Finnish/Icelandic family looking for a babysitter!

Jukka Suomi · Post by **Jukka Suomi** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:35 am

Hello,
We are Finnish/Icelandic family looking for a babysitter who could look after our two boys (1 year and 3 years old) from now til the end of May. It would be five days a week, seven hours a day. (09:00 to 16:00)
Babysitter has to speak Finnish or Icelandic and some English.
We live in Soukka, Espoo.

**Sponsor:**

Jukka Suomi · Post by **Jukka Suomi** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:55 pm

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:21 pm

Nobody is ready for supervising the holmgangur I guess.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:32 pm

Jukka Suomi wrote:Hello,
It would be five days a week, seven hours a day. (09:00 to 16:00)
Babysitter has to speak Finnish or Icelandic and some English.
We live in Soukka, Espoo.

1) Fulltime babysitter might be a problem ( as there could be regulations in doing that)
2) Biggest problem: Why would they work for you instead of Päivakoti/PerhePaivakoti7Private Daycare or if they already speak Finnish and Icelandish/English?
3) You have posted this to an Mainly English Speaking Forum where people looking for jobs dont speak Finnish..and rarely if at all Icelandish.
Try other forums. Also Ask your local chapter of lasten Mannerheimentie Ry.
Also, try for Au pair here if you dont mind English speaking ones.

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:17 pm

raamv wrote: lasten Mannerheimentie Ry..

thats the best one today...
Mannerheimin lastensuojeluliitto

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:24 pm

Hank W. wrote:
raamv wrote: lasten Mannerheimentie Ry..
thats the best one today...
Mannerheimin lastensuojeluliitto

A good 'un, yes

Lasten Mannerheimintie would naturally be the "pikkuparlamentti"

Jukka Suomi · Post by **Jukka Suomi** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:38 pm

1) Fulltime babysitter might be a problem ( as there could be regulations in doing that) Thats my problem

2) Biggest problem: Why would they work for you instead of Päivakoti/PerhePaivakoti7Private Daycare or if they already speak Finnish and Icelandish/English? That would be there problem

3) You have posted this to an Mainly English Speaking Forum where people looking for jobs dont speak Finnish..and rarely if at all Icelandish. Thats my problem

Also Ask your local chapter of lasten Mannerheimentie Ry. Thats my problem and has already been looked at. Thanks!

Also, try for Au pair here if you dont mind English speaking ones. Thats my problem

So much problem in asking for a babysitter

I must have a big problem!

Mook · Post by **Mook** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:43 pm

Jukka Suomi wrote:So much problem in asking for a babysitter

I must have a big problem!

Aye, the foreigners these days are quickly assimilated - although some seem todo it in-extremis. The "can't do" attitude is a keystone of the Finnish psyche.

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