Poetry from Finland” published by Bloodaxe Books – (ISBN: 1 85224 388 0) and in Finland in co-operation with the Finnish Literature Society.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sibelius arranged the Hymn </span><b style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">for mixed choir in 1948</b><span style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span><br />
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Meaning</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finlandia became a symbol of Finnish nationalism and it is considered to be <b>a Finnish second national anthem</b>, for its<b> </b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">music is so powerfully patriotic and contains the spirit of Finland.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For nearly the entire 1800's Finland had been merely another state in the vast Russian empire, Finns being forced into its army, having their press censored and free speech oppressed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">I</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">n the last decade of the century, however, Finns began to assert their independence. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finnish nationalism became a powerful movement, and Finlandia a symbol of this strong wave of rebellion.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">It's exciting and emotional, filled with grand melodies and dramatic explosions. Sibelius gives each of the instrumental groups in the orchestra a chance to shine, and when brought together the orchestra becomes a spectacular powerhouse.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Most of the piece is taken up with rousing and turbulent music, evoking the national struggle of the Finnish people. Towards the end, a calm comes over the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">orchestra</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, and the serenely melodic </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Finlandia Hymn</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> is heard. Often incorrectly cited as a traditional folk melody, the Hymn section is of Sibelius's own creation.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Although originally composed for orchestra, in 1900 Sibelius arranged the work solo piano.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sources</span></h2>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;">Wikipeida about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlandia" style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;" target="_blank">Finlandia</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">webpage <a href="https://finland.fi/arts-culture/finlandia-by-jean-sibelius/" target="_blank">This is Finland</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">webpage <a href="http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/sibelius-finlandia.html" target="_blank">Favourite Classical Composers</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">article from <a href="https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9468201" target="_blank">yle.f</a>i (in Finnish)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="background-color: white;">You can also read my <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2012/08/jan-sibelius.html" target="_blank">article about Jean Sibelius</a>, which is unfortunately more or less about <b>a monument of J. Sibelius in Helsinki </b>- I will blame this one on my youth and ignorance towards the Finnish Cultural heritage. I wrote the article years ago. I will probably get back to it later and revisit, given I became more fond and more knowledgeable of the Finnish culture since.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Anyway, if you crave to learn to sing Finlandia, you can download the music sheets for example on a <a href="https://musescore.com/mike_magatagan/scores/36722" target="_blank">Musescore</a> and if you desire the complete sheet music for the whole opus, check out for ex. <a href="https://imslp.org/wiki/Finlandia,_Op.26_(Sibelius,_Jean)" target="_blank">Petrucci Music Library</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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<i style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let's translate a song called "<b>Sohva haisee perseeltä</b>" (Couch smells like an ass) by a Finnish duo of song-writers and trubadurs <b>Kalevauva.fi. </b></span></i><br />
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Name of the band <b>Kalevauva.fi</b> is a word play on <b><i>KALEVALA </i></b>(is a 19th-century compilation of Finnish oral folklore and mythology compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian- see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) and <a href="https://www.vauva.fi/" target="_blank"><b>vauva.fi</b></a> (one of the biggest and oldest discussion forums in Finland dedicated to parenting, pregnancy and family, but people discuss there literally everything).<br />
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The duo <b>Aapo Niinisen</b> and <b>Kimmo Nummisen</b> are reading through the discussions and making songs out of the gems of the specific threads. Check out their <b>webpage <a href="http://www.kalevauva.fi/" target="_blank">kalevauva.fi</a>.</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
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Here goes <b>SOHVA HAISEE PERSEELTÄ</b><br />
(<b>Couch smells like an ass</b>) - video to watch and listen to underneath the lyrics :) Enjoy!<br />
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Sohva haisee perseeltä / <i>Couch smells like an ass</i><br />
Miten puhdistan? / <i>How do I clean it?</i><br />
On tässä hajussa mukava katsoa Salkkareita... / <i>It is really nice to watch Salkkareita in this stink. (note. Salkkarit = <a href="https://www.mtv.fi/sarja/salatut-elamat-33005005" target="_blank">Salatut elämät</a>, Finnish family TV series)</i><br />
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Saako jotenkin putsattua /<i> Can one somehow clean it</i><br />
Tai raikastettua / <i>Or refresh it</i><br />
Vai tuikkaanko suoraan tuleen? / <i>Or should I set it on fire right away?</i><br />
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Älä nyt ainakaan polta mieti / <i>Do not even think of burning it, think</i><br />
mika lämmin pepun löyhkä siita sitte irtoo. /<i> What kind of warm ass' reek would be spread from it. </i><br />
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Sohva haisee perseeltä. / <i> Couch smells like an ass.</i><br />
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Voisko jatkossa hommata jonkun perseenalustan. / <i>Could you in the future have some kind of seat cover.</i></div>
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Mun miehellä on nyt lampaantalja. / <i>My husband has a sheepskin.</i></div>
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Joutuu itse pesemään lumella jos haisee. /<i> If it reeks, he has to wash it himself with snow.</i></div>
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Oppiipahan haisemaan perseeltä. / <i>One has to get used to the smell like an ass.</i></div>
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Sika. / <i>What a </i>s<i>wine.</i></div>
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Tämä ei ole naurun asia. / <i>It is nothing to laugh at.</i></div>
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Menkääs kaikki nuuskuttamaan omien sohvien istuinoisa / <i>You all go and sniff the couches you sit on</i></div>
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niin huomaatte, / <i>And you will see,</i></div>
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että aika yleisestä ongelmasta on kyse. / <i>That we are talking about quite a common problem.</i></div>
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Sohva haisee perseeltä. / <i>Couch smells like an ass.</i></div>
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Vaistamatta / <i>Inevitably </i><br />
pershajuttomat joutuvat tilanteeseen, / <i>Those ones with odorless asses will end up in the situation,</i><br />
että perse rupeaa haisemaan sohvalta. / <i>Will start stinking from the sofa.</i></div>
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Jos on saanut tartunnan naapurin sohvasta./ <i>If one got the stink from their neighbor's couch,</i></div>
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Kyllähän se haju siirtyy sitten kotisohvan... / <i>Then it will definitely be passed onto their own couch...</i></div>
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Eli haiseeko sohva perseeltä / <i>So does the couch smell like an ass</i></div>
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Vai perse sohvalta? / <i>Or the ass like couch?</i></div>
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Sohva haisee perseeltä / <i>Couch smells like an ass.</i></div>
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Perse haisee sohvalta. / <i>An ass smells like the couch.</i></div>
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Sohva haisee perseeltä. / <i>Couch smells like an ass.</i><br />
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IMPORTANT VOCABULARY:<br />
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<ul>
<li>sohva - a couch</li>
<li>perse - an ass, a bottom</li>
<li>haista - to smell, to reek, to stink</li>
<li>katsoa - to watch</li>
<li>puhdistaa, putsattua - to wash, to clean</li>
<li>suoraan - right away</li>
<li>vaistamatta - inevitably</li>
<li>naapuri - a neighbor</li>
<li>yleinen - common, general</li>
<li>ongelma - a problem</li>
<li>tartuttaa - to infect</li>
<li>siirtaa - to transfer, to pass, to shift</li>
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<span style="color: #585858; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">If you enjoyed this, check out my first article on <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2019/03/learning-finnish-with-music.html" target="_blank">Learning Finnish with Music</a>, where I translated their song "<b>Mies syö lapsen vanukkaat</b>" (<b><i>Husband is eating a pudding for kids</i></b>).</span></span>Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Suomi61.924109999999992 25.74815109999997347.674139499999995 -15.560442900000027 76.174080499999988 67.056745099999972tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-89878836381775975502019-03-18T10:49:00.000+02:002019-03-18T11:22:46.630+02:00Learning Finnish with Music<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<i>Let's translate a song called "<b>Mies syö lapsen vanukkaat</b>" by a duo <b>Kalevauva.fi. </b></i><br />
<i>Warning - explicit language included.</i><br />
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<a name='more'></a>I have discovered these two guys just yesterday and had a real blast listening to their songs. Thank you, my dearest friend Marianne :)<br />
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Name of the band <b>Kalevauva.fi</b> is a word play on <b><i>KALEVALA </i></b>(is a 19th-century compilation of Finnish oral folklore and mythology compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian- see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) and <a href="https://www.vauva.fi/" target="_blank"><b>vauva.fi</b></a> (one of the biggest and oldest discussion forums in Finland dedicated to parenting, pregnancy and family, but people discuss there literally everything).<br />
