(Given that you live on the Northern Hemisphere and in a country that has annual holidays, like Finland does.)

And we're back from our summer vacation! Only to skip the word next week because I will be in Cologne for Gamescom with Karoliina, our game designer. It's going to be epic and there will be an announcement made on Thursday the 18th. I honestly can't wait! Therefore this week the team and I are working hard to have everything ready for the event, basically continuing from what we left off with before the vacation.The vacation was great and we actually managed to have nice and warm weather here in Finland for a change. Having four weeks off gave us plenty of time to relax and gather energy for the rest of the year. The best thing with long vacation is that you really start to look forward to getting back to work so it's great for motivation. I do believe there needs to be a balance with work and freetime, you know, to get the best out of your employees. Happy dev is a productive dev!How was your summer vacation?I closed all notifications on my phone, tried not to read any emails and went to a couple of festivals. The highlight of the summer for me was definitely seeing Helloween play at the John Smith Rock Festival in Central Finland. Otherwise I pretty much spent my vacation doing nothing as our horses also enjoyed a couple of weeks off training and competitions.All in all the team and I are very excited to be back at the office and continue to work on Cities: Skylines! Stay tuned for more updates this autumn and if any of you are at Gamescom next week, be sure to visit the Paradox booth!Cheers,Mariina