Takinkääntöviikko @ Mallusjoki

An interesting local event at Mallusjoen Seuraintalo that lasts for the whole week! Every night they have some bands playing live music, and offering beverages and bratwurst with tasty sauerkraut at an affordable price. I was there on Thursday night and it was a bit quiet - it felt as the place and amount of people was like "Nakukymppi times two", but most of the older people didn't seem to enjoy the music that much and left early. Or perhaps they were just loading batteries and getting ready to rock harder on Friday and Saturday nights.. ;)

Porvoo (Kungsbacka's farm)

This is a laid back update, as it happened already before my trip to Hanko. Well, ladies and gentlemen, here is Kungsbacka's farm, Noark "miniature world" and a few pictures from Porvoo, in any case!

A beautiful sunset in Mäntsälä

LIVE UPDATE! Regards to my wife for noticing this. :)

Tour de Road 25: Påminne

This is actually between Billnäs and Fiskars Ironworks, but just to note that this trip wasn't just about rushing to take photographs about tourist attractions.. It's great fun to take a trip down the hill with a car that doesn't have anything but a steering wheel and a brake pedal (and safety belts, of course)! :)

Tour de Road 25: Billnäs & Fiskars Ironworks

On day #2 of this trip, it was - alas - already time to start heading home. I took yet another small detour (roads 104/111/186), to visit to very beautiful industrial sites that have some historical value.

These two are among the locations that have great historic importance regarding the development of iron industry in Finland. Especially Fiskars Corporation (founded 1649) is globally known by it's brands (among others): Fiskars, Iittala, Buster, Arabia, Hackman.

Fiskari is very beautiful area in the summer time.

Tour de Road 25: Hanko

My final destination for this trip. And for this city I would use phrasing "extremely beautiful", at least during the summer days. Too bad I didn't have a boat, nor time to take a cruise to visit the lighthouses - Bengtskär, Russarö and Gustafsvärn.

Oh yes - do notice my accommodation. :)

It's most amazing that this kind of place is just approx. 170-180 kilometers away from where I live, but it feels like I'm in a whole different country..

Tour de Road 25: Tammisaari (Ekenäs)

A very, very beautiful town in the summer time.. well worth stopping by.