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The duo <b>Aapo Niinisen</b> and <b>Kimmo Nummisen</b> are reading through the discussions and making songs out of the gems of the specific threads. Check out their <b>webpage <a href="http://www.kalevauva.fi/" target="_blank">kalevauva.fi</a>.</b><br />
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Here goes <b>MIES SYÖ LAPSEN VANUKKAAT </b><br />
(<b><i>Husband is eating a pudding for kids</i></b>) - <b>warning</b>, explicit language included.<br />
Video under the lyrics :) The lyrics do sound harsh (especially if you are a man, a father and you have at some point eaten your kids' pudding :) ), so I do recommend to read it while listening to the song. :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mies syö lapsen vanukkaat<i> </i>/ <i>Husband is eating a pudding for kids</i></span><i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mies syö lapsen vanukkaat / <i>Husband is eating a pudding for kids</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Voi vitun vittu / <i>What the fucking fuck</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Miten voi olla noin itsekäs ja typerä? / <i>How can he be so selfish and stupid?</i></span><i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /></i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Ostin neuvolan ohjeen mukaan / <i>I bought according to the neuvola instructions </i>(neuvola = family health center)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Puolukkamehua kaupasta / A<i> lingonberry juice.</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Oli yöllä mennyt koko purkki / <i>The jar was gone within one night</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Kun mies oli tehnyt vähän mehua / W<i>hen my husband prepared for himself a little bit of juice.</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Vittu kun ärsyttää saatana / <i>What a fucking annoyance.</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Kerran ostin pillimehun / <i>Once I bought some juiceboxes</i>.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Meillä oli myös litran tölkeissä mehua / <i>We had at home also 1-liter carton juice.</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">No mies oli ottanut sen pillimehun / <i>Well, my husband took the juicebox,</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Vitun possu / </span></span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Fucking pig.</i><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Aikuinen mies j</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">a lutkuttaa jotain suklaavanukkaita / <i>A</i></span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">dult man</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">sucks onto a chocolate pudding</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Ei ristus / <i>Oh Christ.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Olen keksinyt piilottaa vanukkaat / <i>I though of hiding the puddings</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jääkaapin vihanneslokeroon / I<i>nto the vegetable compartment.</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Sieltä mies ei ikinä tajua etsiä /<i> He will never think of searching it there</i>.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Samaan piiloon laitan myös HK:siniset / <i>I will hide there also HK:siniset </i>(= a sausage brand)</span><i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mies syö lapsen vanukkaat /<i> </i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Husband is eating a pudding for kids.</i></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Laittoi viimeiset maidot kaakaoon / <i>He put the rest of the milk into the hot chocolate.</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Ei jeesus mikä possu / <i>oh Jesus, what a pig.</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mies syö lapsen vanukkaat / </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Husband is eating pudding for kids.</i></span><br />
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IMPORTANT VOCABULARY:<br />
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<li>mies - a husband, a man</li>
<li>syödä - to eat </li>
<li>possu - a pig</li>
<li>itsekäs - selfish</li>
<li>typerä - silly, goofy, stupid</li>
<li>vanukas - a pudding</li>
<li>ostaa - to buy</li>
<li>puolukka - a lingonberry</li>
<li>mehu - a juice</li>
<li>tölkki - a carton, a can</li>
<li>pilimehu - juicebox</li>
<li>ottaa - to take</li>
<li>lutkuttaa - to suck</li>
<li>piilottaa - to hide</li>
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Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Suomi61.924109999999992 25.74815109999997347.674139499999995 -15.560442900000027 76.174080499999988 67.056745099999972tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-41894807434275310342019-02-08T14:16:00.001+02:002019-09-22T21:32:28.703+03:00How to Get a Divorce in Finland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>This is one of the sad posts, guys. I am gonna guide you through a process of separation and a divorce. Practical tips and step by step guidance on how to get divorced in Finland.</i><br />
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<a name='more'></a>Comparing to the Czech republic, getting a divorce is unbelievably easy.<br />
I happened to talk to my lawyer friend while visiting Czech republic and she gave me a very thorough consultation on the process of divorcing in the Czech republic, so now I am able to look and compare the process from the two different perspectives.<br />
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First thing you need to now that according to one European agreement, <b>it does not matter where you have gotten married, important is where you have lived</b>.<br />
In our case, even though we got married in the Czech republic, our whole relationship and marriage we lived in Finland, our kids are born here and never lived elsewhere, that is why we get to divorce in Finland, under the Finnish jurisdiction. So, first thing you have to find out, is <b>under which country's jurisdiction you </b>actually <b>belong</b>.<br />
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In Finland, paper wise, it does not really matter, whether you are <b>divorced or just separated</b>. The minute you start <b>living apart</b> (due to the end of relationship), you get the label <i>eronnut </i>and you get the same rights and responsibilities, as if you would officially gotten divorced.<br />
Practically, it means you get to apply to KELA for extra financial support right when you separate and start living apart, and you do not have to wait for the time the marriage is officially terminated.<br />
While applying, you always have to state though that you live apart due to the end of your relationship.<br />
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Applyibg for a divorce means that you fill in a <b>1 page document</b>, which you both (or just the one who applies) sign up and send <b>to the Court District</b> you belong to (based on the town you both or one of you live) - by post, personally or by an email (Yeah! That is right. By an email...). After the document has been received, officially starts <b>a 6 month probation period, during which you can change your mind</b>. If you do not, <b>you fill in the same document again</b>, checking in different box (there is a part divided into stage 1 and stage 2), you <b>send it again</b> and you get officially divorced. Both are informed officially by post, when the process is through.<br />
<b>If you do not</b> send the second document after the 6 month period, <b>the divorce is terminated</b> and you stay married.<br />
From what I understood from a friend, the only thing one can do against the decision, is to make the probation period one month longer. Nothing more.<br />
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If you <b>lived officially apart for 2 years</b> and longer, the divorce gets settled without the 6 month waiting period.<br />
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After we have sent the first letter, I have received an invoice for a <b>fee of 200euro </b>(in 2019). And after we completed the second part and became officially divorced, Robert got an invoice for <b>100euro</b>. I have no idea why they send it only to one of us in both cases and how they decided whichever gets which one. :)<br />
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It does not really matter whether you both apply, or if it is just one from the couple. <b>The divorce will </b>simply <b>happen ,whether the other one wants it or not</b>. There are <b>no lawyers included</b>. You do not need to divide properties. You do not have to present official contract regarding child care.<br />
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However, it is always advised to make an <b>official contract regarding children</b> - meaning custody and child support, etc. But it is not obligatory. You get to do it while meeting an official at the <b>Lastenvalvoja </b>office, where they help you decide and word all the necessary points of the contract.<br />
Apart from the situation when you simply cannot decide together and it is difficult to communicate, the contract is also good in case the one who is entitled to pay the financial support (usually the father, if kids live with the mother) looses his/her job. With this official contract, KELA can take over the responsibility and pays the support instead of him/her, until he/she is able to pay again. That is not possible without the contract.<br />
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From my understanding, in Finland, if you wanna get divorced, they just let you deal with it and make it as easy as possible.<br />
Only when you fail to agree on the child care or on the property division, or something else goes wrong, you get to hire a lawyer and deal with it through a court.<br />
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It is flabbergasting to me, because from my understanding, <b>in the Czech republic</b>, state is involved even if you wanna get a divorce consensually - you still get to meet a lawyer, write an official agreement regarding child care and property division. And<b> if you fail in any part of the process</b>, the <b>court swoops in</b> and makes the decisions for you.<br />
If one from the couple does not want to go through with the divorce, it needs to be decided through a court, where you get to vindicate your decision - and according to my friend lawyer it is always messy and very very uncomfortable. On top of that, <b>judge can </b>always <b>decide</b> that you are <b>not entitled</b> to get a divorce and he/she can officially order you to go through a couple counselling, mediation, etc. and try harder and some more.<br />
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Some useful related Finnish words:<br />
<i>avioliitto </i>- married (as of a officially married)<br />
<i>avoliitto</i> - cohabitting (as a couple living together, not officially maried)<br />
<i>avioero </i>- divorce (as an official end of marriage)<br />
<i>käräjä </i>- Court District<br />
