Stockholm by night

I've been to Stockholm many times, but in September this year finally managed to see the Gamla Stan by night. It provided a nice side setting for an otherwise casual business trip.

Finnish Hot Air Balloon Championships 2013 in Mäntsälä

Gentlemen, warm up your balloons! Actually I think this event is really nice. And yet so distinctly Mäntsälä. :)

MB Expo @ Jäähalli

And so we've made our way to the beginning of September when there was a lot of nice (and expensive) cars in Jäähalli.

Sirkus Florentino in Mäntsälä

A circus came to town at the end of August. The show was quite allright, though the kids! :)

Valkosipulimarkkinat 2012

Time to share at least a few new updates. This one is from August last year, from the traditional "garlic market" in Kerava. (Whoa, the Blogger default layout has changed a bit again!)

Rally time: Ouninpohja 2012 & Mäntsälä 2013

So here's one event from the past, and one from the very present. What's common for them both? Rally cars!

Last summer, in the beginning of August, we checked out the legendary Ouninpohja Special Stage at Neste Oil Rally Finland with my son. It was great. Some people criticize that WRC is more business than motorsport these days, and they're probably right. It was dreadfully expensive afternoon, but the event was well organized and a nice experience nevertheless.

Today we got to witness somewhat different level of rally experience. The national F-Cup's start-up rally, Ramirent Mäntsälä Ralli was held nearby. How convenient, particularly Special Stage 4 was run within a walking distance from our house, so we decided to check it out. The weather was cold outside (around -20c degrees of Celcius), but sunny, and the feeling was definitely there. The business aspect was conveniently toned down: just coffee, hot juice and warm sausages were available, and that was all we needed! :)

My Summer Tour of 2012: Day 3 (Lahti)

Late at night of Day 2 I had made my way back from Myllykoski to Mukkula camping.

The next morning was sunny, and Vesijärvi looked really beautiful. During the morning I managed to check out Neste Oil Rally 2012 start event site at Lahti Harbour. Then it was time to head back home to see my family.

Oh, a bit more about the Rally to follow later! ;)