Finns With Fins Make a Splash at Mermaiding Classes

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20 January 2019 08:38 WIB

Wellness expert Maija Mottonen and her student Markus Parviainen with their mermaid tails swim in the pool in Espoo, Finland January 11, 2019. At a pool in Espoo, near Finland's capital Helsinki, Maija Mottonen is teaching adults to swim like mermaids in a class that combines fantasy with fitness. REUTERS/Attila Cser

18 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Wellness expert Maija Mottonen and her student Markus Parviainen pose for a picture in the pool in Espoo, Finland January 11, 2019. Since August, more than 200 women and men have attended the classes run by Mottonen, a former kindergarten teacher who is Finland's first professional mermaid instructor. REUTERS/Attila Cser

18 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Wellness expert Maija Mottonen and her student Markus Parviainen with their mermaid tails swim in the pool in Espoo, Finland January 11, 2019. More experienced students like Parviainen practise tricks such as flapping their tail on the surface while hanging with their head down underwater. REUTERS/Attila Cser

18 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Wellness expert Maija Mottonen and her student Markus Parviainen with their mermaid tails pose for a picture in the pool in Espoo, Finland January 11, 2019. REUTERS/Attila Cser

18 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Wellness expert Maija Mottonen with her mermaid tail poses for a picture in the pool in Espoo, Finland January 11, 2019. REUTERS/Attila Cser

18 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB