Dear Finnair

11 LonglandsRd New Mills STOCKPORT Cheshire SK12 3BL 1st May 1994 Finnair 14 Clifford Street LONDON W1X 1RD     Dear Finnair     I will be making a return visit to Finland with your airline in a few weeks time, and am wondering if you could let me have some information with regard to your airline? During my stay in Finland, the purpose of which is to undertake the Finnish section of an independently sponsored study of Northern Europeans, I will be trying to discover why it is that Finnish people are so miserable. Up until the time I became involved in the study, the only Finns I had ever met were those taking holidays in the Mediterranean, and I'd always assumed that what made them so miserable was the thought of having to go back to Finland at the end of the holiday. However, when visiting Finland last year, I came into contact with many of the natives who were equally miserable, and despite the fact that they had never been out of the country. So there is obviously more to it than I at first thought. Quite why the sponsors want to know why Finns are miserable isn't clear - if Finns choose to be miserable that's their business, I say - but if an oily fish canning company wants to pay me good money to find out, why should I care? Maybe Finns are miserable because they eat a lot of oily fish. It would certainly make me miserable having to eat a lot of oily fish, that's for sure. But I digress. The reason I am writing to you is because the last time I was in Finland I never moved out of Helsinki, whereas this time I need to get around the country. As I would prefer to do this by air whenever possible I was wondering if Finnair operate an internal service? Perhaps you could advise me? If you do, a timetable would be very much appreciated. At the same time, any observations you may have on why you Finns are so miserable - apart from having to eat oily fish - would be most welcome. Yours sincerely T Ravenscroft (Mr)