I’m beginning to feel like I spend more time on ferries than the bike lately. This is my 6 long distance ferry (by that I mean a journey of at least 2 hours). Once again there was the small odd bunch – those who choose to cycle. This time there are once again 2 Germans, he is coming from St Petersburg and she is just finishing a one month tour of the Eastern Baltic States.

Not on the ferry was the American, Dan, on his way to Mongolia. Now, drum roll the doors of the ship are about to open on Helsinki!

But…… I seemed to have miss timed my arrival. Everything is closed, and I do mean everything. It’s the longest day of the year and on that day, Finland shuts down and goes on a long weekend.

The day that Helsinki stood still.