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by MagicJ
Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:16 am
Forum: Studying in Finland
Topic: Good Finnish language courses
Replies: 4
Views: 4737

Re: Good Finnish language courses

Aikuisopisto is good, i i did two course there both run by Germans, they were the best classes i've been to in Finland. Tobias? was the guys name, can't remember the girl's but i think it was fininish anyway. She was at a lower level though, maybe Tobias covers your kind of level.
by MagicJ
Wed Jul 15, 2015 9:35 pm
Forum: Families in Finland
Topic: Kids shoes - Clarks equivalent?
Replies: 5
Views: 7196

Re: Kids shoes - Clarks equivalent?

There's a Kids Clarks in Kamppi? i think, there's another branch in Makkara Talo but i think that's the one that doesn't sell kids shoes.
by MagicJ
Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: USB CD/DVD drive
Replies: 12
Views: 2268

Re: USB CD/DVD drive

I bought one when i needed it. I've used it 3 or 4 times now so was worth the expenditure.
by MagicJ
Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:06 pm
Forum: Moving To Finland
Topic: How much does it cost from Helsinki airport to Truku...
Replies: 2
Views: 1899

Re: How much does it cost from Helsinki airport to Truku...

Probably about €300 by airporttaxi.
by MagicJ
Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:14 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Watching fotball in Finland via sky sports?
Replies: 14
Views: 30551

Re: Watching fotball in Finland via sky sports?

Also, anything on bbc/itv (fa cup, CL etc.) Can be watched directly from filmon. Or just stream via footballlol.com or similar, better quality streams other than flash are good through acestream or streamtorrent. Always get hd streams on acestream if arsenal aren't on katsomo. If a family member ha...
by MagicJ
Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:07 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Watching fotball in Finland via sky sports?
Replies: 14
Views: 30551

Re: Watching fotball in Finland via sky sports?

Zenmate is on opera and firefox too.
by MagicJ
Sun Jan 18, 2015 2:24 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Watching fotball in Finland via sky sports?
Replies: 14
Views: 30551

Re: Watching fotball in Finland via sky sports?

Yeah, i might only use filmon on the phone app, phone discretely hidden behind the salad bowl so i can continue warching a game during dinner. :-)
by MagicJ
Sun Jan 18, 2015 8:07 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Watching fotball in Finland via sky sports?
Replies: 14
Views: 30551

Re: Watching fotball in Finland via sky sports?

Also, anything on bbc/itv (fa cup, CL etc.) Can be watched directly from filmon. Or just stream via footballlol.com or similar, better quality streams other than flash are good through acestream or streamtorrent. Always get hd streams on acestream if arsenal aren't on katsomo. If a family member has...
by MagicJ
Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:35 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Recycling centers in Helsinki-area
Replies: 8
Views: 3292

Re: Recycling centers in Helsinki-area

Cheers Upphew, passed by the Konala sortti on the way to Luukki today. It looks like €7.50 for re-usable and €15 for unusable rubbish per car with different prices for vans/lorries etc.
by MagicJ
Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:25 am
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Recycling centers in Helsinki-area
Replies: 8
Views: 3292

Re: Recycling centers in Helsinki-area

Need to dump a wooden garden table and chairs (bad shape so not reusable).
Best place for this in Hki/Vantaa?
by MagicJ
Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:22 am
Forum: Jobs and Entrepreneurship in Finland
Topic: Is it worth getting a TEFL qualification?
Replies: 7
Views: 1613

Re: Is it worth getting a TEFL qualification?

That's !"#¤%. ^^ A Tefl/Celta might help get you through the door of a language company for an interview, but your degree should suffice. I don't anything about the Turku market for teaching but a former forum member there used to find it difficult getting regular work from the biggest company ...
by MagicJ
Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:43 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Regular running in Helsinki
Replies: 2
Views: 2704

Re: Regular running in Helsinki

https://www.finlandforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1419 There used to be a Hash House Harriers club in Helsinki (see above link) but that's all i know, i think(?) Mook used to be connected to the group. PM him as google doesn't seem to return much recent activity for the club. The Nike shop used ...
by MagicJ
Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:59 am
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Good Hills for Sledding in Espoo
Replies: 7
Views: 2219

Re: Good Hills for Sledding in Espoo

I was hoping for something a bit further east, also one with a handy cafe for a post-sled natter.
by MagicJ
Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:04 am
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Good Hills for Sledding in Espoo
Replies: 7
Views: 2219

Re: Good Hills for Sledding in Espoo

Any recommendations for hills for under 5s around Kehä I somewhere between malminkartano and myllypuro preferably.
by MagicJ
Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:15 pm
Forum: Living in Finland
Topic: Buying a mökki
Replies: 33
Views: 9045

Re: Buying a mökki

Cheers for your help so far people. Initially i was just browsing at work using Tori.fi on my phone (as oikotie didn't show pictures on my phone) and there wasn't much of a selection, but having had a proper browse on Oikotie now i'm happy to see a reasonable selection. Like i said, i won't be buyin...