The Washington Post is doing a series on Finland. Robert G. Kaiser and Lucian Perkins are checking out one of WhirledView's favorite countries. Some nice photos, and a new city every day. It's a great time to be there, with the dark hours down to just a few, birds singing at two in the morning, flowers everywhere...
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