“ Each February/March the entire country takes a "ski week". The schools shut down, parents take off work, dogs go to the in-laws, and Finland's middle and upper classes go on holiday. But not all at on… Phil Schwarzmann
“ There are empty spaces that must be respected – those often long periods when a person can’t see the pictures or find the words and needs to be left alone. Tove Jansson
“ The Swedes have coined the term 'management by perkele' to portray the Finnish managerial approach. Instead of collectively pondering all the possible alternatives and letting every member of the staf… Tarja Moles
“ This land, although not my native land,Will be remembered forever.And the sea's lightly iced,Unsalty water.The sand on the bottom is whiter than chalk,The air is heady, like wine,And the rosy body of… Anna Akhmatova
“ You're already dead inside. Years of living in Espoo have made you an empty husk of a human being. They don't call their hockey team the "Espoo Blues" for nothing. Phil Schwarzmann
“ You're an unemployed bum. Should you live in that Finnish city by the lake with the S-market and K-market? Or how about that other Finnish city by the lake with the S-market and K-market? Finnish citi… Phil Schwarzmann
“ You are Bellman, aren’t you? The genius who sent the sauna ape after me?” Harry nodded toward the Finn. Jo Nesbo
