The Elephant Mum - a multicultural family adventure

First Time At A Circus: Watching Sirkus Caliba Show

April 12, 2019

If you live in the capital area, you have may have spotted spotted posters of the Sirkus Caliba‘s show. Sirkus Caliba has been operating ...

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blog series, daddy's got this, expats

Daddy’s Got This #9 | Barbapapa, A French Dad In Norway

April 9, 2019

My husband’s active role in raising our kids is crucial in our family. During both parental leaves, I urged to go back to work and he took the ...

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finland, health, reviews

Saltyfun, the first salt room for children in Finland

April 6, 2019

More and more parents research natural and low invasive ways to boost their children’s health, prevent illness or cure symptoms. I am a fan of ...

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adoption, interviews, multicultural families

Italian mothers have a powerful response to racism: Mamme Per La Pelle

April 2, 2019

I am an immigrant in Finland, as well as a mother through international adoption. I have regularly met, witnessed, or heard of racial ...

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blog series, Growing up in a multicultural family, interviews, multicultural families, multilingualism

Growing up in a multicultural family. Parallel identities: Kasia’s story

March 27, 2019

Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity. Adopting our ...

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health, parenting

5 Tips for Making Bedtime Less Exhausting | Guest Post by Lisa Smalls

March 24, 2019

Remember the good ol’ days when you could stay up all night partying with friends till daybreak or pull multiple all-nighters studying for ...

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books, expats, finland, multicultural families, multilingualism

10 Reasons Why Espoo City Library Is Awesome

March 20, 2019

Last week Espoo City Library was awarded the international prize Library of the Year at the London Book Fair 2019. As an enthusiastic library ...

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adoption, finland, india adoption, multicultural families, our adoption story

7 Joys Adoption Brought Into My Life | #adoptionilo

March 17, 2019

This week March 11th-17th celebrates the joys of adoption here in Finland under the campaign #adoptionilo. Adoption starts out of loss, but the ...

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food, health, reviews

Healthy And Tasty: Trying The Nom Nom Snacks

March 9, 2019

I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time finding easy and healthy snacks for my kids. It’s not that I like ideas, but I often ...

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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.

The First Trip Back To India

Smartphones And Kids in Finland

Coming Back To Blogging

#IAmAntiracist – Antiracism In Our Transracial Family

Zero Waste in Finland: A Few Months Into Our Journey

First Time At A Circus: Watching Sirkus Caliba Show

Daddy’s Got This #9 | Barbapapa, A French Dad In Norway

Saltyfun, the first salt room for children in Finland

Italian mothers have a powerful response to racism: Mamme Per La Pelle

Growing up in a multicultural family. Parallel identities: Kasia’s story

5 Tips for Making Bedtime Less Exhausting | Guest Post by Lisa Smalls

10 Reasons Why Espoo City Library Is Awesome

7 Joys Adoption Brought Into My Life | #adoptionilo

Healthy And Tasty: Trying The Nom Nom Snacks