My Family is One By One Emigrating to Sweden | emigrate

July 29, 2010

I always new that myself and family would not settle down in the UK and find another country to emigrate to.Strange things happen.I have now lived abroad for some 22 years here in Helsinki Finland and Lappeenranta on the Eastern Border of Finland with Russia and I get news that my family is moving closer [...]

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Ice Swimming in Finland a Preventative Health Care

July 24, 2010

Here in Finland,home of ice swimming we are experiencing a hot,dry summer.Temperatures have been close to 30 Degrees C.It is at these times I look forward to a crisp cold Finnish Winter and the chance to get out and do some ice swimming.I met a Finnish man when I was staying at Iiris the visually [...]

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Helsinki Delights in Winter | Finland Winter

July 18, 2010

Finland Winter from Summer There couldn’t be a bigger contrast between Finland Winter and Finland S ummer. In the long days of summer, when the sun hardly seems to set, Helsinki is a vibrant city, packed with visitors and crowds pouring off the cruise ships. Go in to Finland Winter and you see the Finnish [...]

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Alternative views of Helsinki,Mother of The Baltic Sea

July 13, 2010

Helsinki on The Baltic Sea [wpp keyword="Helsinki Vacations" limit_page="4"] In a far corner of the Baltic Sea is Finland and on the Southern Coast is Finland`s Capitol,Helsinki.Helsinki serves as the point of arrival for many travelers to Finland.Whether tourists arrive by plane at Helsinki Vantaa Airport or by ship to the Helsinki downtown market area.Many [...]

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Great Helsinki Coffee Houses

July 10, 2010

Welcome To Finnish Coffee   As a British man I was bought up the old English way:Egg & Bacon for Breakfast all washed down with a nice cup of real tea leaf tea made in a teapot and left to infuse for 10 minutes.Whilst living in England coffee was a beverage that came in granules,like Nescafe [...]

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Finland Government brief description

July 5, 2010

Finland Government,An Overview   eIt  is always wise to know a little of the countries administrative bodies in Government and how the system works.What follows is a brief description of the Finnish Government currently in power and a little on how it functions.As a British Expatriate and not Finnish Nationalised I am unable to cast [...]

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Finnish Dinner Parties Sadly Missing | Dinner Party

June 30, 2010

Dinner Party in The Finland   Whilst in Finland on travels or holiday you may notice that friends here, even good friends, don’t invite you to their house for Dinner Party evenings .You’re not alone. I have friends here I have known for five or six years whose homes I have never seen, let alone be [...]

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Visually Impaired Cooking Class For Newbies

June 22, 2010

Visually Impaired Cooking   Now I had a chance do attemp some visually impaired cooking at Iiris.By my own choice I have remained pretty much aloof from the British crowd of Expats living in Helsinki and greater Finland.I have always chosen to venture alone,preferring to find my own way whether it be from awkward situations [...]

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The Finnish Sauna Health Benefits

June 18, 2010

In simple terms a Sauna is a dry-heat sweat bath and for Finnish People forms the basis of most alternative health therapies  as well as Hydrotherapies in and around the world today.Almost all health clubs,fitness gyms and hotels offer some form of sauna room for their guests and patrons. Finnish Sauna and Turkish Bath   [...]

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Panning for Gold in Lapland

June 16, 2010

Lapland Gold to be Panned for [wpp keyword="gold" limit_page="3"] There are a small but ever growing group of people travelling to Ivalo,Northern Lapland each and every year in search of the mother load of Gold that can be found in the sediment of the Ivalojoki.Whilst big companies backed with geologists,diamond drills and latest trilling techniques [...]

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Middle England Meeting Forges Best Bet Diet

May 30, 2010

Meet The Best Bet Diet I returned home from my two week Psycho-Social course at Iiris Eye Center for the visually disabled late Friday evening.This has been my second 2 week course and the staff all fully trained in each of their disciplines were once again caring,committed and openly showed a warm,loving environment.As I have [...]

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