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Proud of My Fast Runners: the Helsinki Minimarathon 2019

May 25, 2019

May has become synonym with one of our family’s favourite events, the Helsinki Minimarathon. In 2018 we were invited to take part in the ...

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events, finland, food, reviews

Kicking Off Summer At The Carnival of Ice Cream and Chocolate 2019

May 11, 2019

How much ice cream can you eat? My family had a chance to test this at this year’s Carnival of Ice Cream and Chocolate (Jäätelö- ja ...

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adoption, events, expats, finland, parenting

Anger Regulation Tools For Parents

April 20, 2019

On March 30th, 2019, the first event of Adoption Support Group Finland was held in Helsinki at the premises of Adoptioperheet ry. It was titled ...

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First Time At A Circus: Watching Sirkus Caliba Show

April 12, 2019

If you live in the capital area, you have may have spotted spotted posters of the Sirkus Caliba‘s show. Sirkus Caliba has been operating ...

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child development, crafts, events, finland, reviews

Contemporary Art and Children: Kiasma’s Workshop for Toddlers

February 11, 2019

It is very easy to find cultural activities for children in Finland, but it’s not so immediate to meet some which compromise between ...

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events, finland, life, reviews, travel, travel in finland

A Dream Come True: a Sea Adventure with our Favourite Princesses

January 31, 2019

Right before Christmas, R expressed the wish of going on a trip with me, just the two of us. I was excited to spend time some time alone with her ...

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My girl’s 5th birthday: disaster averted!

April 18, 2018

R turned five last month and she was very excited to celebrate with her friends. We have a family policy of inviting all her daycare class to ...

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events, finland, reviews, self-care

Meet us at the Helsinki Minimarathon!

April 11, 2018

My husband and I share a flaw. Yes, we are not perfect! Shocking, right? Jokes aside, we are lazy. Not lazy lazy, we are actually quite active ...

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Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager, and now I work in global development. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, and eating good food. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.

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