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by FinnGuyHelsinki
Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:45 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Your biggest struggles after moving to Finland?
Replies: 32
Views: 19052

Re: Your biggest struggles after moving to Finland?

it doesn't have anything to do with the metric system, it's just that tradirionally eggs have always been told in half a dozen or a dozen. It is one of those non written rules, like the one that says you shouldn't fart in a lift...but probably you don't follow these rules since most of your posts o...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Your biggest struggles after moving to Finland?
Replies: 32
Views: 19052

Re: Your biggest struggles after moving to Finland?

Y77 wrote:
Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:37 am
Also the fact that eggs are sold in pack of 10 instead of 12 is pretty disturbing. In finland you'll never say" a dozen eggs", like everywhere in the world.
For sure, anything resembling the metric system boggles the mind.
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Thu Nov 23, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Dark web and laws
Replies: 1
Views: 4312

Re: Dark web and laws

I am curious about dark web and how does stuff work there. Is it safe to browse the dark websites using Tor? Will I get a police alert/warning if I try to do so? Or, will DNA suspend my internet connection?? Accessing the dark web and using Tor is legal. The legality of your actions otherwise do no...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:46 am
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Primary and secondary school textbooks
Replies: 2
Views: 4539

Re: Primary and secondary school textbooks

I am conducting research on the Finnish curriculum and would like to purchase several Finnish primary and secondary school textbooks. Can you point me to a website where I can order textbooks online for different subjects? Thanks! https://www.suomalainen.com/collections/peruskoulun-oppikirjat (prim...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Pension amount doesn't make sense
Replies: 5
Views: 5583

Re: Pension amount doesn't make sense

I wasn't aware there was income from abroad and therefore additional pension. Should you be so lucky, move to Monaco and pay no taxes ;)
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Pension amount doesn't make sense
Replies: 5
Views: 5583

Re: Pension amount doesn't make sense

Hi everyone I just checked my pension records and was shocked by how little it was. Ive worked in finland for 9 years with a good salary and then left and yet my pension estimate is less than 500€ a month!!!! Who can live on that in the world today let alone when i reach pension age! Am I missing s...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:06 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Pinecones in produce section
Replies: 2
Views: 4495

Re: Pinecones in produce section

Last winter, we saw pinecones in the produce section of the grocery store. Are they supposed to be decorative or do you eat them? Thanks! Primarily decorative. Pine (Pinus pinea, not the pine in Finnish forests) cones also contain edible seeds, "pine nuts" (pinjansiemen), albeit those are...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Wed Oct 04, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Kielikoulu
Topic: Interpretation of the sentence
Replies: 1
Views: 5891

Re: Interpretation of the sentence

I am in a situation where I have to claim an unpaid sum of money by submitting a document. I am having a hard time understanding/interpreting some sentences/words and trying to figure out what is the question demanding. For example, Under the 'Vaatimukset' section where I put the claimed amount the...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:16 am
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: severance pay
Replies: 4
Views: 5220

Re: severance pay

interesting ? i think you will get severance when you get fired when it's not your fault. Possibly you are confusing severance pay ("eroraha") with the pay for the notice period. For the duration of the notice period, an employee is still obligated to work, unless the employer decides oth...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Wed Sep 20, 2023 7:43 am
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Inheritance Uufruct query
Replies: 10
Views: 6401

Re: Inheritance Uufruct query

Thank you for the reply. I understand that as the beneficary and the only heir I can ask for the lawful share - which even usufruct in a will can not prevent. Who chooses how to pay it out - i/e in cash or property? Does the estate administrator decide or the usufructary? I think i'll have to look ...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Inheritance Uufruct query
Replies: 10
Views: 6401

Re: Inheritance Uufruct query

good afternoon, If anyone could help I would be grateful. In usufruct does the widower choose what the lawful share should be or can the heir decide? Thank you There are beneficiaries to the estate and the usufructuary. The estate is divded among the beneficiaries (one of which may be, but doesn't ...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:04 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: severance pay
Replies: 4
Views: 5220

Re: severance pay

Hi I have an issue with erorahaa from my last job severance pay. They supposted to pay 6 month of salary after determination of contract but they haven’t pay anything yet. I’m member of union but I haven’t got any answer from them ,too. Does any one knows about this law ?? Call the union, they shou...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Sat Sep 16, 2023 9:15 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Insects!
Replies: 7
Views: 6698

Re: Insects!

Possibly the issue is with mosquitos (the blood-sucking kind)... Windows and doors closed (or screened) has been already mentioned and should be the preferred method. There are other possibilities, which are less-than-optimal, killing what birds and such are feeding on. See e.g. https://yle.fi/aihe/...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:24 am
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Inheritance Uufruct query
Replies: 10
Views: 6401

Re: Inheritance Uufruct query

Hallo, I have inherited an estate in Finland made up of half a property and cash. As the estate is under usufruct, my query is - wdoes anyone know if would I have a legal guarantee for for the cash assets? So that in the future the sum is guaranteed, as this would be good for my children to have. T...
by FinnGuyHelsinki
Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: Culture & Cuisine
Topic: FRUITS IN FINLAND
Replies: 31
Views: 58892

Re: FRUITS IN FINLAND

Thank you kindly, Please advise if you would suggest searching for berries at the end of September with three small children or are we going to searching for a significant time-since the exact location seems to be a secret? Also, when I arrive at the Nuuksio park, is there somewhere specific to par...