Liam Bradbury-Sparvell

Review of The Finnish Church

Visited here yesterday for the first time, for bac...

Visited here yesterday for the first time, for background I went to Helsinki a few years ago on a solo trip and loved the food/culture/approach to life I feel I experienced when out there.

So the building is quite unassuming in some ways and in others quite striking, lots of grey and an understated look. You buzz to get in and are greeted by a friendly cashier, we had a look around the shop that sells a lot of classic Finnish essentials like Karl Fazer chocolate, jars and tins of pickles and James and coffee cups and mugs amongst other things. My brother promptly bought a selection of Fazer chocolate.

Also present is a chilled out space that had a lot of families and kids enjoying themselves and a sauna (which we didn't see but want to try sometime) which you could feel some of the residual heat from! We got a few Karelian pasties to go and then left to eat in the local park.

If you are a Finn/Estonian it will probably feel quite like home there, I definitely got the Finnish vibes I experienced when in Helsinki.

Will be back for sauna and more Karelian pasties no doubt