Finland Forum

I'm pretty sure musical traditions are more related to cultural contact than genetics :lol:

Keeping off-topic :) Of course it's not genetics, but the question is who was influenced by whom. For me, Finland is some sort of a cultural island stuck at the farthest corner of Europe. Russians had no ...

I found something I like: Kuunkuiskaajat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ernyj7T-vOE and they are on iTunes. It's gonna last me for a couple of months.

It's amazing how Finnish folk songs sound just like Russian ones. On the second thought, it shouldn't be surprising given that probably half of the ...

Hi all!

I am trying to teach myself Finnish, which would be my 4th language. Some time ago, I came across, completely by chance, a Finnish singer by name Jasmine who represented Finland in one of Eurovision contests ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vql4pLruyA ). Besides the fact that it's a ...

Just wondering...

http://www.migri.fi/working_in_finland/self_employed_person

Here in Canada, anyone could own a corporation. All you need is a couple thousand bucks to register a corporation + a similar amount every to keep it running (for a lawyer and an accountant). Is it how this stuff works ...

However, as far as translating dictionaries go, I strongly recommend the WSOY publications.

Where to find them: Stockmann Academic Bookstore; https://akateeminen.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/akateeminencom-akasales

I couldn't find any WSOY dictionaries in the link above, only what seems to ...

Hi all,

I am learning Finnish and looking for a good dictionary or maybe a couple. Since I'm far away from Finland, I can't just walk in the book store and flip through the pages. There are some Finnish dictionaries on the Amazon, but there are no descriptions of what's inside, so I am looking for ...

from Ilkka Rekiaro Douglas Robinson (10th edition) for mainita:
mention Et maininnut minua sanallakaan You didn't say anything about me, you forgot to mention me Voisitko mainita muutamia esimerkkeijä? Could you give me/list/cite some examples? Hän mainitsi erityisesti kolme nimeä he listed/gave ...

Hi there,

I'm looking for a good Finnish-English-Finnish dictionary on the Amazon, but I can't settle on one. The more expensive ones have no comments posted by previous buyers and do not show examples of how the dictionary looks inside, so it's like taking an expensive bet.

Also, by "good" I mean ...

We come back one year later, and I joke not, these children seem like the life has been sucked out of them, do not look you in the eye, and are practically silent. I thought it might have just been this particular family. We go visit two other family, with children the same age, same thing ... my ...

The very notion of small talk is viewed with utmost disrespect in Russia, because it implies that you are shallow and pretentious.
Maybe the Russian think Canadians are crap and theres your disrespect.That makes more sense than your statement.

Well, I am from Russia, originally, so I don't ...

There is a difference between communication and content-less small talk.

I see. It's all about the small talk.

Russians are similar to Finns in this respect. The very notion of small talk is viewed with utmost disrespect in Russia, because it implies that you are shallow and pretentious. When I ...

Rinso is correct - it's not a cliché. Finns do not have a problem with silence and do not expect conversation. I have sat with co-workers for 30 minutes at the same lunch table, in complete silence. After 3 weeks working with them I know a grand total of two personal things, about 1 staff member ...

Seriously, though, you seem uncommitted to Finland itself, since it's just a parking spot. Choose the UK. If not, choose Sweden, the language is FAR easier and is more useful globally. As a temporary parking space you will just mess up your daughter's learning by coming to Finland.

Well, I have ...

But somehow it does work for Finns. Remember they feel comfortable sitting and staring at each other for 10 minutes without saying a word.

The children themselves are an important factor in the environment. They don't tend to be very sociable in the classroom. If someone is "to sociable" he or she ...

And remember that the education system is for the Finns and we tend to talk Finnish (or Swedish). If you can't talk the talk or walk the walk, then our education system isn't for you.

Yes, of course. But to me an education system that (a) doesn't encourage free critical thinking and (b) ignores ...