Time has gone by and Babsi and I were in need for another trip. In search for a destination the parental leave of Anschi and Elena turned out to be perfect: our destination was Finland.
If this is enough information for then just watch the photos, otherwise there is more to read :)
On our trip we had several highlights:
The wonderful residence Anmasser on the Saarijärvi
Anschi, Elena and Mika have an awesome Mökki (a finish hut) on the lake Saarijärvi (which means Island-lake) and we spend some beautiful days there. Relaxing in the sun, canoeing, sauna and eating blueberries was our program there – and not to forget: enjoying the time with the three Anmassers :)
The awesome multiday Hike & Municycle tour on the Karhunkierros trail
One of the most famous multiday hikes is the Karhunkierros – often also called the Bear trail. We didn’t understand why they didn’t call it the Berry trail. Especially Babsi because she had to stop every 10 meters – otherwise she would have missed a blueberry. Additionally it was an awesome 4-day experience to hike and municycle the trail. Luckily I could ride 3 out of 4 days. Only the section where we left the small Karhunkierros trail to shorty before Ansakämppä was not rideable with the backpack – that means that I pushed and carried my municycle for the full 2nd day …
After the days of hiking and riding we always looked forward to our sleeping place. After the preparation of the firewood and the fire we enjoyed our daily pasta-in-the-wilderness dinner and we never wanted to zap to another channel ;).
The Municycling on the Rukatunturi
Anschi told me about the Rukatunturi and the downhill course so I was curious to ride it. The course turned out to be superfun and I rode the trail 3 times and it’s completly rideable. Besides that Ruka offers a summer sledge which turned out to be really fun – except for my butt-breaking in one curve….
Saunas
Saunas are finish! In every house you find a sauna and of course we enjoyed them. The fun begins with heating up the sauna and the water with birch-wood. Then, after some time, you hop into the sauna and enjoy the heat and the birch branches ritual (boys, you know what we mean …). One import thing in Finland: no mixed sauna except for couples …. and austrians …
The finish language
The language is definitly – hhmm – let’s say interesting. No chances to recognise some words – it’s just completly different from german or english. Additionally words are incredible long and often contain one letter in uncountable amounts (we found one word with 6 ä)
But we tried to understand some words (no guarantee for correct meanings or spelling):
Finish | English |
Kiitos | Thank you |
Hey | Hi |
Hey hey | Bye |
Joo | Yes |
Nej | No |
lentosema | Airport |
Saarijärvi | Lake with an island |
Mökki | A very relaxing finish cottage |
Karhu | Bear Can be combined with a name for small or grown ups or even dancing bears ;) |
iiso poika | Soooooo big |
Mika ääisa | That must be some kind of encouragement for Mika (the son of Anschi and Elena) – similar to „Super mika – go for it“ |