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In Helsinki this weekend, where can I get Koskenkorva?
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:32 am
by NeonVomit
A pretty last-minute arrangement means I'll be coming to Helsinki this weekend, to visit a friend of mine. I want to bring some of this legendarily lethal liquid back to the UK with me. Is it easily available in shops and stuff?
Re: In Helsinki this weekend, where can I get Koskenkorva?
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:36 am
by IceBreaker
Legally only in Alko-liquor stores. Their logo is easy to find by the way.
Re: In Helsinki this weekend, where can I get Koskenkorva?
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:31 am
by NeonVomit
Cool, I'll keep that in mind! Going to set off soon to head to the airport. How cold IS it? Oh well I'll find out soon!
Finland here I come!!!!
Re: In Helsinki this weekend, where can I get Koskenkorva?
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:26 am
by IceBreaker
Check from the awesome link BEG posted some time ago, äh actually:
http://mobile.wunderground.com/auto/mob ... al/FI.html
Not so cold anymore, the cold spell went away...
Re: In Helsinki this weekend, where can I get Koskenkorva?
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:55 pm
by NeonVomit
Ok, well I'm back at my friend's place after an... interesting first 24 hours in this country.
I stepped off the plane and nearly walked into a door since I was staring at this girl. The girls in Finland are gorgeous!
Anyway, I took the bus to central Helsinki, and got off to kill some time while my friend finished from work. The city centre is very beautiful, old-style but still modern.
Anyway, my mate met me outside a metro station, and we went back to his place and hit the bottle. I drink quite a bit of Koff (not bad beer!) and some other things... things get fuzzy... my friend says something about a rave party... I have vague recollections of a car ride...
I wake up at 12:30 midnight in a warehouse in Tampere with a massive rave party going on around me. I think 'Hell yeah' and carry on drinking.
Timo Tolkki says something about Finns being considered cold in 'The Land Of Ice And Snow' and I cannot see how anyone could have that misconception. The people I've met so far have all been friendly, warm, open and generous.
Overall, I really really like this country!
Re: In Helsinki this weekend, where can I get Koskenkorva?
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:20 pm
by cliff
NeonVomit wrote:The people I've met so far have all been friendly, warm, open and generous.
even too much sometimes!
Indeed Finland is a great place! People are really nice there!
Re: In Helsinki this weekend, where can I get Koskenkorva?
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:45 pm
by brought2ubyletterC
Timo Tolkki says something about Finns being considered cold in 'The Land Of Ice And Snow' and I cannot see how anyone could have that misconception. The people I've met so far have all been friendly, warm, open and generous.
True, even though I've never been to Finland and have only met 2 Finns in person, I have made many Finnish friends online and I honestly cannot think of one that I have met that was not an awesome human being.
Anyway, I'm seething with jealousy...how was your Kossu experience?