Malaysian tourist in Finland finds joy in seeing snow for the first time


Snowfall in the city of Helsinki in November.

One early November evening when it suddenly started to snow in Helsinki, Finland, I saw three older ladies transform into little girls.

Lugging heavy suitcases, they prepared to get off the tram after having pored over Google Maps for 10 minutes, trying to determine their exact destination. As they waited for the tram to stop, we all noticed the rain ... except the droplets looked a little bit “thick”.

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