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Dancing with the stars in Kaavi
An astronomical observatory has been constructed on the roof of a nearly 200-year-old cow shed, and this years-long project has now been...
Mikko Koistinen
Jul 20, 20213 min read
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Beauty is in small things - lessons learned in Finland’s Tibet
I could summarize my experience of the year in which the coronavirus pandemic broke as follows: financially, it was one of the most...
Mikko Koistinen
Jul 19, 20217 min read
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Hooked on winter fishing - following in the footsteps of the fishermen of Lake Ladoga in Suvasvesi
My nephew, Jukka (14 years old) has been very much into fishing ever since he was little. I remember it like it was yesterday how he,...
Mikko Koistinen
Jul 19, 20214 min read
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Follow in the footsteps of Private Duus - the origin story of Tuusniemi
Legend has that Private Duus, a German soldier, escaped from imprisonment in the St. Olaf's Castle to search for a treasure in a small...
Mikko Koistinen
Jul 19, 202111 min read
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A week as the master of a farm - a different winter holiday in eastern Finland
I decided to try an active winter holiday (with some telecommuting) with my family in the rural North Savo and also include a trip to the...
Mikko Koistinen
Jul 19, 20217 min read
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Is this the most gorgeous rental cabin in Tuusniemi?
This spring, there has been a lot of discussion about the mysterious palaces of our eastern neighbour, but did you know that there is a...
Mikko Koistinen
Jul 19, 20214 min read
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