Overall Finland is a good country for students. We get a free education (even university is free) in one of the best school systems of the world and some really nice social benefits as a student, such as financial aid, housing allowance and a student loan that we don’t even have to pay fully. However, [...]
If you are familiar with Scandinavian and Northern European languages you might have noticed a peculiar way of speaking while inhaling. In linguistics, this is called ingressive speech. According to a research paper titled Languages with pulmonic ingressive speech: updating and adding to the list by Robert Eklund - professor in Language, Culture and Phonetics [...]
People gathering at Senate Square for the opening of the Christmas St in Helsinki, FinlandChristmas lights at Esplanadi Park in Helsinki, FinlandHorses are also ready for Christmas in Helsinki, FinlandWomen attending the opening of the Christmas St in Helsinki, FinlandPeople listening to Saara Aalto perform Christmas songs at the eventEven dogs were dressed for Christmas [...]
The Posti strike is still on. Finnish postal workers have been on strike since Monday, 11 November. Two weeks is a long time for a strike that has some serious effects for mail letter and package deliveries: package deliveries are late for days while delays in mail letter can be much longer. And all that [...]
An affordable rental in Helsinki? It sounds like an oxymoron to anyone who is familiar with the expensive nature of apartments and houses in this Nordic capital. Does it exist? The bad news is that rents keep rising in Helsinki. Currently, the average monthly rent in Helsinki is €22.1 per m² meaning that a 30m² [...]
Unlike Norway, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, Canada and the USA, Finland's territory does not border the Arctic Ocean. However, the northern parts of Finland (Lapland) are considered to be part of the Arctic Region, a polar area covered in ice and snow for most of the year. Why is this region getting more attention from business [...]
Earlier this week, a poll showed that populist Perussuomalaiset (the Finns / True Finns) remained the most popular political party in Finland. 23% of the 3,414 people surveyed over the course of about one-month supported the Finns, while 17.3% backed Kokoomus (the National Coalition Party), the second most popular party. So soon after the spring [...]
The Nordic economic outlook isn’t exactly rosy. Cue layoffs and downbeat growth expectations. Where to invest if you want a little more defense in your financial strategy? Our bottom-line suggestion is to investigate discount retailers. Maybe Finland’s Tokmanni? If you’re really adventurous start your own company offering budget prices to deal-hungry consumers. Or are you [...]
Brrrr!!!! The cold of another Nordic winter is here. No doubt about it. Luckily, all of us here at sulonorth can call ourselves sort of experts on how to handle the below zero temperatures and the dark temperamental skies of Northern Europe. This is not our first reindeer rodeo after all. Here are 8 tips [...]
Nowadays, Finland is one of the most advanced countries in the world when it comes to technology innovations. Based on data from sources including the World Bank, IMF and OECD, Finland was the 3rd most innovative country in the whole world in 2019. Only South Korea and Germany were more innovative than Finland. Finland would [...]
