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Category: Finland

Ice Fishing: How to Lose Your Patience in Just a Few Minutes

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 10, 2018February 13, 2025
Pesca en el hielo

Savitaipale, February 10th, 2018. We’ve been planning to try ice fishing at Lake Kuolimo for a few days now. In Finland, ice fishing is a…

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Trekking Route to the Rovastinoja Fortress

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 9, 2018December 23, 2024
Cabaña de Rovastinoja

Savitaipale, February 9, 2018. It’s been over a week since I arrived in Finland, and today we finally did our first trekking route through its…

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The Experience of an Authentic Finnish Sauna

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 7, 2018December 19, 2024
La verdadera sauna finlandesa

Savitaipale, February 7, 2018. Unlike other days, and despite keeping the heating on all the time, today it felt much colder inside the house. Our…

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The Airbnb Crisis: A Special (but Lovely) Guest

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 5, 2018December 19, 2024
Flea Market

Savitaipale, February 5, 2018. With all the excitement around chasing the northern lights, we ended up going to bed past one in the morning. Not…

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The Tower and the Unsuccessful Search for the Northern Lights

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 4, 2018December 19, 2024
La torre

Savitaipale, February 4, 2018. The Sun is out! Since I arrived in Finland, I’ve noticed that the days are often quite gray. However, today was…

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Walking on Kuolimo, a frozen lake in Savitaipale

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 3, 2018September 21, 2024
Lago Kuolimo

Savitaipale, February 3, 2018. As the title suggests, today we had the chance to walk on Lake Kuolimo, which has been an incredible experience since…

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My second Finnish class, including an exam

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 2, 2018September 21, 2024
Clases de finés

Savitaipale, February 2, 2018. First of all… it’s absolutely beautiful to wake up and see everything covered in snow! I have to admit that I…

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My first contributions to Savitaipale’s Flea Market

by Raquel HerreraPosted onFebruary 1, 2018December 19, 2024
flea market

Savitaipale, February 1, 2018. Today has been quite a full day, and not just because I started working at the Flea Market. To start the…

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Savitaipale… is anyone there?

by Raquel HerreraPosted onJanuary 31, 2018September 21, 2024
Savitaipale

Savitaipale, January 31, 2018. Savitaipale You’re probably wondering where Savitaipale is and what I’m doing here. Savitaipale is a small village of 3,600 people in…

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Helsinki, the first point of contact with Finland

by Raquel HerreraPosted onJanuary 30, 2018September 16, 2024
Vuelo a Finlandia

Helsinki, January 30, 2018 Today was all about traveling, starting with the flight from Barcelona to Helsinki. I finished the last-minute preparations (as usual, at…

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From the Pleasant Catalan Breeze to the Winter Chill of Finland

by Raquel HerreraPosted onJanuary 30, 2018September 16, 2024
Finlandia en invierno

Helsinki, January 30, 2018 Hello from Finland! It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies when you’re about to go on a trip. Just a…

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