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Thunderstorms and tropical heat

Photographer Olev Mihkelmaa Photo by Mait Jüriado

It is already cooler outside, the first trees has turn into yellow. The children went back to school. It is dark outside already at 9pm. Rowan berries are red, apples will soon be ready, there are a lot of mushrooms … Read More

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| by Olev Mihkelmaa
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Is boating bad for the baltic sea?

If you ask a leisure boater, the Finnish summer has been great. The weather in July-August has been phenomenal - though perhaps too hot or non-windy to some taste- but very welcome for most. Our longest trip was some two … Read More

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| by Anssi Käki
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What Iceland is about

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It has been quite a while since my last blog entry here; nevertheless I believe my excuse to be reasonable and acceptable enough. The story this time leads me quite far away from everything I know and am used to. … Read More

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| by Malvine Vernera
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The Time to Touch

Photographer Olev Mihkelmaa Photo by Mait Jüriado

Estonian Song and Dance Celebration 2014 How many singers or dancers have you seen on one stage performing together? More than a hundred, more than a thousand? Song and Dance Celebration is held in Estonia after every five years. On … Read More

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| by Olev Mihkelmaa
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Midsummer

Photographer Olev Mihkelmaa Photo by Mait Jüriado

All the northern nations celebrate Midsummer. Midsummer is as important as Christmas for Estonians. The sun sets only for a few hours, it doesn’t go dark during the night. The sunlight is very important for Estonians because soon the days … Read More

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| by Olev Mihkelmaa
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Week with Cinematic Art

The spring sun slowly comes over Poland and days are getting warmer and warmer. People have long been eager to spend their free time outside. Therefore, with the first breath of spring air, myriad of festivals have started. In May, … Read More

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| by Klaudia Kolosa
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One BSR in California – a get-together abroad

During the times of the Soviet Union, many Lithuanians fled to the U.S. Some have also migrated more recently. According to Wikipedia, there are currently 681,000 Lithuanians living in the U.S., making it the largest Lithuanian population living outside of … Read More

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| by Asta Tamuleviciute
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The dark side of boating

It’s been forever since my previous post due to various reasons, all of them equally unsatisfactory and one of them the beloved boat itself. It’s been causing lots of headache and is not even set to sea yet due to … Read More

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| by Anssi Käki
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About Finnish crowds

Another situation in which the “common” behaviour of Finns vastly differs from other European countries, apart from the classic (weather), is when looking at Finnish concert audiences. To be fair, I should mention that this observation excludes events where the … Read More

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| by Kathrin Deter
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Nature is waking up

I guess now it is the most joyful and beautiful time of the year because in May it’s a new beginning in nature – everything becomes green, people are getting fresh energy from the nature and start making new plans … Read More

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| by Olev Mihkelmaa
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Democracy at its best?

Last sunday European citizens decided where the European Union is heading. In times of discussing the democratic legitimacy of certain ballots, I wondered how an EU-wide election actually works on its most fundamental stage. Observations from ‘Wahllokal 107′ in Berlin … Read More

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| by Tobias Koch
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Living in a hipster neighborhood

I live in one of the 20 hipster neighborhoods in the world Where does the word hipster come? I’d say first three letters ”hip” would come from hippie, like kind of boheme style. But then ”ster”? Brings to my mind … Read More

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| by Esin Güngör
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Binding Russia and EU through cross-border cooperation

“The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.” Hubert H. Humphrey The Neighborhood Programmes or Neighborhood Instrument designed by the EU in order to promote democracy, the rule of law, successful market economies to … Read More

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| by Viola Serdyukova
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“Colour me, Helsinki”

I was just talking with my future boyfriend about how I am annoyed about wind in Helsinki. As I lived past 1,5 years in Berlin, I forgot what it is to live in a city surrounded by sea. It’s all … Read More

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| by Esin Güngôr
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Something very Danish

There are many Danish products that are probably mistaken for being “made in somewhere else” or simply viewed as global. Well, they are definitely global as users all over the world would not exchange them for anything. I will start … Read More

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| by Mia Scap