Category: Life

It’s winter and without my clothes I look like a plucked chicken. A frozen one. This is why I feel…

Mom of Finland, 29.12.2021

Let’s talk about food, since food is essential and one of the greatest things in this world. Different countries have…

Mom of Finland, 14.12.2021

Let’s see, the ground is frozen, the car windows are frozen, all the positive feelings for winter are frozen! And…

Mom of Finland, 13.12.2021

It’s said that the Finnish language is the hardest in the world, to learn. If you ask the Finns to…

Mom of Finland, 17.11.2021

A Finn is walking down the street and notices someone they know coming towards them. What does the Finn do?…

Mom of Finland, 14.11.2021

As far as we Finnish people think, Finland for foreigners is known as the country of free money. Many of…

Mom of Finland, 12.11.2021

Alarm goes off at 6:00 a.m. You press the snooze button until 7:00. Now you’re in a hurry. Not enough…

Mom of Finland, 9.11.2021

Finns are viewed as shy. Really shy. But are we? Yes and no. Meaning yes, some Finns too are shy,…

Mom of Finland, 23.10.2021

May it be because of careful contemplating and planning, the magic of Juhannus, the help of modern medicine or even…

Mom of Finland, 10.10.2021

We love our dads! And granddads! And great granddads! And lucky us, it’s Father’s Day in Finland this Sunday! In…

Mom of Finland, 7.11.2020

Taking care of baby Finns and still managing to bring bread and butter to the table. Is that really possible?…

Mom of Finland, 6.11.2020

Pride and prejudice Finnish people are quiet, solemn, and shy. Well. Some of us might be, some of us aren’t,…

Mom of Finland, 14.10.2019

Nothing new under the sun. Very basic indeed. Here’s how a Monday went for a mother: 5:00 AM Significant other…

Mom of Finland, 14.1.2019

Do you not know who you are anymore? Or maybe you have just forgotten completely? Don’t worry! Here’s a handy…

Mom of Finland, 1.1.2019

Some of us were born under a lucky star. Some of us were born under an unlucky star. All of…

Mom of Finland, 28.12.2018

Your Yearly Horoscope by Mom of Finland is based purely on the art of good-fortune-telling, hocuspocusology and vague logic. Regardless…

Mom of Finland, 27.12.2018

Christmas gifts are supposed to bring joy and good… cheer? Let’s go with cheer. Merriment and happiness and delight. But…

Mom of Finland, 21.12.2018

Got company coming? Maybe for the holidays, and you just didn’t have time to clean? Or didn’t feel like cleaning?…

Mom of Finland, 20.12.2018

In Finland it seems to be a thing to make pacts to only gift kids on Christmas. That sucks. Well…

Mom of Finland, 18.12.2018

Don’t you think it’s unfair how after getting to grow the baby for nine months in their uterus women get…

Mom of Finland, 7.11.2018