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Finland Through Expat Eyes: My Advent Calendar on Finland (Part 2)

December 15, 2020

Here we are with the second round-up of my advent calendar on Finland. This series is originally released as daily videos on my IGTV channel. ...

Finland Through Expat Eyes: My Advent Calendar on Finland (Part 1)

December 8, 2020

It’s Christmas time, it’s Christmas time! Yes, picture me jumping up and down while I say this. This is one of the most exciting yet ...

Our first Christmas as a family of four

January 3, 2018

Christmas this year has been a special time for us. Our three year long wait to become a family of four put some extra expectations and ...

Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager and consultant, and now I work as product owner. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, cooking and eating good food. I enjoy learning languages: I speak Italian, English, Finnish, Hindi, and I understand some Spanish. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.