kyrasantae | Things that I bought at IKEA, which remind me of Finland

Sorry about the crappy photos, they're from my phone :)

I just took a not-very-quick bus trip to IKEA just to check out the way to get to work next week. After some $1 breakfast - eggs, hash browns, sausages (okay, $2, because bacon is an extra dollar) - I went straight to the food market because that's the best part of the store. Well, the other parts are great too, but it's not like I have any immediate need for furniture (nor for food).

Oh yeah, the IKEA restaurant serves beer and wine. Just FYI. :P

I bought a few choice things, each of which reminds me of a story.

	Cloudberry Jam ($4.99) 18.5.2008 - Right after I dropped off my suitcase, Matthieu took me to the grocery store behind the student apartments. I said I needed at least some breakfast food, and I got some bread and some jam. Looking at the jam shelf, I remember choosing between strawberry, lingonberry, and cloudberry jam. Strawberry is nothing special, lingonberry I was 100% sure I'd be able to get in Canada somehow (at IKEA, where else?). So I got the cloudberry jam, which cost twice as much as the other two. Still does here. In fact, it's nearly the same numbers (4,65€), just different currency. It's still made in Sweden either way.
	Kopparberg Cider ($1.49) Non-alcoholic, of course, given the law here. But when Johanna and I were in Tampere (31.5.2008), we ran into the market inside the Anttila store five minutes before it closed, to grab a couple of cans of (alcoholic) Kopparberg cider to enjoy at Näsinpuisto. I put the can into my bag as we were going to the park, and so when it came time to open it, it fizzed and got all over my hands. After I bought this can at IKEA, I also put it into my bag...the same one. At least I didn't drink it right away, or it would have probably done the same.
	Marabou Daim Roll 2-pack ($2.49) Okay, so this item doesn't remind me directly of my experiences in Finland. But "Hyzteria" sent me a bar of Marabou nougat around Christmas, and it sat on my desk for a few months before I ate it. Also, her boyfriend "Huijari" sent me a Daim bar, but I ate that a lot sooner. [12:07:28] <kyrasantae> i am disappointed in this package of marabou! [12:07:38] <kyrasantae> it lacks finnish labelling! ... [12:25:40] <kyrasantae> i'm not disappointed anymore [12:25:49] <kyrasantae> the inside packaging has finnish labelling :D The rolls of chocolate inside have the original Nordic labels (kein Englisch!). The outside foil wrap is an export label, I guess.