Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

I don't know about you out there but Finns are celebrating Juhannus, Midsummer, tonight. The longest day of the year already passed this week with 22 hrs 45 mins of sun in the south and Helsinki while sun never set in the north but as the wise men stripped us off the holidays during the week in the past it is celebrated on nearest Saturday, so tonight's the Midsummer Eve. Meaning shops and everything closes at noon and most everyone will emigrate to the countryside, have a party and get a little drunk. The whole country is filled with happenings, festivals, concerts and traditional midsummer bonfires are lit all over. Not even the bad rainy stormy chilly weather will stop us.... Happy midsummer folks!

It's the time of the year again when Finns escape to their cottages by the 188.000 lakes, get drunk and be eaten by the mosquitos. It's juhannus ! Don't be surprised if you see a naked woman staring at the source or a lake at midnight - she's only looking to see her future husband! Or if you see a fern flowering, they only do it at midsummer night. And again if you see naked people rolling around in misty fields before sunrise, they are just looking for a good marriage fortune. Also, if you tie nine different flowers together and place them under your pillow your future partner will appear to you in your sleep. Same thing if you wear the left foot's sock upside town while sleeping. And if you are by the bonfire and the smoke turns into your direction, beware you're gonna get married soon.... And so on. It's a magical night. But a busy one as the sun sets in Helsinki 22.50 and rises again 3.55 and in Lapland it stays up all night.... And to light up the rest ...