Riding a bus in downtown Copenhagen. One can notice an unusual number of 8 or 9-year-old commuters. In some countries, that is outrageous. What kind of parents would allow their primary school kids to take... Read More
For centuries Norway was a nation of farmers and fishermen. Long before oil was found. Back then the only insurance they had was the helping hands of their fellow villagers. In good and bad times, they... Read More
Virolahti, Finland. It is the southeastern-most municipality, right at the borders with Russia. People go to the bus station but not in order to travel. They visit the working station that has been set-up... Read More
Ask the Finns about sisu and you may get an answer like “If it weren’t for sisu, we would be talking in Russian today”. Although there is nothing wrong with Russian, the Finns say... Read More
Finland is the home of Santa Claus, right? Well, maybe. because the Danes believe it is Greenland. But it is also a country with very long, cold and dark winters, not so talkative people and... Read More