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You can read a short and understandable explanation on the divorce in Finland at the webpage of <b><a href="http://www.vaestoliitto.fi/parisuhde/tietoa_parisuhteesta/avio-ja_avoliiton_lakitieto/avioero/" target="_blank">Väestöliitto</a> </b>(The Family federation). It is written in Finnish, but google translator translates it pretty well into English or Czech.<br />
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Official divorce documents (<i>avioerohakemus</i>) can be downloaded on <a href="https://oikeus.fi/fi/index/lomakkeet/avioero.html" target="_blank"><b>Oikeus.fi</b></a>.<br />
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If you decided to read through this article, I assume you are standing at the difficult part of your life.<br />
Hang in there, guys, and trust that all will be good. Be well. Sending love and support to you all.<br />
<br />Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com7Suomi61.924109999999992 25.74815109999997347.674139499999995 -15.560442900000027 76.174080499999988 67.056745099999972tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-16872680282424094052019-01-04T23:23:00.001+02:002019-01-04T23:23:49.644+02:00Örö island<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs0K9F1DKrax_DOR1D6qPflLAA-pNe5UW9KG2dVFmsrmyqvzkk_Tyd99ZxlGIs17ZXZZld2QqU8TylCVVsDq0cf78qc2p1-jxhzL9zs7H9sLvRTRovzwkZyZhjayavPSHRko7rZsXElGd/s1600/20180819_120339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs0K9F1DKrax_DOR1D6qPflLAA-pNe5UW9KG2dVFmsrmyqvzkk_Tyd99ZxlGIs17ZXZZld2QqU8TylCVVsDq0cf78qc2p1-jxhzL9zs7H9sLvRTRovzwkZyZhjayavPSHRko7rZsXElGd/s320/20180819_120339.jpg" width="320" /></a><i>One of the islands at the Sea Archipelago. Former military area open to the public only in 2015. Pictures included.</i><br />
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I visited this place last summer with Eliška (yes, again Eliška. What should I say, she is fun. :) ) and we stayed overnight.<br />
It was great weekend trip and I would definitely recommend it to everyone who wants to experience some nature but also does not feel like giving up on the basic level of comfort (such as clean bed, warm meal or a shower :) ).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">our transport to Örö</span></td></tr>
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<i></i>Örö is a part of the <b>Archipelago Sea National Park</b> (find more at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago_Sea" target="_blank">Wiki</a>) and it is very special because until 2015 it has been closed to the public and served as a military area. Archipelago will, I think, always be a little closer to my heart, and if I have a chance, I will try to explore all of it... :) I still have very fond memories of our one and only proper holiday with Robert, which we had spent biking around Åland islands (I would love to go back again one day and see some more... you can check out my article, unfortunately still only in Czech - <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2012/10/ostrovy-aland.html" target="_blank">ostrovy Åland</a>).<br />
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Despite the fact, that Örö has been <b>a military area </b>once, it is very comfortable and I would say cozy place to stay. There is a hotel/hostel built up for guests, plus 3 of the cottages have been transformed into rentable apartments. At the <b>reception </b>you can buy all sorts of basic foods and junk food people usually buy while camping and there is also open a very nice <b>restaurant </b>(with surprisingly high prices) and a <b>cute cafeteria</b> with books to borrow or take home with you. As I understood, on the island are also reserved special areas for camping, so you can also grab a tent and go on your own.<br />
Do book a place in the hostel or a cottage beforehand. I suspect that during a season it can be booked out.<br />
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The island itself is pretty small and it is laced with <b>hiking and biking trails</b>. It is possible to rent a bike (for a pretty fair price) and bike around, while enjoying the stunning sea view and raw nature combined with the remains of the military base. It feels like a <b>little open air military museum</b>, with the cannons, bunkers and other military thingies spread around.<br />
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You can get there by a boat or by a public transport. More info and a possibility to book your ticket at: <a href="http://www.nationalparks.fi/oro/visit#boat" target="_blank">nationalparks.fi</a>. We were driving to the port by car, which was about 2.5hour drive from Tuusula. Then we left it on the big free parking lot (which was pretty full, but I am pretty confident that big enough for you to find a spot) and continued by a boat. Even though you can book your ticket beforehand, we bought them on the boat and it was not big of a deal. You are always buying both way ticket (which makes sense, as they do not want you to stay there, right? :) ) and you should check the schedules beforehand. The boats do not commute too often, just couple of times per day...so be careful not to get actually stuck there by missing your only way out.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxTL2pebY6PFktbb7AcrObKgzSwYEm85PwvYX4P3tRS29VH6puR2bgkiY1GU6goxIyzdAdN_Fxc3eTI_v_HWtGhv7ZrTJFi8EZ3JH2rIVZufKXECcqyj2CtFNo1bGl-ssF2KAslXhU0rM/s1600/20180820_165948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxTL2pebY6PFktbb7AcrObKgzSwYEm85PwvYX4P3tRS29VH6puR2bgkiY1GU6goxIyzdAdN_Fxc3eTI_v_HWtGhv7ZrTJFi8EZ3JH2rIVZufKXECcqyj2CtFNo1bGl-ssF2KAslXhU0rM/s320/20180820_165948.jpg" width="320" /></a>We were visiting this place out of the season and so we ended there over night <b>almost alone</b>. Even though when we came, it was filled with people - guests from a <b>wedding </b>which was organized there the day before, almost all of them quite "hangoverish". After all those guests left, there were four more people left, according to the girl at the reception. We actually met them all at the restaurant later that evening. I have to admit, it did feel like a beginning of a very bad horror movie. We where even joking that according to the classical scenario, we will definitely be those girls that will die right at the beginning of the movi. :) It did not help my paranoia, that the only decent watchable movie on TV that night was "<i>Silence of Lambs</i>". :-/ I did not sleep so well that night, even though the bed was comfy and above it was hung a map of my favorite Åland islands :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UZcgMgvKw5iSyTiIAzk8A50ICqtGUhVeMQvDfVhhIxCW1kO-GBG3Y6e_LDOyHC3UrVWnuH7IW_UlOLTJREGpWOUrdpzJFe64opmnbsAvt1tiQpTxktoixz4cYlRW15THa9rrnSf46HNH/s1600/20180819_162418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UZcgMgvKw5iSyTiIAzk8A50ICqtGUhVeMQvDfVhhIxCW1kO-GBG3Y6e_LDOyHC3UrVWnuH7IW_UlOLTJREGpWOUrdpzJFe64opmnbsAvt1tiQpTxktoixz4cYlRW15THa9rrnSf46HNH/s320/20180819_162418.jpg" width="320" /></a>As to the island itself, it is <b>sweet and very nice</b>. I enjoyed the <b>sea view</b> a lot and <b>biking around</b> was enjoyable. Even though I was childless this time, I spotted a sandbox with toys and the living areas were suitable for families with children, so I will probably get back one day with my kids. The trip on the boat takes around 40 minutes and you can spend it either up sitting on a deck, or snuggled inside, watching out of the window the waves and possible rain. Definitely great experience for kids. :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFPHmWYUvaNCEQVlgSSdmI9flFn7u-IIQ8BuC9CtjvbIenUnbm6AnNJONJaBNjaVt1iwaJYRRZ65MPISTjjPut4CAs12pt5vuvIHUpZzZLot6rPl1W9Vkbl-0fBwX6Hq7lzxvmbl6GXO_/s1600/20180819_161803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFPHmWYUvaNCEQVlgSSdmI9flFn7u-IIQ8BuC9CtjvbIenUnbm6AnNJONJaBNjaVt1iwaJYRRZ65MPISTjjPut4CAs12pt5vuvIHUpZzZLot6rPl1W9Vkbl-0fBwX6Hq7lzxvmbl6GXO_/s320/20180819_161803.jpg" width="320" /></a>If you wanna know more about Örö, and plan your trip, check out:<br />
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<li>Örö residence program <a href="https://www.ores.fi/visitors-guide/" target="_blank"><b>webpage</b></a>, which is full of practical tips and step by steps advice on how to book a trip to the island,</li>
<li>information and pictures at <b><a href="http://www.nationalparks.fi/oro" target="_blank">Nationalparks.fi</a></b> </li>
<li>their official <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/visit_oro/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,</b></li>
<li>webpage <b><a href="https://visitturku.fi/en/oro-fortress-island_en" target="_blank">Visitturku.fi</a>,</b></li>
<li>or a webpage <a href="https://www.visitfinland.com/mystay/product/oeroe-fortress-ferryboat-and-overnight-on-oeroe-island/29191/" target="_blank"><b>Visitfinland.fi</b></a>.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">cows were there too :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">the cottage we rented</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">...from the inside</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">the port</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">from the boat :)</span></td></tr>
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Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Örö, Kimitoön, Finsko59.8112619 22.32743729999992959.779326399999995 22.24675629999993 59.8431974 22.408118299999927tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-81130876778999107732018-12-13T12:46:00.000+02:002018-12-17T00:20:57.167+02:00St. Lucia´s Day<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 13th of December is official St. Lucia's Day and it is filled with traditions. And because my daughter is called Lucia, I simply have to share with you, what I know. :)</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">St. Lucia's Day is a Christian tradition which is celebrated mostly in Scandinavian countries and in Italy (funny combination, right? :) ).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">According to <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy%27s_Day" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></b>, it originates in the legend in which Saint Lucy (in Swedish Sankta Lucia) brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the catacombs using a candle-lit wreath to light her way and leave her hands free to carry as much food as possible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">She is portrayed as a <b>young woman in a white dress and red sash with a crown or wreath of candles on her head</b>. In Norway, Sweden and Swedish-speaking regions of Finland, as songs are sung, girls dressed as Saint Lucy carry cookies and saffron buns in procession, which symbolizes bringing the light of Christianity throughout world darkness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Finnish celebrations have been historically tied to <b>Swedish culture and the Swedish-speaking Finns</b>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first records of St. Lucy celebrations in Finland are from 1898, and the first large celebrations came in 1930, a couple of years after the popularization of the celebrations in Sweden. