Tim Bird

Writers bio:
Tim is a 48-year-old Englishman who came to Finland in search of adventure and new horizons in 1982. He has lived in the Helsinki area ever since, marrying twice, working as a journalist and editor for the Finnair in-flight magazine, Blue Wings, and using this part of the world as a base for forays into the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe. His 1999 book, A Baltic Odyssey - Exploring the Baltic Sea Region, is based on some of these assignments. In 2003 he self-published the Hands-On Guide to Helsinki, a second edition of which came out in spring 2004.