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New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America The inaugural performance of Kantele kollektiivi, in Roseville, Minnesota USA December 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a7cc8c95-3b9e-4bc7-94d8-7033087952ba/Screen+Shot+2026-01-13+at+9.06.11+AM.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out Photo: Punainen Karjala, March 24th, 1937 vol. 68 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d45250c7-4f20-4ba4-9974-0e42e6e92bd3/Screen+Shot+2025-12-29+at+9.21.01+PM.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out Kerttu (left), 1940. This is one of my more recent finds. I was so happy to share this picture of Kerttu with my family! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/4546bd46-13c4-4e01-8f9c-15aa07cfbfe1/Screen+Shot+2026-01-13+at+9.34.36+AM.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out Kerttu (left) - Photo from Rintama, March 1937 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/979c675d-b9ea-47c7-8dc2-b1dbe3c821a6/K+Viljanen+grave+2+%28My+pic+from+trip+in+2008%29.JPG Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out Kerttu’s grave in Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/de547f7d-b940-4128-bb89-65e02ea8fce0/DCFC0337.jpeg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out Our relatives in Myllykoski, Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/65ab0c92-d6be-4505-bb7c-5e3d8ce94f06/DCFC0144.jpeg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out Our late relative, Heli Väiniö, in her home in Espoo, Finland. She hosted us for a few nights on my first trip to Finland. I am still in contact with her daughter Hanna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c53b7b40-5b96-49a2-beb7-969b318eb235/PXL_20250112_014328198.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out My kantele and Pilvi, who likes to come sit by me while I play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/9ebc6756-b632-404e-8b9e-fa9f0d2ec4e1/Kantele+kollektiivi.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out Our group’s logo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/40f4d28f-05ba-45d8-94c0-345bd189ab25/IMG_20170926_160426.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - New Kantele Group Aims to Further Kantele Culture in North America - Make it stand out The ring. 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Kyle Gray Young - Minneapolis looks good on you - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2024/10/14/resurrected-songs-of-the-suomi-synod-an-interview-with-jonathan-rundman-and-a-concert-invite monthly 0.5 2024-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5d16f5d3-baaf-4a40-8432-af4b0bc00eb0/1000027130.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Resurrected Songs of the Suomi-Synod - An interview with Jonathan Rundman and a concert invite Chatting with Jonathan about his work and our shared community’s work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/6b0b08ab-5fbf-4bac-962e-f8fb6cb3b3e4/processed_1000026168.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Resurrected Songs of the Suomi-Synod - An interview with Jonathan Rundman and a concert invite Kantele on a table outside of Southdale Mall in Edina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/9a80e35c-e261-4717-8f8d-52b2a5cd9e42/processed_1000027135.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Resurrected Songs of the Suomi-Synod - An interview with Jonathan Rundman and a concert invite One of the songs the choir will be performing that can also be found in Margaret Vainio’s Finnish hymns book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/9f6ae53d-c7c1-494b-b4ba-c61e0b39b25d/processed_1000027089.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Resurrected Songs of the Suomi-Synod - An interview with Jonathan Rundman and a concert invite Kekri is a great time for sharing music and being in community. 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Christmas in Oulu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2ded2b4a-6127-4a56-a48b-875c75d6e7ce/Joulutortut.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Christmas in Oulu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/9aaef574-bf23-40c5-b1cb-102ed5eb5fc4/Lusianlimppu.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Christmas in Oulu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1e477f05-3528-4eb7-9528-42a5ce6760e3/Candles+in+cemetary.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Christmas in Oulu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/131b4958-6fc9-4b39-8b08-3ad83dc80bf2/Quiet+village+Dec+25.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - 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Excerpts from Study Abroad: Joulu edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/e31ea057-92cc-4d50-8562-8bbf9f5d7f88/Tampere+joulutori.JPG Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Excerpts from Study Abroad: Joulu edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5c3f2c10-6ca6-41af-955b-31f24c5361f1/s%C3%B6p%C3%B6+tonttu.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Excerpts from Study Abroad: Joulu edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2fa9c8a6-584c-450d-b5f7-d398e6e51a50/Tampere+joulutori+2.JPG Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Excerpts from Study Abroad: Joulu edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/12/1/what-is-finnfluencer-of-the-month monthly 0.5 2023-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0130646e-7e77-4113-9c03-ff57e001a3cd/1000018617.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is Finnfluence? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3419e450-2450-4c93-9c33-08cacf639c7a/1000018618.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is Finnfluence? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/11/17/recipes-recipes-calling-for-finnish-recipes monthly 0.5 2023-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/492fee21-7826-4b0d-b979-d16a18dba0f0/1000018079.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipes, recipes - calling for Finnish recipes! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5dfba3fe-6da2-47d2-aae7-d7be3e3c063a/1000018077.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipes, recipes - calling for Finnish recipes! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/9519b13e-e354-4029-9e86-ff9e69cc06b0/1000018078.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipes, recipes - calling for Finnish recipes! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/eba5cede-e1b1-498a-879f-e95f8bcad111/1000018076.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipes, recipes - calling for Finnish recipes! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/11/10/martti-ahtisaari-the-peacemaker-the-president monthly 0.5 2023-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/146f1d5e-e885-40b4-82bd-d619c2df6cdd/emoji-peacemaker.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Martti Ahtisaari - the peacemaker, the president - ”Uskon edelleen, että kaikki konfliktit ovat ratkaistavissa. Jos vain on poliittista tahtoa.” - Martti Ahtisaari (2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d0bd4a14-7b18-4a20-823e-d7c6f6da393e/DCFC0409-2.JPG Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Martti Ahtisaari - the peacemaker, the president - Make it stand out Exploring the waters of eastern Finland - not Viipuri, but near where my family resettled after needing to evacuate from Karelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2d007ad2-f7c9-4ce2-99ea-822be08ee45c/DCFC0469-2.JPG Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Martti Ahtisaari - the peacemaker, the president - Make it stand out Building and crossing metaphorical bridges is something Ahtisaari was known for in his work as a diplomat and politician https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5d2f8f25-940e-4454-844d-c3f7b5d46e2f/DCFC0139-2.JPG Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Martti Ahtisaari - the peacemaker, the president - Make it stand out Helsinki’s Tuomiokirkko where Martti Ahtisaari’s state funeral was held on November 10, 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f97f34fc-2e57-4553-a4fe-63d4a614dbb7/Kerttu+cemetary+3.JPG Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Martti Ahtisaari - the peacemaker, the president - Make it stand out Not Hietaniemi, but a cemetary in eastern Finland where my Finnish relatives are buried https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/b3eee7d7-7b89-4b3a-920f-40549ce70eee/FB_IMG_1654008511345.