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The <b>St. Lucy of Finland has been elected since 1949</b> and she is <b>crowned in the Helsinki Cathedral</b>. Local St. Lucies are elected in almost every place where there is a Swedish populace in Finland. The Finnish-speaking population has also lately begun to embrace the celebrations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">According to <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/St-Lucias-Day" target="_blank"><b>Britannica </b></a>(and my own experience :) ) the festival usually begins with a <b>procession led by the St. Lucia</b>, who is followed by young girls dressed in white and wearing lighted wreaths on their heads and boys dressed in white pajama-like costume singing traditional songs. The festival <b>marks the beginning of the Christmas season</b> in Scandinavia, and <b>it is meant to bring hope and light during the darkest time of the year</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last year I have seen the main ceremony in Helsinki, and this year I have witnessed a small ceremony in our local library. It is a very special thing to be part of and if you are in Scandiavia on the 13th December I definitely recommend to see it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Autoasemankatu 2, 04300 Tuusula, Finsko60.401619900000007 25.02777200000002743.934858900000009 -16.280818999999973 76.8683809 66.336363000000034tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-67324222771744632622018-12-11T09:45:00.000+02:002018-12-16T22:15:46.547+02:00Muumi, part 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPu5OfgXIVjpqqnx7LEVuXGjL8NCzOkyiKVkjEClkyW8wR6vijIXUAYEdpbPmOVZdIL8sRhtLRI518VG6p-7WzQipqO_dVB8xLc8Zt0pIyU_rwXAwC98Xs_5CWsvngNPErBks-2F2Dcfa/s1600/media-share-0-02-01-5acdbf7253bb341734686efc2e674cc2f9613161404c1f451c80d190948cdffb-Picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPu5OfgXIVjpqqnx7LEVuXGjL8NCzOkyiKVkjEClkyW8wR6vijIXUAYEdpbPmOVZdIL8sRhtLRI518VG6p-7WzQipqO_dVB8xLc8Zt0pIyU_rwXAwC98Xs_5CWsvngNPErBks-2F2Dcfa/s320/media-share-0-02-01-5acdbf7253bb341734686efc2e674cc2f9613161404c1f451c80d190948cdffb-Picture.jpg" width="320" /></a><i style="color: #073763; text-align: right;">Famous Finnish children story characters from a Swedish speaking Finnish writer Tove Jansson. Peek into their world and get to know them.</i><br />
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<i>Moomin </i>(eng.), <i>Muumi </i>(fin.), <i>Mumin</i> (swe.)<br />
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Moomins are one of the best known Finnish children book characters and they were created by a Swedish speaking Tove Jansson.<br />
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Originally they were published as a Swedish comic strip by Schildts. The first two books about the Moomins were published in <b>1945 </b>(<b><i>The Moomins and the Great Flood</i></b>) and <b>1946 </b>(<b><i>Comet in Moominland</i></b>), and deal with natural disasters; they were influenced by war and Jansson's depression during the war years.<br />
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They are a family of white, roundish fairy tale characters with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses. The carefree and adventurous family lives in their house in <b><i>Moominvalley. </i></b>They have had many adventures along with their various friends.</blockquote>
I have been born on the North East of the Czech republic and spent my childhood watching Polish TV, because the signal was just way much better :). Moomin TV series was very popular by then... and so until I have moved to Finland, I was convinced that Moomins have been created in Poland :)) <br />
I can tell this story to any Finn I meet and I get exactly the same reaction - raised eyebrows and, blank stare and a silent and quite offended <i>"What?!".</i> Finns are very proud of their Moomins!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Key characters</span></h3>
(source by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomins" target="_blank">Wiki</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Moomin_characters#The_Moomin_family" target="_blank">Wiki</a>, and <a href="https://www.moomin.com/en/characters/" target="_blank">Moomin.com</a>)<br />
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Let me introduce you some of the key characters of the Moomin world. :)<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>MOOMINTROLLS </b>(Muumin) </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">They are white, fluffy, and live in the tall tower-like blue Moominhouse (<i>Muumitalo)</i> with a red roof in the Moomin Waley.</span><br />
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<b>- - Muumipappa </b>(<i>Moominpappa</i>)<br />
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Father of the family, boyish and adventurous.</div>
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He likes to be present when something unusual happens. He is philosophical at times and likes writing his memoirs.<br />
Orphaned in his younger years, he is a somewhat restless soul who left the orphanage to venture out into the world in his youth but has now settled down, determined to be a responsible father to his family. </div>
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He is almost always wearing his black top-hat, inside which is painted, "M.P. from your M.M." to differentiate it from all the other top hats in the world.<br />
The character has been inspired by Tove's own father.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Moominmamma (picture from <a href="https://toolbox.finland.fi/images/finland-emojis/moominmamma/" target="_blank">toolbox.finland.fi</a>)</span></td></tr>
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<b>- - Muumimamma</b> (<i>Moominmamma</i>)<br />
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The calm mother, who makes sure that Moominhouse is a safe place to be - both for her family and for visitors. No-one is ever unhappy in Moominmamma’s company: she’s always ready to help and console.</div>
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She wants everyone to be happy, appreciates individuality, but settles things when someone is wronged. She very rarely gets cross and takes even the most distressing circumstances in her stride.<br />
She always brings good food as well as whatever else may be necessary on a journey in her handbag, which she carries around everywhere.<br />
Just as Muumipappa, the core of this character comes from Tove Jansson's own mother.<br />
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<b>- - Muumipeikko</b> (<i>Moomintroll </i>or <i>Moomin</i>)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Moomintroll (source of the pic <a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumipeikko" target="_blank">Wiki</a>)</span></td></tr>
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The little boy of the family, interested in and excited about everything he sees and finds, always trying to be good, but sometimes getting into trouble while doing so, he is very brave and always finds a way to make his friends happy.<br />
He lives life fully, and views the world with a feeling of wonderment for such simple pleasures as collecting stones and shells. As gullible as he is enthusiastic, he is also naïve and extremely good-natured.<br />
In the cartoon strip he finds himself beset by endless problems, and is almost always unhappy, though this is by no means the case in the books.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Niiskuneiti (<a href="https://www.sarjakuvakauppa.fi/tove-jansson-2-osainen-muumipostikortti-niiskuneiti.html" target="_blank">source </a>of the pic)</span></td></tr>
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<i><b>SNORKS </b>(Niisku)<b> </b></i>are almost identical to Moomins, <span style="font-family: "times new roman";">except that Snorks come in different colors (Moomintrolls are white), have hair on their heads, and their skin changes color depending on their mood.</span><br />
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<b>- - Niiskuneiti </b>(<i>Snorkmaiden</i>)<br />
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Moomintroll's fair lady friend and admirer. She does fall in love with others sometimes, but returns to Moomintroll before things get too serious. She is easily jealous.<br />
She is happy and energetic, but often suddenly changes her mind on things. She has blonde hair and sports a golden anklet. She loves nice clothes and jewelry and is a little flirtatious.<br />
When she gets upset, she turns light green.<br />
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<b><i>OTHER CHARACTERS:</i></b><br />
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<b>- -</b> <b>Pikku Myy</b><br />
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<b>- - Mymmeli</b><br />
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<b>- - Nuuskamuikkunen</b><br />
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<b>- - Haisuli</b><br />
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<b>- - Nipsu</b><br />
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<b>- - Surku,....</b><br />
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There are so many to talk about... I will continue some other time...<br />
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Tove Jansson once stated that she sees herself the most in the character of Muumipeikko and Pikku Myy :) I wonder which of the Moomin characters would you be?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">original animation (downloaded from <a href="http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muumi" target="_blank">Finnish Wikipedia</a>)<br />on the picture Nipsu, Nuuskamuikkunen, Muumipappa wth. Muumimamma, Muumipeikko, Mymmeli, Mörkö, Niiskuneitti, Surku (from left to right) and Hattivatti (in the right down corner)</span></td></tr>
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Sources:<br />
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<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.moomin.com/en" target="_blank">All Things Moomin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.themoominshop.com/" target="_blank">The Moomin Shop</a></li>
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Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Finsko61.924109999999992 25.74815109999997347.674139499999995 -15.560439900000027 76.174080499999988 67.05674209999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-5792558124439514402018-12-08T18:51:00.000+02:002019-05-02T14:18:26.184+03:00Fancy karaoke in Helsinki<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Let me introduce you to some of the "fancier" karaoke places... where you can not only sing but also dress up and drink in style... :-P</i><br />
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I am not a fan of "fancy-shmancy" places, where a drink costs more then my monthly electricity bill and my wardrobe screams "<i>Undredressed!</i>" before I even entered... But I did visit in the past year couple of the posh karaoke places in Helsinki and one of them actually climbed up to my top 3. </div>
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So, if you like to dress up real nice and mingle with rich people, you should definitely visit these places.<br />
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address: Kanavaranta 7 E 22 (close to Uspenski Cathedral)</div>
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webpage: at <a href="https://npg.fi/ravintolat/wallis/" target="_blank">npg.fi</a></div>
