I'm finnish living in Catalonia spain.. soo... My partner gives her sister one hour time before the actual meeting because she is Allways at least One hour late! 😱
@@SiberianGoneInternational It is, indeed! Perhaps, too fast-paced for me, but I primarily mean San Francisco Bay Area. The Nordic countries seem to be more relaxed; however, I can only compare with Iceland and Finland.
@@olioolya2244 ohh, if you compare with SFO than Finland basically lives in slowmo 😄 But you probably have the states, which have less hectic pace of life:)
Great videos Irina. 😊 Me and my fiancé want to eventually move to Finland so your channel is very helpful. Would you be interested in talking about the process of getting a job in Finland as a foreigner? Do you need to know Finnish or is English enough? Are they, ummm, selective (😅) about nationalities? I have heard that Swedes are rather strict about employing foreigners and it is hard to get a job there even as an EU citizen so we are a bit worried about how difficult it would be to move to Finland and get a job there.
www.infofinland.fi/en/moving-to-finland myhelsinki.fi/en There two sites should help you. Both sites are provided by city of Helsinki. People in Helsinki speak English quite well and you can you manage just with English in Helsinki area, I have co-workers that don't speak Finnish and they manage just fine. I don't really know how well people speak English elsewhere, but I think pretty well because we don't dub movies and tv-series here so we hear lot of English all the time. It is possible to get job only with English knowledge, but it highly depends on what kind jobs are looking for. I think example IT has many English only needed jobs. But learning Finnish will open lot more job possibilities. I don't know much being "selective" about nationalities but I work for small company and I have one Russian and one Chinese co-worker. I've read from newspaper that people with African and Middle-Eastern names have harder time getting job interviews. Money wise if you live in Helsinki area you can save lot of money by not owning a car. Helsinki's public transport was chosen second best in Europe after Geneva. RUclipsr Aleksi Himself has posted lot of videos about these things you are asking. Finnish might feel hard to learn because it doesn't belong to Indo-European language family like many European languages like English. But there are things that are easy in Finnish. There is no he/she there is only one word "hän" (spoken Finnish sometimes use "se" that means "it" instead of "hän") and language is very gender neutral. Finnish is pronounced like it's written, that means when you know how to pronounce alphabets in Finnish you know how about every written word is pronounced, it's almost one to one in that regard. In Finnish, word endings change depending in situation and it might seem scary at first but lot of those endings are actually same as prepositions in English. Here is video explaining that little bit ruclips.net/video/NmWzRuSELDA/видео.html If you want to go hardcore I think studying in Finland is still free for international students if you study using Finnish language. I live in Finland and I'm no Sweden expert but I do know people who live and have lived there have said that Sweden still has some remnants of a class system from pre-democracy monarchy days. That means more divide between the "poor" and the rich compared to Finland.
thank you for the compliment! I know a lot of people who manage to live here for many years speaking only English, but they're either in IT or have been transferred here by their international companies. For other job you're more likely to need Finnish, though I guess everything is possible I've hard there are cases of racism and you see it sometimes on internet boards etc, but in real life I wouldn't say it's noticeable, personally I never felt discriminated against and trust me, it's obvious that I'm not born here. I've heard that employers are a bit suspicious about foreign diplomas and prefer the local ones, but I've just heard the rumous from a couple of people, I wouldn't take that as a confirmed info. Good luck either way! Where do you live now?
Hi, can you tell me where you lived in the U.S.? I live in Minnesota which was originally settled by many Scandinavians, including Finns, also Germans and Irish. Some of the characteristics that you mention are still in this culture, but sadly disappearing. New sub. Came from a comment you made on NFKRZ .
Hi! Welcome!! I'm really happy to see you here:) I was living in Miami for a year, so a bit far away from Minnesota :). The US is huge and apparently the states are like mini-countries, which differ from each other quite significantly, so I won't be surprised if my observations made in Florida don't apply to other states:)
I think most of the US is similar but a place like Miami is going to be different than anywhere else. Geographically it is at an extreme, and culturally it is heavily influenced by Hispanics. Then, it has many wealthy retirees there too.
