The youth center called Spittoon

The reason why the youth center of the Tapiola parish, officially named Olotila, started being called Räkälä – in English, it might have been Spittoon – is unclear. The name, however, perfectly suited the large […]

The Band of Dreams

I was four inches taller than Matti. That was the only upper hand I had compared to him. We were classmates in elementary school, but our friendship was born and grew some years later. The […]