Finnish independence day – tableofcolors

December 6, 2016November 10, 2020Laila Uljas

Hilja’s Letter

Note: This post has been edited 10.11.2020 as I have found more information about Hilja’s life. Today Finland turns 99 years old. The sun has been shining bright and it is cold. I can only imagine how cold it was during the Winter War, when Finland defended it’s independence from Russia, as it was an […]

December 6, 2014December 6, 2014Laila Uljas

Eighteen days until Christmas

There are eighteen days until Christmas if you ask the Finnish kids and if you ask the American kids there are still nineteen days. Today in the kids’ entryway where the calendar is on the wall, there was a little spat between two of the girls. One claimed that there are eighteen days and the […]