Good day to you and yours!

Midsummer this traditional holiday is once again upon us. Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy by William Shakespeare “which is believed to have been written around 1594 to 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, who are manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set.” (Wikipedia) In Finland Midsummer basically has people escaping the cities into their summer cottages and villas in the countryside becoming one with the nature. Or so you would think. This holiday is one of the main drink-fests in our beloved Finland and it would seem that some have started the celebration early.

Don’t worry, the person in the picture is very much alive just so drunk he could not get up from the pavement. He did have the energy to take off his shoes though. This was taken yesterday at 3.30 pm in Helsinki. A really early start for the festivities.

I have been pushing the boundaries of a day’s work for the past weeks having the “Demon in a Bottle expression” on my face more than once.

But it has all been for a purpose of also escaping the daily routines for few days. We drove to my hometown last night avoiding the Midsummer traffic jams pretty nicely. There was a point where we were driving at 14 km/h at 120 km/h zone, but that 20 minute span can barely be counted as this was due to the road works. The weather is warm and sunny and although I’m still working as I’m writing this, I’m almost on the holiday mode. The next three days are my summer holiday so believe you me I’m gonna enjoy myself to the fullest. No month long holidays for yours truly.

Some announcements from our news section:
“Finland is once again in holiday mode with Midsummer just behind the corner. We’re still active but due to the bank holidays the orders placed between Thursday 23rd of June and Sunday 27th of June will be shipped out on Monday 28th of June.”

But although the country’s in a holiday mode your inquiries will be answered as always.

Life can be like one big yacht club party so whether it’s family time or a drink fest, make sure you take it easy and stay safe. Avoid those demons in a bottle and have fun.

Happy Midsummer everyone!