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A Silver Herring, a Red Herring and a Blue Ocean

A Silver Herring, a Red Herring and a Blue Ocean

Tasty Herring Anyone?

A popular event called "silakkamarkkinat" i.e. the Helsinki Baltic Herring Fair takes place in Helsinki, Finland at the Central Market place each Autumn.

It's the oldest traditional event in Helsinki and has been held since 1743. The tradition holds, that islanders from all around the Archipelago, their boats overflowing with herring products, dock their fishing boats on the main pier and sell herring directly from their boats.

A great event. You simply cannot walk by without tasting some.

From Helsinki to Amsterdam

Last Monday I was on an airplane flying from Helsinki to Amsterdam. The flight was fully booked. I had a center seat and fully experienced the feeling of "tunas in a can" or - in this case more appropriately - like "sillit suolassa", which is a Finnish idiom for cramped and literally means like "SALTED HERRING". 

Silver Herring Helsinki Market Place

After a few hours in the air I could identify with the tightly packaged herrings I took home in a jar from last year's Herring Fair. They were silver in color, tasted great, but very much unlike the herring I would soon have a chance to savour in Holland after a three day competition. 

Good Sign is Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award Winner!

Our company, Good Sign, is now a RED HERRING Top 100 Europe Award winner. We are a proud owner of this prestigious technology award.

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What a Privilege!

Silver herrings? They will have to wait a few months. This Red Herring is obviously red due to the fierce and bloody competition. The award winners are now planning to swim towards the Blue Ocean. 

Thanks to the whole team, everyone at the event and - especially - our dear clients!


 

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