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Martti Ahtisaari - the peacemaker, the president - Make it stand out My sister Katherine and I one early morning in Helsinki before serving as delegates for Salolampi, Finnish language village at the Expatriate Parliament in 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a640ea3a-1f75-4e6d-bfbc-3b86ad4b19ff/PXL_20230822_180821285.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Martti Ahtisaari - the peacemaker, the president - Make it stand out Reflection time after attending STAR-lite training at the Union Depot in Saint Paul, Minnesota https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/3/11/what-is-kekri-and-how-did-i-not-know-about-this-before monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/eb93a27d-9a82-41de-acd9-1bf0fa58132a/PXL_20231026_123737340.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/97989cff-e5c8-48d9-acf1-199fb8b19f08/PXL_20231002_234231476.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/bddd24ca-b0d6-4213-aa54-2622a9d31a8c/PXL_20231021_025644470.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Gathering around the fire helps ward restless souls away and is a wonderful tradition in Minnesota at this time as well - especially when it involves Nordic Happy Hour, as it did in this picture from earlier this month https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2f30450e-1081-4994-990c-80b880fbf640/PXL_20231031_153219275.PORTRAIT.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out A heart-shaped potato discoved this week when gathering soup ingredients https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2dd5a4d0-44c7-4527-ae0e-c41e1eb3f8e0/PXL_20231019_221632368.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Sourdough rye bread from Aki’s (technically German) BreadHaus in Minneapolis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f3f37f54-af5c-434d-b61d-f325eb87e112/PXL_20231009_004113357.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Food served during this year’s Nordic Høstfest/Leif Erikson Day friends gathering in Prior Lake, Minnesota - we had plenty of food for any Kekripukki or Köyritär that showed up asking for hospitality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/91094acd-1b63-4987-bbd8-8eb4aedf1223/PXL_20231009_032659065.MP.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out My friend Leif - he’s no Kekripukki, but based on this picture, I feel like he could be convinced, especially if a korvapuusti or few were available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f2216492-a837-463d-8a31-d8e7cfabee01/PXL_20231009_002220821.PORTRAIT.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out My contribution to the Høstfest offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/46e507de-559f-43b3-8063-03e4da959ce1/PXL_20231102_030733946.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out I recently celebrated kekri with my friend Michelle in Minneapolis. Although we were new to this, I think we managed pretty well for first-timers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/522fa35f-c0af-4dde-ad39-7a11cc06bf3c/PXL_20231102_014411929.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2cd9faab-8bd0-4e09-95eb-6c2c5ea1dd71/PXL_20231022_222022482.MP.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Reading about Karelia and the Red Finns through texts like The Journal of Finnish Studies, helps me understand more about my family history https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/15df238a-313e-462a-a566-3512696b368f/IMG_20170920_071643.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Things Kerttu left behind - clues about her existence as a Kantele performer and teacher in Soviet Karelia and then Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/042f98b7-923d-4fff-8aa2-591dc87fbb63/FB_IMG_1696941101871.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out 2017 Kalevalan naiset (Ladies of Kalevala) inductee ceremony in Duluth for the Aallottaren tupa #15 - being a member of this group helps me to dedicate time to remembering my ancestors, while also helping serve current community needs in the Duluth area where my tupa and siskot are located. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/9b4f7d03-28ac-41ee-a4c0-a989a7740e46/PXL_20231031_224825794.PORTRAIT.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/fdaa5cf3-3ac0-49ff-8309-197d2bb95e28/PXL_20231029_190716453.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1f2b8ac3-5399-4bfe-bd36-80e239dabd72/PXL_20231030_164244074.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What is kekri and how did I not know about this before? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/10/27/joulu-on-jo-ovella-at-least-in-minneapolis monthly 0.5 2023-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0a818975-3c31-472b-8273-69bb3ad5be78/IMG_20181213_084015_874.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Singing with Santa and his accordion playing more than just an elf at Kauneimmat joululaulut in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/74563134-c174-4ed5-8444-2501a49cec41/304171_10150275317501931_401797_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/ca48f946-18c3-4803-9196-7fa82e859e1a/319349_10150275151761931_1519793_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Home of Santa Claus in Napapiiri, Finland (September 2nd, 2011) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0922367a-e9f7-45e7-8428-1309a7e245f7/IMG_0582.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out ASI always brings out the decorations for the Christmas season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c732b181-0566-4880-b650-3ae9c64fe033/FOTE87F.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Nordic Christmas Choirs event at Mindekirken in December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3d91bd6d-fc9f-445b-8426-ba166e117572/IMG_20181208_202010_319.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Cristina and Vanessa representing 612 Sauna Society at Kauneimmat joululaulut in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/943f4653-f6f2-44ba-911f-f8c99517a696/1000016885.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Pikkujoulu food in 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7a0790cd-4156-4e58-a7d9-1695bcfa792f/1000016887.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Don’t forget to reserve a table with your friends! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/6557f6bc-5463-4eb1-98a9-b52d9fc7c327/2023+Pikkujoulu+info.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c7f9611a-2e73-4ec2-a9b8-7a83fee57e0c/IMG_20181202_134406.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Pikkujoulu 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5dbdedbd-aebc-4ae0-9bd8-0d48e4004767/53239458_10156161078451931_6216530664888467456_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Winter is a great season to pick up a new or continue with a favorite hobby. We teach knitting classes for those that would like to engage in one of the most cozy and practical hobbies out there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/6235d021-ed9b-4673-80f8-48d267c365c6/Joulupukki+%281%29.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Teaching children Finnish Christmas songs is always a fun time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/ee87dffa-c689-423e-8a60-8e05f55f81c8/50748252_10156058181666931_3883191317995454464_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Joulu on jo ovella (at least in Minnesota) - Make it stand out Stay cozy this winter! https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/10/20/floating-sauna monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d8830b15-33cb-472e-97a6-16faa865cd9c/1000015863.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/05f79899-7dfd-4979-a0f7-a3c7fcaa0ac1/1000015750.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1c25bcc5-593e-4523-a607-19854be5459f/1000015683.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/6e2d0f37-d11f-4604-a0d7-518d52738a0b/1000015789.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Desperately seeking agates…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/89e7d5ad-cdcd-450e-bd63-79f3dd214725/1000015782.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out The Munch-esque painting in Sven and Ole’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/eb423949-a08f-4f7d-954f-b8990d713676/1000015907.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Ahti and Lyyli’s best agate finds in Grand Marais. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/28d64797-0ca8-4273-a716-9b77d0aae2cd/1000015793.