Design and discoveries in Finland
As I already mentioned so many times before, I’m originally from Sweden, but what I haven’t mentioned is the fact that I’m half Finnish. Both my parents were born in Finland and almost all of my relatives live in Finland. This of course means that I’ve spent a lot of time in Finland over the years. Unfortunately I haven’t had chance to visit there for a few years so I think It’s time to go again soon.
Meanwhile I’ll live on my great memories from there; one of them being my auntie always taking me to Pippurimylly, one of my favourite restaurants. It’s located on a street corner a bit outside of the city heart. Without knowing about it you would probably not find it, but it’s worth a visit for their well priced and tasty food.
Another of those memories is The Market Square. I always bought sweet peas in such huge amounts that it should have lasted a whole year. Of course you can find a lot more stuff than sweet peas, it’s actually filled with all kind of discoveries to be made.
Not mentioning Finnish design in a post about Finland would almost be a crime and of course it’s a big part of my Finnish childhood memories. My mum, who loves design, dragged me through all these designer shops like Iittala and Marimekko. That’s not very fun when you’re 10 but I love these shops today as I really appreciate Finnish design now.
Finland might be a small country but there’s definitely a lot to discover and it’s well worth a visit.
