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Nearly 39,000 new COVID-19 cases in Finland, burden on hospital care still alarming

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NordenBladet — Around 38,700 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past seven days, between 26 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, compared to around 19,600 new cases in the previous week. On 4 January 2022, the total number of confirmed cases of the Omikron variant was 363. The overall burden on hospital care has risen, while the need for intensive care has stayed at its high level.In the last 14 days (between 19 December 2021 and 1 January 2022), the incidence of new cases was 1048 per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to 426 in the preceding two-week period. On 4 January 2022, the estimated effective basic reproduction number took a sharp turn upwards and was 1.15–1.3 with a 90 per cent probability.At the end of last week, the total number of patients in specialised healthcare was 205, of whom 153 were in inpatient care and 52 in intensive care. On 4 January 2022, the total number of COVID-19-related deaths reported to the communicable diseases register was 1599. In the last 14 days (21 December 2021–4 January 2022), a total of 104 deaths were reported. People over 70 years of age accounted for 76 per cent of the deaths.Reaching as high a vaccination coverage as possible and maintaining vaccination protection are crucial for controlling the epidemic as vaccination protects individuals and curbs asymptomatic community transmission. By 5 January 2022, 81 per cent of people in Finland who are 5 years of age or over had received at least one vaccine dose, 77.2 per cent at least two vaccine doses and 23.1 per cent three vaccine doses.Compared to the situation a week earlier on 29 December 2021, the intake of the first vaccine rose by 0.2 percentage points, the second by 0.2 percentage points and the third by 4.0 percentage points.The number of COVID-19 tests continues to be high, and positive test results have more than doubled in number. Between 26 December and 1 January, the number of tests performed rose above 147,200 and around 26 per cent of all samples tested positive, compared to 11.8 per cent in the previous seven-day period.The whole of Finland now matches the characteristics of a community transmission area.The epidemiological situation is monitored weekly. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare publishes the key monitoring information on the COVID-19 epidemic on a new reporting website. 

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi

Advance voting for county elections begins on Wednesday 12 January

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NordenBladet — The advance voting period for the county elections is from 12 to 18 January 2022 in Finland and from 12 to 15 January 2022 abroad. Election day is Sunday 23 January 2022.During the advance voting period, voters may cast their vote at any of the general advance polling stations in Finland or abroad. On election day, 23 January, voters must vote at the polling station specified in the notice of right to vote sent to them. There are 900 general advance polling stations in Finland. They are mainly located at town halls, libraries and shopping centres. The total number of election day polling stations is 1,664. Information on the advance polling stations and candidates is available on the Electionsfinland.fi website. Municipalities will also inform their residents about the polling stations themselves.Abroad, advance voting will be arranged between 12 and 15 January. A possibility for advance voting will be provided in 94 places in 70 different countries. Some of the advance polling stations will be open only on certain days during the advance voting period. Eligible voters staying abroad during the elections may also vote by post.Residents of Helsinki and Åland will not vote in county elections Residents of Helsinki will not vote in the county elections, because the City of Helsinki continues to be responsible for social, health and rescue services in Helsinki. Another exception is Åland, which is not affected by the health and social services reform.COVID-19 epidemic will be taken into account in election arrangementsThe county elections will be held with the arrangements required by the epidemiological situation. The Ministry of Justice and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) will take the development of the epidemic into account in the practical election arrangements. According to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, voting is a low-risk activity.The Ministry of Justice and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare have drawn up guidelines for election authorities on the safe conduct of elections during COVID-19. If local health authorities issue more detailed instructions, they will be observed. The Electionsfinland.fi website contains instructions for voters on maintaining health security at the polling stations during COVID-19. It is important to wear a face mask, use hand sanitiser and maintain sufficient physical distance from others at the polling station. Election officials will ensure safety at the polling stations and advise voters on how to follow the instructions. Special measures have been planned to enable voters placed in quarantine or isolation by a doctor or having respiratory symptoms to vote. Voters can contact the central municipal election board of their municipality to ask about the special arrangements.  Eligible voters in county electionsPeople who reach the age of 18 years on election day at the latest have the right to vote in the county elections in their wellbeing services county. In addition to Finnish citizens, those citizens of EU Member States, Iceland and Norway who have a municipality of residence in Finland are also entitled to vote. Other foreign citizens are entitled to vote if they have had a municipality of residence in Finland for at least two years.The Digital and Population Data Services Agency has sent a notice of right to vote to all eligible voters. The notice was sent in electronic format to those eligible voters who have activated the Suomi.fi Messages service and given their consent for all official messages to be sent to them electronically.Proving identity at polling stationsVoters must present proof of their identity when voting at a polling station. Official photo IDs, such as a passport, identity card and driving licence, are accepted as proof of identity. The old cardboard driving licence is also accepted, if the voter can be identified from the photo and the election official can thus reliably verify the voter’s identity. Voters who do not have a valid proof of identity can obtain a temporary identity card free of charge from the police for voting purposes. Election officials may ask voters to briefly remove their face mask to verify their identity. Follow voter turnout onlineThe Electionsfinland.fi website will provide real-time information on the voter turnout during the advance voting period. Information on the number of advance voters in each wellbeing services county and in the entire country will be updated on the website every hour during the advance voting period.

