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Oulu – A winter wonderland
Oulu, I still have no idea how to pronounce it, is an interesting place. A colleague at work who had spent some time in Finland would keep correcting me. “Oulu?”“Ouluโ“Oulu?โ“Ouluโ The easiest way to get around Finland in winter is to fly. Unlike more southern airports, Finnish airports donโt close if there is snow, like…
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Helsinki – Take 2
This time with mohawks The train ride back to Helsinki was punctuated by the Russian border control taking my passport for a while and going for a walk, to another carriage. Turns out my visa had been stuck in the passport upside down, and they couldn’t scan it on their machines. Didn’t have any issues…