Say goodbye to the sun for about half a year.
Say hello to the howling wind, the darkness advancing a mile every day, the icy rain. The fairground colours of golden birches and red apples in dewy gardens. The greyness that is the extreme form of grey (if there can be such a thing). Welcome the coldness and the snow that can kill you.
Only the strong of heart survive Finland. The welfare system will probably shelter you from the physical dangers - but the darkness will play tricks on your mind. You are in a film noir, a horror flick, but it's real.
Finland will stun you with its extreme nature, its merciless beauty, its harsh and ugly loveliness that demands to be loved.
This is an adventure. If you survive the winter, you are a hero. Take a deep look at all the beauty around you and enjoy the ride.
2 comments:
the bleakness you describe makes me think of the films of Ingmar Bergman, and then of Norse legends.
Hello friend! Yes, it's that same bleakness ... Oddly, I'm learning to savour its extraordinary qualities.
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