Mariehamn, Åland island.
I arrived home from Mariehamn late last night where I have been for an exhibition.
Normally it’s not me who’s going on the exhibition’s. But as they speak Swedish on Åland and I have some old contacts which came, as well old class mates from university (Marine academy in Gothenburg) it was not much of a choice. If you attend this kind of exhibition the connections and speaking Swedish is more or less mandatory. Not because they don’t speak English there. It is more that it’s a more relaxed exhibition than normally, here you chat with everyone even if it is only to say hi. As Åland is and Island country it is not that easy to come in and be accepted here. But when you are accepted you have more or less friends or partners for life.
