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Tervetuloa
Hello again friends! Happy New Year!! And welcome to the new look of Vanha Talo Suomi! Our website was worthy… Read more.
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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.
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View of a Lifetime: My Garden’s Autumn Finery
Hello friends! For the last weeks of this October, I’ve been admiring the late autumn vignettes glimpsed through windows which… Read more.
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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.
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May was Buzzing
Greetings friends! We now find ourselves entering the month of June. Thankfully we are receiving some much-needed rainfall today, although,… Read more.
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Faltering-Start to pre-Spring Cleanup
Hello again friends! We’ve found our way to the middle of March. I’m currently hunkered down, taking full advantage of… Read more.
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A quick glance: Finland’s Talviloma and Penkkarit
Hello friends! School kids in some portions of Finland are currently enjoying time off from school for Talviloma (winter holiday).… Read more.
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Hyvää Joulua!
Hello friends! Today is 24 December 2024, the daylight hours are +28 seconds longer than yesterday, which can be summoned… Read more.
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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.
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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.
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Autumn tasks: Bulbs, Bulbs, Bulbs!
Hello Friends! Welcome back to Vanha Talo Suomi! Today is a partly sunny Saturday, but with half decent temperatures hovering… Read more.
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Champagne Wishes
Hello friends! Greetings to you from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are presently enjoying what looks to be the final warm… Read more.
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Summer Blooms
Hello friends! Currently, I’m seeking some refuge from the warm & humid weather which has been visiting us all week.… Read more.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lohja 700: String up the fairy lights, have some cake & candy and most importantly, enjoy the fun!
Hello and warm greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! November is well and truly upon us – ‘Time and tide waits… Read more.
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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.
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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.
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Remember When…
Hei ystävät! Pian on aika Vanha Talo Suomen erityiseen julkiseen puutarhapäivätapahtumaan 06.08.2023 – ensi viikonloppuna avaamme puutarhaportin sinulle tutustumaan puutarhoihin!… Read more.
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The Roundup: Saturday 15.07.2023
Hello Friends! Welcome to this week’s roundup of what’s happening in the Vanha Talo Suomi gardens. The term ’roundup’ means… Read more.
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Six on Saturday 08.07.2023: Hallelujah!
Breaking News! It’s rained since my last post – several times! Nearly daily we’ve been visited by a rain shower,… Read more.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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