This story is about young people partying. There's a lot of drinking, so technically, the sex is nonconsensual. There's also incest and anal. All characters are over 18.
^^^ Saturday, October 10, 2015^^^
The Korhonen family sat around the dinner table. The twenty-year-old, Riika, was texting friends on her phone. Her younger brother, Roger, was antsy and said to his mother when she entered the room, "You know the Golden Gophers have a big hockey game tonight. Can I skip dinner? I'll eat at Mariucci Arena."
"No," Sue said firmly. She placed the serving dish on the table.
Her husband, Stan, smiled and said, "Mmm! Karelian stew! My favorite."
Riika sat her phone down and said, "What's the special occasion that caused you to open Grandma's recipe box?"
Sue stood tall. The forty-eight-year-old, blue-eyed woman beamed and bounced on her toes in excitement.
"Your father has been awarded the Nobel Prize!"
Stanislaw blushed and said in a soft voice, "Six people were selected for our work that demonstrated neutrinos can change identities."
His kids looked at him as if he was speaking a foreign language. In a way, he was. Very few people in the world knew of and appreciated his work.
Roger recognized it was a big deal and said, "Wow, Dad! That's fantastic."
"You got the Nobel Peace prize for some lab experiments?" Riika asked incredulously.
"No, sweetie," her father answered. "In addition to the Peace Prize, people are awarded Nobel prizes for advancements in science, literature, medicine, and economics. I got mine for my work in physics."
"Oh," his daughter grunted. "That's great."
"It is great," Sue said. "So tonight we dine on Karelian stew served with mashed potatoes, lingonberry jam, and pickled cucumbers.
"AND..." Sue paused for dramatic effect and added, "In December, we will go to Stockholm and watch your father accept his award!"
Stan's face reddened. True to his Finnish roots, he was not a man who sought honor and glory or wanted to be made a fuss over. He said, "Since we will be so close to Finland, we'll pop over and see my Finnish relatives at their farm in Porvoo.
"You remember my cousin Iiro, his wife Isla, and their children, Talia and Tobias, don't you?"
"Yes," Roger said. "They visited us ten years ago. Your cousin didn't speak much, Tobias was fun, and Talia was a flat-chested, sharped-tongue brat."
"That's harsh," Sue said. "Talia was twelve-years-old!"
"They're the only family I have left," Stan said. "I look forward to seeing them and enjoying the beautiful Finnish countryside."
Roger mumbled under his breath. "Yeah, who wouldn't want to visit Finland in December? It'll probably be thirty degrees below zero."
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Stanislaw wore a tuxedo and the rest of the family wore their Sunday best for the award ceremony. It was pomp and circumstance at its finest.
They attend a formal dinner. On the day of the Nobel Banquet the Blue Hall is laid out with 65 tables in exact positions using 470 meters of tablecloth. 30 people wearing white gloves begin the time-consuming task of laying out 6,730 pieces of porcelain, 5,384 glasses and 9,422 pieces of cutlery.
The same care is given to each place setting, whether it is for the table of honor or the tables for students.
Sue had insisted that they spend two days in Stockholm to do sightseeing. Their first stop was Gamla Stan, the Old town, which dates from the 1200s and is crammed with must-see sights, attractions, cafés, authentic restaurants, and boutique shops. The area is a living, breathing museum in its own right.
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On the third day, they traveled to Helsinki. Iiro met them at the airport. He stood outside the baggage claim area with a small sign that said 'Korhonen'.
The Americans got their luggage and exited. Sue saw him, frowned, and went up to him. She said, "Hello, Iiro."
She hugged him and kissed him on the cheek. The man squirmed. He didn't like that she had invaded his private space.
"There was no need for the sign," Sue said. "It's only been ten years. You're as handsome as ever. You haven't changed a bit."
The farmer blushed and said, "I didn't want to presume that you'd remember me, and I worried that I would not recognize you. Roger and Riika were kids the last time I saw them. Now they're adults."
Sue released him.
Stan walked up to his cousin, and the two exchanged greetings and shook hands.
The kids came forward and said hello.
