Who needs EU?

2012-01-09-_DSF5158.RAF, a photo by anttia on Flickr.

Transportation in Persuomi

2012-01-04-_DSF4880.RAF, a photo by anttia on Flickr.

Candle in the wind

2011-12-31-_DSF4461.RAF, a photo by anttia on Flickr.

I took a little walk on the new years eve, when I passed the Finnish Bank I noticed a lonely candle in front of the J.V.Snellman statue. I do not know if the candle was for Snellman, Finnish Bank or Finnish Mark, but it was still a romantic gesture in a true-basic-Finnish sence.

EAT AND DRINK AS MUCH AS YOU WANT

2011-12-31-_DSF4406.RAF, a photo by anttia on Flickr.

History

2011-12-31-_DSF4401.RAF, a photo by anttia on Flickr.

It is said that history is always written by the winners, well this time it is written by finns. This magazine states: History, all writers Finnish, and as a bonus it uses Mannerheim as coverboy.

2011-06-25 Turkish Makkaraperunat

2011-06-25-_MG_8428.CR2, a photo by anttia on Flickr.

I was walking throught the pizza/beer/thaimassage-district when I noticed a peculiar thing. A Turkish pizza-place was adverticing Makkaraperunat.

Makkaraperunat means chunks of cheap sousage deepfried with chips. This is the stuff Finnish people used to eat at the Grill on friday nights, before MC Donalds and Turkish pizza doninated the market.

But well now we have Turkish makkaraperunat.

2011-06-24 Karjala 6-1

2011-06-24-_MG_8420.CR2, a photo by anttia on Flickr.

I was buying some beer to celebrate the midsommer eve (like we do here in Persuomi), when I noticed an interesting new product.

Karjala 6-1, eng. Karelia 6-1. I guess it is supposed to remind us of Ice-hockey, but it also reminded me of a a numeric question asked by Paavo Haavikko: How is it possible that the land of the Karelian people have been taken 3 times, without ever been given back?