Aapo Kalliola

Update at 22:56, a few images were added.

Our son, Aapo Juhani, was baptised on Juhannus (midsummer) eve in a log cabin church in Koronniemi, Polvijärvi.

I’ve been baptised also on the very same day in 1974, and both Aapo and I celebrate nameday in Juhannus eve. My father has been building the roof of the church, so there were abundance of reasons to have Aapo to be baptised on that day, on that place.

The church itself is really beautiful place, a converted log cabin standing near the sandy beaches of Koronniemi. You can see a couple of pictures from the web pages of Polvijärven Seurakunta (Parish of Polvijärvi). The texts are only in Finnish.

The celebration took place in my parent’s house in Polvijärvi centre. We kept the event small and cozy, only grandparents, our siblings, Aapo’s godparents and one of my godmothers were present.

The weather was nice enough to take a few photos outside without a cap. I’m planning to frame the previous picture for my office desk.