multicultural families - The Elephant Mum

It’s time for round 3 of my fun facts on Finland. This Christmas series is originally released as daily videos on my IGTV channel. Videos ...

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christmas, expats, finland, life, multicultural families, travel in finland

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. ...

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christmas, events, expats, finland, Lifestyle, multicultural families, travel in finland

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 ...

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books, child development, favorites, multicultural families, multilingualism, parenting, reviews

Bedtime Stories: 10 Sweet and Inclusive Children’s Books

November 14, 2020

I am always on the lookout for new relaxing bedtime stories for my children. Over the years we have read hundreds of books together. I am listing ...

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expats, finland, interviews, life, multicultural families, parenting

Vuoden Isä 2020 Unfiltered – Exclusive Interview to Father of the Year

November 3, 2020

I recently found out I am married to “Vuoden Isä 2020“, Father of the Year. Every year Finland awards few fathers with this title and ...

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expats, finland, multicultural families

Moving to Espoo? Here’s All You Need to Know (part 2)

October 24, 2020

Welcome to part 2 of my all-inclusive guide about moving to and living in Espoo. If you have missed part 1, start here. In the first post I have ...

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expats, finland, multicultural families

Moving to Espoo? Here’s All You Need to Know (part 1)

October 20, 2020

First steps Are you moving to Espoo? I have been a proud espoolainen (Espoo resident) for over 7 years. Espoo is an amazing place to move to, ...

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adoption, life, multicultural families, our adoption story, parenting

Adoption After Having a Biological Child

October 16, 2020

I receive a lot of questions about our experience of adopting our son after having a child through birth. There are several families that walk ...

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expats, finland, multicultural families, parenting, self-care

The Positive Birth Movement Lands in Finland

October 12, 2020

When I gave birth to my first child, I found myself lonely and scared. I had moved to Finland less than 2 years before, almost none of my friends ...

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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.