Similar to my summer 2016 post, in summer 2017 I had another opportunity to put what I learned in the podcast into practice. Whenever I
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Exploring Finland: Putting The Podcast Into Practice
During summer 2016, I had the opportunity to visit the wilds of Eastern Finland, near to the town of Kitee. I was invited to join Satu at her Grandparents’ old home, right on Finland’s border with Russia. During this trip, I found myself saying ‘yeah, I know about this, I covered it in the podcast’, for example; sauna with vihta, foraging in the woods, the evacuation of Karelia and Finnish ice cream.
I thought I’d share with you some pictures of these activities, and the podcast episodes they came from.
Launch Of The Finnish Football Show. Episode #1: Veikkausliiga 2015 Review
Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@escapetosuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for the first episode of the Finnish Football Show series, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football in Finland. In English.
SJK Seinäjoki – 2015 Season Review. Veikkausliiga Champions | Suomen Mestari
Lari returns to the pod to reveal his highlights from following SJK Seinäjoki in 2015. Spoiler alert, it has a very happy ending!
SJK into Europe 2015-16: Episode #2
The draw for the latest Europa League competition was made on Monday 22nd June, and Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho were drawn against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar of Iceland. In
SJK into Europe 2015-16: Episode #1
The draw for the latest Europa League competition was made on Monday 22nd June, and Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho were drawn against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar of Iceland. In
SJK Update: May 2015
You can find all previous articles about Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (Seinäjoki FC, SJK) here The season gets underway The league season is now near the 33% stage,
Apollo FC: The Pink Dogs’ Noble Goals
There is something in the air in South Ostrobothnia. In this episode, I speak to two members of a new football club in Seinäjoki, which has the noble aim of raising money for charity, while also providing a destination for retired footballers.
Apollo FC and Finland’s ‘Pink Revolution’
Season 1 Episode 16 Mikael & Jarl Matti proclaim Finland’s ‘Pink Revolution’ Listen to this podcast episode here Guests: Mikael Muurimäki and Jarl Matti Antilla, Apollo
SJK Update: April 2015
Article number two in the series of articles about Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (Seinäjoki FC, SJK). You can find all the articles in this series here Cup campaigns Several eyewitness
SJK Update: March 2015
This is the first in what I hope will be an ongoing series of articles on happenings at Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (Seinäjoki FC, or SJK to
The Finnish Liigacup is Underway
Find my podcast on the history of SJK here The League Cup in Finland is a curious competition. Played as a competitive series of games, it
The Veikkausliiga season gets started…
Well, in a manner of speaking. Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) have a had a busy week, that culminated with the (now traditional) match between the first
Finnish Football Culture and the Rise of SJK Seinäjoki
Lari talks about the origins of football culture in Finland, and the history of Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK Seinäjoki).
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