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi

Minister for European Affairs Tuppurainen to speak with German colleague

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NordenBladet — Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen will have a discussion with Germany’s new Minister of State for Europe Anna Lührmann on Wednesday 5 January. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held remotely.In their meeting, the ministers will discuss a number of topical EU issues, such as the Strategic Compass, the rule of law, climate and energy, strategic autonomy, the single market and fiscal policy. The discussion will also touch on the EU’s relations with Russia and China and the situation with regard to migration at the border with Belarus.“The European Union must be a globally credible actor in security policy. Others cannot go over our heads in matters that concern us.  In addition to making use of the means available to us, we need new tools. Finland’s objective is an ambitious Strategic Compass that includes a comprehensive, forward-looking hybrid toolkit,” Minister Tuppurainen says.Finland and Germany are strong, close partners on EU affairs, as evidenced by the fact that the previous bilateral meeting between Minister for European Affairs Tuppurainen and her German counterpart took place just a short time ago. Minister of State for Europe Lührmann’s predecessor Michael Roth visited Finland in mid-November. 

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi

Booster doses are available already 3 months after completing the course of the vaccination

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NordenBladet —

The state immunoprophylaxis committee decided that based on the fast spread of the new variant of COVID-19, and the experience from other countries, the interval between the vaccination course and the booster dose should be reduced.

By the new recommendations of the committee, people who were vaccinated with the Janssen vaccine, should have a booster dose two months after completing the vaccination course. It’s extremely important to have a booster dose because the current data shows that one dose of that vaccine is not protective enough compared to mRNA vaccines.

Vaccination courses completed with AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, need a booster dose three months after completing the vaccination course.

For booster jabs, the committee still recommends using mRNA vaccines Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, but there are exemptions, like allergic reactions to mRNA vaccines, when Janssen vaccine can be used.

The change is immediate, so it means, since the 21st of December, the booster doses are available with the new interval described above. There are plenty of vaccines in Estonia, so all people who would like that, can get their booster jabs as soon as possible. To book a slot for your booster, go to the digilugu.ee, call the state helpline 1247, or contact your family doctor.

The objectives of COVID-19 vaccination are to protect COVID-19 risk groups, to prevent and reduce COVID-19 related illness and death.  Vaccination can reduce the spread of the virus, the burden on the health system and the economy, and ensure the normal functioning of society.

The Estonian Immunoprophylaxis Expert Committee advises the Ministry of Social Affairs about the state immunization and other vaccination-related topics. It includes representatives of allergist-immunologists, family physicians, paediatrics, infectionists, nurses, National Health Board, the Agency of Medicines, Estonian Health Insurance Fund, and the Ministry of Social Affairs.

For more information about vaccination go to www.vaktsineeri.ee. 

Source: Ministry of Social Affairs – Republic of Estonia

Norway: Princess Märtha Louise celebrates Christmas and New Year’s in Los Angeles

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NordenBladet – It was an American Christmas for Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her daughters.

For Christmas 2020, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her daughters were gathered with the Crown Prince’s Family at the Skaugum Estate for a magnificent Christmas celebration. They also celebrated there in 2019, when large parts of the family were gathered.

However, this Christmas, the Norwegian Royal Family celebrated without Princess Märtha Louise and her children, who had made other plans outside the Norwegian borders.

Princess Märtha Louise and all three of her daughters boarded a plane to the USA before Christmas to celebrate with the Princess’s boyfriend, the American Shaman Durek Verrett, in Los Angeles.

Small glimpses of the Christmas celebration have also been caught in on social media. Durek has shared a photo on his Instagram’s story function, where he is seen posing with Märtha Louise, Leah Isadora Behn and Maud Angelica Behn. Several are dressed in elf costumes. On the other hand, Emma Tallulah Behn is not seen in the picture, but she was present.

