Er, may I add my 6" contribution in here please?
Dating? Dating sites? Finland?
Short-term-(?)-dating?
Dating in Finland is very subjective, especially, ahem, depending on where you are from. If you are from anywhere-not-appealing (
I wanna be politically correct too), straight said, will be much harder. Again, if you are from anywhere-not-appealing, the best and likeable ones are all taken/ reserved/ not-interested - especially, if you take the website/ portal routes - unless you are a gorgeous hunk (= looks to match). Nothing else matters... as the saying goes. More likely, and my experiences says it is likely you will have grow some strong muscles, i.e. hand/ arm muscles for a long time. Other options, bars, nightclubs are better.
Serious/ long-term dating:
There are just slightly better chances on serious dating sites, just a tad better. Again, the seemingly good ones are already taken/ reserved/ not interested, but there might still be more availability. Quality, well, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, or in some case sleeping eye masks help!
Try all you want on the dating sites, my own opinion is that your best bet are through common interests, activity/ hobby clubs, or even while travelling on the public transport (harder but possible), restaurants etc. My personal opinion is that none of the sites mentioned work, are paid/ rip-offs.