Helsinki sure knows how to welcome their visitors. "Nobody in their right mind would come to Helsinki in November. Except you, you badass. Welcome." I actually missed the famous airport sign that went viral when I arrived in November, but it's something that I would hear often - maybe in slightly different words - in the three days I spent in the city. "But", they said, "if you like it in November, you'll love Helsinki any other month of the year." I often assume, just because I live in Europe, that I have a basic understanding of the culture and history of other European countries. But when I arrived in Helsinki, I realised that for some reason my...