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"Why can't we be more like Finland?"
Being a Finn in America, it's always interesting finding outsider views about Finland. Like this rank of countries, or this article.
I know there are a few people from Finland here, so I was curious if you have an opinion on that article. I haven't lived there in so long, so I don't know what it's like. |
09-25-2005, 07:51 PM | #3 |
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Canada pwns them all.
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09-25-2005, 11:56 PM | #4 |
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Yeah. Scandinavia has to be the most beautiful place on Earth. Ever. At least, that's what Pretty Picture told me. Do you know him? Then again...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2625255.stm
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I know that Poets of the Fall is from Finland
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09-26-2005, 07:33 AM | #6 |
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Finland, Finland, Finland
The country where I want to be Pony trekking or camping Or just watching TV Finland, Finland, Finland It's the country for me You're so near to Russia So far from Japan Quite a long way from Cairo Lots of miles from Vietnam Finland, Finland, Finland The country where I want to be Eating breakfast or dinner Or snack lunch in the hall Finland, Finland, Finland Finland has it all You're so sadly neglected And often ignored A poor second to Belgium When going abroad Finland, Finland, Finland The country where I quite want to be Your mountains so lofty Your treetops so tall Finland, Finland, Finland Finland has it all All together now, Finophiles!! Finland, Finland, Finland The country where I quite want to be Your mountains so lofty Your treetops so tall Finland, Finland, Finland Finland has it all Finland has it all... If you've enjoyed hearing this song and would like to know more about Finland, why not ring Mr. Griffiths of Hemill-Hampstead? He and his charming wife Edna would be glad to answer any of your questions, and - who knows? - may show you some of their unrivaled collection of scandinavian credit cards. -
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That songs pops into my head regularly when I read posts from our Finland contingent
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Stupid question but I have to ask. How cold does it get in Finland? And if I ever visit Finland, where should I go for sightseeing? What languages do they speak there, besides English?
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I think the record in the north part of the country is -52,5 degrees Celsius (that's ****ing cold people), but where I live in Ă…bo (Turku in Finnish, was mentioned in the article btw) it can maybe go down to -30 degrees, but these days (with the green house effect and everything) it doesn't happen very often and if it does only for a few days. Usually it's around 0 - -10 degrees during winter. You might think it's cold, but man is it beautiful when there's snow everywhere. This is from the river Aura in Ă…bo (Turku). Quote:
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As for my thoughts on the article, mainly I would agree with it. But as always with columns like these they tend to romanticize the reality. For example I wouldn't say that being a teacher in Finland is something particularly prestigious. Maybe those figures about there being 10 applicants for every place in the universities that train teachers is correct, but maybe that's because they know they will get jobs when they get out. There's a big shortage of teachers in Finland at the moment (especially for the Swedish-talking population), at least in upper-secondary schools. The situation is I think better in the Universities.
And "talkoot" aren't as common as they used to be, but I guess they still exist. Other than that I would pretty much agree with Kaiser has to say. It's always interesting to hear an outsiders view of ones country, and as a Finn it doesn't happen very often. Quote:
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09-26-2005, 10:27 AM | #14 |
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Yeah, Finnish Sauna's for everyone!
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09-26-2005, 10:30 AM | #15 |
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Just out of curiosity I checked the cost of flights to Finland in late November.
Lufthansa has a great deal going at less than a third the cost of some other carriers, but a 21 hour trip time and four layovers don't sound like a lot of fun. ScottMate
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1) "Finnish senior citizens are well cared for." On the contrary, the system is in many places abysmal, due to a shortage of workers. The same goes for the elementary and high-schools. 2) The unemployments benefits are so good, that many people stop working altogether and instead just abuse the system.
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I didn't even think of checking for Helsingki, which would probably be both faster and cheaper. ScottMate
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