Saying "Hejdå" to beautiful northern Sweden
Relocating to southern Finland from northern Sweden without flying can unfold in any of these ways: by land, e.g., via Tornio (Torneå) in northern Finland, by sea from Umeå to Vaasa (and then by train to Helsinki) or by sea from Stockholm to Helsinki (there is a direct train from Umeå to Stockholm). I decided to go to Stockholm by train and then take a ferry to Helsinki. This way I don't need any other transport such as a bus or a car, plus it's a familiar route. There is much technology involved. Instead of printing all the tickets, it seems much easier to install apps (such as Swedish railways app and the ferry company's app).
Overall, saying goodbye to northern Sweden, in my case, entails going for walks and spending time with dreamy northern nature. In terms of voluntary simplicity, it means giving away many of the objects I've lived with here. Some objects will be returned to the Geography department, others to my colleagues and friends, yet others (the ones I bought here) will be or already have been given away to those people who want them. There are not many objects to begin with, but this relocation gives me an opportunity to yet again ask myself what I want to live with. Some of the objects I might need again in Finland, but I hope to borrow them from my friends there.
