I wish I could say it’s already beautiful, sunny spring in Finland, but no, I definitely cannot say that, because ‘spring’ in here can be hard ;) The weather is still unstable because it’s changing from snowing in the morning to raining, to few sort sunny moments, and then again raining and snowing! It is a bit crazy. And the worst thing is that it still pretty cold – always around 5 degrees (while my friends in Cracow are keep posting pictures of them laying on the green lawn, sunbathing and enjoying the warmth of the sun). Well, in here I cannot even find any blooming flowers, but all I can do is just to be patient and hope the real spring will come in here too someday ;)

But I couldn’t tell that I feel boring in here! During last month we had a seminar in Helsinki, which was a part of our Marketing Course. Although it wasn’t my first visit in that city because I was there for one day before I started my Erasmus, I have to admit this time, it was much more better. We spend there whole week, so we had time not only for studying, but also for sightseeing and having fun.

Even though I enjoy my little, cozy and quiet village - Korpilahti, it felt good to be in a city again. Helsinki, which is the capitol and also the largest city of the country, seems nice, but it’s completely different than Cracow. It is very modern, business-orientated, but you can also find some quiet place where your mind can rest. One of such a places was Suomenlinna (Castle of Finland) – island with old fortress. You can get there with a ferry which is the part of public transport of Helsinki, so you don’t even have to buy extra ticket for that. For me it was one of the places, if not the best one. It so easy to get there from the city center, so if you want to escape from the rush of the city-life, you can just go to this island. But it’s not the only island in Helsinki. Actually the city has approximately 300 islands! This creates very unique and beautiful landscape.