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Lapland Deux

Melanie and I decided to revisit Lapland before the days become too long and aurora hunting ends in early April.  We also want another try...

Tallinn Estonia

We had a chance a week ago to visit the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, for a short three-day weekend.  Tallinn is a relatively short (55...

Outdoor Sports in Kuopio

It’s been a relatively busy past few weeks so I have fallen behind on my blog posts.  The weather continues to have daytime high temperatures...

Finnish PhD Defense

We attended our first Finnish PhD defense  a few weeks ago.  When compared to PhD defenses held at NCSU it can be best described as very...

Lapland – Last Day

Our last day in Lapland (February 4th) promised to be our last chance to see the Northern Lights during our stay.  Each of the preceding...

Lapland Day 2: Huskies!

Today, February 6th is celebrated in Finland and several other Nordic countries as Sámi National Day.  In Lapland the day is marked with a variety...

Lapland Day 1+ – Reindeer Games

Melanie and I had an opportunity to visit Lapland over a long weekend.  We stayed at the Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort.  We stayed for four days...

Celebrating Runeberg Day (Runebergin päivä)

Greetings from Finland – today (February 5th) celebrates the birthday of Finland’s national poet – Johan Ludvig Runeberg.  Runeberg is known for Maamme the Finnish...