Helsinki, as well as the surrounding metropolitan area (Greater Helsinki), is growing steadily as more people move to Southern Finland, mostly to work and study. Therefore, the current, significant, demand in the Helsinki real estate market will continue as more people are looking for a place to live. An intelligent real estate investor has an opportunity. [...]
Both Finland's Central Bank and Finance Ministry have recently released updated forecasts for the next two years. The news isn't great. In case you don't understand subtlety, the Central Bank's headlined their press release: Finland’s economic boom is over. A quote: Finland’s economic boom is over and growth is temporarily losing momentum amid weaker global [...]
sulonorth is moving across the pond in January 2020. No, I don't mean we're moving to the United States. We're moving to Lauttasaari, a beautiful wooded neighbourhood of Helsinki. We aren't the only ones moving in Finland. In 2018, Finland had a deficit when it came to Finns moving abroad compared to those moving in. [...]
Finland’s Independence Day (itsenäisyyspäivä) is on Friday - December 6. It’ll be one of my first Finnish Independence Days in Finland for over a decade. In recent years, I’ve celebrated at Finnish consulates and embassies in places like Istanbul and Abu Dhabi. Now back from living abroad, I admit Independence Day feels especially good. Finland [...]
UPDATE 3 December 2200 HELSINKI: As expected, Antti Rinne has resigned as Finland's Prime Minister. He'll stay on to lead a caretaker government until a new PM is agreed, or in the unlikely event a snap election is called. See below for who we're betting will be Finland's next Prime Minister. The Finnish Government is [...]
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 [...]
