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On our autumn holiday last October we visited the Meri Hotel Spa in Kuressaare and had a chance to talk to their very experienced doctor, Helvi Koppel. She introduced to us the variety of treatments they had for different conditions. (home page)I felt slightly frustrated when I realised I should have come here two years ago when I broke my ankle very badly. The process in Finland did not go altogether well and my ankle is and will remain stiff. Aku Eronen and doctor Helvi Koppel. In March 2015 I fell on a slippery road while I was walking to work in the morning. I broke three bones. The local hospital did a wonderful job putting the pieces back together and sent me home after a few days. For six weeks I had a cast and walked around with a pair of crutches. Or mostly, I sat on the sofa because walking was so difficult. I got some instructions for doing gymnastics and I tried to follow them closely. So far, so good. The problem arose, when the cast had been removed and I was supp...

HAIKKO MANOR – EXPERIENCES FOR ALL THE SENSES The summer holiday was about to end and the weather had not exactly pampered holiday makers. We needed a small break from everyday life. We turned our eyes to Haikko Manor in Porvoo, less than an hour´s drive from the capital. Haikko manor.  The combination of a beautiful, historic environment and a modern spa was just what we needed. The present manor house dates from 1913 and stands as a majestic crown in a scenery of parks and seashore. Inside you find old-world charm: it is easy to imagine the refined ladies with their long dresses going in the stairs and girls gracefully holding their parasols while strolling in the park. For art-lovers there is plenty to look at in the manor, and if you want more, the atelier of the famous Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt is nearby. He painted here for 24 summers in late 19 th and early 20 th century. You can find big posters made of his most iconic paintings here and there in the pa...