Our yearly stay in Finland is drawing to an end ... here are some more pictures from our thoroughly enjoyable family holiday. Normal blogging routines will resume next week. [mlp_include id=5085]...
Finland
Holidays in Finland, part 1
This is the time of the year when I take a bit of a break from blogging and relax on a family holiday in my native Finland. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy - more to follow next week! [mlp_include...
Why I will always return to Finland, part 2
Sharing more pictures from our holiday in Finland - we have caught up with relatives and friends, been swimming and cycling, visited the Ähtäri Zoo, hiked in the gorgeous Helvetinjärvi National Park and been spoiling ourselves with all the good food. May the peace and...
Why I will always return to Finland, part 1
Family and friends, peace and quiet – these are the most important reasons I want to go back to our house in Finland every summer. When I travel to Finland, I go home – but I also go home when I return to my new home country, England. Between the two countries,...
Book review: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Today I am taking part in the Read Around the World Summer Reading Series hosted by Multicultural Kid Blogs. There could not be a more apt choice for a summer reading series than Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book - you may already know Tove as the creator of the Moomins....
12 asiaa jotka kaksikielisten lasten vanhempien tulisi tietää
1 – Ei tapahdu itsestään Lapsista ei tule kaksikielisiä kuin itsestään. ”Lapset oppivat kieliä yhtä vaivattomasti kuin sienet imevät vettä” on sitkeä myytti, kuten myös olettamus että lapset oppivat kaikki kielet joita he säännöllisesti kuulevat – kumpikaan ei ole...
Holiday pictures from Finland
Today’s post is a bit different from my usual Wednesday posts, mainly for two reasons: 1. Yesterday I posted “Fun ways for your kids to learn new vocabulary” as a host for Multicultural Kid Blogs August blogging carnival. If you visit all the blogs included in it you...
Bilingual! Bicultural? Do you know where I am coming from?
“Where are you from?” that was one of the questions from last week’s post – a question to be mindful of when speaking to a bilingual or bicultural child. Many adult bilinguals have however said to me that they don’t mind being asked where they come from – and I do...
Our Christmas
I have always loved Christmas and I am sure I always will. The most important thing for me is being together with the family, relaxing, playing games, enjoying scrumptious food and lots of chocolate. As I have spent most of my Christmases in Finland, there are some...
Finlandssvenska – mitt första främmande, men också mitt modersmål
Det här är första gången jag bloggar på svenska – den ”Europeiska flerspråkiga bloggningsdagen” till ära. Mitt tema för denna vecka är ”Varför jag är tacksam för min flerspråkighet” – den engelska listan på orsaker att vara tacksam kan du hitta här. Vad menar jag med...