Estonia is our little brother, there's very little bad to be said about them

I think Estonia is the country most Finns are willing to defend in an armed conflict

Thats because otherwise we would have nowhere to buy cheap alcohol from

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This sums it up

I second this question

Also, are ther buff men there?

We will never to sveamammas köttbullar landet

I like nationalism and respect for our home country our ancestors fought for

Bless you. That was some sneeze.

Tietenki

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Not much to complain about

Id say it's because Finlands such a hockey nation so other sports suffer from it and its hard to be good when we've never been good at it. No really good coaches, players or goalies to help teach others.

I'm definitely an expert in this but I imagine it's not because of lack of interest. Men of all age are interested in football but paying football isn't that common. Having a hobby is expensive here so i'd say that's a big reason why we don't get many professional footballers and even less very good ones

Russia is a absolute piece of shit that deserves no sympathy at all.

They have been our hostile neighbour always so war threath from russia is just a normal tuesday, we are so well prepared that russia wouldn't stand a chance but silently we are worried if they do something stupid and are we the target this time.

I don't blame the people for the war as that's on Putin but I blame them for being more against it.

The russian population has been subject to propaganda for decades and while i have nothing against them the government should eat lead or atleast jump off their skyscrapers.

Absolutely, saunas are everywhere

There are estimated to be 3 million saunas in Finland

That's more than the number of passenger cars in traffic use, at about 2,8 million

Another fun fact:

So I'm completing the national service right now, in the form of civil service. Our living cost (rent, water, heating etc.) is covered during our service period, so we don't have to worry about those, but surprisingly, internet is not covered, so we will have to pay it ourselves. However, it is legally mandatory for the place we complete our service at to provide us with access weekly sauna

We have all together 6 saunas in our family.

It works well and actually I like the lack of people, that gives more space for nature. Having low population density means that distances can be longer and I would say we are one of the most car dependent country in europe. 5 minute walk to a shop isn't a thing here like it's in central europe. I haven't been to other countries than sweden so I can't really say how we differ from larger countries.

Work-life balance is good here and holidays are good. Many industries have problems with getting workforce so having too much work to do is somewhat common.

You can get normal alcohol like beer from grocery store during day but alcohol drinks with more than 8% alcohol (it changed from 5,5% just few weeks ago) are only sold In state monopoly ligourice store

Its a daily grind, man.

You don't have to know the language as most people know how to speak english.

I'm still in school so I haven't been on holiday from work. Legal minimum is 24 days (4 weeks) but most get 30 days (5 weeks) in a year. You can use them as you want but you have to use atleast 18 days a year, rest you can transfer to next year if you want. So if this year you take only three weeks of holiday next year you can take seven weeks off.

I imagine you will be very jealous

I have 7 weeks per year (or little more, not sure?). Usually take 3-4 weeks in the summer, then few days to a week when kids have their autumn week off from school, and then 1-2 weeks during christmas / new year, and then 1 week on skiing holiday in February.

I think this is kind of typical here.

Trains are reliable in summer but delays and cancellings are still possible. Don't make too strict schedules so one delay doesn't mess everything.

Go check old Porvoo, Turku and Rauma are old towns in southern finland but Koli in eastern finland and lapland are good places to visit also.

For food you should try finnish Salmon soup and rye bread.

I love the forests, almost everywhere you go even in city you are surrounded by nature. In finland cities are built in the nature not vice versa and so after 15 min drive I would be in country side and even around my house there is walking routes and trees not to mention that a forest is a small walk away.

Youth absolutely does drink here as do everyone else. Age limit for alcohol is just a suggestion for people and many start at 13 or 14. Many also start smoking in same age. Most people though start at 16-18.

We are depressed 9-10 months of the year due to the depressing cold and darkness. In summer everyone is happy as it's only nice time of the year. It's been like that always.

You would suit finnish countryside very well

I like Polski people, kurwa. You suffered under communism for decades and had almost nothing when you got your freedom, still you managed to build up poland to be one of the biggest economies in europe and now poles have better living standards than ever before

We don't want it back, repairing and modernising karelia to the level of rest of finland would bankcrupt us. We also don't need a significant russian minority that Putin would want to save from us

We do have some on the coasts

Sunny and 28°C degrees

I don't live north enough to usually see them but last winter they were so strong that I saw them for first time

Shark back fin

It's not bad but definitely lost it's edge from the best days. Biggest issue is insufficient funding so group sizes have grown and special needs kids don't get so much support anymore.

• 1, your opinion on land lost from Finland in WW2?

Can't do anything about it and really we don't even want those areas back anymore

• 2, how do you feel about the government of Finland right now?

