Tag: crazy Finnish weather

Too Much and Not Enough

Welcome friends! It’s a funny time of year. Believe it or not, despite only having 6cm of remaining snow on… Read more.
Tervetuloa

Hello again friends! Happy New Year!! And welcome to the new look of Vanha Talo Suomi! Our website was worthy… Read more.
Autumn Approaches: Garden Season Winding Down

October is but a couple of days away, thankfully the last week of September turned out to be the best… Read more.
Welcome to Butterfly-ville

Greetings Friends! Daylight hours slip away imperceptibly at first after the height of summer solstice. The shortages become quite noticeable… Read more.
It’s Getting Hot in Here! (BUT mostly out there)

Hello Friends! Someone once said, every picture tells a story. I’ve seen plenty of captivating pictures, that’s for sure, and… Read more.
June, You’re Almost Gone, and That’s Good!

Greetings friends! June is nearly done and dusted, and I won’t be too sorry about heading into July. As can… Read more.
2025: What Lies Ahead

Hello friends! The new year is still quite fresh and new. Possibilities and outcomes of what lie ahead should look… Read more.
Jari Myrsky – November Snowstorm Jari

Hello again friends! As we are making our way through the final week of November, I thought a word from… Read more.
Fickle Finnish Weather: Summer in Finland

Hello Friends! Greetings from partly sunny, sometimes damp, sometimes hot, sometimes cool and breezy Finland!! It’s the first week of… Read more.
Kesäkuu Saapui Vanha Talo Suomeen

Hi everyone! Yes, June arrived to Vanha Talo Suomi, just as it has to every other place. Our dry conditions… Read more.
May 2024: Bringing the HEAT

Hi there everyone! Taking a respite from the swelter and pollen to say hello and bring you up to speed… Read more.
Hello! It’s Mars

Haha, Hi friends, how are you all? I hope you are well :=) February goes by so quickly, even when… Read more.
Waning Days of Summer: Autumn Beckons

Hello again friends! August has been a roller coaster of excitement, but also a month of long periods of downtime.… Read more.
Six on Saturday: 01.07.2023 Heinäkuu/Juli

Hello from Finland! We were off last week, enjoying Juhannus, but we weren’t completely absent! Rosie Amber featured our garden… Read more.
Six on Saturday 17.06.2023 Countdown to Juhannus

Greetings friends! Sending everyone very warm greetings from Finland this lovely Saturday morning. When I say warm, I really do… Read more.
Are You Dreaming of a White Christmas?

Wishing to experience snow (lumi) during the month of December (Joulukuu), and especially leading up to Christmas Day, (Joulu) is… Read more.
Syyskuu 2022 – September at Vanha Talo Suomi

Hello Friends! Generally, we are finished gardening for the year, except for a few watering tasks until any rain that… Read more.
Crazy Finnish Weather: The agonizing wait for spring is REAL

Whelp. Here we are again. Another round of, Where is Spring? currently underway. Hello Friends! Welcome back! We’re here, same… Read more.
Breaking: Spring held Hostage

Hello friends! Someplace, somewhere, it’s spring. Not here in southern Finland! Oh, no! I foresee this mutant seasonal phenomenon will… Read more.
Happy New Year: It’s March Already??!!

Weeeeell, that was quick!! Hello friends! Seems like I was just typing up the final post of 2021 just a… Read more.
It’s Still August!

Hello friends! It’s day 26 of 31, and it’s been raining almost every day it seems since my last post!… Read more.
Finland Today: Hot, Hot Hot!

Hello friends! A day late and a dollar short – I had mentioned in my last post I would write… Read more.
Mayflowers & May Flowers

Hello again friends! A well-known nursery rhyme comes to mind in recalling the past month’s weather; April showers bring May… Read more.
April Springtime at Vanha Talo Suomi

Hello friends! I’m enjoying a lull in outdoor activity these last couple of days due to a temperature plunge and… Read more.
This Just Might Be The End:

The end of winter that is!! Hello friends! Waking to the early morning crash of possibly 1000kgs of snow sliding… Read more.