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Is it just me, or has it gotten quite steamy in here? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1eb9673b-c81c-44fd-93e8-cbea89cbc6b8/1000015795.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Walking to the plunge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/b1157685-da4e-411e-b6be-cf5a8ffcd9f9/1000015855.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Happy sauna-goers. What a treat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d45db241-5c59-40be-9cb4-20cd49370346/1000015801.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Floating Sauna - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/10/13 monthly 0.5 2023-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/856c5384-50ef-42c1-97cf-adb4ac6d99e4/11174497_10152767784481931_7833499384665741_o.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/14121bc4-f1a1-4d75-805a-c1e7a0d5791e/5026_102450756930_6669371_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Salolampi’s beach sauna — there is an electric one in the main building as well. This camp is Finnish, so it makes sense that there would be (at least) two. I am sure Salolampi would accept a mobile sauna donation as well, inquire within. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f5581107-e95b-4ed2-b413-8eb3ff968075/50081021_10156026301566931_3495653738817781760_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Being trained in on how to light the Salolampi sauna stove by a seasoned professional, Susan “Susanna” Harstad. 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Done right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f5bee434-eddc-43a4-a0b4-bfd513fe26fb/22338860_10102707779734795_115071035915899377_o.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Former Dean of Salolampi, Larry “Lauri” Saukko, in his 612 Sauna Society sweatshirt during a coffee and pulla visit in Duluth, Minnesota - Thanks again, JP for the sweatshirt for him! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/28ac3226-9d9a-4d29-bfc2-f894beaae652/87158296_10157027492061931_5605456728196907008_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Bringing my friends to the 612 Sauna Society Coop has been one of my favorite things since 2016! Friends that sweat together stick together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3d1e5898-7d7f-4831-8777-152843338f9b/51195267_10156069750611931_2533258302016454656_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Little Box Sauna by woman-designed, owned, and operated architects Andrea Johnson and Molly Reichert has proven to be one of my favorite and most memorable sauna units to date. Thanks for the memories, ladies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/21d14440-0fd6-40d1-8f24-67edcdb66333/51163528_10156069750531931_3647688318306484224_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Mary Tyler Moore and a sauna finnatic meet one chilly night in Downtown Minneapolis - oh what a night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d0762abe-ca35-4e29-911f-b27cbdf3dc9a/23668832_10155029667791931_9105462517351899463_o.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Our Pioneer Press (award-winning, ikr?!) Gingerbread Wonderland contribution in 2017, with sauna elves by Liisa Kimball. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/861cfae8-c5fb-43e9-8d52-14c5b870bb97/+Peace%2C+love%2C+loyly+luumu.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7dfc93b2-2e16-4a19-8f32-1e31b194187a/50551775_10156044418956931_7170023772651520000_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Peace, Love, Löyly - Make it stand out Visit to the Finnish Embassy and basement sauna in January 2019. Kiitos Annina! https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/10/6 monthly 0.5 2023-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/bbbba529-b85c-47cf-9821-2f1f5f5b62d7/1000014746.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Thrifting in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/b26b893e-08c7-4a8c-94c4-b3b08274a4d2/1000014752.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Thrifting in Finland - Make it stand out Inside an aggregate thrift store in Finland, notice the booth layout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/049569e7-9024-41f7-af81-4523af33572b/1000014753.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Thrifting in Finland - Make it stand out Inside an aggregate thrift store in Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/e83c9ccb-128f-41f6-a7b3-1f96d2814fa5/1000014754.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Thrifting in Finland - Make it stand out Inside an organization thrift store in Pori, Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/bfa073a1-1216-4631-bd58-819fc3831d24/bike.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Thrifting in Finland - Make it stand out The BEST bike I have ever owned. It was 65 EUR and did a lot of my transportation heavy lifting in Oulu. Bikes are a main form of transportation in Oulu, so I was not that shocked when it unfortunately got stolen from the outside rack (cable lock bolt cut straight through) on Valentines Day 2015 — honestly filling out a police report at the station was one of the best parts. Luckily my friendship family loaned me a Finnish bike for the rest of the semester that I kept in my apartment when I was at home, so as not to get that one stolen too. Fun times! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/e9785229-bb74-41eb-806d-df86776432da/PXL_20220910_010650761.MP.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Thrifting in Finland - Make it stand out This bag from the Oulu recycling center makes the best knitting tote! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7a5dbc4e-e9ac-481c-9d72-b82dc2699ece/FB_IMG_1547388051770.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Thrifting in Finland - Make it stand out Post-thrifting with my favorite companion, my little sister Katherine “Marjatta” Brauer - we enjoyed walking to the thrift stores together in Oulu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/aa71818f-35a6-4d40-94fb-c3f7e34e2bd3/IMG_20200224_003149.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Thrifting in Finland - Make it stand out A thrift store find. I call it the kiuas candle holder, It is Muurla branded and I bought it in Pori at the Red Cross thrift store while visiting my librarian friend, Siina Vieri https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/9/29/soup monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/54dd422b-f8f7-456d-ad3a-d0826fdff4ba/1000014016.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Soup season - keittokausi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/fb6500f7-cb4f-49b8-9ec9-fa91342749b1/1000014011.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Soup season - keittokausi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/9/1/salolampi-work-weekend monthly 0.5 2023-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/70a3a9d7-6c75-4f30-991f-a9457bef013e/Marimekko+Salolamppi.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - 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Salolampi Work Weekend - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/8/25/mapping-finnish-america monthly 0.5 2024-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c80335a2-6508-4110-9331-a983e979fd76/1000010054.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Mapping Finnish America - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/8/18/introducing-brian-kays-guest-blogger-and-swedish-instructor monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0b9a16e7-f1d3-4b13-8027-2232661e418d/1000009810.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Introducing Brian Kays, guest blogger and Swedish instructor - Make it stand out Brian Kays – Explorer, photographer, and curious Minnesotan pictured on one of many Finnish-American adventures in the oldest smoke sauna in the USA, Dassel, MN https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/8/1/finnfest-2023-wrap-up-and-thoughts monthly 0.5 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/917983f4-e16e-4c25-b013-f74df2678271/PXL_20230729_172608251.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - 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As a Gustavus Scandinavian Studies major, I knew it was my duty to sing out loud and proud, in all three of the languages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/e0788cd3-f34b-4686-8951-a2340b3671ad/PXL_20230730_022125554.