Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com
Swedish-speaking Finn from Finland. Wife, mother of one boy (2008). Teaching special education at the local university. I belive that the Organic Church/House Church is the NT way of doing Church. I'm interested in what's going on in the underground Church and I pray for the persecuted Christians.
Joined Jul 2020
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I'm sorry, but I decline most friends requests by totally anonymous acocunts (except from missionaries and underground Christians)! The reason I chose DD was because it was primarily made for Christians around the world, especially those who can't be on other social media for security reasons. DD was made by the Chinese missions movement Back to Jerusalem, but it is open to anybody, and many people have found their way here through other online communities. I wanted to connect with people around the world - I didn't want the drama, arguing and censorship that I have experienced on FB. I'm so tired of it. I have several bad experiences with anonymous people here on DD criticizing and sometimes attacking me because of something theological or political that I have shared. I have asked who they are but they won't even tell where they live or their age or gender in a private message. I am that kind of old fashion that I want to connect with real people.
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Please tell me when to stop sharing winter pictures! This winter started early and is going to be long... We don't travel far or participate in much, due to covid. I am a lot outdoors enjoying nature instead.
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At my in-laws' summer cottage. Swimming and Finnish sauna. Most Finns love this! Pictures taken at 9.30 pm and it will be light all night! It's nice in the evening but not so nice when it's hard to fall asleep or you wake up at 4 am.
Around 4 hours of daylight, with a very pale sun and long shadows. Today it's been -14°C, or around 6.8 °F.
The further north you go, and the closer to the winter solstice (Dec 21), the darker it gets, the shorter the days are, and the lower the sun is in the sky. I took this picture today around noon, at the sun is this low and this pale on latitude 63° in Finland November 9th. I need to take vitamin D supplements and use a bright light therapy lamp on the kitchen table.
The Nordic countries (where I live) are on the same height as Alaska and northern Canada. It's not as cold here thanks to the Gulf Stream, but as dark in the winter. When I visited the US in the summer I really enjoyed the strong sunshine. The sun never gets really strong here even in the summer. Lack of sunshine affects people negatively.
The owners of the only hamburger restaurant in our village (here in Finland) are lovers of American 1950s and 60s. They own an old American car as well that use to be parked outside, and they arrange meetings for drivers of old American cars at their restaurant. (Click on the picture to make it bigger).
Fall time in Finland. I use to pick lingonberries and make jam of them. Perfect with meatballs.
I'm so so sorry for what you are experiencing in the USA with an unqualified president and VP, who are enemies of their own people. My heart is breaking for what people are going through due to the hurricane. It's a war zone. 😢
Wikipedia: "Saunas are an integral part of the way of life in Finland. They are found on the shores of Finland's numerous lakes, in private apartments, corporate headquarters, at the Parliament House and even at the depth of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) in Pyhäsalmi Mine. The sauna is an important part of the national identity and those who have the opportunity usually take a sauna at least once a week. The traditional sauna day is Saturday.
The sauna tradition is so strong that whenever Finns go abroad, they relish the chance to have a good sauna: even the Finnish Church in Rotherhithe, London, has its own sauna. Finnish soldiers on peacekeeping missions are famous for their saunas.../... A Second World War-era Finnish military field manual states that a break of eight hours is all that is required for a battalion to build saunas, warm them and bathe in them.[citation needed] Saunas, even in the military, are strictly egalitarian places: no titles or hierarchies are used in the sauna."
I found it in my feed, and don't know if these numbers are exact, but it makes sense. This is how it works in this world. It's the same thing in the Nordic countries.
This is the border between Finland and Sweden (up north), Torne river. Total length of the river is 510 km (320 mi).The buildings are on the Swedish side, and are Fishing village and museum.
Swedish-speaking Finn from Finland. Wife, mother of one boy (2008). Teaching special education at the local university. I belive that the Organic Church/House Church is the NT way of doing Church. I'm interested in what's going on in the underground Church and I pray for the persecuted Christians.
Joined Jul 2020
