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Pesäpallo, the Finnish baseball

July 4, 2019July 24, 2020 Playing in Finland

Pesäpallo, the Finnish name for Finnish baseball, is very popular game in Finland. The important East-West baseball game is played July 5-7, 2019.

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Nobody at the office? – vacation days in Finland

June 27, 2019June 24, 2020 Living in Finland

The Finnish labor laws guarantee those working in Finland a good number of vacation days. Most of those are taken during the summer and in July in particular. If you are working in Finland, better get used to work stopping for a whole month at least during the summer.

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Midsummer in Finland: the not-so-Christian holiday

June 20, 2019June 24, 2020 Living in Finland

Midsummer is an ancient celebration of fertility and good harvest. The celebration has had a Christian association from the Middle Ages, but the way Finns celebrate Midsummer one could never tell there’s anything Christian about the holiday at all!

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Summer houses in Finland lack indoor plumbing but don’t panic

June 14, 2019July 14, 2020 Living in Finland

Have you been invited to a Finnish summer house that doesn’t have indoor plumbing? Don’t panic, it isn’t really not that bad and here we’ll tell you why.

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Know your everyman’s rights

June 6, 2019June 24, 2020 Playing in Finland

In this blog post we explain what everyman’s rights means: what those allow you to do and what they don’t allow you to do.

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Attending a Finnish wedding this summer?

May 29, 2019June 24, 2020 Playing in Finland

Have you been invited to a wedding in Finland? We tell you what to expect in a typical Finnish wedding.

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Ticks in Finland: beware of this tiny danger!

May 23, 2019June 24, 2020 Living in Finland

Now that summer’s here you’ll more likely move around in areas where there are ticks. Ticks can be the source of dangerous diseases. We tell more in this blog. Check yourself, your kids, and your pets for ticks!

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Elks in Finland: Danger in the early summer roads

May 16, 2019June 24, 2020 Living in Finland

Elk and deer collisions pose a serious threat to drivers in Finland. In this blog post we’ll tell you why you should be particularly vigilant right now, and what you can do to avoid collisions with these animals. Learn more from our tutorial “Four Wheels in Finland”.

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Apartment ownership in Finland, part I: the system explained

May 9, 2019February 24, 2021 Living in Finland

Buying an apartment in a foreign country can be daunting if one doesn’t know or understand the legal framework around home ownership in one’s new country. We thought we’d explain very briefly how apartment ownership in Finland is organized, and how that ownership system influences the maintenance and repair of owner-occupied apartment buildings.

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Finns and alcohol

May 2, 2019June 24, 2020 Living in Finland

Finns have a reputation of being heavy drinkers. In this blog post we examine whether this has any basis in our actual, verified drinking habits.

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