The best country in the world

Ship, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

This is another photograph taken yesterday, in a restaurant on a small island in southern Helsinki.

A sad thing is that Paul Butzi is closing his blog. All things take their time, but this is indeed sad. But one can cherish the wisdom received by each of us, the readers and viewers.

To another kind of mood, perhaps "mystified" might be the word. There seems to be a strange kind of meme going around, or perhaps it is just a case of coincidences.

Andreas called me a twig photographer, referring to a term used by Paul Maxim and referring to Mark Hobson. And I pondered why Mark Hobson hasn't been posting his excellent "twig photographs". But then there was the return of the twig photographer, and in addition an appreciation to Andreas.

What else?

Oh yes, Cedric commented that I "live in a beautiful part of the world". Well, you should remember that Finland is the best country in the world.

The original Newsweek article seems to have some legs, as in Germany the biggest newspaper is writing about Finland using the title "Pisa, Lebensqualität, Sicherheit - Darum ist Finnland das beste Land der Welt". Here is a quote: "Doch Finnland ist nicht nur sicher, wohlhabend und bildungsstark – sondern auch wunderschön."

Not bad!