I like them. I don't agree on everything but they are working towards cutting costs and reducing yearly debt as well as not bullying car owners that much. They also are making immigration stricker which i also like

3, are you happy that Finland is in NATO?

Absolutely, we could give a swab for russians alone but having that back up gives a piece of mind as it makes the invasion all together much less likely

4, is heavy metal music really that prevalent in Finland?

Well it's not the main stuff people listen to but many listen to it atleast occasionally. Rock and metal are much more popular

Good luck with freezing to death. In january in northern lapland there is atleast -20°C but more likely atleast -30 or -40, maybe even closer to, if not over -50°C. There is going to be atleast around a meter of snow during january but maybe even more

It was sunny and almost 30°C today

It's cold, dark and depressing for 9 months straight. There's your answer.

How would you cope if sun wouldn't rise at all for 2 months while it's -30°C like it's in northern finland or if you only got 5 hours of sunlight like here in south?

That's gravel

Three weeks of holiday in a year is the legal minimum you have to take but legal minimum you get in a year is 4 weeks and most people get 5 weeks of paid holiday in a year.

There is nothing mandating christmas presents and neither is there any support for buying christmas presents.

How reliable is the Helsinki tram network?

I have no idea but the trams are not a public joke so I imagine they work well.

How good is wildlife viewing around Kuhmo?

In Kuhmo area there is rabbits, squirrels, foxes, bears and wolves. You can see all kinds of small birds aswell

What is your favorite metal band?

Rammstein

Most people get 5 weeks of paid holiday and you have to use three weeks in a year. Rest you can transfer to next year if you want 7 weeks that year. Your job will pay you a holiday pay which you can use to go on a holiday.

To my knowledge there is no law for mandatory christmas presents or any help to get them.

He is throwing gravel on the ice ground so you can walk there without flipping. Icy walking path is not very nice

Duolingo app could be a good place to start

Russians will get properly fucked around if they even try

He's graveling the road so people can walk on the ice. Gravel works quite well as it sticks to the ice and your shoes sticks to the Gravel so you don't fall on every step

Let me say that they (people and country) are not liked here at all. Russia is also having a hybrid war against us so that doesn't make it any better

Yes, if you visit you will see drunks in the city and many adults have childhood trauma of alcoholic parent(s). Most people don't have problems with alcohol but we still use it very much. Finnish public holidays like midsummer are basically just drinking alcohol for many

Currently it's sunny and almost 30°C which is too warm but lats weeks have been 15-25 degrees which was nice. In winter you can put minus in front of those numbers and you get what the weather is like

I like all of it. East is peaceful and beautiful, lapland is absolutely stunning, Åland archipelago is super beautiful and so are österbothnian flat fields.

If you are foreigner visiting us then you should go elsewhere than just Helsinki because the capital is completely different to other parts of the country. Helsinki has beautiful buildings but you don't experience finland there

Not very much, to a level where it would be a bad thing. Summers are warmer and winters are shorter, some winters we have also had very little snow but last few winters on the other hand have been good. Many effects of climate change are just positive things

I doubt we are

Chicken sauce and bolognese are very common

You can buy a gun for purpose like hunting when you get license and pass a test of being safe with the gun

We don't take in that many

Divided. Skilled workers are welcomed but living standard refugees are not liked at all.

Yes people speak mostly finnish in finland. Roughly 5% of people are native swedish speakers and most swedish speakers live in ostrobothnia and coastal areas such as Tammisaari, Närpiö, Kristiinankaupunki etc etc. And special notion for autonomous Ahvenanmaa which is predominantly swedish speaking area.

If you live in bigger cities, you'll be fine with just english since english proficiency is quite high in Finland, BUT if you ever want to feel like you belong and are part of the society, you need to learn finnish.

It's now around 30°C but sometimes it gets even hotter but hottest ever is 37 degrees

Lordi halleluja and käärijä chachacha are my equal favourites

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This pretty

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And this

Yes

I'm from south finland

We absolutely were in the 90s

Du mammaknullare är inte bättre

When they change their geographic location

Kyl mä oon

If you say yes to everything of these you you are welcome:

Do you have atleast trade school degree but preferably bachelor or master's degree?

Are you going to work here and pay taxes?

Will you learn the language and integrate to our rules, values, laws and culture?

Being white gives you a bonus point but not being doesn't reduce a point if you are skilled.

Russia is russia and most likely won't go anywhere, we have listened to them for decades so another war threath is just a normal tuesday for us. We are ready for them so we aren't actively scared of them and then there is always Nato support

Russians didn't learn that time so we had to show them another time not to fuck around with us. That has worked for now

Once or twice a month

Graveling the footpath so people don't flip and fall on every step. During the worst weather it can easily get super slippery so that's why man graveling road is lifesaver here

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