We don't celebrate #thanksgiving in #finland. I would love to know how you celebrate it. Did you have a turkey? How did you stuff it? I hope you had a wonderful #thanksgiving2023 ! What are you thankful for? ♥️🫶🌹
Pictures from this #weekend with my #friends. 🤗 We went to the #gym, ate Christmassy rice porridge with cinnamon and sugar. My #cats Sanni and Siiri came home to me and we took them out for a walk, but they didn't want to stay in the cold weather for long. They liked the new toys and all the attention they got. 🤗 #caturday#suomimastodon#finland
Join me for the second part, where I cross Spain with slow trains only, chase nez cassé locomotives in southern France and ride some sleepy branch lines in northern Italy. #TrainAcrossEurope
I was already having an #age#crisis when the skin around my eyes suddenly swelled up. #Today I found out why. The reason is not my age. I have urticaria for the first time ever. My neck also itches. Have you ever had this? 😮😮 #symptoms#finland
Remember Sanna #Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland? One of who's noticeable achievements was getting #Finland into #NATO. She's landed a job at the Tony #Blair Institute for Global Change.
Of course she has.
The Finnish people lose their neutral status and get automatically dragged into a war if one breaks out between the US and Russia, and as a result likely destroyed.
She get's a job at a war mongering "think" tank that promotes US hegemony for her service.
1/ Finnish government to make announcement on gas pipeline leak in Gulf of Finland.
According to Gasgrid Finland, the only possible reason for the unusual pressure drop in the Balticconnector pipeline is a hole in the pipe, which has only been in use for a few years.
Personal note: I'm assuming that the fact that there's a need for an announcement, is an indication of sabotage being suspected.
We had a terrible traffic jam in #finland#today. Especially in #Helsinki. Busses were late or they didn't arrive at all. Trams didn't work. The last time something similar was experienced in #Helsinki more than 50 years ago.
Do not think I'm addicted to guns. I'm not. When I was young, sports shooting was my #hobby. One couple gave time to young people and it was important at that age. I used to shoot with an air rifle but #today I had a chance to try Practical #shooting with a #pistol in Lieksa and it was a lot of fun. #suomimastodon#finland#sports
I have been so #busy at #work recently. It seems that everyone is getting ready for a #Christmas#break and people want to clear their task lists. What else? My #mother got a #dementia diagnosis yesterday, so now both of my parents have #alzheimers. 🥺 I will spend Christmas with them in my home village. My father lives in a sheltered home, and my mother lives alone. ♥️ 🫶 #today#suomimastodon#finland
The new Linux phone from Jolla & its benefits? ⛵ :linux:
◉Sailfish OS - the only independent commercial mobile OS
◉Sailfish is NOT 100% closed source - Jolla plans to open the remaining blobs
◉More "Linuxy" than Android; Qt / Wayland / filesystem
◉Free of Google / Apple
◉Use Android compatibility in case an :android: app is needed
◉Jolla is a Finnish company - 🇫🇮 / 🇮🇸 are considered most trustworthy nations in Europe
This might be my most Finnish post yet. I want to tell you about something we absolutely love and are crazy about. Sauna.
Did you know there are about 3 million saunas in Finland? (The current population of Finland is 5,5 million). The last 5 of the 6 apartments I’ve lived in have had saunas in them and the one that did not, it had a sauna space you could go twice per week.
Sauna is something insanely calming and meditative. For us Finns sauna is not that spa-like ”steam room” they have in other countries, it’s all wood, rather small and hot, during summer we use birch leaves to whip each other with, we use tar as a herb and we just sit quietly in near 100 degrees Celsius (212 Fahrenheit). It’s supposed to be so hot you want to go out after ten minutes, breathe and relax. In the seventh floor I don’t have an icy lake but if I would I’d go right in, and then back to sauna… Sauna is not only to be enjoyed in the cottages, it can be enjoyed anywhere, any time, any way. It is a state of mind.
I love having sauna in my apartment. It is something otherworldly. It’s a luxury that I have without being a millionaire. It’s something that warms me during the winters and cools me down during the summers. Sauna is something I, like many other Finns, cherish and love. It stops time. It’s literally epic.
Sauna reminds me about the fact we are all human. We go there naked without thinking about it. Sauna cleanses the soul.
I wish everyone would have access to sauna multiple times per week like I do.
Btw I took that photo before throwing more steam, I do not want to ruin my phone. Lissee löylyä!
Doctors found out that my #mother has three broken bones - vertebra in her spine and two ribs. She uses strong painkillers daily, so she had not noticed new pain. I just cycled home from the #gym. It was so cold!! I took my #bike to the basement. In the spring, we will meet again. ♥️ #today#suomimastodon#finland#winteriscoming
I've been quiet on social media because I blocked one racist account and it seems that he follows me with three different accounts. I don't know what they are. Why people are so full of hate? He called me "suvakki" (A derogatory term for a person who is antiracist).
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Let that sink in. It costs less than accepting homelessness. #Finland#Helsinki#homeless#cities#homes https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/
When my #roadtrip to South Karelia began, the car beeped like crazy. It thought my luggage on the back seat was a person who didn't have a seat belt on! I had to stop and move the stuff from the back seat to the trunk. 😬🤭 #today#suomimastodon#finland