Shaman Durek Verrett has celebrated Christmas in Norway twice, but this year, it was time for him to show off his Christmas celebration in Los Angeles to his girlfriend and her daughters.

Norwegian media recently wrote about Durek’s state of health and about how the Princess has shown invaluable support to her boyfriend. Durek has issues with his kidneys and must have dialysis several times a week. Therefore, he can not travel far.

Christmas gave a different meaning to Princess Märtha Louise and her family two years ago, when Ari Behn – the Princess’s ex-husband and father of her three children – died. Märtha Louise has been open about her grief also this year. Before Christmas, she shared a photo on Instagram of a Christmas calendar, sewn by her mother, Queen Sonja, given to Princess Märtha Louise in her childhood. Märtha Louise says the calendar contributes to light in darkness they can experience in the run-up to Christmas.

The Norwegian Princess’s daughters start school this week. It is, therefore, expected that they will return to Norway at the beginning of this week, but it is not known if Princess Martha Louise will return to Norway at the same time.

New advisory board to strengthen cooperation necessary to prevent exploitation of foreign labour

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NordenBladet — Finland’s objective is to increase labour migration and to combat the exploitation of foreign labour. The exploitation of foreign workers, which has come to light in recent years, has underlined the need for cooperation between different operators. A new advisory board appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will support efforts to stop exploitation of foreign workers and entrepreneurs.On 21 December 2021, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment appointed an advisory board on terms of employment and permit supervision of foreign workers and entrepreneurs for the period between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2024. The advisory board is an expert body consisting of various authorities and labour market and industrial policy organisations. Its task is to promote cooperation in matters concerning the terms of employment of foreign workers and the residence permits of workers and entrepreneurs. The board also aims to improve the flow of information between the authorities, monitor the development of supervision of terms of employment and permits of foreign workers and entrepreneurs, and issue statements on these matters. “The exploitation of foreign labour is a phenomenon that must be eradicated through close cooperation between different operators in society. The new advisory board is an important step towards combating exploitation and raising awareness of phenomena related to it,” says Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen. Advisory Board to include different stakeholdersThe board is chaired by Olli Sorainen, Senior Ministerial Adviser from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The members of the advisory board include representatives of the Migration and Police Departments of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and the Joint government coordinator against human trafficking.Other members include representatives from the Finnish Immigration Service, the assistance system for victims of human trafficking, Regional State Administrative Agencies, Helsinki Police Department, TE Offices, ELY Centres and Business Finland.Of the labour market and industrial policy organisations, the board includes representatives of Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland Akava, Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK, Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK, Confederation of Finnish Industries, Local Government and Country Employers KT, Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners MTK, Federation of Agricultural Employers MTA, Suomen Yrittäjät, Svenska lantbruksproducenternas centralförbund and Finnish Food and Drink Industries’ Federation.

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto: Finland shares South Africa’s sorrow

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NordenBladet — In his blog post, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto commemorates the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu.Today, the South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is laid to rest. The news of the passing of Tutu on 26 December 2021 have deeply touched millions of people around the world.Desmond Tutu was one of the opinion leaders and activists who helped bring an end to apartheid, or racial segregation, in South Africa. After Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, Tutu worked closely with him, leading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa.The campaign against apartheid was global. Outside the South African High Commission on London’s Trafalgar Square, demonstrations went on non-stop for four years, from 1986 to 1990. I can still remember the elated atmosphere, with people chanting “Free-e-e-e, Nelson Mandela!”Desmond Tutu was a moral compass whose greatest hope was to achieve justice, equality and freedom. His unwavering commitment to these values led him to pursue them throughout his life, both nationally and globally. He – like Finland’s former President Martti Ahtisaari – was a long-serving member of the Elders, a group of global leaders working together for peace, justice and human rights.Tutu emphasised the role of women in decision-making and conflict resolution. While much work remains to be done here, we would be well advised to follow Tutu’s example.Today, many in Finland join the South African people in their mourning and pay tribute to the life’s work of Desmond Tutu, a religious leader and a statesman.Pekka Haavisto
Minister for Foreign Affairs

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi

Helena-Reet: SHOULD I get a “winter home” in Spain, about cultural events, and about the new Mouse painting + GALLERIES!

