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last update:Apr162021October 24, 2014April 16, 20212 Commentsby Santiago H

Tinder in Finland: women and men

One of the best websites I discovered this year was Tinder na Suecia. The story goes like this: a Spanish man from Galicia went to Sweden, and his friends back at home asked him how the girls on Tinder (the app for meeting people available on iPhone and Android) in the Nordic and Scandinavian countries are. Instead of describing them, he went the smart way:…

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last update:Apr212020August 19, 2014April 21, 202010 Commentsby Santiago H

The strange park of Veijo Rönkkönen

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If you were asked to name a statue from the top of your head, you’ll probably say “The Venus of Milo”, as it might be one of earliest encounters with sculpture we all had. But if you ask this question in the Finnish town of Parikalla, in the south-east of Finland and next to the Russian border, the answer will surely be the strange sculptures…

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last update:Oct012020July 8, 2014October 1, 202010 Commentsby Santiago H

A hose: the strange device next to every Finnish toilet

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It’s been a long time since I wanted to write about the hose that exists next to each Finnish toilet. Something like this: A strange apparatus to have in a bathroom: a hose. Source: Oras The first time I arrived in Finland, many years ago, I was surprised by this strange apparatus. I didn’t have time to test it during my first days, so I…

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last update:Jun032020June 11, 2014June 3, 20201 Commentby Santiago H

Mölkky: The Finnish summer game

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First commandment of the Finnish summer: Spend as much time as you can outdoors. This is a good rule, which can be carried out in many forms (we’ll bring some ideas in the near future); one of those forms is the “official” Finnish summer game: Mölkky. What is Mölkky? Mölkky is a very popular game, a bit like bowling, except you can play it anywhere…

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