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest 2023 wrap up and thoughts - Make it stand out Samuli Edelmann, Eeppi Ursin and band take a bow after a rousing second encore on Saturday night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3455583b-2d4e-4439-bf97-3f91220b1c7d/PXL_20230730_161137173.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest 2023 wrap up and thoughts - Make it stand out Samuli and Eeppi delight the FinnFest crowd through hymns while the FinnFest choir waits in the background for their next contribution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5d293af6-6e28-4b9f-bd24-14831c39c97e/PXL_20230730_163240446.MP.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest 2023 wrap up and thoughts - Make it stand out I was happy to sit near Arlene Putikka Tucker during the service Sunday morning and run into MN + SD Honorary Consul General of FInland, Elaine Kumpula and husband on their way afterwards to capture the Finnish flag for the next event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3d268b67-9048-4a2d-9278-432468fc5413/PXL_20230731_135307756.PORTRAIT.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest 2023 wrap up and thoughts - Make it stand out Breakfast in the car on the way to sauna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/fa1dbd0c-17aa-4100-8f38-aca31b614b04/IMG_20230731_151417.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest 2023 wrap up and thoughts - Make it stand out Friends that sweat together, stay together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/4dd67874-d901-4e05-bc3e-c1779ae67b59/PXL_20230731_235629337.PORTRAIT.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest 2023 wrap up and thoughts - Make it stand out In only a half hour, I was able to snag a handful of agates from near Wrenshall, MN on a dirt road. I even found my first amethyst agate! https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2023/7/28/finnfest-week monthly 0.5 2023-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a3a0bbb7-0991-4950-903e-6469ec226c84/IMG_20200417_180457.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest Week - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/46f22331-3b91-4eaa-ae77-c2f0d45dec9c/IMG_20200409_130911_388.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest Week - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/de6fcbf6-69bd-4d00-833e-827e2b17fe79/IMG_20200209_171342.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest Week - Make it stand out Helvi and Helmi visiting cedar + stone for the first time in early February 2020 after making leipäjuusto with some Ladies of Kaleva sisters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1a7dd489-d985-44fb-98ea-f0ef640d4c42/IMG_20170926_160510.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest Week - Make it stand out StarTribune coverage of FinnFest 2017. Grandma let me borrow the family wedding ring that my great-great grandmother Aleksandra wore before dying in Soviet Karelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/241edd3f-c02b-471b-b351-1b4c27034a40/IMG_20170921_182922.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest Week - Make it stand out Former Finnish Ambassador to the US, Kirsti Kauppi, addresses group at pre-FinnFest event in Minneapolis in 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5bd352ad-107e-4111-a646-502861e93fcb/IMG_20170923_111851.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest Week - Make it stand out Photo with our 1st ever customers at FinnFest 2017 in Minneapolis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/90d719fd-5ba7-4b0e-9367-72b0f000b8e8/IMG_20230728_164944.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - FinnFest Week - Make it stand out Longtime Salolampi leadership staff members Susanna and Tiina serving up karjalanpiirakkoita in the dining room in Bemidji, MN (photo supplied by Susan Harstad) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/e604a5ac-037a-41ff-85cd-145c9fc39fe5/IMG_20200203_220516.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/044d427e-fd48-464e-b8f5-c03ecbc6f5b0/IMG_20220906_211820_188.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Introducing Eeva, a Minnesotan au pair in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3efa800b-40a9-41c3-8755-633d16e51a7d/IMG_20220906_211735_492.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Introducing Eeva, a Minnesotan au pair in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/88e55d71-7fb6-4b43-9708-27c816eb2bd2/IMG_20220906_211854_159.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Introducing Eeva, a Minnesotan au pair in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a6759014-08d5-421d-8a02-3c34ab3cc710/IMG_20220906_211756_578.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/9/2 monthly 0.5 2022-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0eef9579-bef9-46af-bc3c-cbb0f0b47be7/FB_IMG_1662134683755.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out An adorned Toripoliisi at the beginning of the new semester. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d07dd628-7195-44e3-9ad2-edac3f73e671/lounas.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/bab26eea-f5a7-41e8-82fe-a93cdc6723e2/FB_IMG_1662134659591.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out The rose bush installation in the Oulu city center was stunning. I had never seen so many potted plants outside before. I also appreciate that the installation, although the vision of the artist, was carried out through the labor of dozens of volunteers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3c5ef4a4-b856-4416-af18-40303783c95d/FB_IMG_1662134654223.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f460abaf-92c4-40e3-a6f9-806f606419c8/FB_IMG_1662134666365.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0ba4de98-c37e-41c8-ad5f-6404bc5e7be6/FB_IMG_1662134750042.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2747cf17-950a-49e8-8aaa-e4b10c53fc7c/FB_IMG_1662134717974.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/874befbf-ec55-4dbd-ba95-ea629e41c36e/FB_IMG_1662134729395.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7304bac3-d4ec-41ad-8fb2-781a32fe246c/FB_IMG_1662134734244.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5e23730f-09f6-4f4f-bc21-055b9e4b701d/FB_IMG_1662134739197.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5542278a-2fb8-4c03-aa1c-1ed5fb3ab259/IMG_20220827_192845.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f17bd25b-7544-4448-8d64-958351c86157/FB_IMG_1662134672877.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/430e2569-c0e9-4bda-af54-d431e82d6e21/FB_IMG_1662134954328.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Bike parking at the University of Oulu. GAH! So European. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/493e2979-fd51-41f8-a708-de1670b54e3d/FB_IMG_1662134961297.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out My Norwegian bike acquired at the recycling center in Oulu for 60 EUR — I miss this bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f968ca0d-923a-4931-aeac-86605e6b506f/polku.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/68a9ea72-1ca3-4215-b1df-542c866ab448/FB_IMG_1662135314149.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out View right outside of row house apartment in my first student housing placement in Oulu. My flatmate was Finnish, we each had our own rooms, but shared a kitchen space and bathroom. We had access to a shared laundry space (no additional payment needed, just a reservation) and also sauna (which could be reserved for free for private use or you could attend a session for women / men). The ease of access to sauna is probably one of things I miss the most about living in Finland. More on that in another blog post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/08cb073a-3f1d-4cf5-992d-52cf3e2c45a9/FB_IMG_1662140753776.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Hanging out in my first student apartment in Oulu, in front of the wall hanging my Finnish flatmate had hanging when I arrived. Trying to decide which Finnish coffee I prefer, while appreciating my flatmate’s tastes in interior decorating! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/338e0496-a3ab-43a2-9742-1db6987be565/FB_IMG_1662135016890.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out One of my classmates and I before heading to my first hockey game in Oulu! I am not used to being from a place where teams win (I mean, I live in MN…), so it was thrilling when Kärpät were the SM-Liiga season champions TWO years in a row, while I was studying there! Too bad I didn’t manage to bring back any of that puck luck to the Wild here in MN…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0ff11a12-8924-4346-98c3-4546021d6ebe/FB_IMG_1662134979660.