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NordenBladet – The year has begun actively and positively. I am observing my nutrition (I once again replaced breakfast sandwiches with a proper meal), and I made myself a present by deciding to give up alcohol for an indefinite period of time. I once more reopened my weight help account and I am keeping an eye on eating as healthy as possible, and for several months already I try to buy only e-additives-free food. It is so annoying that nowadays there are e-additives even in bread, white bread and whole wheat bread.

On January 1 I began searching for my sports watch, I charged it, and then we went for a walk. The watch helps count steps and helps remind us that it is important to move ourselves. In the summertime there is a lot of moving around and working in the garden, yet in winter I do not go outside much. So after that we went swimming for two hours and once we got back home we thought about possibly traveling to some place in the near future. And should we decide to go, then would we take the children or go alone. Would we go for a week or for an entire month etc. There is Covid-19 everywhere right now and we wouldn’t want to take the risk of staying in quarantine while abroad. We have also for some time now been thinking about getting us a “winter home” in the southern coast of Spain, Costa del Sol (we are actually keeping an eye on all of Andalusia regarding the real estate situation), yet this idea is not ripe at the moment.



It is so good to look up today’s and tomorrow’s power prices from our NordenBladet.ee electricity prices guidelines in real time! It is not good to boast but this app that we have created, is such great help! We have received so much positive feedback, we are using it ourselves and we are happy to hear that many others do the same. During today the electricity is in the green zone all day long (i.e. below 10 euro cents kWh), thus I planned to do the laundry today.

Last year we went to lots of concerts, performances and various events, and I decided that this year I will do the same and remain on the cultural wavelength. Right now I have already booked six new events for us:

* Giants’ Wonderland on the Song Festival Ground (Ivanka already went there once with her dad, but now we are going once more with the entire family)
* “Louis XIV – the Sun King” in the Estonian National Opera
* “Stand-up comedy of Priit Pius and Kait Kall Midagi Ikka (Still something)” in the Center for Russian Culture
* “Stand-up comedy of Ott Sepp JOKKER (Joker)“, also in the Center for Russian Culture
* “Eesti Laul 2022 (Estonian song contest 2022)” final event in Saku Suurhall – we also have seats there
* we also have tickets for the theatrical piece “ADA. The story untold” for August, in Kiidjärve Manor Park

The most recent event that we attended was “Eesti otsib superstaari“, the superfinals (see the full article about it on OHMYGOSSIP entertainment site HERE).


The beginning of the year has indeed been very active! I also just recently completed the first new painting, from the series of 14 mouse paintings that were exhibited at the Estonian National Museum, based on these I will also publish a children’s book about finances “His Highness Mouse the First“. Below you can see a few of the paintings from the ERM exhibition, and images from today’s painting! About the fourteen previous mice series paintings you can read more from my art blog at ElishevaShoshana.com site HERE.

Once more, wishing an active, full of inspiration, success and adventures New Year for you all!
Hugs!??







Do read also my previous blog posts (all posts are available in four languages – Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and English!)

Recent blog posts:
Helena-Reet: Shocking documentaries, my wonderful life + OUR TODAY’S NEW YEAR’S EVE!
Helena-Reet: Christmas + BIG GALLERY added
Helena-Reet: Today’s blog – Wonderful life in the countryside, operetta “The Merry Widow” in Estonian National Opera, Paintball, 2 birthdays and ginger bread season!
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Helena-Reet: Making presents, ordering beauty products, and about the renovation of the children’s room! WISHED-ACCOMPLISHED! + BIG GALLERY!
Helena-Reet: The weekend in Pärnu (Viking SPA Hotel, the restaurants Steffani and Kolhethi) and children’s school holiday…
Helena-Reet: That feeling when you dream of something extraordinary and the reality is EVEN BETTER! + Netflix series Squid Game, Alice in Borderland etc.
Helena-Reet: In Viru Variety Entertainment Hall, enjoying the revue theatrical entertainment Starlight Cabaret night “Creme de la Creme” + BIG GALLERY & VIDEO!
Helena-Reet: For the past two weeks we have actively worked on our home or rather say homes + OTHER STORIES!

New Year Address of the President of the Riigikogu Jüri Ratas on Estonian Television

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NordenBladet —

Dear Estonians, happy new year!

Perusing the Riigikogu verbatim records from over one hundred years ago, we come across the nice tradition of reading aloud the cablegrams with greetings that had been sent to the parliament.

“I wish you all the strength as you start your new work. May our home grow strong and the pillars at its gate solid.”

