Duro Takes Over Finland: A Journey of Curiosity, Culture, and Quiet Beauty
Written by: Durodoluwa Femi-Ajala Duro Takes Over Finland Living in Sweden for some years now, I have always lingered on Finland as a place to visit, somewhere in the back of my mind. It was close enough to visit, yet somehow always postponed. Well, until last week. What finally pushed me to make the trip was simple and personal. Family. My cousins and their beautiful family live there, and that alone was reason enough. La Familia But there was also a lighter, unexpected reason. I had recently developed an interest in Chinese dramas, and one of them was filmed in Finland. That curiosity sparked something in me. I wanted to see the place through that lens, to experience even a fraction of what I had watched on screen. Time did not allow me to visit all the filming locations, but I did make it to Allas Restaurant , where one of the scenes was shot. And strangely, that small moment, standing there and connecting fiction to reality, made my day. Photo taken in Finland But beyond...




