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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 ...

May 22, 2019

Becoming friends with the Scandinavian natural scenery and its equal societies is easy, but facing Finnish language is quite a challenge. ...

May 8, 2019

Few weeks ago I gave you all a chance to ask anything on your mind about adoption or our experience. I called for all questions about adoption, ...

April 27, 2019

Learning what clothes and gear my oldest child needed at daycare took time. For months teachers needed to remind me or my husband that we should ...

April 9, 2019

My husband’s active role in raising our kids is crucial in our family. During both parental leaves, I urged to go back to work and he took the ...

March 20, 2019

Last week Espoo City Library was awarded the international prize Library of the Year at the London Book Fair 2019. As an enthusiastic library ...

March 3, 2019

Dear fellow expat parent in Finland, here’s a post uniquely designed to alleviate the pains of planning your child’s birthday ...

January 17, 2019

Many expat parents in Finland face the struggle of introducing their children to Finnish language. While the Finnish school system is the easiest ...

December 23, 2018

We are enjoying a wonderful white Christmas this year in Finland! Despite expectations, usually the first snow – well, the one that sticks ...