Finland Forum

If I was wrong about people generally trusting the cops here, I stand corrected.

You were not wrong. Quite recently there was a poll, and the most trusted institution in people´s minds was the police. I am just afraid that it will suffer when their funding in constantly cut.

Is that someway differenr from http://greensmoke.fi/

Heavens, our police has improved language skills very quickly. It seems we have had some efficient courses lately... "Question" used as a verb – I must applaud that "police".

Paranoid/idiot/suspicious.. perhaps.

Not just perhaps, but very much so. Could you tell me what language was used in this NEVER question a police conversation?

Chastity seems a good name :mrgreen: Don´t laugh. Those names were fashionable (to some degree) also in Finland 100+ years ago. My aunt´s name was Lempi Siviä (something like Chaste Love), another one was Aina Tyyni (Always Calm). My uncle was Onni Armas (Dear Happiness), and another one was Sulo T...

i really like how finnish women are so direct when they're interested in you

It does not necessarily mean that they are interested in YOU, or they are interested in you in a romantic or sexual way. She was your tutor, it was her work (duty) to be interested in you. Sorry.

Is Leelia a real name? Some people have named their girl Leelia (not many). Certainly not popular. To me "Leelia" still is the (invented) type who in a women´s magazine gives "good advice" to people who are heart broken or have serious problems like "should I choose A or B?...

To me these are: Girl: Aune ---> "I should check if Aune is doing OK in the old people´s home..." Ilja (or is this a boy's name??) ---> A RUSSIAN boy´s name. A NONO. Aija ---> One of these inventions parents had in the 1970´s. Aino ---> An all time favourite, has been popular for hundreds ...

Pulla with coconut???

Well, I guess, why not...

My favourite pulla is just plain old pulla. With a butter/sugar eye in the middle.

I just go to the nearest store. So maybe you are looking for something special?
Is a "topper" a ready made wedding couple, baby, or something like that?

Some place must sell them because restaurans ladies rooms have them. I usually just buy them packed in plastic. I guess there is 100 or 200 tissues in one package, I have not checked. Then they sell those little pocket size packages, also packed in plastic. I have one package in every purse. I guess...

Erittäin ikävä kuulla, toivottavasti selviät ja olisi vielä monta hyvää vuotta

KIITOS. That is what I hope. I always thought that I will live to see 90.

Finland is supposed to be more-or-less as expensive as America without insurance or some sort of cover.. Says who? Yes, if you want a specialist the same day you have to go private. Not if you need a general practitioner and are ready to wait a few hours. But if you need a hospital (most hospitals ...

Just call and ask them

You don´t have to call and ask. I have been in and out of hospitals for the past year, and initially it is that 32 €/day (all tests, x-rays, TTs, PETs – whatever they have included). Nowadays I pay 15 €/day, special price for regulars.

It is 32,50 €/day. But if you fail to cancel in time or don´t show up they will send you a 33,80 € bill.