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Student ticket for the hockey game cost 7.50 EUR! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/98e5fd93-88a6-4d23-a58d-998e893c7c13/FB_IMG_1662135274903.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Kärpät home ice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c85db6d4-38f0-41ab-8ad4-06180417a8cc/Muumi+ja+Liisa.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out I also enjoyed hosting a few American friends in the cities I studied in during the first weeks of the new school year. Liisa had made a visit to me in Tampere while in Finland visiting her host family from gap year, before heading to Scotland to study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7833339f-624a-478b-a4b8-513665467a44/pullo.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out An ad in Tampere, aimed at Finnish teenagers encouraging them to study abroad. It proclaims that the experience is freeing and that there are stipends available to help support studies abroad. I think this is brilliant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/53ca6d85-ebf1-49ee-b0e8-fadda4e41305/FB_IMG_1662135297842.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - What I Miss Most about Start of School Season in Finland - Make it stand out Opening of the school year ceremony at Rotuaari in downtown Oulu. Using the same stage as the Air Guitar World Championships a few days prior! https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/8/26/leveling-up-tips-and-tricks-for-finnish-language-study monthly 0.5 2022-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c791029c-3c79-4862-9393-f7de31cd710c/FB_IMG_1661539074555.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Leveling up - tips and tricks for Finnish language study - Make it stand out Visiting an Angry Birds-themed playground in Pori with my friend Siina in spring of 2015. It was so fun to spend time speaking Finnish with her! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/5f0aa8d6-aa0a-4b49-a101-84f283f6e459/FB_IMG_1547387247843.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Leveling up - tips and tricks for Finnish language study - Make it stand out Having friends and family visit, while I lived in Finland made the time extra special! My little sister was often my conversation buddy while growing up, as no one else in our family has spoken Finnish since our maternal great grandmother https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/e0f8ed1f-a396-4ce2-93e0-ff11ad500f6f/IMG_20200314_215929.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Leveling up - tips and tricks for Finnish language study - Make it stand out Finnish sanaseinä (word wall) that I built in my student apartment in Tampere and brought back with me to MN, when I returned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d11ce794-85ba-43a2-8b3b-f0af8777fb16/IMG_20200318_204009.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Leveling up - tips and tricks for Finnish language study - Make it stand out Time with Leila White’s - A Grammar Book of Finnish, is time well spent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/63e052e6-dd87-46bd-9556-59967d6f0764/FB_IMG_1661539089444.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Leveling up - tips and tricks for Finnish language study - Make it stand out Getting Finnish practice in while visiting Jyväskylä https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/8c3151f6-4fd6-4e15-b082-ab2d9a58ca25/IMG_20210623_111503.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Leveling up - tips and tricks for Finnish language study - Make it stand out The main thing, is to keep the main thing, the main thing : ) https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/8/19 monthly 0.5 2022-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c172071e-265a-4084-b087-f63792f3df90/Luumu+mustikalla.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe request - Make it stand out Painting with the blueberry filling before making blueberry cardamom bread! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/20fafffc-c76c-4d23-8188-2c1be6132062/quote+card.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe request - Make it stand out A barebones recipe I recorded in second grade in the quote books we made in school. There are some real keepers in here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7ac5f1b8-4d33-4b4b-86f8-13ba5a942cdd/Mustikkapulla.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe request - Make it stand out Blueberry cardamom bread — an invented recipe and somehow I haven’t gotten to posting this yet! It was delicious! https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/8/12 monthly 0.5 2024-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/65a2d6c8-51bf-466f-ba60-76aa6ae5e736/Screenshot+2022-08-09+8.04.37+PM.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Conversations in Finnish - Make it stand out Participants at the end of Keskustelutunti on the 9th of August, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/fedd63ae-a6cb-459d-af93-90e91263c87b/Screenshot_20220812-120345.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Conversations in Finnish - Make it stand out No need to commit to every week, some participants just come when they can and that is ok! I do not take attendance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/8d33802f-65e4-4bbd-be17-f7681c1758d1/IMG_20210615_194748.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Conversations in Finnish - Make it stand out The scaffolding from the first KeTu, Spring 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c28cb473-ee63-4726-ac80-817103d7d737/Screenshot+2022-08-02+7.45.01+PM.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Conversations in Finnish - Make it stand out Risto leads the discussion about Finnish geology a few weeks ago. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/8/3/recipe-release monthly 0.5 2022-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/ac9e0027-100c-4583-9a0e-d4bdfb6f9044/PXL_20220521_132919026.PORTRAIT.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe Release! - Make it stand out Teeny tiny cardamom cakes with lemony drizzle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/b9fc0123-ab11-4338-81b5-4d789825b1eb/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20210718142910620_COVER.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe Release! - Make it stand out Salmon burgers frying in a pan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/e1feb5cb-f2f4-47c5-9e9c-d3fed6906191/Leena+ja+Jorma.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe Release! - Make it stand out Jorma and Leena in front of their home in Haukipudas, Finland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1befa423-b554-4993-8720-c46a75e3321c/Hailuoto+ja+vene.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe Release! - Make it stand out Hailuoto, October 2013 — one of many wind turbines and small fishing boats on the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2c6899a7-b91a-4801-b73d-b8e5bb54b210/Hailuoto.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe Release! - Make it stand out Hailuoto — near Oulu, Finland October 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f6a510f1-bc15-4006-a5f7-16e81ec18eb7/kardemumma.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe Release! - Make it stand out kardemumma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c02b8c45-c210-4883-bb46-e91dbb884cc2/IMG_20220721_153028.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Recipe Release! - Make it stand out View from a good thinking place during a recent vacation in the Keweenaw Penninsula, looking out to Lake Superior https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/7/29/how-to-succeed-in-business-without-stepping-on-others monthly 0.5 2022-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/8c3f8594-c28f-4110-b65a-edf2784ac659/MVIMG_20190302_155039.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - How to Succeed in Business without Stepping on Others - Make it stand out Pictured here in Eagan, MN in March 2019 with Mom, Dad, Jodi and kids, Hanna, and Aija in our natural environment — the woods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/bd2736fc-bc9d-4993-b057-285ec69cbeb3/IMG_20200411_163615.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - How to Succeed in Business without Stepping on Others - Make it stand out If I owned a physical location, I wouldn’t have time to “enjoy my youth” as they say by being out adventuring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/ebf063e3-4cf7-4279-ae97-5d4095e325d5/IMG_20200320_172838.