"And Finland's 12 points go to. Sweden!".

Tonight in Melodifestivalen: the Finnish trio KAJ!.

A study in Helsinki found that air purifiers reduced illness in daycares by 18.2%, decreasing sick days for children and staff. The city of Espoo now plans a similar trial to improve health, cut absenteeism, and lower costs from lost workdays.

RT @JimMFelton: The nazi salute was clearly an accident, like how he slipped, tripped and supported the AFD and Tommy Robinson over the cou….

What I've learned about sounds during my years of putting kids to bed:. snoring – they're sleeping.yawning – they're awake.coughing – could be sleeping.sneezing – they're awake.laughing, talking, walking, farting – could be sleeping.swallowing – awake.

RT @1followernodad: My two year old nephew just absolutely roasted my ass. Got on a FaceTime with him and he showed me his trains and then….

Interesting face memory test that becomes quite challenging towards the end:.

care tags: the modern day pocket-sized Rosetta stones

Attempted to make macarons for the first time and watched West Side Story (2021). Both frustrating, though the film was well made (unlike the macarons). The characters wouldn't listen to my instructions but made all the same dumb choices like in all versions of Romeo & Juliet.

Amazed and delighted that these houses were built in 2024 and not a hundred years ago. Like Vasastan has come to Nacka. 🇸🇪

A bog-scented September Sunday in Kurjenrahka National Park in Finland. My hairdresser once spotted a bear there. This time the only crouched foragers were cranberry-pickers.

RT @tuuliel: Air purifiers in Finnish daycare reduced children's illnesses by 18% in a carefully controlled study. This implies huge potent….

Kikärtor eller kikärter?

Again relevant when the summer holidays are ending:. A recent study in Helsinki, Finland, found that air purifiers in daycares led to a 30% reduction in children's illnesses. Healthier children = healthier staff & parents = significant savings.

The trip from Turku (A) to Tampere (B) took a little over 1.5 hours.

I wouldn't have minded the change if the new train car design was Kaiku by Marimekko.

First time in a newly designed train car with the vertical green waves (left). I prefer the old look (right). Why fix it if it ain't broken? There's also a change that I like: the fast new wifi.

Taking the train with the kids from Turku to Tampere. 🇫🇮

RT @rahmstorf: One of the important themes of discussion concerned possible early warning signals of approaching ocean circulation tipping….

Goals: replying like this pilot when asked to do something I feel I can't do.