Finland

Just some random photos from my Finland trip. It was actually a conference in Tampere, but I used the opportunity to also visit my friend Kati. The conference was on glass and was actually very good. I am sure it sounds equally exciting for all of you, yeah, what can be more joy than attending presentations on float glass production, glass processing, glass engineering, glass performance, glass fixing systems. Ok, so back to pictures on Finland.

Finland has lakes.
And more lakes.

Not surprizing, Kati's place is also at a lake!


This is Kati. She is on the phone with her boyfriend a lot. Ok, not always. She does not do it when Tero (the boyfriend) is around. (this is mean, I know...)


This is me with Kati. The picture was taken by Tero, hence no phone! :)


Other random observations:
I love saunas. Finnish ones. Good thing that it is quite common to have one that opens from your bathroom if you are in Finland. So of course Kati had one, hurray! What I found surprizing: it is uncommon to have a bathtub in Finland. Although it does make perfect sense, most of us (bathtub owners) very rarely or never use it. There is actually a lot of sense in Finnish home furnishing. I also love the dish dryer grill above the sink. It is like a normal cabinet, with doors, but with grill instead of shelves. Water can drain to the sink below, but dishes are concealed behind the cabinet door rather than exhibited overnight (or for days, as in my case...). But as much as I was happy with home design, looking at shop windows and people on the street, Finnish fashion seems to be a little bit out of space. Fashion items have nothing to do with current trends, and most surprizingly, the streets of Tampere are full of youngsters dressed in gothic rock punk style. I saw at least two of them every day! Did not that style die out last century?? I felt nostalgic.