I had still two weeks left of the two month’s interrail ticket. I was interested in Malmö, inspite of its reputation. In Finland we hear the news of shootings in Malmö and we have watched the police TV- series Thin Blue Line, which describes the police work in Malmö. However, Malmö showed me its friendly faces. It is lively modern city with beautiful parks, canals, nice cafes, theaters, beaches, and interesting museums. One example of the friendliness of people was when I wanted to buy mittens from Christmas sale on Gustaf Adolfs torg, I did not have local money and they did not have a card machine. They just gave me the mittens and asked me to pay at a shop on another place Lilla torget. Could that ever happen in Helsinki? I staid in Teater hotellet near Triangeln train station. From there were frequent connections south and north, so I could spend a day in Lund and Copenhagen. In Lund I visited the great cathedral and there happened to be a midday service with music and some prayers for Ukraina. In the historical museum the story of Lund university from year 1666 just a few years younger than Turku university was illustrated. I also saw Kulturen, the outdoor museum that was like a small town, and a bookshop of course.
The actress as Hedda was familiar of the Police series, and that disturbed a bit.
I travelled also in Denmark. My classmate lives in Jylland countryside and her house was my base for a few days.
Stockholm has to be visited both first and last on a rail journey. There I could overnight at my friend Liisa visit a few photography exhibitions together with some Photography friends and finally take a ferry to Turku. Must say that getting from the Turku Harbour to Kupittaa railwaystation was the biggest challenge during my trip.
Central station was beautifully decorated
