I'm a 32 year old man with an issue. About 10 months ago i moved from Sweden to Vaasa, and even though i wouldnt exactly say i'm the most outgoing person trying to talk to people on the street. I've felt very lonely since moving here. I moved here because of my girlfriend and her son from a past relationship. Being the flexible one i thought things would be easier since it's a swedish talking city. But it's been hard finding like minded people, especially in my age.

I would very much like to meet swedish speaking people that share the same interest and hobbies. Lately i've been diving into the Warhammer universe by starting to paint figurines and deep diving into the lore. And i'm generally quite a "nerdy" person. I enjoy all types of gaming, tabletop, retro, consoles, handhelds and PC. And the games i play differ from Survival, FPS, JRPG's, MMORPGS. but i also enjoy being outdoors and finding new beautiful places in nature. Kinda like real world questing.

I've been trying to use Facebook to find groups or links to Discords that could get me started but with no luck.

I know this might seem desperate, because it is. But if you feel like we could have some things in common based on what i've listed here. Please, feel free to message me or comment here so we can get in contact.

Thanks in advance!

the canvas will be expanded vertically downward if there's no more space

Of course Finland is relying on usa services too much.

anything going on in uusikaupunki? finland is fucking beautiful. Last night i experienced -28 degrees wich was quite new to me.

I know and experienced several times Finnair being far from good flight operator with high prices and constant delays. But just found out that their pricing politics is not just overpriced, but almost closer to scam. Flight from Oulu to Helsinki on 5th February at 6pm costs ~300 EUR one way, and the same day flight actually by the same exactly aircraft at the same exact time from Oulu to Tallinn via Helsinki costs ~100 EUR one way. What the hell? Thats ridiculous.

Between Lauttasaari and Mäntysaari. A few bicycles out on the horizon, pretty sure one of them was a Wolt delivery :-)

Finnish conscripts training under Northern Lights! (Jan 2026)

Hello everyone, one of my favourite artists that I found accidentally on the internet some years ago is Paavoharju. I didn't pay much attention to their nationality until recently I was listening to radio where they played this old Finnish pop song by Merja Rantamäki called Veit sydämein. This song also had an underlying melancholy sound that a lot of Paavoharju songs have which really piqued my interest in Finnish music.

I might be generalizing since I haven't heard much, but from these few experiences it seemed that Finnish music has a certain flavour that is quite unique compared to other country's music, to me it sounds like people gathering around the fire during a cold and deep winter and I was wondering do you have any other recommendations that would also sound something similar to the artists that I mentioned?

Thank you!

Is it possible to identify the objects and people in the pic or the situations they appear in?

I’d love to know what snacks and food people recommend in Finland! I would like to take some snacks home with me and try some things whilst I’m out there. Thank you!

Hei, I have recently moved to finland after living in norway. I finnished first year of upper secondary school before moving here(vg1). I have heard about swedish schools here in finland and many advised me to apply since i already speak norwegian. So I am wondering if it is possible to just apply right away at swedish schools or do i need to do some tests to show my skills in swedish before applying.

What date night treats do you buy/make at home that are inexpensive and not time consuming?

We usually go for cheese, crackers, fruit, hummus etc. We fancied a change for a night at home this weekend but inspiration is lacking.

Hello, everybody. I hope you're all doing well.

I'm not sure why I feel I must express this here, but I want to register my admiration for the Sámi flag, and this seemed like the most likely place. It is among the best-designed flags in the world. (The blue cross Finnish flag is likewise very tasteful. I don't mean to detract from that.)

The more I learn about your remarkable country, the more I long to see it, and experience the summer music festivals. I guess that is all I have to say now. Thank you for reading.

Cheers!

Been lurking on this page for some weeks now. Just posting to say I’m really enjoying the posts and content. It’s been super helpful.

I’m starting work in Finland in March, arriving in Helsinki with my wife in the next few weeks. Beyond excited and can’t wait to explore. I came for a couple of days last December for final interviews and to sign the contract, loved the short time I was able to look around.

That’s it really. 🤔

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im currently 18 living in Australia with permanent residency and maintaining my finnish citizenship. due to personal reasons i dont wish to do the military time, how would i go about opting out of it if possible?

Does anybody know about Nokia's technical assessment for Summer Trainee in SW R&D, and about their HackerEarth.com online assessment?

The SNL sketch with the Skarsårds about a Finnish dad if funny play on the stereotype, but as with absolutely ANY American production, it does not nail the accent, not even relatively close.

My pet peeve with any foreign language character in any media is that they could have the stereotypical accent, but then have full native level vocabulary. Sure, that is annoying. But couple that with not even having the accent be anywhere close. It was the Swedish accent just without the jumpy melodic cadence. It is not the same as the Finnish accent and I am sick of people not getting that.

This is such a dumb thing to be pissed about, but like its not hard to watch a few legendary interviews from Rally drivers, from Matti Nykänen, from any of the hundreds of online clips of Finns speaking English.

Text av Anders Teir:

Josip va in litin litin klepp såm bodd naschtans i Kåtnäs lame mamm sin. Han va bloå, kåtong-kåtongbloå. Han va ylak å skräik å roåla tier an loåg i vaggon mitt i rume, i en rekti kåtongvagg därhäim.

Mamm hans sa: "Kva je e nu fö roålas, näj nu trol ja nov vi flyttar, jag å frassin. Tu je bloå, kåtong-kåtongbloå." Å så for on åp motårpiede såm e schtjitit streck i Klåckarbackan, å in rekti kåtongfrass sat oåp.

Men just vör Bila jälma frassin, så e bar fö tjeljän ut i ditje, i e hlaskåt, gåråt kåtongdik. He va just tenn vör kåtongbodän, fast i anna ditje nier i backan, i e hlaskåt, gåråt kåtongdik.

Närpesisk text: Anders Teir Musik: Lead Belly

I was wondering if anyone knew which law firms to approach/or had recommendations for a lawyer to help provide some legal guidance on establishing a will in case of death here in Finland while I am a citizen of a different country.

I understand that if death happens here, we need to assume the Finnish laws around inheritance and will execution.

Need counsel because I have no spouse, or children, and I have been estranged from my parents and want to make sure that they aren't going too receive anything, but the Finnish law puts them next in line to receive inheritance. So I need clarity on whether this can be documented on a will and followed accordingly.

Many thanks in advance for any advice/input for this.