Category: Blog
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Vappu in Helsinki: How Finland Celebrates May Day
Vappu in Helsinki is Finland’s biggest spring celebration filled with parades, joyful crowds, park picnics, and treats like munkki and sima.
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How Having Hobbies Helped Me Fall in Love with Long Summer Days
Endless daylight used to drain me but new hobbies helped me truly enjoy northern summers. Here’s how everything changed.
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Stumbling into Book Lover’s Heaven: Helsinki Antiquarian Book Days 2025
A bookstore visit led me to the Helsinki Antiquarian Book Days. See what rare finds and collections you can discover at this annual event!
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Hobonichi Notebook as a Commonplace Book and Journal
Here’s how my Hobonichi notebook became a creative vault for quotes, reflections, and inspiration I didn’t know I was looking for.
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The First Book in Each of My Lives
From childhood to now, every phase of life brought a first book that stayed with me. These are the stories I’ll always remember.
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Handwriting vs Digital Notes: A Cure for Writer’s Block?
I switched from digital note-taking to handwritten journaling and found unexpected inspiration. How did slowing down help unblock my writing?
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How I Saved a Wilted Rose Using Homemade Flower Food
I used to panic over caring for flowers until I saved a wilted rose with homemade flower food. It was the start of a surprising new hobby.
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Book Hunting in Helsinki: An April Sale at Akateeminen Kirjakauppa
April in Helsinki means one thing for book lovers: Akateeminen’s book sale! Come see the titles that caught my eye this season.
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Beyond Self-Help: Why Nonfiction Deserves a Second Look
Nonfiction isn’t what most people expect. It goes beyond self-help into memoirs, science, nature, and stories that spark curiosity and wonder.
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What I Learned About Reading Slumps
I couldn’t focus on reading, until I gave in to a slice of cake. Here’s how a small craving helped me get back into the reading zone.
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Fresh Flowers at Home: Beginning a New Daily Joy
A spontaneous encounter with fresh flowers in Helsinki made me see beauty and space anew, changing my home and my pace.
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How Poetry Helped My Burnout and Anxiety
Struggling with burnout, I ditched typical books and found comfort in poetry. Poems soothed my anxiety and rekindled my reading passion.
