Kerttu

I'm a girl from Finland, and I'll be looking forward to receiving nice swaps from all over the world! : )) I speak Finnish, English, Swedish, Spanish and Japanese (and also a few words in Greek and Italian too :D).

Things I like:

• dancing
• music
• friends
• warm weather
• sea
• big cities
• traveling
• learning new languages
• getting to know new people
• spring
• summer
• beaches
• shopping
• fashion
• shoes
• eating 8D
• everything sweet like candy or crepes

I'm very into pop and rock - and listen to something quite mainstream. My favorite bands and artists include Brightboy, Green Day, Lady GaGa, Metro Station, MIKA, The Crash, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, The Sounds, The Killers, Cheryl Cole, Ke$ha, Scissor Sisters, Avril Lavigne, Franz Ferdinand, Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas etc.etc.etc. I also sing and play piano, drums, guitar and bass myself. :)

I watch really everything from tv - from silly comedies and reality shows to serious thriller series. My favorite programs include True Blood, Lost, Flash Forward, Harper's Island, Sex and the City, The Friends, Kimi wa Petto, Hana Yori Dango, Hana Kimi, The Simpsons, Big Brother (:DD), So You Think You Can Dance . . . And of course the Moomins animation series! :D

I also like all kinds of movies, but here are some of my favorites: Desert Flower, Perfume (The Story of a Murderer), Watchmen, He Loves Me...He Loves Me Not, Amélie, The Pianist, Repulsion, S Diary, Be Kind Rewind, School of Rock, The Slumdog Millionaire . . . And also all DISNEY (Aladdin, Little Mermaid etc.), PIXAR (Toy Story, Bug's Life etc.) and GHIBLI (Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away etc.) movies! ^^

I'm not a real book worm, I'm actually more into manga and comics... The only book series I read over and over again are the Harry Potter books. I'm a big fan of them. :D Then there are some few books I've managed to read and liked, like Perfume or Moomin books. As for manga, my favorites are NANA, Ouran High School Host Club, Hana Kimi and Death Note. My fav western comics are Persepolis, Watchmen and Nemi.

• hair accessories
• make-up (lipsticks, eye shadows etc.)
• nail polish
• tea (loving especially herb teas and black teas, but really all teas are fine :) )
• candy
• incense sticks
• paper craft supplies (some nice papers, ribbons, anything that's usable in papercrafts :D)
• letter sets
• recipes

• anything with meat flavors! - I'm a vegetarian, at least almost 'cause I eat sea food but not any other meat 8D
• anything you wouldn't be happy to receive yourself! (should be obvious already but... ;))