Finland Forum

Despite Gigantti's latest sale offers, it seems there is better value buying a TV from Amazon UK and having it shipped over to Finland. Other than a UK plug, is there anything else to be aware of when purchasing a TV from UK? Guess the default language for the TV is English (a plus for me). If it in...

I think your child has to be living in UK to open an ISA?

Hi,

Foreign noob dad-to-be here. Mum is Finnish and this is our first child.

Has anybody attended antenatal classes in English within the HKI region? Any recommendations or thoughts? These seem to be quite standard procedure in the UK (I understand).

Cheers.

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Thanks again for the info everybody. I will submit my application to join the fund this weekend. Hopefully this thread will encourage those in employment who are not currently members of a fund to join too.

"Membership condition and the condition regarding previous employment for employees If you are an employee, you must have been employed for 26 calendar weeks to meet the condition regarding previous employment. That means that you must have been employed for about six months in order to meet t...

Thanks for the info folks! Out of interest Pursuivant, where did you get 10 months from? My interpretation is that you have to be a member of the fund for 6 months before making a claim: http://www.tyj.fi/eng/earnings-related_allowance/conditions_for_claiming_allowance/conditions_regarding_membershi...

As job uncertainty continues in Finland, I am curious to understand what government benefits are available should one be laid off from their employer? Assuming that you have been working and paying taxes for over 2 years. Also, I have heard about unemployment insurance funds which, for an annual sub...

Thanks for your responses guys! I think a call to the Consumer Agency will be the next logical step to find out where exactly we stand legally. In the meantime, we will demand that the plumber comes to replace the tap for the product we actually ordered for no additional expense. @Alex.sm - foolishl...

Hi, We had some minor plumbing work done as part of our kitchen rennovation and recently received the invoice. It is 'slightly' more than expected! I fear that as the plumber was a friend-of-a-friend, we were a bit careless regarding the initial agreement of the work to be carried out. Firstly, I wo...

1 in 8 Helsinki residents are non-Finnish speaking. This is forecast to increase to 1 in 5 by 2030. Many of whom are from outside the EU - in particular Russia. Not saying it's an easy ride to get here. But the stats show it is possible ? http://yle.fi/uutiset/helsinkis_foreign-speaking_population_s...

What are you studying ? Fiskars provides numerous internship opportunities where Finnish language skills are not necessarily a pre-requisite. http://www.fiskarsgroup.com/careers/ope ... am-finland

Anybody know when the latest available episode of Breaking Bad gets added to Netflix? In US its Sunday eve and UK 24hrs but seems to take longer here...

Thank you for the feedback everybody. Will take all of your points on board. We have a reliable builder (specializing in kitchen fittings) to do the dirty work so that should side-step any potential issues there at least!

Looking to renovate my kitchen. Any recommendations for Kitchen specialists in Helsinki area?
For example Kvick, Kettiömaailma etc.