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This game is an outdoor version of salibandy. It is like icehockey but without ice and skates, and a ball instead of a puck...
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Thank you so much Aseman koulu for the very warm welcome! (more pictures will be added some time later for Aseman koulu)
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Believe it or not, even with the student body being 500 strong, during our feeling-peace-in-our-heart-excercise, there was pindrop silence!
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At the front of the school, flames like those of the Peace torch are depicted! Thank you so much Oulu International School for the cordial welcome! \
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The music teacher leads group singing with the Kantele:
Singing all together,
Singing just for joy,
Sining all together,
Every girl and boy!
(Peace runners were heard singing this song later that day and the next :) )
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These are typical finnish forest lichens. Springing up from amongst them are lingonberries, which in summer will carry the sour red berries, 'used in Finnish cuisine...
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We have arrived to Paltamo, our last stop of the day. Here we see railway bridge over the river Kiehimänjoki which flows into Oulujärvi...
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In Paltamo Anu Leinonen, head of sports and fitness, cordially greets the runners. Paltamo is magnanimoulsy accommodating us tonight, plus providing the team with breakfast supplies!
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Jan's post-swing pose may look impressive, but how far the ball flew (or perhaps rolled) is another story...
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That was fun! This might be the first time ever that a Peace Run Team has been treated to a Golf lesson...