We spent the morning relaxing around the house, then walked to the Seurasaari open air museum. It on an island near our apartment and is kind of like a pioneer village, with old buildings collected from all over Finland.
Already cheering for Canada
We managed to see a few of the buildings before it got dark and we needed to head to the arena for the first hockey game of the day.
At the Seurasaari open air museum
The first game was Denmark vs. USA. There weren't too many fans for that one.
Three generations of hockey fans.
Jasper fell asleep and we watched the USA win 4-1 over Denmark. As far as we could tell there was approximately 1 Danish fan in the arena.
Not enough excitement for Jasper in the USA vs. Denmark game.
After the first game, we left to grab a quick bite to eat at a nearby Chinese restaurant. Jasper mowed down on some spring rolls and fried noodles.
Checking out the Swedish ladies
Back at the arena for the headline game of the night, Canada vs. Sweden, the atmosphere was completely different. The stands were packed with 7000 fans, about 30% Swedish and 70% Canadian.
Guess which team we're cheering for
The Swedish fans had lots of energy and loud organized cheers and chants. Unfortunately, neither the Canadian fans or the players could quite keep up with the Swedes, and Canada lost 5-2.
After the game, we started heading down to the senate square to see the fireworks, but decided that it wasn't a good idea to take Jasper there. It was pretty cold and windy, and we wouldn't have anywhere to stop and get warm if he started freaking out. So, Jim and Dawne continued on to the Helsinki New Year's Eve celebrations and Pat, Jasper and I went back to the apartment.
Trying to see some fireworks from the window.
Jasper wouldn't go to sleep, so the three of us watched some fireworks from the window. Happy New Year to everyone!
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