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - How to Succeed in Business without Stepping on Others - Make it stand out You’re gonna make it after all! —Sonny Curtis https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/7/23/initial-reflections-up monthly 0.5 2022-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a365294e-419b-4718-9b76-6c13e2659e0e/IMG_20220717_233603.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Jodi and Elizabeth — aka Helmi and Helvi — visit the old Traprock Valley Schoolhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/caa823ff-73d5-46f7-b699-d9ea0d5b21a7/IMG_20220721_172115.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Found coppper in Copper Country! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/809cc144-a819-4d6e-9f51-4ff04f9ddd7d/IMG_20220721_140037.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Anna (owner of Finnsight) and Helvi during a chance encounter in the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/07ebcc0f-1989-4bbc-a446-32434acb9b41/FB_IMG_1658597416595.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Lydia’s open-face ruisleipä sandwhich for breakfast at the family camp [photo courtesy of Lydia] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c0013d8f-4621-4654-acfb-6fb6e9565b56/IMG_20220715_214352.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Broken, but not defeated butterfly on the shores of Superior in Ontonagon — we transported it to some flowers far away from the beach to live a bit more safely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/dc14801f-8e60-49ce-a7d0-34977e8d03f1/IMG_20220720_211256.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Visit to Hungarian Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/4e150598-7255-4328-9ac3-78796ca0931a/IMG_20220719_103809.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Brian making sure that I wasn’t taking this trip too seriously during our tour of the Finnish American Folk School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f2846f89-fdd9-400e-8a03-5c2beadfb7a7/IMG_20220721_132313.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Risto enjoying a korvapuusti from Suomi Restaurant and kahvi from Steep and Brew on Michigan Tech campus grounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d0660691-f473-4b60-902b-eda8da0581c8/IMG_20220716_205716.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Initial Reflections from Time in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the UP of Michigan - Make it stand out Laulu Aika performs at Aura Jamboree — trust us, it filled in significantly and (in true midwest fashion) many folks were sitting behing us as well https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/7/15/r7m6rrdet3y3g3e5wgaefqbt3551jz monthly 0.5 2022-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/ba7361dd-81f6-4120-9dcc-d5205e7e6da8/IMG_20220715_123309.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - U.P. and away! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/ebe4cd17-c691-452d-9ef9-2115e02d8143/IMG_20200209_092107.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - U.P. and away! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f38b9908-0130-4475-8901-4c1af628195b/FB_IMG_1547388359638.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - U.P. and away! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/7/8/collaborationisthelatestiterationofco-op monthly 0.5 2022-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/05809d3f-66c4-4f30-99d8-68832d6b4068/SSA.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Collaboration is the latest iteration of co-op - Make it stand out Helvi and Karen and the Suomi Sing-Along Community created at the beginning of the pandemic — still going strong! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c798024d-0d7a-4e91-91d9-20ab8b3b020f/Friends+in+JVY.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Collaboration is the latest iteration of co-op - Make it stand out Some of my favorite collaborators have been those I have met through studying Finnish language and living. Pictured here is a Minna - Helvi - Ella - Sanna - Efka sandwich in Jyväskylä during a visit in 2015. Ladies that speak Finnish together, stick together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/248c6968-6886-4748-a9a2-4380db1bed27/First+sale.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Collaboration is the latest iteration of co-op - Make it stand out First customer and business card recipient to NYM community organizer (Finn Creek Museum in New York MIlls, MN in 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c707710c-bba4-46ac-ac6a-e68645894191/Helvi+%2B+friends+NH.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Collaboration is the latest iteration of co-op - Make it stand out Working across the Nordics with some Norwegians at Lefse night with Jade, Nels, and Ethan. We love Norway House! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/fbe06d31-a725-4cb4-b039-7231f61aa158/Helvi+%2B+KA.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Collaboration is the latest iteration of co-op - Make it stand out Helvi + Karl-Anders — cooperation by Finnish and other Nordic organizations is what lead to a collaboration with Norway House and Finnish-American Cultural Activities on baking videos and also other relationships…. That is cooperation cubed… Jännä (interesting), huh?! https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/6/28/foraging-aka-finding-free-things-to-eat monthly 0.5 2022-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c75720c0-bc10-4199-8aca-e15a3e1f824b/277624_10150240218166931_5269119_o.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Foraging (aka, finding free things to eat) - Make it stand out Young forager (me), 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/175e1f28-7a80-4561-b7b6-27035f8d1e11/15994447_10154170840421931_6043599691240406338_o.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Foraging (aka, finding free things to eat) - Make it stand out A learning garden on St. Kitt’s for Vetrinary medicine students to teach them how to identify plants that will harm pets — my sister attended here for her DVM degree! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/02b3599f-689e-490c-9bbc-5720fda0e21e/11082346_10152722273046931_800505644433590472_o.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Foraging (aka, finding free things to eat) - Make it stand out My berry-picking friends from University (Mona and Valentine) in Oulu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f85fd4c8-8548-45c0-b868-a52bc244632e/103431311_10157379992716931_528936965095267214_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Foraging (aka, finding free things to eat) - Make it stand out Wild strawberries from NW Wisconsin, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/bd59edf3-eb67-4e95-8448-c16341b22d85/1236662_10151571866301931_230052669_n.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Foraging (aka, finding free things to eat) - Make it stand out At first, I used my hot pink Martinex Finnish berry bucket for foraging for Finnish treats at the store — I miss this bucket a lot. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/6/22/happy-midsummer-iloista-juhannusta monthly 0.5 2022-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c1960c44-2794-4ea3-ba6a-f79f5ffc2470/DSC00744-4k.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out The juhannus 2021 crew (minus my grandparents) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f8c7b557-e623-40a2-b62e-25e545946c23/IMG_0704+%281%29.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Mölkky tournament https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c5cd71f9-5f40-47c4-9e5c-35e65af9636e/IMG_0710.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Mölkky tournament in progress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3b27c60c-6773-4b79-b17e-3712ae22afaf/IMG_20210626_205226.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Final scores https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/ee126f53-628e-4390-914a-2562349e9281/20210626_080612.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out “The kids’ cabin” built by my dad and uncle out of our childhood swing set and reused cabin parts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/dbcf9989-09ba-4c92-a086-63537f937cc4/IMG_0718.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Aino, Alec, Cristina, Brian, and Elizabeth hanging out in the lastenmökki (kid’s cabin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/b7951f85-4ff9-432a-91e4-cc4ba366c050/IMG_20210626_215722.