Afterwards we headed out to a mansion called Hvitträsk. Before we got there I came to the conclusion that the Finns have been lying about their weather in autumn to keep people out. It was once again a glorious day.
The mansion was designed by three Finnish architects for they and their families to live in at the beginning of the 20th century. It turned out to be yet another beautiful buildling (I'm going to have to start using other adjectives to describe them). They seem to have a theme going on here.
Later on we went for a walk through the local forrest. It is great having this much space to explore. It is a little too late in the year now, but earlier many people pick mushrooms and berries which grow around here in vast quantities. There are large boulders strewn about and, before ice ages were understood, it was believed (naturally) that mean spirited ogres threw them when they were angry and that is how they came to be in such random locations. The one below was very easy to climb from the other side so we took some photos.
When we got back Tuomo (he is turning out to be a good cook) made what he calls a super pancake. It is essentially just a pancake but made in an entire baking tray rather than in a pan. Apparently what we call pancakes is called something else in Finland.
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