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list of songs: at <a href="http://www.karaokelistat.fi/lista/1235/" target="_blank">www.karaokelistat.fi</a></div>
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One of my favorites, mainly thanks to two of my dear friends, who brought me there and who enjoy this place a lot.<br />
It is co-owned by Kimi Räikkönen, who is said to be a karaoke fan. And as I understood, he was also involved in the interior design.. and it definitely looks different and fancy.<br />
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With its high ceilings it feels airy and spacious. It is cleverly divided into different corners, so customers can also enjoy some kind of privacy. The stage is well positioned and thanks to monitors being everywhere, you can be either up there or anywhere around the bar...<br />
regarding customers, it is more of a high-class place, so if you visit it during rush hours, you will meet all sorts of people, you might not meet in a regular bar or a karaoke bar. But you know what, after couple drinks people behave exactly the same, no matter the income or wardrobe they own.<br />
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My favorite thing about this bar is not the audience (that makes me kindda uncomfortable to be honest) but the staff, who is very friendly and a list of songs, which is pretty good. I also love the view outside the bar... it is located right next to the sea, close to the Uspenski Cathedral.<br />
And of course, I go there to see my friends. </div>
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address: Antinkatu 1, Helsinki (right at the Kamppi)</div>
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webpage: <a href="https://www.ihkubar.fi/" target="_blank">www.ihkubar.fi</a></div>
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list of songs: <a href="https://www.ihkubar.fi/ihku/karaokelistat/" target="_blank">karaokebiisit</a></div>
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Just by reading the title "night club" you realize that this place tries to stand out and it truly is different then any other places I have sung at so far.</div>
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It took me by surprise, how nervous I was, while singing in there. My hands were actually trembling so much that I had to keep microphone in both of them, to keep it straight. That happened to me just once - the first time I actually sang karaoke at Cafe Ursula (one and a half year ago). If you wanna read about it, see my article <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2017/08/cafe-ursula-helsinki.html" target="_blank">Cafe Ursula Helsinki</a>.</div>
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This place simply has no cosiness of a small bar such as <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2018/11/anna-k-karaoke-bar-in-helsinki.html" target="_blank">Anna K</a> or <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2017/12/restroom-karaoke.html" target="_blank">Restroom</a>, or that friendly professionalism of <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2017/12/kaivopihan-karaokekellari.html" target="_blank">Karaokekellari</a>. It feels more like a night club then a karaoke bar. </div>
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The stage is quite big, but somehow detached from the spectators, pushed aside to the corner, and I had tendencies to move down closer to my friends table... which felt a bit weird, as I was not using the full potential of the place.</div>
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The process of applying for a song is different than anywhere else I have been. You get to choose your song from a list (online or on the paper) but than you have to go to the karaoke host seated next to the stage and ask him to out it in for you. First I was intrigued but quickly I got annoyed with the system. It feels like a really unnecessary extra work for the poor host and there is too much space for error.<br />
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The list is good. Filled with nice Finnish, English, Swedish, and also some French, Spanish and Portuguese songs.<br />
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Fun fact - you can hear the singers also at the toilets (thanks to the speakers planted in there :) ).</div>
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Even though my first experience with this karaoke place was kind of ambivalent, I am definitely gonna take there some of my girlfriends, who are not so much into karaoke singing and still want to hang out with me. They have a cheap and quite good sparkling wine there (2euro per glass) and the place really feels like a night club. Also the location right at the Kamppi is very pleasing.<br />
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<b><i>Note from April 2019:</i></b><br />
IHKU surprisingly won over Wallis in time... After couple more visits I can say that the staff is friendly and professional, and karaoke hosts are doing great job sound wise. Even though the system of applying for songs is still annoying, the fact that the host is there from the beginning till the end and controls the sounds, is awesome.<br />
Sometimes karaoke bar owners make bartenders take care of the karaoke machine for the first couple hours, before the hosts come for the rush hours...and you can tell the difference.</div>
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Still my number one favorite is <b>Kaivopihan karaokekellari</b>. And you can read an extended review/praise on this place in my article <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2017/12/kaivopihan-karaokekellari.html" target="_blank">Kaivopihan karaokekellari</a>.</div>
Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com2Helsinki, Suomi60.169855699999992 24.9383791000000259.663417699999989 23.647485600000021 60.676293699999995 26.229272600000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-38501583745065262602018-12-02T23:58:00.000+02:002019-04-15T10:39:53.202+03:00How to Buy a Ticket for Public Transport in Helsinki<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Concrete advice on how to buy a ticket for a public transport in Helsinki. Pictures included :)</i><br />
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A lot has changed this year regarding public transport in Helsinki. I have also started to visit Helsinki much more, so I had a chance to gather some information for you, guys :) I hope it eases up your life a bit.</div>
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Btw, for more information about Public transport in Helsinki, check out my previous articles :)<br />
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<li>Public transport in Helsinki - changes (includes important actualization starting from 27.4.2019!)</li>
<li><a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2011/09/mestska-hromadna-doprava-v-helsinkach.html" target="_blank">Public transport in Helsinki</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2012/08/mestska-hromadna-doprava-helsinky-seutu.html" target="_blank">Public transport Helsinki - SEUTU</a>;</li>
<li><a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2014/09/mestska-hromadna-doprava-v-helsinkach-s.html" target="_blank">Public transport in Helsinki with a stroller</a>;</li>
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What you must know:</div>
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<li>You can buy valid ticket (1) at the ticket machine (expiration date starts at the time of the purchase), (2) if you own a special <b>HSL travel card</b> (<i>fin. matkakortti</i>), you can use a special <b>terminals</b> placed at the entrance of the platform of the metro and boat, or in the bus and tram, (3) you can also use a special <b>mobile application, </b>or (4) purchase it via SMS.</li>
<li>It is not possible to buy ticket from a <b>tram </b>driver.</li>
<li>You can buy ticket at the <b>bus </b>driver of the public transport HKI. It is not possible to pay by a credit or debit card. You have to pay cash.</li>
<li>At the <b>metro</b> it is not possible to buy ticket in the train. You have to have a valid ticket, while entering the platform. </li>
<li>You cannot buy ticket at the boat to Suomenlinna. You have to have a valid ticket while entering the boat.</li>
<li>If you travel with a child 0 to 6 years old sitting in a stroller, you do not have to have a ticket and you travel for free (one adult person per one stroller with a kid). Babysling or a babyware do not count. The child must sit in a stroller.</li>
<li>Children 0 to 6 years old travel for free.</li>
<li>Purchasing a ticket with a HSL travel card or via HSL mobile app is significantly cheaper. Buying a ticket at the bus driver is the most expensive option. Check out <b>prices of tickets </b>at the <a href="https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets-and-fares" target="_blank">HSL web page</a>.</li>
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Different procedures:</div>
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There are many <b>sales points</b> for regular public transport tickets, such as kiosks, stores or service points. Check them out (along side with the positions of parking and ticket machines) at the <a href="https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets-and-fares/sales-points" target="_blank">HSL webpage</a>.<br />
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<b>TICKET MACHINES</b><br />
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They are usually placed at the metro stations, or bigger bus stations. You can very rarely find them at the bus stops on tram stops out of the city centre.<br />
There were two types of ticket machines. Those where you pay with your credit card (more common ones) and those with the cash pay option. They usually stood next to each other, but not always. The new machines are offering both of the options.<br />
There are three language options (Finnish, Swedish and English) and use is very intuitive. Just follow the instructions on the display and you will be fine.<br />
Expiration date of the ticket purchased at the ticket machine starts with the time of a purchase.<br />
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Ticket machines are also used for loading your money into a HSL travel card.</div>
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<a href="https://www.helsinginseutu.fi/wps/wcm/connect/51734176-ebdc-4fa2-9c91-b2bc9af13859/1/kausilipulla_matkustaminen_1.png?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="282" height="163" src="https://www.helsinginseutu.fi/wps/wcm/connect/51734176-ebdc-4fa2-9c91-b2bc9af13859/1/kausilipulla_matkustaminen_1.png?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=" width="200" /></a><b>HSL TRAVEL CARDS</b><br />
It is an electronic card, created for a concrete person (Personal Travel Card) or a group of people (Multi-User Travel Card) that allows the owner(s) to purchase a public transport tickets at the ticket machines and in all the possible means of a public transport.</div>
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Personal Travel Card can be owned by residents of Finland only, Multi-user Travel Card can be issued for visitors and tourists as well.<br />
