Would you like to meet Finnish friends?

Hend · Post by **Hend** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:43 pm

hi
i am hend, 20 years
i am egyption living in cairo
i am studying medicine, 3rd year
i was hoping to study in finland but since i dont have the language it doesnt seem to be a chance
i am studyind german language
if there is no problem i would like to make freinds here

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the_traveller77 · Post by **the_traveller77** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:56 pm

I had the same problem...until I got a job, there I´ve met finnish friends and also in the pub whilst watching footy...didn´t realise there were so many finnish football followers...

Mellinta · Post by **Mellinta** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:52 pm

YEP, I guess that it depends on the type of job, I am working at university but somehow the finns are quite distant... well, I manage quite well with foreigners in finland, and unfortunately, football is not my thing

Abu-Nawaf · Post by **Abu-Nawaf** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:55 pm

Hi all

I am coming to visit Helsinki in the next few weeks for a short period of time , I hope I can meet a new friend there who speaks English or Arabic.

for qiuck contact please e.mail me at :
otaibib@yahoo.com

bye and see u soon.

Jean27 · Post by **Jean27** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:48 pm

I think that finnish people like to have foreign friends. The problem is that there is little bit cultural differences. Finnish people not maybe talk so much and that is why you can intepretate them wrongly. Finnish people are quite shy also.

Of course it is not so easy to get friends here, but if you get, you can count on them.

Usually I see lonely foreign guy in bar trying to find a girl. That might be little difficult way to get friends.

I think that you can get friends here in Finland if you just go and discuss with people. It is harder to go in big group and starting to speak english with finnish people. You should go to talk to a single person, and that is how it can start. Getting friends may need little bit work here.

I have discussed with many of foreign people here in Helsinki and it is not a problem to me. Of course there is different kind of people and you can not be friend with everybody.

I wish good luck for everybody to trying to find friends.

-Jean-

paul he · Post by **paul he** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:58 am

hi!everybody.I'm new!huh!Luck to recognize you on there!

Op999 · Post by **Op999** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:26 am

...I met quite a few folks in Finland during my several stays there with my now fiancee, and even with those whose English was not perfect, I have managed to make some good friends with whom we can share good times and good talks -- at least with those who put their hearts in front of their tongues.

I think that, if folks stopped putting the different culture thing in front of a potential friendship, then they'll be amazed to find that Finns can be a good bunch to have as friends. I think the whole not talking thing is overated. Sure, it's there, but it's not absolute. I've met quiet Finns as well as ones who talk their butts off. Sounds like a number of foreigners to me.

I don't care if you like eating cucumbers for breakfast; I don't care if you don't know who (insert your homeland's biggest celebrity's name) is; I could go on and on. And, so far, the friends I have made in Finland don't really care about theirs and my differences. Not that drastic.

Pukki · Post by **Pukki** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:48 am

Heij!

I'm a young and bright person, who will stay in Finland (Helsinki) for a year.
Now the first month is over and I'm at a loss. It's really great being here, I like the city ( wheras the weather could be better

) but I absolutely know no one- except the family I live with. It's so difficult for me to find some friends spending time and having some fun with, because I don't know where to go to find people...and I don't think that metro and shopping malls are the right places for getting in contact with them.

I just love to talk and discuss and go out with people, but in an foreign country with a foreign language it is not so easy and of course I'm more reserved than I would be in my home country. (what isn't very advantageous...I know)

So I hope someone here is interested (or has pity on me

) and want to get in contact with me.
I'd really really really appreciate that.

(uuh, writing english is much more difficult for me than speaking, so I beg for ignoring my bad diction

)

parasprachi · Post by **parasprachi** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:39 am

I tried to send a mail on spr.etela-helsinki@redcross.fi however it seems that the mail id is nt working. could u please give me the correct id.

hotsauna · Post by **hotsauna** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:20 pm

Mellinta wrote:YEP, I guess that it depends on the type of job, I am working at university but somehow the finns are quite distant... well, I manage quite well with foreigners in finland, and unfortunately, football is not my thing

For those who do not want to visit pubs or do not find any other proper places to make new friends, the public saunas may be worth visiting. Sauna is the place where people go to and forget their rank and troubles. It is a place where people sit on the bench next to each other so it is easier to talk there than else where.

Perhaps we could arrange a sauna meeting. Those of you who think it is a good idea please contact and let's make further planning. The winter is dark and long(used to be cold too) so the sauna evening migh bring some light. Let me hear your opinion!!

littlefrank · Post by **littlefrank** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:26 am

'I'm a young and bright person'

Sorry like to help out, but I'm a very old and dismal person.

kalmisto · Post by **kalmisto** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:37 pm

parasprachi wrote:I tried to send a mail on spr.etela-helsinki@redcross.fi however it seems that the mail id is nt working. could u please give me the correct id.

Maybe you could call the Red Cross in South Helsinki. Their phone number is here :
http://www.redcross.fi/aktiivit/osastot ... I/etusivu/

You can call on Mondays 5-7 p.m.

kalmisto · Post by **kalmisto** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:55 pm

Pukki

You might find some of these suggestions useful :

The Finnish-British Society in Helsinki :
http://www.finnbrit.fi/events.html
You do not have to be an Englishman or a Finn to join the society. All nationalities with active English skills are welcome to join !

Jolly Dragon at : http://jollydragon.net

The Finn-Brit Players at : http://www.finnbritplayers.com

If you join the supporters of Finn-Brit Players you will get invited to their parties and get-togethers. Anybody can join ! You can also join the group if you are interested in acting or would like to do some work backstage.

Helsinki Hash House Harriettes and Harriers :
http://h5.hashfinland.org

If you are interested in human rights you could join the
English speaking Amnesty group in Helsinki :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aifinenglishinfo/

You could also join Hospitality Club ( 1370 members in Helsinki ! )
and go to their meetings.It does not cost anything to join ! There is a regular HC meeting in Helsinki first Saturday of every month at restaurant Vltava at 6pm. Vltava is
easy to find : it is next to the main railway station .

"No Hospitality Club member is under any obligation to do anything
for any other member."

You must register to be able to see the member profiles here :
http://secure.hospitalityclub.org/hc/hc ... ?city=4901

Hiking with Hospitality Club members in Helsinki:
http://www.claudiosantori.it/fotografie ... uuksio.asp

You could join KVT in Helsinki and so some voluntary work for the organization. For more info contact Pia Wallace! :

Pia Wallace
Järjestösihteeri
KVT - Kansainvälinen Vapaaehtoistyö ry/ Finnish Branch of Service Civil International

Rauhanasema, Veturitori
00520 Helsinki , Finland
tel +358-9-144408
fax +358-9-143657
outgoing@kvtfinland.org
http://www.kvtfinland.org

Familia Club at : http://www.familiaclub.fi/eng

magenta · Post by **magenta** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:56 pm

Can you apply outside of finland?
It would be nice to make some finnish friends that I could meet when I am in Helsinki

kalmisto · Post by **kalmisto** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:32 pm

magenta wrote:Can you apply outside of finland?
It would be nice to make some finnish friends that I could meet when I am in Helsinki

Are you talking about the clubs and societies which I mentioned ? If you are, you could send your question to the clubs and societies you are interested in.

If you are interested in the Red Cross Friendship Agency in Helsinki send your question to them !

You can join this meetup group and meet the members after your arrival in Helsinki :
http://friends.meetup.com/cities/fi/helsinki/

More Helsinki groups here : http://www.meetup.com/cities/fi/helsinki

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