Juha Iivarinen

As you are into Norse mythology you might want to take a look at Kalevala. Not an easy read but far better than Norse sagas in my very biased opinion. Also one of the inspirations for Tolkien to write LotR

A view to the Gulf of Finland

Some pictures from The Musiikkitalo on Helsinki

Great sunset also today!

Siniset this evening

That was Nicholas II. Both were terrible but for different reasons

Great pictures!

How silently, how slyly
When once the scent is taken
The huntsman tracks the spoor
- Nicola Francesco Haym

Some pictures from Hanko on the last boat trip (maybe) of the year. Weather very warm and humid with fog looming on the sea…

So true!

Hah!

That would have been great! Suurenmoista!

A picture of a boat - just for fun

This would be great!

As a Nordic person I can tell you that Häagen Dasz doesn’t sound Nordic at all, more like German misspelling…

I seem to be Accustomed Rail Traveler- whatever that means

Great! I will check!

Recently I have been listening to this: Valborg Aulin, Ida Moberg and Elfrida Andrée - three Nordic women composers I have never heard of before. Specially I like Moberg’s Sunrise which I will be hearing in concert later in the fall…

Nice, but colder weather after the storm yesterday. Happy Sunday, everybody!

How could it be dark if there were so many bonfires?

Yes, they are ruining islands…

We have a lot of them as well, both in Ekenäs and in general. Hugely grown comorant population provides food for them…

Really? We have had great weather in the past week or so as the three week scorching has finally cooled down…

Sibelius Aallottaret for sea creatures

Really nice!

When you live in Finland, North and East are close

Furthest I have been:

N: Nordkapp, Norway
E: Harbin, China
S: Dubai, Arab Emirates
W: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Siegfried is a sociopath - a classic case

Some vehicles on/near Aura river in Turku: Föri ferry for crossing the river, Funiculaari to ascend to the Kakola prison hill and two ships moored on the river

Today in Turku visited the cathedral consecrated in 1300 (which is very early in these parts), pharmacy from late 18th century (pic from the back yard) and the notorious prison of Kakola, which as been converted to a spa and luxury apartments