The Baltic Sea had been in my memories since my early days. I remember when as a young boy I used to spend whole summers playing on its white beaches on the Polish coast. It’d been a small handful of experiences that made me feel happy. And just like Laura stands there on the Yyteri beach on the outskirts of Pori, I used to gaze into the distance wondering what’s there beyond the horizon.

After many years, I was about to find out.