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0d0c08b3-668c-4d26-bd22-fc75717ec858/IMG_0860.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Nearly endless days — the light lingers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f010a97d-8205-4cff-9516-f056dfc58562/20210626_192431.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Mökkielämä (Cabin life) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/cffc8a26-49a5-4847-b0bb-dedb04ef24ad/IMG_0777.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Grandpa — captain of the pontoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0a30d30b-619b-4f1f-8ea5-932932adeca1/IMG_0728.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Cabin sauna — yup, it’s a Kuuma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/3c46c32b-1a8c-4ccf-948d-5db48f0abc76/20210626_192320.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Mark prepares the loimulohi (flame-kissed salmon) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a113967d-172b-4cb6-9218-7c6248ff61a6/IMG_0651.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Mark pounds in the wooden nails to hold the salmon in place for cooking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/68310721-d7a2-4614-9c55-f2c3987568ec/IMG_0682.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Minna and Mark tend the fire for the salmon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7485e691-05ab-4ebd-9412-9c489b935826/20210624_122624.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Minna and Mark brought mustard from Finland! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/d542e84b-8367-4424-9a81-565d7a8c56e3/20210625_203709.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Midsummer bonfire || Juhannuskokko https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/9bd8fee4-8fd9-4260-91cf-291b45193d77/IMG_20210627_062310.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Nothing quite like waking up in a tent. Thanks, Michelle for being the ideal tent buddy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a4966351-9fc6-4d67-a139-3b54d33c9aad/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20210628085501542_COVER.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Pannukakku for breakfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/25fc7e75-e1f4-40a2-b066-b9383f2ce36d/IMG_20210628_103316.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Hiking the North Country Trail in Solon Springs, WI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/520196d9-0ad0-491a-9d55-3c75afb07886/IMG_20210626_140250.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out The Solon Springs Historical Society had a copy of this gem! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/0e9889b8-230c-4e57-8293-afb4993dc8d6/IMG_20210626_140739.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Cristina looking Finnish AF outside of the Solon Spring Historical Society https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2a4255da-64ea-4ca4-912b-991b3f49f656/IMG_0772.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Brian and I crashed after a long, fun weekend of Finnish(-American) fellowship! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/4ab5d6f4-13da-45a7-afd2-176571e51e32/IMG_0750.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Happy Midsummer! || Iloista juhannusta! - Make it stand out Lake time between sauna rounds after our guests had left — the absolute best way to recover and celebrate a special time with our friends https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/6/17/no-time-this-week-for-writing-a-blog-post monthly 0.5 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a9ef900e-5340-4cdc-a2ec-faef1915ce7f/PXL_20220617_143235525.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No time this week for writing a blog post - Make it stand out Angela Tate and Professor Duchess Harris in conversation at MNHC in St Paul, MN on 6/17/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/8836a7e9-28e3-41c1-8768-3c5682b660bd/PXL_20220617_151839650.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No time this week for writing a blog post - Make it stand out Jevetta Steele performing at Juneteeth event at the Humanities Center of MN in St Paul, MN on 6/17/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/be7b7983-5214-42cc-be5c-3048dfa7efd7/FB_IMG_1581090392090.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No time this week for writing a blog post - Make it stand out Source unknown — our MN readers will understand this. For our international and out-of-MN readers, please replace I-94 with your local freeway of choice. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/6/1/ffyo6xy7ds18b0vtyi2decpput765i monthly 0.5 2022-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/469fbfa1-115f-4e89-9192-e5e4b09f8c55/Iloinen+ope.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - How knowing Finnish helps keep me grounded - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7b532cad-3218-4819-908c-c76e87d6a008/Screenshot+2022-06-09+10.32.55+AM.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - How knowing Finnish helps keep me grounded - Make it stand out 6/9/22 — Meeting image from #finnishlanguageparty international planning group! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/7b0f035c-ebd7-4d1e-83b9-8eda93a56ca1/PXL_20220601_122456379.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - How knowing Finnish helps keep me grounded - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/6/3/finns-arent-happy-like-we-think-of-it-here-in-the-us-they-are-simply-content monthly 0.5 2022-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/c3da22cf-a2cf-48e3-94e2-bfe068e53857/Screenshot_20220506-103159%7E2.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Finns aren’t “happy” like we think of it here in the US. They are simply content. - Finns have more fun… Don’t you think! https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/5/27/Millennialinnon-profits monthly 0.5 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/b7c2794a-ff54-44d1-ab9a-f3487a650c52/PXL_20220527_124800699%7E2.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Millennial in Non-Profits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/ee76209e-7eb3-40b8-a379-ea9ecc81f357/IMG_20220527_110600.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Millennial in Non-Profits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/f8546e3c-d02e-41fb-a5d0-56b4e17c95c3/IMG_20220527_110551.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Millennial in Non-Profits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/58932724-e0e5-4c56-a429-5e681885326b/IMG_20220527_110555.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Millennial in Non-Profits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/dbe8cae2-1b33-4ab8-8479-4b887795ac0d/IMG_20220523_195617.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Millennial in Non-Profits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/261e7b2e-b0ef-4179-ab04-d81695782aba/IMG_20210602_212310.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Millennial in Non-Profits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2022/5/20/ruisleipä monthly 0.5 2023-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/57b127c8-ae8e-4ff3-a67e-342a6c6e02da/IMG_20200619_105126.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No, this is not a cookie (and other adventures in explaining Finnish foods to friends) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/6d544a04-7538-485f-a82f-b59202003d4e/IMG_20200505_204839_750.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No, this is not a cookie (and other adventures in explaining Finnish foods to friends) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/a1334b31-efb3-4046-8450-7332c7a4c565/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20210624140913069_COVER.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No, this is not a cookie (and other adventures in explaining Finnish foods to friends) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/2adabe33-ec7c-4a45-8db5-d9eb3bb0518f/IMG_20190223_185123.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No, this is not a cookie (and other adventures in explaining Finnish foods to friends) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/18a0f33e-47f3-40b0-9584-dde9e9a53878/Rye+flour+and+flakes Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No, this is not a cookie (and other adventures in explaining Finnish foods to friends) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/e79c071d-6c81-4501-9cb4-8e13d66d9397/PXL_20220513_131312667.PORTRAIT.