Easter up north

We spent the Easter holidays in northern Finland — I haven’t got time to write about the trip during the last few days, but finally boys are sleeping and there is some time before I need to hit the bunk.

Sanna and the boys flew to Oulu and travelled then to Taivalkoski already on Sunday one week before Easter. I spent the beginning of the week busily running my business and then rejoined them on Thursday evening after a day of meetings, telcos and travelling.

Helsinki region didn’t have that much of snow when Sanna left, but during the week we got some. Not much compared to Oulu and especially Taivalkoski that had at least a meter of snow. Most of our activities were related to snow, as this year there hasn’t been enough days to enjoy going downhill with sleds and bobsleds (Stiga Snow Racer).

There were some hills around Sanna’s parents house, but to get good fast and long rides, we visited the local ski centre Taivalvaara. They had a slope dedicated for sleds, so I and Aapo, or Sanna and Aapo had much fun with our Stiga going down the hill. It goes pretty fast with one child and one adult…

When we were not out, I spent my times with books — read four of them during the holidays. I had to prepare a few work related items, so some time was spent in front of laptop, too.

On Monday, Sanna’s mother drove us to Oulu and we visited Sanna’s old schoolmate for one night. We saw a few other friends and Aapo played (and also fought) with their children. The amount of noise that can come from two toddlers is amazing.

Tuesday was spent with work related items and flying back to Helsinki. From there onwards, I’ve tried to catch up with work — finally succeeding to spare some time to my hobbies, such as Nomadig.com