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Helsinki
Helsinki
Saunas dot the cities, there are about 3.3 million saunas in Finland, with a population of 5.5 million citizens. Boating culture, Nordic design, nature, and some Russian architecture that comes from proximity influence. The Suomenlinna Sea Fortress and Esplanadi Park show off history and green space.
National Language: Finnish
Swedish is the co-official language, and English is commonly spoken
Trams, buses, ferries, and city bikes make travel easy.
Rye bread, salmon soup (lohikeitto), reindeer, and Pulla (cardamom) pastries are traditional staples in Finnish diets.
🧖🏾Sauna life😚
🧖🏾Sauna life😚
Historically, saunas have been used for spiritual and cultural practices, as well as social gatherings. They improve circulation, provide stress relief, and general physical and mental well-being.
Pro-tip, please take the cold shower beforehand or you won't be able to take the heat...🫠
🦌🫘Food🦐🌊
🦌🫘Food🦐🌊
This was a digital poster on our ferry about sustainable fishing. It defined sustainable fish stocks, minimizing environmental impacts, and effective management.
Not something you see every day, a Reindeer menu.
Traditional salmon and shrimp sandwiches.
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
One of my favorite academic visuals of the whole trip. The distribution of mammal mass on Earth.
Nine Planetary boundaries
Nine Planetary boundaries
Here, we learned about the nine planetary boundaries, explored systemic health approaches, promoting sustainable lifestyles, use of legumes to improve dietary sustainability, and mosquito-borne illnesses.
The nine planetary boundaries: biosphere integrity, land system change, climate change, novel entities, freshwater change, biochemical flows, ocean acidification, atmospheric aerosol loading, and stratospheric ozone depletion.
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