Turns out she's a Finnish Swede/Swedish Finn who's just recently left Finland for Stockholm. She was so nice and it made me so happy that she said hi. It's really only happened to me a few times before, and I've loved it each time. So pleased to meet you.
Then, the lovely reader left the coffee shop and as I looked through my money for cash to buy a croissant, I noticed a coin I've never seen before. It looks just like a Swedish crown with our king and all that, but on the opposite side it reads ”Den underbara sagan om ett land på andra sidan av hafvet”. - The wonderful tale of a land beyond the sea. The coin commemorates Sweden's loss of Finland 200 years ago.
I love this about Sweden and don't quite understand it. I love Finland. The celebration of Finland's independency is carried out as a gesture of friendship. But how common is it to commemorate the moment when another country liberated itself from your own oppressive nation?
I dream of Finland. It's more than just a wonderful tale.
