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Nordic Fiction with a hint of Noir and Romance

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Ten things you need to know about Finland for X-Factor

September 1, 2016 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

Last weekend's X-Factor saw the Finnish singer, Saara Aalto, wow the judges, so  I thought I'd give you ten things you need to know about her (and my) native Finland. Finland is a land of thousand lakes. At last count there were 187,888 of them - more lakes in relation to a country's size than … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Finland, The Finnish Girl

Shopping: T-shirts

June 13, 2012 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

With a slightly heavy head after yesterday's wedding celebrations, I thought I'd share with you an online t-shirt company who I've used for some time now to buy fun presents.Shot Dead in the Head make good quality, durable, funny and topical shirts for adults and children. These two motifs … [Read more...]

Angry Birds in the book shop

June 20, 2011 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

First I must tell you I cannot abide birds. I don't know why, but I just can't cope with their sharp peaks, awful scaly feet and staring singular eyes. So you can imagine I had a shock today when, minding my own business at England's Lane Books, a pigeon flew past the counter. I immediately got … [Read more...]

Angry Birds and Moomintrolls

May 5, 2011 by Helena Halme 6 Comments

When I was in Finland this spring, a friend of mine asked if I'd ever heard of Angry Birds. I had no idea what she was talking about. When she told me it was a computer game I was even more surprised: I didn't think she played them, let alone knew the names of such games.'It's a world-wide success, … [Read more...]

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