I made it to Helsinki. Yes! Finland! Everyone can guess Mumin from Finland. I changed to a domestic flight and headed for Kittilä like I always do. When I went to Kittilä, |
| I always had to stop in Ivalo until last time but from last year, the Finnair
has direct flights from Helsinki to Kittilä so I could see the crimson sky when I got a ride to the rodge |
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from the airport. Usually I got to Kittilä in the evening at about 7:30 in the dark but this time it was only 5:30 when I got there. Yey!  |
| -------------------------------------------- When I made it to the lodge, Mitsuko, a Japanese staff was waiting for me and welcomed me. LONG TIME NO SEE YOU!! |
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In 2017, when I met her at the lodge, was the 1st time in my life. So it was the 1st time in 2 years! Yes!! As you know from my last Finland diary, she started to work for the lodge |
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prior to 2017. And she took care of Japanese travelers who stayed at the
lodge. I wasn't in the tour that she took care of but ahe also helped me because I'm Japanese too! |
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And She gets back to her place near Helsinki except for the winter season. I checked-in and put my luggage in my room quickly and got back to the lobby and talked |
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with her a lot. At that time, she gave me her original village map and brouchure for some local goods and restaurants. It didn't stop there, she also gave me the menu for PORO in Japanese. Very lucky!! |
