We took a walk along Helsinki's southern coast last Saturday and noticed that ice-cream stands are open for business. As you can see, business is quite brisk.
Ice cream is a summer staple in Finland. We have just started spring and the temperature last Saturday was just around 5ºC. Apparently, this is warm enough to enjoy some ice-cream. Never mind that gloves, scarves and beanies are still the order of the day.
Actually, the Finns love ice-cream anytime. Even in winter, we still see people (children too) licking away. In summer, ice-cream can be enjoyed outdoors.
We would have had a earful from our elders if they see our kids having ice-cream now. In Singapore, a rainy day would see ice-cream sales stall (haha, pun intended) because people generally think it's too "cold".
Our kids had ice-cream many times when they were in Singapore last month so we said they couldn't have any. Jules was thrilled when he realised what the crowd at the stand was queuing up for. I don't think I can continue to reject him much longer.
Maybe next week. And I want one too. Double scoops.
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