"Do you have everything?" Iiro asked. "I borrowed a van to transport you to the farm. It's a fifty-kilometer trip. The weather is not bad. We should be home in an hour."
The stocky fifty-year-old man insisted on carrying Sue's luggage. He zipped up his coat and led them to the garage.
When the brisk winter wind hit the Americans, they shivered except for Stan. He smiled and said, "It's good to be in Finland."
The snow fell steadily during the drive. The road was mostly clear. Two feet of snow covered the ground beside the highway.
"It's cold and snowing," Roger said. "What do you consider bad weather?"
"This is normal for this time of year," Iiro said. In a matter-of-fact tone, he added, "Bad weather is colder and has more snow."
Roger looked at his sister, raised his eyebrows, and shrugged his shoulders. Riika giggled and whispered, "He hasn't changed a bit. He's a man of a few words."
The children looked out the window and listened to the adults' conversation. They covered the expected topics: How is everyone? What have you been up to? How was the award ceremony?
When they arrived at the farm, both families greeted the others. Stan and Sue settled in the guest bedroom and joined their hosts for coffee.
The kids were staying in their cousins' bedrooms. After getting settled, they had a drink and a snack and went outside. The girls went cross-country skiing, and the guys went to a local lake and played hockey with other lads.
Roger held his own.
After the game ended, Tobias teased, "You're not a bad hockey player."
"It's my favorite sport. You have a wicked slapshot."
"Thanks."
They shared a ride home on a snowmobile. Tobias parked it in the barn.
"Burr! I'm cold," Roger said.
His cousin smiled and said, "Me too. We have time before dinner is ready. Let's warm up in the sauna."
Tobias led him to a low building that had smoke pouring out of a chimney. They entered an anteroom. It had a small kitchen area, chairs, places to hang up clothes, and an open shower in the corner. Shelves held folded towels.
They removed their coats and boots and put them in empty lockers.
"Beer?" Tobias asked.
"Sure."
He got them out of the small refrigerator, and the young men drank.
Tobias said, "We can take the beer with us into the sauna. The temperature inside is 76 Celsius. That's 170 F, so we'll warm up fast. Undress. We need to shower before going into the sauna."
Tobias stripped and showered. The blonde nineteen-year-old was fit, He was over six feet tall and stocky like his father.
Roger undressed. The eighteen-year-old was in good shape and nearly six feet tall. He had a slimmer build than his cousin.
While Roger showered, Tobias chugged his beer.
When the younger teen finished washing, he dried his face and pushed his hair back.
"Finish your beer," his cousin said. "It's hot in the sauna, and we need to stay hydrated. I'll get us another one."
Roger downed what remained in his bottle. He put his dead soldier on the small counter. His cousin handed him another beer and a towel and said, "There are wooden benches inside. Sit or lie on your towel."
He opened the door and went in.
Roger followed and said, "Wow! The heat and humidity almost knocked me down. You weren't kidding about getting warm fast!"
The guys sat on their towels on a bench opposite the pile of rocks. They began to sweat.
They drank, sweated, and talked some. The heat was overwhelming. It was all Roger could do to keep his head up and follow the conversation.
Tobias explained the basics of a sauna to his cousin.
Then, he said, "I'll take it easy on you. I know this is your first sauna. After a stint in here, we'll go outside and roll in the snow and have a second turn in the heat."
"Are you crazy? It's below zero out there."
"That's how sauna is done. You get hot, sweat like a mother fucker, and cool off by showering, jumping in a lake, or laying in the snow.
"The process is repeated two or three times. You'll feel great afterward. The sauna is the poor man's medicine. It's how we Finns stay healthy. You've sweated a lot of toxins out of you."
Tobias stood and smiled, and said, "It's time to cool off." He stared, daring his cousin to join him.
Roger said, "Okay. I'm game."
The nude men ran outside, rolled in the soft fresh snow, and hurried back inside, laughing the whole time.
"That was wild," Roger said when he sat on his towel in the sauna. "I thought I'd freeze my dick off, but it didn't feel that cold even when I was rolling in the snow. It was exhilarating!"
His cousin nodded.
They sat two feet apart for a few minutes. They quickly went from cold to warm to hot to sweating.
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