About Me
Finland is for the most part a quiet land, where a ramshackle cottage by a lake and a properly stoked sauna is all that's required for happiness. It's a vast expanse of forests and lakes and more forests, punctuated by towns full of people who are genuinely surprised to see tourists.During the months of the midnight sun, coastal regions are a sailing and fishing paradise. Inland, the largest unspoilt wilderness in Europe attracts thousands of trekkers every year. In the south, the capital Helsinki is a paradise for lovers of art and architecture.Finns must spend an inordinate amount of time sitting in cafés talking on the phone. Not only do they consume an average of 14kg of coffee per person annually - that's an average of nine cups a day each - they also have the highest rate of mobile phone ownership in the world.