This greeting was sent to the Members of the Riigikogu by lieutenant Schmidt in early 1921 from Lithuania. That military representative of the Republic of Estonia later Estonicised his name to August Johannes Torma and became a distinguished diplomat. There is nothing antiquated about the core of his wish even today, which makes it very fitting to be conveyed to the Estonian people on the first day of 2022.

I hope that Christmas and New Year passed in joy and security for all of you. I am sure that many of you had the chance to spend the holidays with your families and close ones, or peacefully alone. Meanwhile, there were others who because of their jobs or their own free will upheld the sense of security and holiday cheer of every one of us. They did it in rescue commandos, police force, health care institutions, businesses, production facilities, associations, authorities, shops, media, foreign missions, or other roles. I take my hat off in gratitude to all of you and hope that there was enough peace of mind and holiday spirit to reach you as well.

People of Estonia!

My hope for the new year is that we would be able to support one another better. Those who share our beliefs but also those who challenge us in finding a common ground. The big should support the small, and the small should support the big – both in the direct and the metaphorical sense. In politics and daily lives. Across the nation and in local governments. Face to face, in public space, and online. Estonia’s success and happiness are best measured by those among us who have the least.

Reminding ourselves that one in ten Estonians live abroad for any number of reasons, one in five still live on the threshold of poverty, many are suffering from mental or physical abuse, too many have been subjected to an unfair treatment through no fault of their own, and that the Estonian population numbers still keep declining… If we want Estonia to be a good home for us all and for lieutenant Schmidt’s cablegram to ring true for centuries, what we most need are human relations and care for one another.

We also need to be smart and keep our sight on our future, so that we would always be able to overcome the crises and stumbling blocks on our path.

Although our security might continue to be sound, the security environment is more strained than during the last New Year. Even though economy is developing, many among us have become less certain of coping over the last year. We are a single nation and society but too many among us feel rejected. The health crisis has remained a sad fact and hundreds of people still had to spend these holidays in hospitals or in sick beds. The number of fatalities among us has been tragically high.

People of Estonia,

Nearly a century and a half before we started receiving professional health care advice from the Scientific Advisory Board, our celebrated poet Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, who was after all also Võru city doctor, put together a health care manual for Estonian homes. In the foreword to this book from 1879, this figurehead of national enlightenment wrote:

  • Knowledge and life experience teach us that the sooner we deal with a problem, the quicker it can be overcome;
  • The signs of a disease need to be studied carefully to see which ones make it advance more lightly or more seriously;
  • Expenses cannot be skimped on because the higher a fire grows, the worse its consequences.

This is why I wish that we would all be fully committed to learning life’s lessons in the new year, taking note of concerns, recognising red flags, and getting everything under control more easily and early. All this to make the new year and the future centuries enjoyable for all of us and for the entire Estonia.

All the success to Estonia!

Jüri Ratas

The President of the Estonian Parliament

Source: Parliament of Estonia

Helena-Reet: Shocking documentaries, my wonderful life + OUR TODAY’S NEW YEAR’S EVE!

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NordenBladet – We woke at about ten today morning, since we stayed up late again last night. For the past two months we have been watching 2-3 different movies every night – documentaries as well as entertainment. The most recent documentaries happened to be extremely gloomy.

We watched from Youtube “The untold story. What happened to Otto Warmbier in North Korea?” (link to video). It was about the 22-year-old American student Otto Frederick Warmbier, who died six days after he was allowed back to the USA, then already being blind, deaf, with brain damage and in coma because of the torture, according to his parents. Yet another devastating movie was “Machine Gun Preacher” from TV1000 action, based on the book “Another Man’s War”, where Gerard Butler plays Sam Childers who until this day helps save children in South Sudan and Uganda (mainly war victims). Little children are not only victims of violence and abuse in war, armed groups recruit them forcefully and send them to commit ritual murders and to fight. Very gruesome was also Peter Kosminsky’s short drama series “The State” from National Geographic. It is about four British citizens that travel to Syria in order to join ISIS, and how, after joining the terror organization it is difficult for them to cope with reality.

Why do I write about this? Because our lives are better than Paradise! Ours and our children’s lives are PERFECT. I am so GRATEFUL and FORTUNATE for my life! And I so wish that there could be peace in the world! Let’s be kind to each other – to our close people as well as others! This is a beautiful thought to start the new year! ???

