Ostin tänä vuonna äidilleni äitienpäivälahjaksi timantteja. Lähetin timantit Kanadassa vierailleen ystäväni matkassa äidille Suomeen. Näin teidän lukijoiden kesken, minä en luota postiin. Ties vaikka arvotavara häviäisi matkalla valtameren yli!

Nämä timantit kulkevat cool jewels -nimikkeen alla. Kyseessä eivät siis ole oikeat timantit, vaan timantinmuotoiset jääpalamuotit. Äiti voi valmistaa itselleen nyt niin paljon timantteja kuin vain suinkin haluaa – ja saa juomansa samalla…

Life is an Amazing Song by John Raikkonen is a triumphant life memoir of the author's journey as a young boy brought up in war-torn Finland during the Finnish-Russian War and his eventual experience being brought to America to find a better life.

His story is unique, breathtaking, heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. The author utilizes descriptive imagery and scenes that give each account life, bringing the reader right into his world. This is a must-read for those that…

Life is an Amazing Song by John Raikkonen is a triumphant life memoir of the author's journey as a young boy brought up in war-torn Finland during the Finnish-Russian War and his eventual experience being brought to America to find a better life.

His story is unique, breathtaking, heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. The author utilizes descriptive imagery and scenes that give each account life, bringing the reader right into his world. This is a must-read for those that…

Finnish-Canadians associated with the Finnish language Lutheran churches (ELCIC)would find this study interesting. While the religion-associated war rhetoric is long buried in Finland, my experience is that it is (at times) alive and well in Finnish language ELCIC affiliates - though depending on the composition of the congregation and on the values shared by the incumbent pastor. - The main reason for the situation is, I think, the fact that much of the 50s emigration to Canada (from…