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    Hobbyhorsing in Helsinki

    Helsinki is a good place for riding!

    Our friends from Colorado spent 2 hours with us, enjoying and getting a lot of laughter from the people that saw us. 
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    They wrote to us:
    Hi Timo,

    As I suspected but can now confirm, our hobby horse tour with you and Olga was our favorite activity in Finland! We are on our last night in Helsinki and you win the gold medal! 

    Thank you and Olga both for an absolutely wonderful time trotting and talking and learning about Finland. We wish you all the very best and again, thank you!

    Hugs,
    Heather and Tommy
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    Christmas event in nuuksio

    In northern part of Nuuksio National Forest is a cozy small cabin "The Northern Village of Nuuksio - Nuuksion Pohjoinen Pirtti". During first week of december we had a traditional day of christmas stuff sales, sledge-riding and good food.
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    Santa and mama Santa had a horse-pulled sledge tour - this is a real finnish tradition!
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    Santa and mama Santa found one of the best male singers, mr. Jari Sillanpää visiting Nuuksio Northern Village.
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    Mushroom picking in sipoo

    Rather near Helsinki we have the National Forest of Sipoonkorpi, In late autumn there grows a lot of delicious Funnell Chanterel mushrooms.
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    Funnell Chanterel mushrooms
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    Funnell Chanterel mushrooms grow often in the moss
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    After picking up some mushrooms, we had also Real Finnish Forest Food: Sausages!
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    Church of kallio helsinki

    We had a rare opportunity to climb up to the tower of Kallio Church in Helsinki
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    Stairs up to the tower
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    Round hole above the altar
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    The same hole from above
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    This is how it looks like above the internal roof of the church
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    The church bells are operated with this drum timing machine. Bells play Jean Sibelius tune "A Choral Collection, Vol 2" 2 times a day.
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    Mushrooms from sipoo forest

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    Rule number one: get to know the poisonous mushrooms
    Rule number two: Pick only mushrooms you know
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    These mushrooms grow rather late in the autumn, until they freeze and crack
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    Hmmm... mushrooms
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