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adoption, finland, life, Lifestyle, multicultural families, parenting

#IAmAntiracist – Antiracism In Our Transracial Family

February 16, 2022

Finland recently launched the national campaign named #IAmAntiracist to call society – organisations and individuals – to actively ...

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finland, Lifestyle, sustainability, zero waste

Keep Helsinki Clean With Park Pals

September 18, 2021

A few months back my family and I volunteered to clean up our neighbourhood and pick up litter. My area looks tidy, yet we were all shocked to ...

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finland, food, Lifestyle, sustainability, zero waste

Going Zero Waste In Finland – Documenting Our Family Journey

May 12, 2021

I heard the term zero waste for the first time few years ago while watching a Youtube video. A family living what I now know is an extreme (and ...

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digital parenting, health, Lifestyle, parenting

Too Much Screen Time: Tips to Limit Your Child’s Screen Time

January 5, 2021

Are you worried your child is doing too much screen time? Following a very interesting discussion on my Instagram, I have decided to collect some ...

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christmas, events, expats, finland, Lifestyle, multicultural families, travel in finland

Finland Through Expat Eyes: My Advent Calendar on Finland (Part 1)

December 8, 2020

It’s Christmas time, it’s Christmas time! Yes, picture me jumping up and down while I say this. This is one of the most exciting yet ...

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adoption, child development, Lifestyle, sustainability

World Children’s Day 2020, A Personal Reflection

November 24, 2020

Last Friday was World Children’s Day. Established in 1954, the Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20th each year to ...

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food, health, life, Lifestyle, sustainability

Save Money on Groceries: 9 Tips to Slash Your Budget

October 30, 2020

The joys of budgeting… right? Or should I say, the eternal struggle of family finances. You are one among many people wishing to save money ...

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finland, food, health, Lifestyle, sustainability

Urban Farming in Helsinki: Syötava Puisto

July 26, 2020

A growing number of families try to live more sustainably. There is nothing more sustainable than growing your own food. Thanks to Syötävä ...

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health, Lifestyle, self-care

My Favorite Natural Remedies

July 15, 2020

When I moved from Italy to Finland, I was surprised to find out herbal shops are not a thing here. Despite Finns’ close relationship with ...

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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 consultant, and now I work as product owner. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, cooking and eating good food. I enjoy learning languages: I speak Italian, English, Finnish, Hindi, and I understand some Spanish. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.