Having Finnish ancestry but little to no current connection with finland, I appreciate your photos and the tibits about Finland I can read behind the lines. Thank You. PS-the view of the frosty forest are very similar to the winter in Northern Minnesota, but we are probably colder due to continental air. No wonder this place is full of Finns and a nearby town is even called Finland, and even near where the legend of St. Urho was invented. Look it up ;)