{"id":5662,"date":"2023-01-29T12:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T18:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/?page_id=5662"},"modified":"2026-08-30T13:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:52:41","slug":"finland-trips-1995-to-2002","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/?page_id=5662","title":{"rendered":"Finland Trips 1995 to 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5662\" class=\"elementor elementor-5662\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2333b731 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2333b731\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-element-c52cd98\" data-id=\"c52cd98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486f2e0b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"486f2e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/?page_id=33\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Other Trips<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2561b2ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2561b2ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-479e4cf1\" data-id=\"479e4cf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d09553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53d09553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading 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solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>For my first of many trips to Finland, in March 1995, Joe Begue and I flew to Helsinki.\u00a0 We stayed in Helsinki and did not go anywhere else. \u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It was March and we thought it was cold (there was snow on the ground and the bay was frozen over) but the sun was out and all around people were putting tables out in front of restaurants and sitting in the sun. \u00a0People were walking across the frozen water; we were not that brave.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We worked with a good rep, Matti Pihanttro of Novacom Oy, one of the funniest guys I have ever met-not really!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5c9780 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5c9780\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfa1445\" data-id=\"cfa1445\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1650f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1650f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b04b46e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b04b46e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66fa0f3\" data-id=\"66fa0f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d4113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49d4113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helsinki_1995_March_12-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helsinki_1995_March_12.jpg 789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" style=\"width:100%;height:147.15%;max-width:789px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yes, I was young, skinny and had brown hair<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b7c076 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b7c076\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05da954\" data-id=\"05da954\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f251f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f251f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Helsinki Finland in July 1996 with Joe Begue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1a81c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1a81c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b872fb\" data-id=\"5b872fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf1b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbf1b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_42.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvMTk5Nl9IZWxzaW5raV80Mi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_42-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5655\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_42-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_42-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_42-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_42.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.97%;max-width:1190px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1811793\" data-id=\"1811793\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd42383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd42383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvMTk5Nl9IZWxzaW5raV8zMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32-300x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5654\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:64.92%;max-width:1186px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dad245f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dad245f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-992b5c7\" data-id=\"992b5c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d720332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d720332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was much more pleasant in Helsinki in July of 1996. \u00a0We walked all over town and went shopping at Stockman\u2019s again for good Finnish souvenirs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e812f2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e812f2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b73992\" data-id=\"7b73992\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11eb7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a11eb7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvMTk5Nl9IZWxzaW5raV8zMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32-300x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5654\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_32.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:64.92%;max-width:1186px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66cf30d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66cf30d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8482360\" data-id=\"8482360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e1de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e1de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We stayed at the Hotel Intercontinental across from the Olympic Stadium.\u00a0 There were people from all over the world there and everyone talked in English<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f1156e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f1156e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a39d9\" data-id=\"36a39d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675980f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"675980f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_12.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvMTk5Nl9IZWxzaW5raV8xMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_12-204x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5653\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_12-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_12-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_12-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1996_Helsinki_12.jpg 804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" style=\"width:100%;height:147.01%;max-width:804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-307cf2c\" data-id=\"307cf2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad286ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad286ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/finland-road-map.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvZmlubGFuZC1yb2FkLW1hcC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/finland-road-map-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5657\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/finland-road-map-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/finland-road-map-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/finland-road-map-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/finland-road-map.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" style=\"width:100%;height:141.25%;max-width:800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4767320 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4767320\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64ad09a\" data-id=\"64ad09a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a196a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73a196a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My passports show that I went to Finland eight times from 1995 to 2002, almost every trip was with Joe Begue.\u00a0 That was before digital cameras and iPhones and before I had a web site to note where I went, but it was either Helsinki or Jyvaskyla for each trip.\u00a0 I do have photos in a shoe box somewhere, many without a date and will post some as I find them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c3a2fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c3a2fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be21226\" data-id=\"be21226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9acc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9acc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JUSSI_April_19962.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvSlVTU0lfQXByaWxfMTk5NjIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JUSSI_April_19962-202x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JUSSI_April_19962-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JUSSI_April_19962-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JUSSI_April_19962-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JUSSI_April_19962.jpg 806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" style=\"width:100%;height:148.88%;max-width:806px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3be44e7\" data-id=\"3be44e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c2e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57c2e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of my favorite strange photos! \u00a0<br \/><br \/>Hey &#8211; I did not put up the sign but I could not resist getting a picture by this. \u00a0The entire street was lined with these signs for about a mile. \u00a0I think this is advertising potato chips.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96f1940 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96f1940\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c45545\" data-id=\"7c45545\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02228fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02228fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Helsinki Finland in January 1997 with Joe Begue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aa6cb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5aa6cb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38d8490\" data-id=\"38d8490\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa42e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa42e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/January_1997_Helsinki2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvSmFudWFyeV8xOTk3X0hlbHNpbmtpMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/January_1997_Helsinki2-768x525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5651\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/January_1997_Helsinki2-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/January_1997_Helsinki2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/January_1997_Helsinki2-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/January_1997_Helsinki2.jpg 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:68.33%;max-width:1162px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba15e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba15e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2345fc4\" data-id=\"2345fc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f472077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f472077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back again in winter, staying at the Hotel Intercontinental. \u00a0This is across from the site of the Winter Olympics in 19xx<br \/><br \/>In spite of the cold, we still managed to walk around town.\u00a0 Went north to Jyvaskyla for most of the trip.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-315a1d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"315a1d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66ca2f4\" data-id=\"66ca2f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0869d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0869d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frozen_lake_in_Helsinki_Jan_19972.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMVwvZnJvemVuX2xha2VfaW5fSGVsc2lua2lfSmFuXzE5OTcyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frozen_lake_in_Helsinki_Jan_19972-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frozen_lake_in_Helsinki_Jan_19972-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frozen_lake_in_Helsinki_Jan_19972-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frozen_lake_in_Helsinki_Jan_19972-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frozen_lake_in_Helsinki_Jan_19972.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:65.83%;max-width:1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b683843 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b683843\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00670c1\" data-id=\"00670c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5490ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5490ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have not found the pictures yet, but in about 2004, I want to Jyvaskyla with Joe Begue and Gary Santerre and the temperature got down to -40 degrees C (same as &#8211; 40 degrees F).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I will post more Finland pictures as I find them, they are lost in a closet waiting to be seen again!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vacations Other Trips First trip to Finland in March 1995 For my first of many trips to Finland, in March 1995, Joe Begue and I flew to Helsinki.\u00a0 We stayed in Helsinki and did not go anywhere else. \u00a0 \u00a0 It was March and we thought it was cold (there was snow on the ground&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/?page_id=5662\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Finland Trips 1995 to 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