Egyptian girl wishes to work and live in Finland, Help?

Ellen Ripley · Post by **Ellen Ripley** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:44 pm

Hello! I'm Ellen. I'm 24 years old from Cairo, Egypt. I studied languages and translation (English language) and I wish to work and move to live in Finland. Any help or advice will be appreciated

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Logic · Post by **Logic** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:05 pm

Chances are very small or dare I say no chance at all, your only hope is to find a Finnish husband and even then it's not guaranteed you'd be allowed to come. What made you think of Finland? with your degree, I would expect you think of English speaking countries like Canada or Australia although I doubt they have any shortage in English-Arabic translators.

Ellen Ripley · Post by **Ellen Ripley** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:13 pm

One in a million to find a Finnish husband

I thought of Finland cause I've been there before and I loved the country, and wished to live there one day.

Kutittaa · Post by **Kutittaa** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:43 pm

Yeah pretty much a 1 in a million chance unless you find a Finnish husband, but even then there fight to stay only just begins.

Ellen Ripley · Post by **Ellen Ripley** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:01 am

do guys in Finland like to marry foreign girls?

Kutittaa · Post by **Kutittaa** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:09 am

Here we go... No. They don't.

Why not just apply for asylum while you're at it?

Ellen Ripley · Post by **Ellen Ripley** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:21 am

Kutittaa wrote:Here we go... No. They don't.

Why not just apply for asylum while you're at it?

*heart broken* as I expected

My country isn't that bad actually to just ask for asylum, but if I wanted to, will it be easy? Or does it require having a lot of money in my bank account?
Another question please, and I hope I'm not bothering! If I want to open a business in Finland (like a coffee shop or something) what does it require? I'm just collecting information.

tizlit · Post by **tizlit** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:30 am

Much paperwork, my dear!

Finland seems to be "the last resort", as Europe is sinking down, everyone wants to get here.

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:00 am

You need a job first and English is not much in demand (there are plenty native English speakers here looking for a job). And for most unskilled jobs you need Finnish.
So indeed the chances you can come and stay are very very small.

Rodwen · Post by **Rodwen** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:43 am

tizlit wrote:Much paperwork, my dear!

Finland seems to be "the last resort", as Europe is sinking down, everyone wants to get here.

LOOOOL, are you serious? Yeea, Finland is doing great, you know, with Nokia going bust and Air Finland bankrupt and all.

Oombongo · Post by **Oombongo** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:04 am

Ellen Ripley wrote:do guys in Finland like to marry foreign girls?

Marriage? Usually natives don't marry without a few years of cohabitation. Besides, it is quite easier to say "your services are not more required" if you're cohabiting. Then it also protects you from being shafted without lubricant by taxation authorities in case of divorce (correct me if I am wrong here).
Now if you end up getting married to a native then you may not have job initially which means paperwork and bearing living cost for your husband. So, as far as the rule of mathematics says here: expenses overweight benefits.
(of course if you are extremely beautiful then it would be another story but I doubt you'd be posting here)

Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:47 am

It's a rather popular fad these days for 'loser', 'mummy's boys' or 'whatever is their problem is', middle aged Finnish men, who Finnish women won't put up with to run off to Asia and bring back much younger Asian wives, having never lived with them or anything. So people do get into Finland having never lived together. It's not that difficult.

Stay in Egypt. You have no reason to be coming to Finland. Just telling you 'love' the country after a visit, shows you don't live in the real world.

AldenG · Post by **AldenG** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:35 am

Flossy1978 wrote:You have no reason to be coming to Finland.

Did you notice the last election? In Egypt, I mean? It must scare the crap out of a lot of people who thought they had a relatively secular state.

Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:39 am

I meant in regard to having no ties whatsoever with this country, other than having come on holiday. Whole different picture then.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:50 am

do guys in Finland like to marry foreign girls?

Yes, but there is the problem there is no foreign girls. Besides which there is the mediterranean moustach gene that is very scary and formidiable. Problem being a 12-year old girl has growth that makes grown Finnish men cry. And I'm not talking of moobs here.

Before mr. Gillette liberated the ladies, the ancient Greeks and further Ottomans invented that women had to wear a veil so they managed to arrange a number of women in political marriages before their decieving came evident. Now as vearing a veil is predominant in Egypt, we must come to the only logical conclusion...

But no worries, theres quite a few ZZ-top fans in Finland.

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