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For more information on the travel cards, how to get them, who can get them and about the prices of the purchases, check out <a href="https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets-and-fares/travel-card" target="_blank">webpage HSL</a>.<br />
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Check out also <span id="goog_1442485166"></span>step by step advice <span id="goog_1442485167"></span>on how to use new public transport terminals. It is in Finnish (or Swedish) but the pictures included are very helpful. You will find it on <a href="https://www.helsinginseutu.fi/hs/viittomakieli-fi/joukkoliikenne/matkakortit-ja-muut-liput/matkakortin-kaytto/uusi-kortinlukija" target="_blank">www.helsinginseutu.fi</a>.<br />
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<b>MOBILE APPLICATION</b><br />
I have used this one recently. It is very intuitive, works in English and it takes just about half a minute to get a ticket.<br />
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There are two possible payments - you can either add your credit card information into the app or the sum will be automatically added to your phone bill.<br />
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More information and how to download it, you can find at the <a href="https://www.hsl.fi/en/app" target="_blank">HSL webpage</a>.</div>
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<b>SMS</b><br />
Before I have discovered the mobile app HSL, I have been using these, too.<br />
For a <i>basic first zone ticket for an adult</i> you have to send SMS <b>"A1"</b> onto the phone number <b>16355</b>.<br />
The sum of 2,90 euro will be added to your phone bill.<br />
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More information on the SMS ticket find at the <a href="https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets-and-fares/sms-ticket" target="_blank">HSL webpage</a>.</div>
Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com1Helsinky, Finsko60.169855699999992 24.9383791000000259.663417699999989 23.647485600000021 60.676293699999995 26.229272600000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-70612883419570232292018-11-04T08:39:00.000+02:002019-01-16T10:30:59.342+02:00Scheduling an appointment at the doctor in Finland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I prepared a video on what it looks like when you get sick and need to get an appointment at the doctor. Language advice included. Hope it helps you out, once you need it.</i><br />
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<a name='more'></a>There come times people need a medical care. In case it is not urgent, in Finland you get to call to your local healthcare center (<i>fin. terveyskeskus</i>), talk to the nurse on the phone and ideally schedule an appointment.<br />
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Unfortunately not all the nurses on the phone speak English well enough, so I figured I was gonna prepare a video, guide you through the process and add some important vocabulary.</div>
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See my video Schedulling an appointment at the doctor in Finland. Afterwards you can check again vocabulary I mention and even some more, I think could be useful for you.<br />
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If you want to know more on the Finnish healthcare system, read my article <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2014/03/zdravotni-pece-ve-finsku-health-care-in.html" target="_blank">Healthcare in Finland</a>.</div>
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If you wanna know more on a healthcare regarding pregnancy, check out articles <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2013/11/tehotenstvi-ve-finsku-pregnancy-in.html" target="_blank">Pregnancy in Finland</a> and <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2013/12/porod-v-helsinkach-giving-birth-in.html" target="_blank">Giving birth in Finland</a>.<br />
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<b>Initial information</b> you will most probably hear while calling into a <b>health centre</b>, waiting to be connected:<br />
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KAIKKI VASTAAJAMME OVAT VARATTUJA JUURI NYT. (All our respondents are busy right now.)<br />
PYSY JONOSSA. (Stay in the queue; Hold the line)<br />
PALVELEMME TEITÄ MAHDOLISIMMAN PIAN. (We will take care of you as soon as possible.)<br />
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JONOSSA PAIKALLA: YKSI (Place in the queue: one.)<br />
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KAIKKI VASTAAJAMME OVAT VARATTUJA. (All our respondents are busy.)<br />
VALITKAA YKSI, JOS HALUATTE JÄTTÄÄ SOITTOPYYNNÖN. (Please select one, if you wish to ask for a callback.)<br />
VOITTE MYÖS JATKAA JONOTUSTA. (You can also continue queuing.)<br />
VASTAMME TEILLE MAHDOLISIMMAN PIAN. (We will reply to you as soon as possible.)<br />
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<b>Other useful vocabulary</b> you have heard in the video above, plus some more:<br />
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TERVEYSKESKUS = a health centre</div>
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SAIRAALA = a hospital</div>
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PÄIVYSTYS = emergency department at the health centre or a hospital</div>
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HENKILÖTUNNUS = social security number (if you wanna know more about Finnish social security number, check out my article <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.com/2012/12/co-je-to-henkilotunnus-what-is.html" target="_blank">What is a Henkilötunnus?</a></div>
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EN TIEDÄ MITÄ SE TARKOITTAA. = I do not know what does that mean.</div>
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AJANVARAUS = an appointment</div>
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ILTAPÄIVÄN PUOLELLE = closer to the evening</div>
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KAHDENTOISTA AIKOISTA = around twelve a o'clock</div>
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HÄN OLI SYNTYNYT KUUDESTOISTA KESÄKUUSA. = he/she was born on the 16th June</div>
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MINÄ OLIN SYNTYNYT KAHDESKYMMENESKAHDEKSAS TAMMIKUUSSA. = I was born on the 28th January</div>
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KAUANKO HÄN ON OLLUT SAIRAANA? = How long has he/she been sick?</div>
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PÄIVÄ = a day</div>
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KOLME PÄIVÄÄ = three days </div>
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VIIKKO = a week</div>
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KAKSI VIIKKOA = two weeks </div>
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MELKEIN KUUKAUSI = almost a month</div>
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NELJÄ KUUKAUTTA = four months</div>
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KUUME = a fever<br />
YSKÄ = a cough<br />
NUHA = stuffed /runny nose<br />
IHOTTUMA = a rash, eczema<br />
PÄÄNSÄRKY = headache<br />
LIHASKIPU = muscle pain<br />
TURVONNUT = swollen<br />
KIPU = a pain<br />
HUIMAUS = a vertigo, dizziness<br />
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KUINKA KORKEAKSI KUUME NOUSI? = How high the fever climbed?<br />
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HENGIN AHDISTUS, HENGITYSVAIKEUS = brething difficulties</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>One of my top three favourite karaoke bars... See why you should try this place too. </i></span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anna K. is a small dark karaoke bar located almost next to the shopping centre Kamppi, in the very centre of Helsinki. From the outside not very welcoming sight, inside lies a treasure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, why is this place worth visiting:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Great list of songs</b> - this is very important when it comes to a karaoke bar... and Anna K. has a very good list of songs - of course in Finnish, Swedish and English...but also some in French or Spanish...check it out for yourself on <a href="https://www.karaokebar.net/annak-listat" target="_blank">biisilista.fi</a><br />Even though you can see the list online, you still apply for songs old fashioned way in here - writing your request on a paper and giving it to the box on the bar.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Friendly staff</b> - I have not met an unfriendly bartender here. It opens at 17.00 at the workdays (friday to sunday at 15.00) and until 20.00 there is only one person working behind a bar, operating also the karaoke machine. It means that sometimes you have to wait couple minutes, before they take care of the customers at the bar, but they never let you wait longer then necessary. I like that.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Interesting group of co-singers</b> - you can meet there a refreshing mixture of locals and random tourists just walking by. People usually come here to sing and listen, not solely for drinking... but of course, you will meet drunk people here...Duh! It is a bar! :)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Good location </b>- as I said, it is located in the street next to the shopping centre Kamppi, close to the main train station and main bus stations, so easily accessible, and easy to get home from there.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I do not like:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Risk of fainting</b> - If the bar is full, the air inside gets very heavy and unbreathable. I had some unpleasant moments recently, where I had to walk out for a bit, to get some fresh air. So be aware of that.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>When crowded, REALLY crowded</b> - the place is quite small and when you sing, you actually stand right next to the bar or at the ends of it. It feels good, but also kind of inconvenient, if the place is crowded. Because people are simply walking over each other, bumping into each other... it can be interfering and unpleasant to someone with a wider intimate zone. Plus, if someone wants to start a drunk fight, or starts to be drunk annoying, it kind of influences everyone in the bar.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you want to find this place and try it for yourself (or just go and have a beer there) you will find it at </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Annankatu 23, Helsinki.</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also check out their:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">page at <a href="https://www.karaokebar.net/annak" target="_blank">karaokebar.net</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Anna-K-166200220070398/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and a <a href="https://www.karaokebar.net/annak-listat" target="_blank">karaoke list</a>.</span></li>
