Sunday Church

Maalahti Church, South Ostrobothnia, Finalnd, 1960s

Old postcard, my collection

Maalahti church, my photos 2021

 

Summer cats

Illustration Inge Löök, Finnish

My collection

Summer 1973

Art by Enni Id (1904-1992), Finnish Naive artist 

My collection

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Art by  Seiko Ogisyo

Sent by Susan on 10 Jul, 2015 from Nanning, China

Travel time 39 days

Book cover

Children's book 

Hilja Haahti, Oma Mirri 1963

Illustration Rudolf Koivu, Finnish

Sent by Seija on 5 Mar, 2022 from Sastamala, Finland

 

Summer animals

Art by Saana Lapinkangas, Finland

In the cottage mood

Summer vacation in Finland is not complete without spending time at a summer cottage by the lake. We Finns drive to our cottages for hours, only to spend weekends and summer holidays in complete peace and solitude. The most popular cottage season starts at Midsummer in late June and lasts until the end of the summer holiday season, end of July.

We Finns like to keep our distance to neighbours :)  

Summer cottages. Illustartion Minna Immonen, Finnish

Summer cottage. Illustration Virpi Pekkala, Finnish

 

Folk dance – tanhu

Summer folk dance festival, South Ostrobothnia, Finland

 South Ostrobothnian Folk Music Festival, 1986, Jurva Finlan

 

Finnish Sauna

The Finnish sauna  is a substantial part of Finnish and Estonian culture.

It was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists at the December 17, 2020 meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The word sauna itself is of Finnish origin.

Finnish vihta  is made of birch. It is used in traditional sauna-bathing for massage and stimulation of the skin.

 

Map Monday - Athens

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Athens, Georgia, U.S.A

Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city–county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. 

Sent by Jen on 1 Jan, 2022 from Athens

Travel time 14 Days