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Published on: June 24, 2022

hvittorp midsummer eve

Hvittorp jugend-style building in kirkkonummi

Jugend-style house was seen also in movie "Raid"

Hvittorp's jugend-style decorations

Jugend-styled paintings in upper-floor chimney

Published on: June 18, 2022

Private Excursion to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress and Vallisaari

An excellent, engrossing and entertaining tour with Timo that gave us an in-depth view of this UNESCO site which played a pivotal role in the geopolitics of the Baltic throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Timo is knowledgeable, entertaining and with his appreciation of the wonderful flora and fauna of the islands brings an important additional dimension to the trip. Weather was certainly challenging but that did not impair our enjoyment of this incredibly beautiful visit to the fortress islands.

Mark Sadler, United Kingdom

Rated to fulfill 5 stars

Published on: June 10, 2022

Sport fishing tour to pälkäne

Mr. J has got a record-sized perch

Ok, getting better!

Published on: June 4, 2022

Survival games at island of norrkullalandet

Visitors getting to Norrkullalandet island at the coastline of Sipoo

First Aid-training at the Norrkullalandet beach

If you break a leg, you need to build some kind of support

Next task is to make fire, so you can boil water

After you have the fire ready, use the tin and boil the small amount of water

Final task was to build a shelter against the wind and rain

Published on: May 25, 2022

tour to suomenlinna fortress

In front coastline of Helsinki you can have a cruise with local ferry companies. We paid a visit to the old Sveaborg castle, the "Suomenlinna fortress".

A short list of places that can be seen during the cruise

One of the most often photographed sights in Suomenlinna fortress

Suomenlinna fortress has some places that are not easily reachable

Kustaanmiekka strait in Suomenlinna fortress

Published on: May 23, 2022

traveler rating to tour 23.5.2022

Customized Private Excursion to Tuusula

This is a 5/5 star local guide. Timo and his wife Aria are wonderfully/knowledgeable travel guides. Timo toured me around Jarvenpaa and then afterward he welcomed me into his house for a dinner meal. This personal experience is what travel is about and allowed us to have a cross cultural dialogue. This was hands down the highlight of my trip to Finland. If you book a tour with Timo you will not be disappointed. Timo was able to turn me from a tourist to a temporary local! 10/10 would do again.

Parker Wooden

Published on: May 21, 2022

Educative tour to pohja and turku

Door to the preacher's stool

Church interior

Last supper

Old visitor diner "Trömperi" tools in the barn

Moomin Troll says: "A person who eats pancakes and jam cannot be very dangerous"

Farming tools at Trömperi

This is the way how rye bread was stored at Trömperi

Hay drier propeller at Trömperi

Local schnaps drink at Trömperi

Published on: May 14, 2022

Educational tour to medieval churches in western uusimaa

Continuing the educational tours regarding the King's Road in Finland, we were allowed to take part in medieval church tour in western Uusimaa area.

Family shield inside the church (which one?)

Medieval church (which one?)

KMedieval church (which one?) and the specialist professor Markus Hiekkanen

On the wall of the church there are old paintings of Bible's persons. Here's Moses

On the wall of the church there are old paintings of Bible's persons. Here's Aaron

On the wall of the church there are old paintings of Bible's persons. Here's Josua

On the wall of the church there are old paintings of Bible's persons. Here's Isac

And here is Jacob

Here's a medieval punishment device: Person to be punished sits on the bench and his / her legs are placed to the openings between the logs. He cannot escape...

Family coat of arms, Axel Creutz

Here's some guidance to people about poor people around. Put some money in the box!

Pyhtää menieval church painting

Published on: May 7, 2022

postimäki near porvoo

Old home of hatstraw maker at Postimäki, "mail post hill"

So how are these made?

The first things you need are the straws

The straws are plaited together to form a band

The plaited strawbands are flattened with a pressure roller

One product of the Postimäki residents was this kind of strawband. These were sent to next handicrafters in Porvoo town, to sew them side-by-side together, to form a hat

Final product was a hat or a bag

You could also make straw-bocks of the straws

Postimäki people had to mill their grain with hand-rotated stones to produce flour - bread was not sold in shops, as there were no shops either...

Postimäki museum is being kept in condition by voluntary people

Published on: May 7, 2022

Tour to fagervik manor

Studying the Old King's road in southern Finland, we visited also the Fagervik Mansion in Pohja.

Fagervik Mansion is located beside an old road "the King's Road - Kuninkaantie from Bergen in Norway, through Sweden, over Åland archipelago to Turku and from Turku to Viborg in Karelia.