Wakefield Tuna: Favorite Finnish Things

Time to take a vacation from the cold and fly to Finland for a mental vacation. This is the view from my uncle's cottage.

When in Finland I love:

Helsinki's Kappelli Restaurant- it really is a converted chapel. Last time I was here I had caribou meatballs with dill. Yum.

The view from the Ateljee Bar at Sokos Hotel Torni 14th floor. Came here with my bfff (best Finnish friend forever) Minna, for a glass of champagne.

View from the ladies room!

The Fazer Restaurant at Stockmann's department store.

Fazer is THE finnish bakery. So fresh and good.

Cafe Ekberg in Helsinki. I want to sit here and read the paper and write postcards forever.

The Ekberg fresh shrimp sandwich, piled high with shrimp, dill, lemon and mayo. These sandwiches are everywhere, and they are so so good.

And lunch of fish, potatoes and morel mushroom sauce with friends

The Marimekko, Aarikka, Arabia and Iittala sections at Stockmann's

Chanterelle mushrooms from the forest, Arabia Mumin mug, black licorice, yogurt, rye crisps, foot cream, beer, beet salad, Fiskar cheese cutter, vitamins

Hamburger in a deep fried bun, my favorite junk food EVER. To get really decadent, can put a sausage inside... OMG it's both a hamburger AND a hot dog

Vintage coffee pots, 230 Euros. (Ours got burned in a camp fire a long time ago, ugh!)

I love that they put cupboards above the sink to dry the dishes, close the cupboards and the dishes are done, drying and put away all at once.

Check out the history of this Finnish invention here

I love that when they construct new buildings, they protect the trees, instead of cutting them down.