I have found that if you don't travel a lot from finland then you get used to the prices and don't notice and so are reasonably happy. But now that I travel back to the UK every few months i'm painfully aware of the price differences, happily lufthansa give me 40kg luggage allowance so finnish shops don't get too much of my money now.Rosilla wrote: I see why it can be hard for foreigners to move there without a valid reason... Personally I'm so used to getting items cheep, I'm not sure if I could handle the prices (even if I can afford them) just out of principle...
Aspirin: 10x UK prices (since you can buy aspirin from Lidl in the UK).
Deodorant: 2x UK price (same product)
Sodastream concentrate: 3x UK price (same product)
Laura Ashley curtain fabric: 3x UK price
Designers Guild: similar 3-4x price difference due to good sales and free delivery from their webstore.
Lonely Planet Ireland: UK price 8.80e (delivered from amazon). Finland price: probably about 30e!
jams and marmelade: don't even bother to look at finnish prices (or the selection. don't agree that what they call "marmalade" is actually marmalade
Tea Bags: approx 2x UK price, plus each tea bag contains 25% more tea (comparing twinings 100x earl gray UK with twinings 100x earl gray Finland)
dried filled torellini: about 2x the price in italy. Similar for any kind of rice.
Blu ray players: bought mine at less than 1/2 finnish price. Similar for the AV amp and DVD recorder.
shower gel: paid 1 pounds for original source. Finnish shops do not get such brands and certainly nothing good at that price.
Biscuits: I paid 5pounds for a large tin of 800g. Finnish price about 4x that (not that you can buy nice tins of biscuits for presents in finland, you should buy a box of panda chocolates instead).
Shaving foam: a lot more, have never bought any in finland.
Disposable razors: about 2-3x the price, wilkinson sword/scheck not imported to Finland.
Family size fresh tiramisu: 2e at tesco, same product over 7e in Finland (sadly cannot put this in my suitcase)
Clarks shoes: have paid 30pounds for pairs at clarks owns stores. 33e for a pair of good shoes in finland - forget it.
Helly Hansen jacket (and pretty much any top brand clothing): about 1/2 or 1/3 the price of finland when you visit bicester village.
Dyson vacuum cleaner: 160e from argos. same model is 380e at verkkokauppa.
There is almost nothing cheaper in Finland than the UK, perhaps electricity and water (especially if you consider you either have to buy bottled water or a water filter in england). But that's about it.
And the finnish idea of a sale .. 20% off and they think they're doing you a favour. In the UK 50 or 60% is what makes a good sale.