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New Great Family Hike Path Found: Kotokierros

July 7, 2020

You know how our family loves to hike (see our visits to Repovesi, Klassarinkierros or Hannusmetsä). We recently visited a natural area in ...

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5 Activities to Experience Summer in ‘Finnish style’

June 9, 2020

When I mention I live in Finland, people picture me equipped with a furry coat, scarf, and hat and enveloped in darkness all year round. While ...

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Walking the Klassarinkierros Trail with Children

January 5, 2020

Going on short hikes is one of my favorite family activities. Living in Finland we can enjoy wild nature right out of our doorstep. We have been ...

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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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Our family trip to the town of Kouvola | #visitkouvola

August 29, 2018

During our last summer trip this year, we visited the area close to Kouvola, situated about 140 km away from Helsinki. Our first day in the area ...

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A full immersion into nature: Repovesi National Park | #visitkouvola

August 22, 2018

We had an amazing summer here in Finland, one that even locals mark as “the best as long as they can remember”. Sun started shining ...

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Our family trip to Kotka-Hamina: the island of Varissaari and the best waffles of your life

July 18, 2018

Here we are, for the fourth and last 🙁 account of our family trip to the region of Kotka-Hamina. If you missed them, you can find the other ...

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Our family trip to Kotka-Hamina: Hamina’s fortress and the beautiful parks of Kotka

July 14, 2018

Last weekend we visited the Finnish region of Kotka-Hamina. You can find two other posts where I detailed the previous days of family ...

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Our family trip to Kotka-Hamina: visiting the Maritime Centre Vellamo

July 11, 2018

The tale of our weekend visiting Kotka and Hamina continues. If you missed the first post, you can find it here. On day 2, we went on to visit ...

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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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