Moving to Helsinki from Tallinn, to live, to study and work

kristiinafin · Post by **kristiinafin** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:20 am

mx2106 wrote:I think you are right about the language. It's difficult for me to learn Finnish because my mother tongue is Chinese. Also, I have to finish my doctoral study in England first, which will take 3 to 4 years. Who knows, myabe I and my boyfriend are no longer together by that time. But I am visiting him this September.

EP wrote:
I know nothing about the language...
Yes, but Kristiina has the advantage of being a native Estonian speaker. They learn Finnish fast. And knowing Russian is needed in many companies.

is he finnish?
do not worry and do not think about negative things because thought can come true! ok? you will be together if you love eachother!

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mx2106 · Post by **mx2106** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:30 pm

kristiinafin wrote:
heehe, nice!
thank you. i will have only if i will have good friends.
right now i know only 3 people in helsinki.
thats not enought!

Don't worry. You will know more, gradually.

mx2106 · Post by **mx2106** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:32 pm

kristiinafin wrote: is he finnish?
do not worry and do not think about negative things because thought can come true! ok? you will be together if you love eachother!

Yes. Hopefull. Thanks!

MAA · Post by **MAA** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:52 pm

kristiinafin wrote:
About bf... I think i had enought from relashions Now only to study and study! And (sorry if i will offence someone here) first thing I write on my wall in my room with big big red letters (to see everytime i come home after school) DO NOT MESS WITH ARABS/MIDDLE EAST MEN/STUPID MEN.
sorry if i really offence someone, i just really experienced very bad things from all of them!

So this arabic guy who let you down is the same guy in Finland who let you down too? bb/viewtopic.php?t=15210

BR,
MAA

MAA · Post by **MAA** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:57 pm

EP wrote:
Among Finnish women who marry foreign men the highest divorce percentage is in those marriages where the man is of Middle-Eastern/Arab origin. I suppose the cultural gap is too wide.

I agree about the cultural gap. I believe that most Interracial marriages are doomed to failure especially in closed societies like in Finland.

Just out of curiosity, could you please provide the source of your statistics?

BR,
MAA

amozgov · Post by **amozgov** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:06 pm

kristiinafin wrote:
Hank W. wrote:Don't know if German and Swedish will support each other as being Germanic tongues, but definitely they should be "on the list".
I was thinking between German and Spanish. Cause a lot of people speak Spanish, and i know it is very big advantage to know it.
Swedish is out of question, I will defenetly learn it!
Banking yes is my field, but im opened to any offers especially when im student.
Im working now as investment specialist, funds, stocks and all that kind...
I really like my job and want to make career in that field.

I am in Suomi for 6 months already and did not find a decent job. Eventhough I speak Russian, English, German, Spanish and !!! Chinese... Finnish is missing... SO i guess just concentrate on the Finnish !!!

tero · Post by **tero** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:45 pm

I was thinking between German and Spanish. Cause a lot of people speak Spanish, and i know it is very big advantage to know it.
Swedish is out of question, I will defenetly learn it!
Banking yes is my field, but im opened to any offers especially when im student.
Im working now as investment specialist, funds, stocks and all that kind...
I really like my job and want to make career in that field.

You would better to find a job outside Finland because Finnish banks are going to be merged with other banks. Plenty of layoffs in the coming years..
There are plenty of top jobs of BF in Latin America.

tero · Post by **tero** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:50 pm

tero wrote:
I was thinking between German and Spanish. Cause a lot of people speak Spanish, and i know it is very big advantage to know it.
Swedish is out of question, I will defenetly learn it!
Banking yes is my field, but im opened to any offers especially when im student.
Im working now as investment specialist, funds, stocks and all that kind...
I really like my job and want to make career in that field.
You would better to find a job outside Finland because Finnish banks are going to be merged with other banks. Plenty of layoffs in the coming years..
There are plenty of top jobs of BF in Latin America.

Repeating myself. Osuuspankki, perhaps the second largest banking group in Finland is closing it's brach offices. 13 offices will be closed soon. Even if these offises are located countryside, it means that personnel from those offices do apply for other jobs inside the bank. But not a long time ago there was a mega merger between a Finnish insurance company Pohjola and Osuuspankki or Oko. Thus do not expect to find a job inside banking in Finland. This merger means there are hundreds and again hundreds of bank jobs that are going to get vanished when those two big companies get merged!!

I am expecting to see Nordea bank merged real soon with another bank.

voyechando · Post by **voyechando** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:51 pm

hi kristiina,
If you're not looking for machos, then you should go somewhere else..
I came to finland from cuba, I think the macho factor is really high up here, anyways, it's good that the 'female' factor is also sky high..

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:16 pm

voyechando wrote: I came to finland from cuba, I think the macho factor is really high up here

Really?

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