After two weeks

It has been two weeks since I came to Finland. It has been raining almost everyday. Yesterday it didn't and I burned my skin and am looking now as a Pigglet from the book Winnie the Pooh.

Up to date I have visited my 92 years old grandmom in Center Finland, spent a lot of time with Heke and Teppo...reading a book at the cliffs by the sea, going to the gim and jumping on the trampoline in the sport center near by my flat. Two days ago on Monday I went swimming with the guys to Uimastadion, which is an outside swimming center by the Finnish Olympic stadium.

Here some pics from the Finnish contryside in the Center Finland.

There are so many abandoned buildings because people nowdays live more in the citys. Here is an old bustop by the street where my granmom lives. No buses since many years.

My dad tells about his childhood and about the surroundings of his childhood home

But now back to the life in Helsinki:

Most of the former "single" girlfriends of mine have started dating when I was away...so hah, I have now just boys to hang around with. All the girls are just like glued to their men and spending all the evenings having "ihanaa". (Many of you who were in Austria know this word that I tought you, because you just knew curse words.) But for those who don't ihanaa= wonderful, lovely, sweet etc.
OH...HOW SWEEEEEET... I am bored ;)

But so, there has been somethings to do for me too and maybe by litte steps it is going to be ok again to live here.

I have been listening radio's programs in Swedish. My radio is just playing some channels and somehow I always end up to these Finnish Swedish channels. I do understand most of the things they speak...even if it was hard to talk with Joakim or Therese (from Stockholm) in Austria time to time when I had to change the language between English, German and Finnish in two seconds.

For those who are interested: There is a minor population of Swedish speaking people in Finland (5,5 procent). And for that we all have to learn Swedish in the school. Actually Swedish is another official language in Finland. I am not starting to write my opinions about the politics...but the language thing is anyway weird I think. Like from the times Finland was part of Sweden before 1809 (part of Russia 1809-1917) and many of the Finns worked as "servants" for the Swedes who came earlier and later, like at the Middle Ages and took over the lands from the original folk. Well...now the Saame people who live in Lapland could start to speak about the bad Finns who came thousands years ago and forced them to go more Noth. ;D So well anyway...I am listening the channel and enjoying the fact that I know the Swedish language :) It helps also to understand a little bit Norwegian and Danish.

Today we will go to Linnanmäki. It is an amusement park in Helsinki. I think it will be fun and
I will put some pictures here later :)