On the way to the Oulu Airshow 1997, the author took the opportunity to visit the Finnish Aviation Museum in Helsinki, which reflects the varied aviation history of the Scandinavian country almost completely. Unfortunately, the MiG-21 on display was hidden behind a fence, but since the Finnish MiG-21s were still flying at that time, this did not really matter.
Instead, manifold impressions of the Finnish capital remain in memory – from strange hobbies of the Finns, such as night-time drag races with American cruisers, to exorbitant beer prices that already anticipated today's price level in Germany ...
