A Living Fossil in a Snowglobe

A visit to a botanical garden in Helsinki

Walking through the doors at Helsinki’s Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden felt like entering a snowglobe. Outside, a blanket of snow was turning icey but inside there were tropical forests growing towards glass ceilings. Brooke and I, bundled up for the weather, shed our coats and sweaters and entered the lush glasshouses.

I’ll also mention that although we KNEW…