Helsingfors & The Best Coffee in Sweden

From Germany I had to come back to Sweden before leaving for good, and I had 1 hour to kill at Arlanda airport. Much to my surprise I had the best coffee I've had in my 2 years there. Yes, at the airport! The last thing I would ever do in Sweden, trying to use up the very last few kronor in my pocket, was to purchase a märkligt gott kaffe!

So next time you are in transit, it was the Razzia(?) coffee stand when you walk from terminal 5 towards 4 and Skycity. A sandwhichboard advertised that the barrista there was a finalist in the barrista world championships in Rome, and it really showed.

Then it was on to Helsinki, the capital of Sweden's arch enemy and ex-colony, Finland. I had less than 24 hours there, to basically catch up with friends from the Monash Choir Monucs, Gudrun and Al, who have survived there for 4 years.
Helsinki is a small capital city, with some nice buildings and the bay. Stockholm it isn't, but I managed to spend a pleasant few hours there in the sun. Pics, now on facebook. Click the link:

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