Venetsialaiset 2012

The Venetsialaiset is a celebration weekend for the end of the summer. This tradition is local in the western coast line of Finland. In the past this was the weekend when people moved from the summer cottage to the winter houses.

We spend the weekend in place called Köpmansholm. We sailed about 20 nm from our home harbor to south towards Pietarsaari (this was the sailing after my ½ marathon during the Saturday morning). The sailing day was beautiful tough the wind was not that high. The sailing took ca. 4 hours. Köpmansholm is a nice small island. There is a good restaurant that is open during the summer time.

In Kopmansholm we spent time with our good old and new friends. The dinner table was nice with some Finnish fish and meet delicates. The evening was relaxing and went fast as we were talking about this summer's sailing trips. After the sun set it was time for the fire works.

This Venetsialaiset is a nice event but the sad side is that is considered to be the end of the summer. There is still one month to sail but after that we need to prepare for the winter.