I was reading the English version of the Helsingin Sanomat and came across a great article! 

http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Southern+Finland+promised+the+best+of+the+May+Day+weather+/1135256449513

It looks like we're in for a treat!  I'd like to see these skylarks and cuckoo birds they keep talking about :) 

Here's another site for the birds of Finland: http://www.birdphoto.fi/
Lynn

These past few days have brought up numerous e-mails, texts, and phone calls regarding what clothes and other goodies we should pack for our trip.  We've been encouraged to lay out our clothes, cut that in half, and then before we leave, cut it in half again.  The current temperature in Finland today was a high of 51F and a low of 31F....brrr!!!  I'm not sure about the others, but I don't want to be cold.  However, I am excited with all the available saunas in Finland and our hosts seem very eager to show us an authentic Finnish lifestyle!!  Most important item to pack: a swim suit :)
Lynn

This is our first team post! Amy and I are sitting at Panera Bread on NW Expressway working on our brand new GSE Finland website!  If there is something you'd like to know about us, please ask.  We'll try to keep this updated as often as we can.  From what we've been told, we'll have time to sleep...and that's about it.  Please feel free to live vicariously through us :)
Lynn and Amy