So, today we woke at around ten o’clock and I thanked the Almighty that I am able to wake up in a warm room held by a beloved person. I made breakfast (fried eggs with sweet pepper) and then I started doing laundry, cleaning the house and changing the sheets, so that the house would shine from cleanliness and so that the first day of the year could begin all tidy. Allan ploughed the snow, brought firewood, heated the house and began sorting and tidying his office.. Namely, he already promised two months ago that by the end of the year the office would be neat 😀


One day before the school holiday, Ivanka Shoshana caught a bad virus from school and she still is a bit ill, even her ear ached for some time. After that we all fell ill, we already thought we had caught Covid. We are all vaccinated, yet we had all the Omicrom symptoms – slight fever, running nose, sore throat, and even aching joints. We took the test at home, we also went to take the test at the doctor’s, from the nose. Luckily, the tests were negative.

Then I posted an article about traditions and activities of New Year’s Eve, that according to our forefathers bring luck and success – see HERE. Actually these are guidelines you could follow every day 🙂

Since Ivanka is still a bit ill, we decided to spend New Year’s Eve at home. Well, perhaps we would have stayed at home also in case she were alright. It is nice to be cosy indoors and at home! I still put on some makeup, I like to look good also at home for myself. I put on a retro-style Indiska dress, pearls, and Must de Cartier perfume! For supper I made super tasty puff pastry pizza. Yummmm… If you try it, you want more!

Here is the RECIPE! ??? It is very easy to prepare..

Tha base is yeast-puff pastry (Eesti Pagar), cover it with Felix ketchup. Then, to cover, chop 2-3 large tomatos, 2 average onions, 100g green olives (Figaro) and about 30-40g jalapenos (Santa Maria). Since in the fridge I already had tenderloin with wild garlic (Maks ja Moorits), then I chopped some meat (but the dish is also very good without meat!). This done, I added the spices. I use either Knorr or Maggi Spaghetti Bolognese spices and I add a lot of it (ca one and a half pack, ca 60-70g), then sprinkled some dill, thyme, and minced meat spices. For cover, I added sour cream and cheese. Trickle about half a pack 20% Alma sour cream over the plate pizza (unflavoured yogurt will also do), and then grate some cheese on top of it. I use two different ones – Valio Atleet and Valio Italian Forte Classico. If you wish, you can sprinkle also some seeds on top (sesame seeds or sunflower seeds). 40 minutes in the oven and it is ready!

Now we enjoy the evening! PS! We drink non-alco and gluten free GO Pilsner! I have decided to make myself a favour and give up alcohol for sometime. It is good for the body and for health.

Strong hugs to all of you, and I wish you a wonderful New Year! May all your good wishes come true! ???









Do read also my previous blog posts (all posts are available in four languages – Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and English!)

Recent blog posts:
Helena-Reet: Christmas + BIG GALLERY added
Helena-Reet: Today’s blog – Wonderful life in the countryside, operetta “The Merry Widow” in Estonian National Opera, Paintball, 2 birthdays and ginger bread season!
Helena-Reet: In Tartu V SPA and in Vorbuse, the Comedy Estonia “Autumn Tour” and plenty of other exciting things!
Helena-Reet: COMPLETE overview of my week and AHH, MEN, HOW GOOD IT IS THAT YOU EXIST!
Helena-Reet: Operetta “The Count of Luxembourg”, talkshow with the Timmers in Vatican Tallinn, and Sunday’s Father’s Day
Helena-Reet: Making presents, ordering beauty products, and about the renovation of the children’s room! WISHED-ACCOMPLISHED! + BIG GALLERY!
Helena-Reet: The weekend in Pärnu (Viking SPA Hotel, the restaurants Steffani and Kolhethi) and children’s school holiday…
Helena-Reet: That feeling when you dream of something extraordinary and the reality is EVEN BETTER! + Netflix series Squid Game, Alice in Borderland etc.
Helena-Reet: In Viru Variety Entertainment Hall, enjoying the revue theatrical entertainment Starlight Cabaret night “Creme de la Creme” + BIG GALLERY & VIDEO!
Helena-Reet: For the past two weeks we have actively worked on our home or rather say homes + OTHER STORIES!
Helena-Reet: Taking down the exhibition “Our home witch kitchen” in ERM and DRAWING LOTS who from the visitors won E&S PRODUCTS!
Helena-Reet: The 22nd date – WELL THAT IS ONE FINE day every month!
Helena-Reet: Children’s vaccination, visiting the TV tower, at a restaurant in Pirita, fishing for trout in Jõekääru farm in Kuusalu and much more of interest!
Helena-Reet: What has just happened to me?

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