[Paddlewise] Suomi on kaunis maa...

...but it IS very cold, in spite of what Ari might say:

Ari Saarto wrote:
> ...SNIP...
> Ari Saarto
> "In the not-so-cold-as-you-might-think Fin-land"

So Ari, now that I have your attention, I have a couple of questions for
you (one of which is serious).

(1) Are skegs quite popular in "Fin-land", and is that how it got its
name? :-)

(2) What can you tell us about Finnish kayaks? Some of these designs
look quite intriguing, such as the Artisan:

http://com.utu.fi/kajaksport/english/artisan2.htm

Some of the other boats designed by Benny Aumala also look quite
interesting.  Any feedback on these designs?

Finally, I leave you with a saying that was given to me by a beautiful
Finnish girl that I knew when I lived in Norway: 

"Ilta on aamua viisaampi."

Dan Hagen
Bellingham, Washington

P.S.  Please do not bother to respond in Finnish--I have just exhausted
my entire vocabulary. I gave up trying to learn Finnish when I found out
that there are 17 noun cases!
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