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Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Annankatu 23, 00100 Helsinki, Finsko60.167101 24.93678399999998943.7002675 -16.371807000000011 76.633934500000009 66.245375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-28807209352228230212018-10-25T22:24:00.004+03:002018-10-25T22:24:28.355+03:00Katajanokka hotel in Helsinki<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you ever stayed overnight in a prison? I have!</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, in the former one... :) Check out my review on this hotel, built out of a former prison in Helsinki. Pictures included.</span></i><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has been a while since I have gotten this extraordinary gift from my friend Eliška. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was my 35th birthday and I got to spend a night in a prison - well, in a former prison, now called <b>hotel Katajanokka.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's peek into a history, shall we? According to their webpage, the <b>oldest part</b> of Hotel Katajanokka dates <b>back to 1837 </b>and the <b>main part to 1888</b>. The building originally served as a <b>county prison and pre-trial detention centre</b>. It was <b>closed in 2002</b>, and re-opened as a newly renovated hotel (owned by a private owner) in 2007. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The open central corridor of the hotel, red brick outer walls and the high perimeter wall around the park are <b>protected by the National Board of Antiquities</b> and remain as a reminder of the building’s history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just entering the building feels extraordinary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Because the exterior of the building has been preserved, you immediately get the feel of a prison. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inside you will find skillfuly combined modern design with the remains of the old buildings. This combination gave me, quite frankly, creeps... If you too believe in the karma and that energy can attach to the objects and to the places, you will be able to imagine what I felt, while walking around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The architect and designer of the place was a real genius...the combination of the old and new is just right... and there are those small details, which somehow make you stop for a second and just stare and feel the place over and over again... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Original staircases, old windows and original doors only slightly renovated, prison bars here and there, old tables and silverware and kitchenware reminding you of a prison kitchen... look at the pictures and see for yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The staff on the other hand is very friendly, sweet and helpful. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has been my birthday and even though we checked in really late (around midnight), girl from the reception knocked on our door and brought me a special birthday gift from the hotel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was very touching and I, caught up in the moment, did something in Finland unthinkable - I hugged her! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though the hotel has been renovated, one dungeon from the 19th century and one of the former cells have been preserved and serve as some sort of museum. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">And you know what? The most bizzare thing I have seen there, was a picture of a newly wed couple, posing inside the cell... I may be a bit too cynical, but the first thought that popped up in my head was: "Come on, guys, if you really wanted to be original, you should have gotten married in the original prison uniforms!" Heh... :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall, I would say, spending one night in this hotel, is something one should do. But I am not sure if I would recommend anyone to prolong their stay. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even though this hotel seems to be popular, I cannot help but wonder, if there are any customers returning to repeat their experience...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For more information check out <a href="https://www.hotelkatajanokka.fi/en/" target="_blank">Hotel Katajanokka webpage</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">And let me know in the comments, if you have ever stayed there and how did it feel to you?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">creepy decoration, but very comfy beds! :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">original cells... eek... it did not feel nice to enter...</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Merikasarminkatu 1, 00160 Helsinki, Finsko60.166636 24.96927400000004143.6999115 -16.339316999999959 76.6333605 66.277865000000048tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-86221390458280353132018-09-17T13:19:00.002+03:002018-09-17T13:21:54.006+03:00An update....Hey guys, it has been a while, since my last post and I am super greatful that you still kept on coming, reading, browsing through...<br />
I had a pretty rough year, and blogging was unfortunately one of the things I had to put to rest for a while... but you know what?<br />
Now I am back in. :)<br />
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Wait for my next blog posts - on Katajanokka Hotel, which was built from an old prison in Helsinki... and on two more karaoke bars in Helsinki I have recently come to liking - Anna K and Wallis.<br />
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Love you all!Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Tuusula, Finsko60.4040324 25.01306030000000660.1534869 24.367613800000008 60.6545779 25.658506800000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-14251100843525048242018-04-15T23:00:00.000+03:002018-12-16T22:18:45.236+02:00Siima (nápoj / a drink)<i>Tradiční finský nápoj podávaný prvního května.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><i>A traditional Finnish drink served on the first of May.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Siima is a unique, traditional Finnish drink, which is typically served during Labours Day - in Finland called May Day or Vappu.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">It is not difficult to make at home, it just takes a bit more time.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I was lucky to be present at the making of this drink and had time to take couple of pictures with my phone (I am sorry about the quality!)</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">You can make Siima as a non-alcoholic (for ex. for kids) or alcoholic drink (where you let it fermentate. The more you let it stand in the bottle, the more alcohol there is). It is good to put in raisins, while filling the drink into bottles - they tell you, when is Siima ready to drink (once they float up to the surface).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Check out </span><a href="http://www.girlcooksworld.com/2012/01/sima-finnish-fermented-lemon-may-day-drink.html" target="_blank">Girl Cooks World</a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> for a recipe with nice pictures and easy instructions. (I am not gonna make my own recipe here. Why to recreate something that has been already done so much better, right?)</span><br />
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Siima je jedinečný, typicky finský nápoj, který se tady hojně pije v tzv. Svátek práce (Labours Day),<br />
Finy nazývaný <b>May Day</b> nebo taky <b>Vappu</b>.<br />
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Vyrobit ho není vůbec těžké, jen to trochu déle trvá.<br />
Měla jsem to štěstí být u procesu výroby domácí Siima a měla jsem i čas udělat pár fotografií svým telefonem (Omlouvám se za kvalitu).<br />
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Siima je možné připravit ve variantě pro děti - bez alkoholu, nebo pro dospělé - kdy nápoj necháte projít procesem fermentace a získáte lehce alkoholický šumivý nápoj (čím déle necháte fermentovat, stát v lahvi, tím více alkoholu pak nápoj má). Obecně dobrým ukazatelem připravenosti ke konzumaci jsou rozinky. Přidáváte je do nápoje během přelévání do lahví. Ve chvíli, kdy vyplavou nahoru, můžete nápoj poprvé ochutnat.<br />
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Přikládám moc hezký návod v Angličtině na <a href="http://www.girlcooksworld.com/2012/01/sima-finnish-fermented-lemon-may-day-drink.html" target="_blank">Girl Cooks World</a>, s pěknými fotkami a jednoduchým návodem. Není třeba vytvářet něco, co už jiní udělali lépe :)<br />
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<br />Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Helsinki, Finland60.1665856 24.943555360.1586861 24.9238143 60.1744851 24.9632963tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-47941123557670298172018-02-01T12:03:00.000+02:002019-03-22T15:06:46.058+02:00Live band Karaoke in Kaivopihan Karaokekellari<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hiOmjTivhnPRk9Yrh1LqtJ9C3XnR798wRTKN0FTUxLOUZxS2axNxsTWDfC4nke7IActJVUbE2VL3m8I0DBcKgX8Bq2J9nbKidb2H53A9ZX_NMWospaWIymz2VIHcvR2xLEUrh-SeCoq_/s1600/20180105_210329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hiOmjTivhnPRk9Yrh1LqtJ9C3XnR798wRTKN0FTUxLOUZxS2axNxsTWDfC4nke7IActJVUbE2VL3m8I0DBcKgX8Bq2J9nbKidb2H53A9ZX_NMWospaWIymz2VIHcvR2xLEUrh-SeCoq_/s320/20180105_210329.jpg" width="320" /></a><i><span style="color: #134f5c;">Have you ever tried to sing with a band? Try Kaivopihan karaokekellari.</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">If you want to have a special karaoke experience, try to visit <b>Kaivopihan karaokekellari</b> (check out my <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.fi/2017/12/kaivopihan-karaokekellari.html" target="_blank">blog post</a> for more information about this place!) on one of their <b><i>Bändikaraoke evenings</i></b>. Usually they are organized on <b>Friday night, from 19:30 till 22.00</b>...during that time classic karaoke list is being frozen on the main stage (at Marilyn) and people get to sing from the list of about 200 songs, accompanied by a live band.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Every evening is announced beforehand on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kaivopihankaraokekellari/" target="_blank">official facebook page</a> of the bar.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">It is awesome experience! I have tried it three times so far and I loved it. All three of the bands I have met were super nice, professional,... My favourite band so far is <b>Groove President</b> (they are very friendly and enthusiastic about the music and were even able to set up the best key for each customer). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">To me it feels like a childhood dream coming true. You can sing with a band on the stage...and it does not matter if you are good or bad, you still get the applause...and nobody will kick you out after the gig. :)))</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">If you want to know, how it all started, check a video Groove President Open mic - making of. In the Finnish, still interesting to see, especially if you wanna see what Kellari looks like :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">PS: if you visit Kaivopihan karaokekellari during <i>Karaokebändi </i>evening but you feel like normal karaoke, <b>the Blues brothers stage</b> (the second one) is open and running in the usual mode.</span><br />
