Honest stories of Finnish family life, special needs parenting and digital entrepreneurship
I imagined that by Christmas our home would reach at least a basic level of order. Not perfection – just enough that every room had been lightly gone through, the worst corners tackled, and the rooms that had quietly turned into storage spaces would once again resemble areas meant for actual human life. That, of …
I’ve caught myself wondering about this more than once: what is it actually like to be a mother of boys only? Is everyday life different compared to raising girls – or do we just like to think so? In our Finnish family, everyday life is very boy-centered. Video games are part of daily routines (yes, …
I didn’t start writing in English to reach more people. I started because I realised that everyday life in Finland looks very different from the outside than it feels on the inside. From the outside, Finland often appears quiet, simple, even minimalist. From the inside, it is full of routines, compromises, tired mornings, small systems …