Saturday
Finland
Summer is comingÂ
Finland, Helsinki, Photography 
The terraces are being put together, the true sign that the Finnish summer is imminent. Although, it doesn’t feel like it today.
Jätkäsaari has changed a lot
Finland, HelsinkiI was just looking up something on Google Maps and was looking at the area of Jätkäsaari. Street View shows the area from August 2011 and it’s remarkable how much of this area of Helsinki has changed in such a short time.
This is what the same scene looks like in 2015.
Helsinki Train Station
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It’s a chilly morning in Helsinki. -8C today!
World ice hockey final 2014
Finland, Helsinki, Ice Hockey, Photography, SportFinland made it to the final of the annual world ice hockey tournament. This tournament loses value in that it is held every year, including years when the Olympics are on and doesn’t feature the top players who are appearing in NHL finals. It would be the equivalent if holding the World Cup at the same time as the later stages of the champions league.
Still the final last Sunday was an enjoyable occasion. It seems that one Helsinki bar has worked out that a terrace + huge clear screen + rock band in Finland shirts and kilts is a winning formula. That bar was working all night and even outside the terrace, many bystanders watched the game with drinks purchased there. Would it be too much to expect the same experience during the World Cup?
New shoes
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Long lunch
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I love going to the centre of Helsinki at lunchtime these days. Spring is coming and the depression of winter has gone.
Ready for work
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Nuevo
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Photo of a quiet Sunday street at night in Helsinki near Senate Square.
Riga Airport
Bern, Helsinki, Switzerland, TravelIn transit between Helsinki and Bern. Grey day outside. Riga has a small but functional airport. Found a nice cafe with a spare power socket. Free wifi but it keeps showing adverts every second minute.
Air Baltic seem like the Ryanair of Northern Europe. Sneaky charges for checking in and a couple of staff who have horrible customer service skills. Can’t forget that horrible woman in at the check-in in Vilnius airport that I dealt with a couple of years ago. It was by far the worst checkin experience I have had so far.