Dan Q found GC6TJ54 63# Levin kierros aka CITOn muistopurkki

This checkin to GC6TJ54 63# Levin kierros aka CITOn muistopurkki reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Third of three finds on this, my final morning here before my flight to Helsinki. Taking a brisk walk/slow jog up to Hotel Levi Panorama, but first, a QEF. TFTC, and greetings from Oxfordshire, UK!

Dan prepares to jog up a wooden hillside staircase, marked with a sign reading: 'Hip Hop, Up We Go! 766 steps to Hotel Levi Panorama and Levi Summit'

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Dan Q found GCBBVQN Magic of Lapland

This checkin to GCBBVQN Magic of Lapland reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

It’s the final morning of my short visit to Sirkka. Having 90 minutes until I need to set off for the airport, I decided to come out for a quick geocaching expedition first.

Dan points to an adorable Lapland scene installed in a wooden box attached to a tree.

This was the first cache on my list, and I was so glad to choose it. A truly beautiful and well-maintained cache in a wonderful spot. FP awarded. TFTC!

[09:55 local time]

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Vihreät Kuulat

Second “surprising Finnish confectionary” is Vihreät Kuulat Jaffa Cakes. I ran vihreät kuulat through a translation tool and apparently it means “green balls”, which doesn’t tell me much.

Knowing it was neither lime nor apple (which were also available in the supermarket I visited) I had to try them, but I couldn’t place the flavour. They were tasty, though. We finished eating them before I looked it up.

A box of Vihreät Kuulat Jaffa Cakes. The cross-section cutaway shows a green jelly within the biscuit, and alongside are pictures of spherical green jellies.

Turns out it’s pear flavour, which apparently I have a blind spot for (back in 2013 at an “eat mystery food in the dark” restaurant I failed to identify that I was eating poached pears for dessert).

Now I need to be on the lookout for actual green balls.

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