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - No, this is not a cookie (and other adventures in explaining Finnish foods to friends) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2021/8/27/knitting-in-finnish monthly 0.5 2021-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1630081561389-MNJBIV7SVYQ1VZ4RSGAF/IMG_20200115_211357_871.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Knitting in Finnish Socks I made for my boyfriend for Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1630082073557-092NDHHXV2GR6TRB4CGQ/processed_IMG_20200229_111319.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Knitting in Finnish Socks my friend Jenna let me borrow on a visit — her grandma made them! 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Knitting is a very mobile activity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1630166286017-OWHNPVD7PSLLXWZA7YH0/Screenshot_20210828-105540%7E3.png Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Knitting in Finnish Knitting socks in IKEA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1630081792697-T573WQQMC46UIMN2CQY0/processed_IMG_20210822_122425.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Knitting in Finnish Latest knitting project - a Moomin hat - pattern from Novita https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/2021/8/14/return-to-the-tupa monthly 0.5 2021-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1628967008924-GTLNO2YR0SAXWNSTNBD8/FB_IMG_1621546767018.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Return to the Tupa Making birch bark crowns with some tupa members on Zoom during the pandemic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1628965983602-A5KH0UCMW8J5W36ASW9O/processed_IMG_20210809_195018.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Return to the Tupa Sampo Beach Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1628967435717-JM953M5X2JWKLARY1NPX/IMG_6356%7E2.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Return to the Tupa Lisa, Arlene and I at Kalevala Day 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1628965955873-KE6D2MUHPS2H8Y88U81D/processed_IMG_20210809_173809.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Return to the Tupa Mojakka Day 2021! https://www.luumuabc.com/fiercely-friendly-aggressively-nordic/diary/tampere/arrival monthly 0.5 2021-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1628259405403-4IE28P10USTLNQSXWU23/FB_IMG_1628259280587.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Excerpts from study abroad: finding our way in Tampere The view from our room at Hostel Sofia in Tampere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1628259321082-G6MEAMHKWPR0QL7UFUNL/FB_IMG_1628259274988.jpg Fiercely Friendly + Aggressively Nordic - Excerpts from study abroad: finding our way in Tampere Little sister Katherine sitting on our suitcases on the bus into the city center in Tampere. 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Cake with Coffee Buttercream Frosting || Suklaamarjatäytekakku kahvikermakuorrutuksella {CLASS AVAILABLE} https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1545767380729-S4U9C0CWM0COM4JBVLJ6/Swedish+Nutmeg+Cookies Welcome | Tervetuloa Swedish Nutmeg Cookie Bars || Muskotsnittar [CLASS AVAILABLE] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1545774545197-QYUD0O7JIC0ORIE5BLUR/cinnamon-cardamom%2Brolls%2B%257C%2Bkorvapuusti Welcome | Tervetuloa - CINNAMON-CARDAMOM ROLLS | KORVAPUUSTIT INGREDIENTS Dough: .5 lb unsalted butter 2 c milk 3 eggs .5 c regular sugar cardamom (at least 1.5 tablespoons ground - fresh or otherwise) 4 tsp yeast (or 2 packets) 6.5 c bread flour (or 4 c bread flour and 2.5 c AP flour) 1 tsp salt Filling: .25 lb unsalted butter 2 c brown sugar .25 c flour 1 tsp salt cinnamon (at least 1 Tbsp) cardamom (at least .75 Tbsp) Finishing: 1 egg pearl sugar (at least .25 cup) 1. Melt butter on stove and once melted, add milk. 2. Combine yeast, sugar, cardamom, salt and eggs in mixing bowl and mix. 3. Add warm (not hot) melted butter and milk to the mixing bowl. 4. Mix well and add the flour gradually until a silky dough forms. 5. Keep adding the flour and mixing/kneading until the dough is only slightly sticky. 6. Butter/grease another large bowl and put the pulla dough into the bowl. Flip the dough over to prevent it from drying out. 7. Cover bowl with towel and allow to rise until at least doubled (about 30min-1hr) — this is a great time to wash the original mixing bowl and to make the filling! 8. Add filling ingredients to mixing bowl and combine thoroughly. 9. Once dough has risen, turn it onto a hard clean surface and knead it by hand some more. 10. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts (use a food scale, if you want to get technical). 11. Roll out one section of the dough into a large, flat, thin, rectangular sheet on the hard surface. 12. Spread the filling onto the dough and press down slightly (use a spoon to not get messy)! 13. Roll the filling-covered dough into a long tube and press the end of the dough edge so that it stays closed. 14. Cut the end off at an angle and set aside. 15. Cut the remaining tube of dough into triangles alternating angles so it all fits together like a puzzle. 16. Set the dough triangles on a pan lined with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat with the small end up. 17. Press the small end of the dough triangles straight down (like a punch to the ear). 18. Turn on the oven, so that it can preheat to 375˚F. 19. Let the rolls rise until almost doubled again and then coat in egg wash with a basting brush. 20. Sprinkle rolls with pearl sugar. 21. Once oven is preheated, put the rolls in. 22. After 10 min, turn the oven temp down (without opening the door and to let out steam) to 350˚F. 23. Bake approximately 10 min more until brown and internal temp is at least 90˚F for 30 sec or more. 24. Best enjoyed warm with coffee and good company! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1627691947119-2OY1BBZR2GYZ3E9YEQ0C/processed_IMG_20200416_121814_572.jpg Welcome | Tervetuloa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1627691972997-IDLDCIY4V0006YLK7MU6/IMG_20200428_162051_694.jpg Welcome | Tervetuloa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1627691984747-WLYHGQHSLLXJFM4VCL9Y/processed_IMG_20201222_200706.jpg Welcome | Tervetuloa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1692373012193-EGPPQBAVUDIN6674HPHH/processed_00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200622211028004_COVER.jpg Welcome | Tervetuloa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1627671720359-1KTTZVWK326F976XNEMO/processed_IMG_20210614_202542%7E2.jpg Welcome | Tervetuloa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/b3bd1bbd-b9f8-4f92-8c24-e87903374e40/42Elizabeth6.jpg Welcome | Tervetuloa Elizabeth “Helvi” Brauer and Susan “Susanna” Harstad rocking the birch bark crowns that Susanna taught Helvi how to make! 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Full of cardamom — basically a cinnamon roll on its side, but honestly so much better. Enjoy with coffee and good company! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1545529551879-BAHICLNGO9AHBYJ38I04/Cardamom+Bread+%7C+Pulla New Page - CARDAMOM BREAD | PULLA Bursting with cardamom, this yeast bread is even more delicious than it looks! https://www.luumuabc.com/new-page daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1545782987977-PTPWUQJ00TV7OGGB9M5H/IMG_20181209_101123_705+%281%29.jpg New Page https://www.luumuabc.com/pulla daily 0.75 2021-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1627672511684-JRWQFUMZX5DTMSBIIQC2/processed_IMG_20210617_214538_943.jpg Cardamom Bread | Pulla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1545799055012-T96NA9PZRWHHHSU1FBGD/Pulla+braid+directions Cardamom Bread | Pulla https://www.luumuabc.com/kardemummakeksit daily 0.75 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1545787650681-BHHBJ2L0ZH3758FSXMSY/19732025_1948061982072736_7357334329953124653_n.jpg Cardamom Cookies | Kardemummakeksit https://www.luumuabc.com/lohikeitto daily 0.75 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1549937885757-ATUAOLPUP2ULA3BBV9YF/52063704_10156090857261931_8615058368270172160_o.jpg Salmon Soup | Lohikeitto https://www.luumuabc.com/joulutortut daily 0.75 2023-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5998ef85bebafb029c796385/1551478282783-6S9CS6W100ZGS8EF50MJ/IMG_20190227_102546_276.jpg Christmas Tarts | Joulutortut This recipe came from one of the friendship families I was able to celebrate Christmas with while studying at the University of Oulu in Finland. 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