Tag: Finland

Christmastime Dispatch: 2025

Hello dear friends! Christmas cheer and the sounds and delights of the season are once again in full swing here,… 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.
The Vestiges of Autumn 2024

Hello and welcome back! We’ve been experiencing pretty mild temperatures, very consistently, for a couple of weeks now. An occasional… Read more.
Champagne Wishes

Hello friends! Greetings to you from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are presently enjoying what looks to be the final warm… 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.
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.
Finland’s Spectacular Nature

Greeting friends! Taking a look outside the window offers a view of wind whipped trees, yellowing pine needles and at… 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.
Garden Blogging at its Finest

As I’ve been writing this little documentary of our Vanha Talo Suomi home & garden renovation, many lessons have been… 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.
Six on Saturday: 10.06.2023

Hello everybody! Greetings to all from Finland on this lovely, sunny Saturday morning! It’s not been very exciting these last… Read more.
Six on Saturday: 03.06.2023 Hello June!

Greetings everyone from your Finnish gardening friend! We’ve been operating like a well-oiled machine here. Every couple of days Pekka… Read more.
Six on Saturday: Our Finnish garden 27.05.2023

As much as I look forward to being able to get outside and garden once the snow is gone, maybe… Read more.
Six on Saturday: Finland Edition 20.05.2023

Hello everyone! I’ve got to start right off by saying how much we appreciated the warm welcome and gracious comments… Read more.
Six on Saturday: Finland Edition 13.05.2023

Hello gardening friends! It’s been awhile since I last posted – lots of changes! 🙂 We are typically about one… 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.
Winter is Coming: Actually, it feels like it’s already here!

Hello from frosty Finland! A light dust of snow has mixed with an abundant layer of frost. Temperatures have been… Read more.
May I Have Your Attention Please!

Greetings friends and family! The month of May has a way of grabbing your attention. There’s no doubt about it. … Read more.
March Madness: Covid19-style

Hello and warm greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are currently social distancing ourselves and working from home in compliance… Read more.
On Cloud 9 – What a Great Feeling!

Hello friends! Coming to you today from Cloud 9, where we’re still riding the post-open garden day swell of good feelings… Read more.
Cinco de Maaliskuu!

¡Hola amigos y familia! Since it’s the 5th of March and this is our FIRST post of 2018 – Happy… Read more.
The Effortless Garden

Hello & welcome! Tervetuloa kaikkile! Greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! <3 It’s beyond time to provide a status report of… Read more.
Pieces of Time

Pieces of Time New years come and new years go, Pieces of time all in a row. As we live… Read more.
Hot, It’s Not!

Hello to all you sweltering North Americans! Greetings to everyone, everywhere 🙂 Welcome to another Vanha Talo Suomi update. <3… Read more.