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  • Oulu – A winter wonderland

    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 donโ€™t close if there is snow, like…

  • Helsinki – Take 2

    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…