Will a megastar's marriage draw South Asians' attention to Finland as a tourist destination?
If you’re a fabulously popular film star in India, where on earth can you find a peaceful honeymoon location? The answer is easy: Finland, of course.
Bollywood beauty Manisha Koirala, who comes from a prominent Nepalese political family, married businessman Samrat Dahal, also from Nepal, in June 2010. The three-day celebration was attended by a multitude of guests. The following month the couple touched down in Finland, travelling to the village of Sievi in the Ostrobothnia region for a honeymoon including peace, quiet, sauna and the great outdoors – the perfect Finnish summer, in other words.
They did hold a press conference though, and Finnish TV audiences witnessed the couple learning archery and talking about how much they liked Finland. "I'm excited," Dahal told Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE as he apparently brushed a mosquito away from his ear. "I'm thrilled. I'm superexcited. I'm very happy".
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