Hello kind fellow bookcrosser! Great to see you here! Note that my age above is set as my Bookcrossing age :)

Over the years I have released most of my home library through Bookcrossing activities - that really has changed the way I look at bookshelves these days. The more I BookCross, the more I aim to find, read and keep only favourite books. I am learning to let go of those lukewarm books that I feel I should read but never get further than first 50 pages :) Also, I try to find controlled release receivers / wish lists owners for my read books. When that is not possible, I mostly release in library book swap shelves in the area.

ACTIVITIES IN 2025

Ohukaisesta Paksukaiseen ja takaisin -haaste, suoritus 31.10.2025 mennessä
2025 sivua - haaste, suoritus vuoden loppuun mennessä

Should you wish to send me a HGG or RABCK, see below for ideas:

- kindly see my book wish list, I keep it fresh and max 2 page long
- bookmarks and labelling supplies in English or Finnish
- wings are very much appreciated!
- Little Free Library is a fascinating concept! If you have one near you, I'd be absolutely delighted if you would offer to help me in releasing a book there.
- I enjoy strong black chai and dark puerh tea (that I can enjoy with oat or almond milk and a huge scoop of honey)
- I wear wool socks around the year (EUR size 39/40)
- Please do not send chocolate, cookies or candy; instead, I'd love to try your local honey in my tea
- Pictures of Norway, Scotland and Ireland (lochs, castles, stone circles, big views on mountains, fjords and sea, ...), snow covered trees and landscapes, aurora borealis, moon phases and full moon light on a landscape, cherry or apple or almond blossoms, and fall foliage inspire me.
- I adore Wallace & Gromit and Snoopy and Woodstock
- I use hand cream. A lot. My favourite is L'Occitane's Dry Skin Hand Cream. My favourite scented creams are almond, peony, pumpkin, rose and vanilla.
- My favorite wild animal is the Saimaa ringed seal that is among the most endangered species in the world. Your donation for WWF any time of the year would be fantastic and a great gift for the seal and me! Many thanks!

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I read a lot as a kid. I think I got my first library card before I went to school. My parents took me to the library regularly and bought books as presents. My top three childhood books are: Wind in the willows, 101 dalmatians, and Uncle Fedja, his dog and his cat. I learned how to read from Aku Ankka (Donald Duck/Disney) and Nakke Nakuttaja (Woody Woodpecker/Universal) comics like so many kids in Finland in the late 1960s :)

In addition to reading my TBR books or finding books from the library or any online bookshop, I listen books via BookBeat.

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Authors born in 1967

"Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen." (Samuel Paterson)
"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." (Jorge Luis Borges)

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ACTIVITIES IN 2024
Ohukaisesta Paksukaiseen ja takaisin -haaste, 1.11.2024-31.10.2025
Bookrings - Leo Vardiashvili: Suuren metsän reunassa; Tommi Kinnunen: Kaarna
20th ANNIVERSARY HGG 2024
Golden Spurtle - Scottish sweepstakes ; Mount TBR 2024 louhintahaaste My list

ACTIVITIES IN 2023
2023 HGG
Tiiliskivihaaste 2023
Mount TBR 2023 louhintahaaste
St Valentine's Day Exchange 2023

ACTIVITIES IN 2022
Bookray Untamed