It's really up to you, I do what you want to do here! But Finns usually spend midsummer fest in the countryside with sauna, lake and beer. Or in a music festival, but I quess you are not really interested in listening just Finnish music and paying a fortune of that...
So, you can just tell me what you want to do and we'll do it! Geli's plan about taking a flight to Helsinki and the flight back from Tampere sounds good. But you can also do it in any other way, it won't be a problem. Would it be more expensive for you to take the flights to/from different airport in Finland? But I think that for you it would be nice to see some Helsinki first and then go somewhere else (summer cottage?) to spend juhannus. And if you want to see Tampere, we could spend there some time before taking you to airport. I still don't know If I have to work 22nd and 23rd but let's hope for the best!

I just came home from work and I almost had to start fighting with the last customer! She came there (behind the doors) 1 minute after closing time and she insisted that i still have to give her the medicine (ok, perhaps I could have been a bit understanding, her child was ill, but I wanted to go home!). She said that she's sure that our time in pharmacy is not right and she knows the exact time in Finland... Then she wanted to have my boss' phone number and I gave it to her but still she wasn't happy. She yelled that this is not right, I will not go anywhere from here etc. She was a big M.A.L.A.G.A. but finally I gave up and opened our computer programs again and prepared the medicine (i had to mix and shake the medicine). Geli, does Thomas love working in a pharmacy as much as I do?...

Ok now I should start trying to sleep, I have an early lesson.

Good night girls!

so, girls... what do you think? Where shall we go finally? Helsinki, Tampere, both? I really don't mind...
I haven't seen Tampere and I haven't seen Helsinki yet, so I think both would be interesting, and if Eleni could really manage to find a place with sauna, and a lake for us... what do we need more? :)
But what about starting the trip i.e. in Helsinki and leaving from Tampere to go back home, or the other way round.
Eleni, where do you think the 24/25th would be better to celebrate, in town or in the countryside.... ?

yes, tampere is much closer to our summer cottage. And for me it would be ok if you would come to tampere and then we would go to this cottage. If you don't mind that this ways you don't see Helsinki ? Anyway, Tampere is also a nice town, if you want we could also spend some time there. I think i could manage an accommodation there.

But: I'm not sure how long juhannus-holiday I will get from the pharmacy. At least I'm promised to get 24. , 25., and 26. free. I will ask if I can also get 22. and 23.

tell me if i still didn't understand something :)

Have a nice day!

I only thought that it would be maybe better to go to tampere because you said that we'll go to a place close to your hometown maybe. And because I think your hometown is closer to tampere than to helsinki I thought I would be a good idea to go to tampere etc.. :)
but, ok. Helsinki is the plan.
Let's see what they have for helsinki.