Verba volant, scripta manent - Words fly away, written letters remain

EuroCHRIE Board Meeting 2009 - The EuroCHRIE Board Members experienced the Coolest in Helsinki from 5 to 7 March 2009. The highlight af the visit was a dip into cool water...

From the desert to the coolest - the EuroCHRIE Annual Conference arrives to Helsinki (see pages 3 and 4). 

A star performer is Peter Clark’s description of Helsinki in his book European Cities and Towns 400-2000, just published by Oxford University Press. 

The tasty one - Six of the best romantic city breaks: "Helsinki, the Finnish capital, is full of surprises. Some bits feel like Rome, as you idle over coffee at pavement cafes; others feel like St Petersburg, as you stroll by its powder-blue and primrose-yellow Neo-Classical buildings."

Vitality from a hole in the ice - You can find health, energy and inner harmony from dipping into ice cold water in the middle of the winter.

Nobel Peace Prize 2008 - Nobel Peace Prize has been won by peace negotiator, Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari, the Nobel Foundation has announced in Norway's capital, Oslo.