Kalli's way north
In 2008 a family from Germany packed up and moved north to Finland. Eighteen years, one blog and a good many winters later, this is our corner of the web: the story so far, the places that shaped it, and — for the family — the archive of where we come from.
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StoryMy way from the Sauerland via the Rhineland to Helsinki
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PlacesThe places in the family's geography
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BlogMy blog since May 2008, newest first.
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AI OSA preface and twelve posts, 19 October to 21 November 2026
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BackgroundsFavourite travel photos, free to use as a background in video calls.
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SoundPA hire and live sound for small and medium events in the Helsinki region.
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JobsIn Finland, Germany or wherever you are looking. A questionnaire, a daily search, tailored CVs and letters, and an assistant to talk to. Free; if it works, invite me to dinner.
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- Our storyFrom the Sauerland via the Rhineland to Helsinki — the long version.
- The placesDortmund, Köln-Porz, Rösrath, Virrat, Helsinki — a map in words.
- The blog"Kalli's way north" — my blog since May 2008, now at home here.
- Family archiveGenealogy, chronologies and photographs. Family only — ask us for the password.
Who is “Kalli”?
Kalli is what friends have called me — Martin Kallenbach — since my first day at school, and it stuck: on the blog, in e-mail addresses, and now in this domain. Behind it is a blended family: Liisa and me, our children and grandchildren in Finland, Germany and Switzerland, and the relatives on both sides who make the story worth telling.