Having just got back from Finland, I often think that it is odd that just 2 hours of time difference can be disturbing. I never seem to have problems going to France or Germany with just one hour time difference. Yet on the flight two fellow passengers - one British and one Finnish discussed the same thing.
I suppose fundamentally getting up two hours earlier than normal is a bit of a stretch. There is either the choice of getting up very early and getting the early connection from Heathrow. Alternatively evening flights get you into your desitnation late in the evening. A risk is that despite it being bedtime you feel wide awake and then face getting up at an early time Finnish time. Basically there is always one or more very short nights of sleep.
Often on the return journey I fall asleep on the evening flight home. I then need to be alert to drive home safetly, then cannot relax to sleep at a sensible time. Yet another short night ensues....
Another issue might be the differences in light. In winter Finland seems a lot darker. In summer Finland seems a lot lighter.Maybe I am just a wus, but I find Finnish trips with one or two nights away a lot more tiring than those to France or Germany.
Yes, I have been Finlagged!
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2008-05-01 @ 01:58