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Fashion
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In all my years abroad, I’ve heard three comments about the Finnish fashion sense. Not three themes of comments, three in total. So let me enlighten you on the Finnish fashion sense. One girl once said to me how she absolutely loves Hel Looks.
Fashion
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In all my years abroad, I’ve heard three comments about the Finnish fashion sense. Not three themes of comments, three in total. So let me enlighten you on the Finnish fashion sense. One girl once said to me how she absolutely loves Hel Looks.
Allergies
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My sister used to joke on how she wanted to make a movie about a girl with lactose-intolerance. It would probably have a huge market in Finland since everybody seems to be intolerant to lactose. In my current work, I deal a lot with visitor groups an...
Allergies
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My sister used to joke on how she wanted to make a movie about a girl with lactose-intolerance. It would probably have a huge market in Finland since everybody seems to be intolerant to lactose. In my current work, I deal a lot with visitor groups an...
Practically related
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There are 5 389 170 people in Finland (1/11/2011). There’s also a theory that most people are connected through six degrees of separation; meaning that if you’d name a random person anywhere in the world, there’s only a six people s...
Practically related
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There are 5 389 170 people in Finland (1/11/2011). There’s also a theory that most people are connected through six degrees of separation; meaning that if you’d name a random person anywhere in the world, there’s only a six people s...
The stares
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Finns are taught it’s rude to stare. So we avert our eyes all the time. Sure, there might be a person walking around naked but it would be rude to stare. Oh yea, I did see that guy in a pink tutu singing a Spice Girls song but I didn’t w...
The stares
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Finns are taught it’s rude to stare. So we avert our eyes all the time. Sure, there might be a person walking around naked but it would be rude to stare. Oh yea, I did see that guy in a pink tutu singing a Spice Girls song but I didn’t w...
Culture shock the Finnish way
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Culture shock, the unavoidable fact of life for all who move abroad. Some seasoned travellers will say they never experienced one. I say they’re lying. We all have our own way of dealing with it but the Finns have their own particularities eve...
Culture shock the Finnish way
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Culture shock, the unavoidable fact of life for all who move abroad. Some seasoned travellers will say they never experienced one. I say they’re lying. We all have our own way of dealing with it but the Finns have their own particularities eve...
The Finnish mafia
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The Finns are very organised, even when we’re abroad. We’ve even made sure we meet other Finns in a very organised manner. Most countries will have their own Finnish expat association or at least a community of Finns that meet on special...
The Finnish mafia
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The Finns are very organised, even when we’re abroad. We’ve even made sure we meet other Finns in a very organised manner. Most countries will have their own Finnish expat association or at least a community of Finns that meet on special...
Smoking
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I’ve annoyed quite a few friends by constantly nagging about their smoking habit and by absolutely forbidding smoking inside the house. It comes naturally to me, it seems absurd anyone would choose to smoke these days. One of the reasons for my...
Smoking
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I’ve annoyed quite a few friends by constantly nagging about their smoking habit and by absolutely forbidding smoking inside the house. It comes naturally to me, it seems absurd anyone would choose to smoke these days. One of the reasons for my...
Blondes must have more fun
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“Where are you from?” “Finland.” “Oh really? How come you’re not blonde?” I’ve had this exact conversation about 100 times. How the discussion moves on from there depends on my mood; sometimes I take an...
Blondes must have more fun
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“Where are you from?” “Finland.” “Oh really? How come you’re not blonde?” I’ve had this exact conversation about 100 times. How the discussion moves on from there depends on my mood; sometimes I take an...
Nudity
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I recently experienced a culture shock – I went to a Belgian swimming pool. Shock #1 was when we found out we had to wear a swimming cap at all times in the pool. Odd. Shock #2 unisex changing rooms. They had tiny little cubicles in which you w...
Nudity
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I recently experienced a culture shock – I went to a Belgian swimming pool. Shock #1 was when we found out we had to wear a swimming cap at all times in the pool. Odd. Shock #2 unisex changing rooms. They had tiny little cubicles in which you w...
Finnish women
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I truly think there’s something special about Finnish women and to really understand Finland and its people, you should understand our women. Let’s start with statistics. Girls are likely to do better at school than boys. In fact, 53% of...
Finnish women
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I truly think there’s something special about Finnish women and to really understand Finland and its people, you should understand our women. Let’s start with statistics. Girls are likely to do better at school than boys. In fact, 53% of...