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Pokud chcete zažít něco speciálního, zúčastněte se jednoho z <b><i>Bändikaraoke </i></b>večerů v <b>Kaivopihan karaokekellari</b> (pro více informací o tomto místě mrkněte na <a href="https://ourfinnishadventure.blogspot.fi/2017/12/kaivopihan-karaokekellari.html" target="_blank">příspěvek </a>psaný v prosinci 2017). Obvykle se konají v <b>pátek a v sobotu večer od 19:30 do 22:00</b> ... klasický karaoke seznam na hlavní scéně (Marylin) je na tu dobu úplně zastaven a zákazníci zpívají ze seznamu asi 30 písní doprovázeni živou kapelou.<br />
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Každý plánovaný večer je předem vyhlášen na <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kaivopihankaraokekellari/" target="_blank">oficiálních facebook stránkách</a> baru.<br />
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Úžasná zkušenost! Zkoušela jsem to třikrát a miluju to. Všechny tři kapely, které jsem potkala, byly super profesionální a jejich členové přátelští... Moje oblíbená karaoke kapela je <b>Groove President</b> (jsou velmi milí a hrajou výborně a s velkým zápalem... a dokonce byli schopní každému ze zákazníků upravit tóninu skladby podle hlasového rozsahu).<br />
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Je to jako plnit si dětský sen. Zpíváte s kapelou na jevišti ... a nezáleží na tom, jestli dobře nebo špatně, lidi vám stejně zatleskají ... a nikdo vás po koncertu nevykopne z kapely. :)))<br />
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PS: pokud navštívíte Kaivopihan karaokekellari během večera <i>Karaokebändi</i>, ale chcete si jen zazpívat normální karaoke, <b>Blues brothers scéna</b> (ta druhá) je vám po celou dobu plně k dispozici.</div>
Vendulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806943578577271720noreply@blogger.com0Mannerheimintie 3, 00100 Helsinki, Finsko60.169357 24.94080499999995543.700145 -16.367789000000045 76.63856899999999 66.249398999999954tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642343700486913716.post-61435106473679361762018-01-26T16:48:00.000+02:002018-12-17T00:01:41.464+02:00Emelie Schepp <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXDm5Y__V9Jyq0tULhZdXgIoReNDDei2Kf9n8u5kbMNd3ZPyqdKFB2wqkNvogGXwZiMg3MbNeLZyQYC6wFVuElSG3lgv8JsynN6BvxqxhpKuoxyke2rU00T_c_5LMFmMWnfxiR8bOwACu/s1600/marked+for+life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXDm5Y__V9Jyq0tULhZdXgIoReNDDei2Kf9n8u5kbMNd3ZPyqdKFB2wqkNvogGXwZiMg3MbNeLZyQYC6wFVuElSG3lgv8JsynN6BvxqxhpKuoxyke2rU00T_c_5LMFmMWnfxiR8bOwACu/s320/marked+for+life.jpg" width="179" /></a><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Do you enjoy Scandiavian crime fiction? Than you truly must read her book series.</span></i><br />
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<i>Máte rádi skandinávské detektivky? Tak to si musíte přečíst jednu z jejích knih.</i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">A friend of mine mentioned this brilliant woman some time ago. Her passion and determination really intrigued me, so I simply had to buy her debut - a novel<b> Marked for Life</b>, which was released <b>in 2013</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I had to wait for it though, as the English version was not on the shelf. It took them 3 weeks to complete my order... so now am in the middle of the story and it is very nice reading...Easy, with a good pace, enough suspence (not too scary though...) and well out-lined characters... Just the way I like my crime fiction...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">And why is <b>Emelie Schepp</b> special? Because even though everybody was turning her down, she never gave up on her story and pursued it like nothing else would matter.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">And she succeeded bad! She showed them all how it is done, when after she self-published her first novel, she immediately became best-selling Swedish author of a crime fiction. I admire that! And on top of that...She is a hottie! :) Damned!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Right after she self-published her debut, incredible <b>40,000 copies</b> were sold. Since then, she has released several books which have been sold to <b>30 countries</b> and have become readers’ favorites and bestsellers in many countries. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">She is still ranked as </span><b style="color: #0b5394;">Sweden's premier self-publisher </b><span style="color: #0b5394;">and</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> was awarded the </span><b style="color: #0b5394;">Specsavers Reader’s Choice Award in 2016 </b><span style="color: #0b5394;">and </span><b style="color: #0b5394;">2017</b><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The book <b><i>Marked for Life</i></b> starts as any other classic detective story, but soon takes an interesting turn and digs into a very actual and serious topic.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The main heroine <b><i>Jana Berzelius</i></b> is special, and even though it is difficult for me to identify with her, the story of her life which you slowly discover, is really interesting and I love the way it is unwinding... (I have not finnished the book yet :) ) She reminds me of a main character from the TV series "<i>Bones</i>", though with very different background. I am not gonna reveal more, because I think you should really read it, and I do not want to spoil it for you, guys. :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">You can reach Emelie Schepp on:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">her <a href="https://www.emelieschepp.com/" target="_blank">official webpage</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">her official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Emelie-Schepp-169658353228212/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">her official <a href="https://twitter.com/emelieschepp?lang=en" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">and official <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emelieschepp/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram </a>.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">More sources:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Emelie Schepp in <a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/emelie-schepp/" target="_blank">Fantastic Fiction</a></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">interview for the <a href="http://www.thecrimehouse.com/interview-with-emelie-schepp/" target="_blank">Crime House</a> from 10.1.14</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">interview for the <a href="https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/emelie-schepp/news/interview-061616" target="_blank">Book Reporter</a> from 16.6.16</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">and many more! <br />Just type her name into any internet search engine... One can see that she indeed has a long experience in marketing. :)</span></li>
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ČESKY:<br />
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Jeden můj kamarád zmínil jméno Emelie Schepp již před nějakou dobou. Její vášeň a odhodlání mě tak zaujaly, že jsem si prostě musela koupit její debut - román <b><i>Marked for Life</i></b>, který byl publikován <b>v roce 2013</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">source of the pic <a href="http://blog.typeandtell.com/sv/forfattarintervju-emelie-schepp/" target="_blank">blog Type&Tell</a></span></td></tr>
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Musela jsem si na knihu počkat, protože anglická verze nebyla na skladu ani na polici. Vyřízení objednávky nakonec trvalo 3 týdny, takže jsem zrovna uprostřed příběhu a je to teda velmi dobré čtení ... Snadné, pěkně to odsýpá, příběh je dostatečně napínavý (ale zase ne moc strašidelný...) a postavy jsou dobře vykreslené... Přesně takové detektivky mám ráda.<br />
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A v čem je <b>Emelie Schepp</b> speciální? Protože i přesto, že ji všichni zrazovali a odmítali, nikdy se svého příběhu nevzdala a šla si za svým jako by jí šlo o život.<br />
A dokázala to! Ukázala všem těm nakladatelům a skeptikům, jak se to dělá, když sama vydala svůj první román, a okamžitě se stala nejprodávanějším švédským autorem kriminální fikce. Fakt ji obdivuju! A navíc ... Je teda fakt kus! :) Zatraceně!<br />
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Hned poté, co vydala svůj debut, prodala neuvěřitelných 40 000 kopií. Od té doby vydala několik knih, které byly prodány do 30 zemí a v mnoha zemích se stala autorem <i>bestselleru</i>.<br />
I dnes je hodnocena jako přední švédská autorka a <b>v roce 2016 a 2017</b> získala <b>ocenění Specsavers Reader's Choice Award.</b><br />
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Kniha <b><i>Marked for Life</i></b> začíná jako jakýkoli jiný klasický detektivní příběh, ale brzy se zajímá o zajímavý obrat a vykopává se do velmi aktuálního a vážného tématu.<br />
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Hlavní hrdinka <b><i>Jana Berzelius</i></b> je výjimečná a přestože je pro mě obtížné se s ní ztotožnit, její životní příběh, který je v knize pomalu odkrýván, je opravdu zajímavý a vzrušující... (Upozorňuju, že, knihu jsem ještě nedočetla... :)) Připomíná mi hlavní postavu z televizního seriálu "<i>Sběratelé kostí</i>", i když s velmi odlišným zázemím a životním příběhem. Nechci vám o moc víc prozrazovat, protože si myslím, že byste si to měli opravdu přečíst, a zkazila bych vám to.<br />
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Emelie Schepp můžete sledovat na:<br />
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<li>její oficiální <a href="https://www.emelieschepp.com/" target="_blank">webové stránce</a>,</li>
<li>její oficiální<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Emelie-Schepp-169658353228212/" target="_blank"> stránce facebook</a>,</li>
<li>jejím <a href="https://twitter.com/emelieschepp?lang=en" target="_blank">Twitter účtu</a>,</li>
<li>jejím <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emelieschepp/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram účtu</a>.</li>
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Další zajímavé zdroje (v Angličtině):<br />
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<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">Emelie Schepp v <a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/emelie-schepp/" target="_blank">Fantastic Fiction</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">rozhovor pro the <a href="http://www.thecrimehouse.com/interview-with-emelie-schepp/" target="_blank">Crime House</a> (z 10.1.14),</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">rozhovor pro the <a href="https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/emelie-schepp/news/interview-061616" target="_blank">Book Reporter</a> (z 16.6.16),</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;">a mnoho dalších!<br />Prostě zadejte její jméno do jakéhokoli internetového vyhledávače a uvidíte. je teda jasné, že má dlouholetou pracovní zkušenost s marketingem :)</span></li>
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