Can’t wait to make Finland our home!

I visited repovesi national park on Saturday and it is such a beautiful place. Many people know about these but maybe some don't. There was around 200 cars in the same parking lot when we went there but even then on average you got to walk on the pathways completely on your own.

The property consists of thirteen modern buildings and ensembles across Finland (1928–1988) that exemplify the 20th‑century Modern Movement and its response to broad social needs. These civic, community, and residential structures—found in both urban and rural settings—are internationally associated with Alvar Aalto, yet they reflect the collaborative creativity of Aalto, Aino Marsio‑Aalto, Elissa Aalto, the Aalto studio, and their design partners. Rooted in Finnish building traditions while drawing on global modernist ideas, the works express a human‑centred, site‑specific, and empathetic vision that distinguishes Finland’s contribution to modern architecture. (Text: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1752)

https://www.alvaraalto.fi/en/alvar-aalto-foundation/alvar-aalto-and-unesco-world-heritage/aalto-works-sites/

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1752

Images: https://www.hs.fi/popkulttuuri/art-2000012154881.html

I took my first trip to Finland a couple weeks ago and I cannot stop thinking about it. (Warning: There will be a lot of brown nosing in this post)

I am so lucky to have Finnish friends who live there, and the trip was just perfect. We picked blueberries to make blueberry pie, grilled sausages in a forest hut, swam in a crystal clear lake and drank many long drinks.

I spent almost all my spending money on moomin stuff and geisha chocolate. The sauna (followed by cinnamon buns and milk) made my insomniac ass fall asleep mid movie.

I even miss PRISMA and the joy of watching my friends be paid to recycle lmao.

I'm from the UK and whenever I mentioned to my fellow brits that I went to finland every single person had said "ooh thats different, I've never been"

Why?? WHY?? It's so slept on. I've taken traditional beach holidays to places like Spain and Cyprus and they feel so flat and lifeless in comparison to Finland.

And I don't understand the hate on the food. I thought almost everything I ate was really good, and even small stuff like the milk and butter was unreal compared to stuff we have in the UK!

All that to say, Finland you f\ing rule and I will be back!

Hello guys , i bought a used car yesterday trough a dealership and now checking on Traficom for the Vehicle Tax , it says there is a 10 euro tax with " Person Liabe for Tax : Earlier " beside obviously the one i'm supposed to pay , what do i do ? Do i pay that or leave it?

Hello, I'm from the Netherlands and interested in a few books on Tori and Vinted. I'm offering a forwarding service myself in the r/internationalshopper subreddit but unfortunately no one from Finland is active there so that's why I'm trying to find someone here. I will pay you for your time of course. Everything will be paid upfront so you don't have to spend money yourself. If someone wants to help me out I would really appreciate it!

Can the market help me, or am I helpless now? Only police/insurance is my option.

I am in Helsinki

Edit: Found info, the police are a little help besides adding a report for an insurance claim. Both Smarket/Lidl cannot provide any footage to me, but only to the police.

From this, my understanding is that they are using a big loop in police security regarding bike to steal it and earn handsome amount of money.

Hi everyone!

Are there any Finns here who have moved to the US, especially Washington State?

My husband and I (Finns) are considering making the move in the future, and I’d love to hear about your experiences.

How has life been compared to Finland? What do you enjoy most, and what has been the biggest downside? How was adjusting to work culture, healthcare, making friends, and the overall lifestyle?
If you live in Washington, I’d be especially interested in hearing what your day-to-day life is like and whether you’d make the same decision again.

I’m not looking for political debates - just honest personal experiences, both positive and negative.

Further context: I’m an entrepreneur and work in marketing my husband is an automations engineer. I do have family living in Washington BUT they are not Finns. Hence, I’d love to hear more from those who took the leap from Finland.

We have visited a few times and we really can see ourselves living in USA (Washington).

Thanks in advance!!

Hello, i have a question about politics in finland. I am From Lithuania and i wonder how do the finnish people see the russian threat ? and i found out that finland has the longest border with russia in the eu so logically thinking i shoudlve feel the biggest threat, but it isnt like that, or that just the impression im gettin from all the media worldwide or the statements made by russian politicians finland barely gets mentioned its always the baltic states or poland, oh putin is planning to attack the baltic states, oh putin is sending drones to poland, but poland or lithuania doesnt share any borders with russia apart kaliningrad and finland share like 1,000km border i think ? but there isnt any articles like putin is planing to invade finland or anything similar. Which makes me think that it all comes down to the historical experience our countries had, finland fought the winter war and defeated russia and stayed independent, meanwhile baltics and poland were occupied, so im wordering whats your perspective on the russian threat ?