It is May, but Hyvinkää's "Switzerland" ski resort is still going. Signs of melt are there, however... but a lot of fun in the sunshine!
The funny thing is that they advertised Hyvinkää's opening times... with some days not open because "we have to cut grass somewhere" or "today we will install a pier on our summer cottage". Fortunately, they were open on May 2nd when I was there...
Very interesting views and slope colors:
The guns have gone silent. Time for summer:
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