Tag: finland
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A Warmer Spell
It’s a real nuisance when in the middle of winter, a warm spell occurs. Plus 1 or 2 above freezing leads to a small melt. The roads may be cleared of snow completely, but the walking tracks, and footpaths with compacted snow melt slightly and then refreeze solid and very slippery. Boots with studs become…
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The Republic of Finland – A Representative Democracy Part 3
Surprisingly this sparsely populated country has a few achievements worth noting at the forefront of citizens rights. Finland was one of the first countries to introduce Universal Suffrage and the first Parliament to have elected women members. Finland has a representative democracy but how does this all work and do people actually feel better represented?…
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The Republic of Finland Representative Democracy
Surprisingly this sparsely populated country has a few achievements worth noting at the forefront of citizens rights. Finland was one of the first countries to introduce Universal Suffrage and the first Parliament to have elected women members. Finland has a representative democracy but how does this all work and do people actually feel better represented?…
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Spring in Finland
Once February has gone, the days seem to lengthen rapidly. Here in the South of Finland, the six hour days of December and January are long gone and already in early March, we have over ten hours of daylight. The signs are there too. The birds sing louder on the warmer days and some are…
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Learning the Lingo
Almost ancient history now, back in Britain in 2010, I thought it a little exotic to be dating a Finnish girl. She had almost perfect English, the locals thought that she might have come from The Netherlands, because after living in the UK for a decade had picked up all the slang and mastered understanding…
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The Finn Edge
The English Migrant’s View Having moved here to Espoo with my lovely Finnish wife in late September 2012, I was looking forward to the adventure of setting up home in a new country. I had visited previously in 2006 with a group of my business and agricultural students which was unforgettable particularly as we drove…
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Some Snow How
Coping with a long Finnish winter is mostly about mindset and preparation. Of the two, being properly prepared is important and also helps the mindset. October is the month for getting ready for winter and not just admiring the misty mornings and leaves falling. Since moving to Finland, I have got into a winter preparation…
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Coffee in Finland, an Obsession
The USA with numerous established coffee shop chains and other culinary outlets is always associated with coffee drinking but in terms of world consumption it is only middle ranking in the statistics. You may not know that Finland has one of the highest rates of coffee consumption in the world at around 10 – 12…
Happy in Finland 