We've also added some great premiums, including a bonus audio track, a personal phone call or handwritten note from me to you, and an autographed copy of the Regretsy book, published by Random House.Īnd if you're going to be in Helsinki, there's a special reward at the $200 level: A dinner party at a top Helsinki restaurant, and I'll pick up the tab. That means we'll have more time to drink ourselves to death, just like our Finnish friends. What if we wrote a book of fabricated Finnish folktales, hired some of your favorite Regretsy artists to illustrate it, and sold it in both e-book versions and a limited edition hard copy? Wouldn't that be a fabulous addition to your burgeoning library of Finnish literature? We think so! In fact, next to that dog-eared copy of Karpin Keittokirja, it'll be the most valuable book in your collection!Īnd the best part is, since we're just making the whole thing up, we don't even have to waste time researching anything. We'd have so much fun with you this winter especially around the holidays, when it's minus 600 degrees and everyone just wants to die.īut how to get there? It takes a lot of juusto to get to Helsinki, especially now that they use Euros instead of pelts. Wouldn't it be more fun if we just came out there? We could stop by your job, or come over and drink milk right out of the container. Oh, we looked at Wikipedia, but we lost interest when they started talking about the food.

We can't be expected to learn about someone else's history and customs and things. We can only imagine it has something to do with our shared love of vodka and staying indoors as much as possible. We aren't Finnish, we don't speak the language and rarely blog about ice fishing. Or it used it be, before hockey season started. Regretsy is extremely popular in Finland.

Regretsy by April Winchell