One correction: You don't even need to go to a photographer for the passport nowadays. You can take a photo yourself. Nowadays you fill a form online, take a photo and get your passport in a week by mail. :)
@@SiberianGoneInternational My wife took a photo with her phone. There are a few rules to follow but after a few attempts it was good. Best photo on a passport ever! 😀
@@SiberianGoneInternational The easiest way is still to use a professional. They will get the photo just right the first time and they give you the identification number. You only need to type that number and the photographer will upload the photo. If you want to take your own, they may reject it.. So.. if you have a deadline for something and need an official photo in time, use a professional. If you have plenty of time, then you can take your own and hope it will pass the inspection.
I really like the humble culture . We used to have this in New Zealand too. It used to be considered rude to try and show yourself as having money or being above anyone .sadly this is changing now.
15 mins early is on time where I am from. I am AmeriFinn. This time before work is to poor a cup of coffee and get ahead of the game before everyone else shows up on the hour. SISU!
The UK has a lot of great things too! I actually have a video on this channel about the things I love about the UK. I was actually planning to stay there for good to live in the UK
@@SiberianGoneInternational That’s true, we have the NHS and some social housing. But for most people rent is extremely high and so are house prices. It’s very expensive to live here. There is a lot of poverty in the UK
Haven't slept for a week? You seem surprisingly fresh considering. I slept only 4 hours last night and am a total zombie. If I don't get my 7 hours I'm more than usual clueless all the day, and my ears keep ringing like crazy. "Clock-in, clock-out" oh, that's how it's called? Nice to know. Yeah that's handy. I got lots of free days with that because my hours went sometimes real late. You are right about the no show-off, although there is something. And it has to do with cars and neighbors. There's this meme that if your neighbor buys a new car, it won't take long you develop the same new car fever. But from clothes and acessories it's difficult to tell wealth differences: people prefer to look common, trying to look rich is shunned as boasting. And very popular second hand shops (flea markets) are full of clothes, for women and kids especially: you can be fashionable getting all your clothes dirt cheap. We men rather wear our clothes to the end, so there's nothing to take to second hand shops, heh. You have very international background.
I agree that the Lutheran heritage plays a role, but what comes to being poor - people in really poor countries tend to show off more. I've heard stories of people literally getting loans to get a Luis Vuitton bag. This kind of behavior is really not typical for Finns
@@SiberianGoneInternational Well, maybe it is so deep rooted in our mentality that we don't even notice it. I notice it when I think about my own behavior. I am obsessed with classic cars and have more than 30. But very few people know it because I try to hide it if I can. And I am not even sure why. In general I would say that it is because I feel inside that it would be wrong to boast. Besides, why would people even care to know? I feel that such things come into light naturally when you get to know someone better. Yeah, it is inside the Finns quite often that you should never boast.
Am sorry but religion has nothing to do with it. I'm none religious and never been lutheric, and I don't see the point to show off things or wealth (if I had any..hehe). So I think it's just in our culture in general. No one really cares what others own or have. We are just "ok, that's nice for you. What do I do with this information?".
@@takoja507 Our history is strongly influenced by Lutheran church so no matter if one is religious or not, it is in our veins. Of course there is other things also, but Lutheran roots do have a big role in it. And I'm saying this as an atheist.
S Mart Yeah that's bull crap, no religion is in our veins. Sure it might be in culture somewhat but I have no Idea tho. Never been Lutheric nor interested in religion and I am still like typical finn. So religion has nothing to do with it. Our history is longer than Lutheric influence.
Small correction: my mom's time off work is 38 days/year, which is approximately 7,5 weeks
On being on time: we created a scheme for the people who are always late - we give them a 15 minute earlier meetup time. Works like a charm!
does it? I've wanted to do something like this to one friend of mine, but never went through with the plan =) maybe I finally should!
I'm finnish living in Catalonia spain.. soo... My partner gives her sister one hour time before the actual meeting because she is Allways at least One hour late! 😱
I try to do that to myself but I always think: I have 15 minutes time left.
Thanks for the video! I feel Scandinavian most of the time🤣have no clue how I ended up in the US 🤣
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching ♥️
The US is a cool country too. I'm planning to make a video about the things I like about the US too:)
@@SiberianGoneInternational It is, indeed! Perhaps, too fast-paced for me, but I primarily mean San Francisco Bay Area. The Nordic countries seem to be more relaxed; however, I can only compare with Iceland and Finland.
@@olioolya2244 ohh, if you compare with SFO than Finland basically lives in slowmo 😄
But you probably have the states, which have less hectic pace of life:)
@@SiberianGoneInternational Definitely! But life in these states is more village-like
Have to say this, because it just bugs me, but Finland is not part of Scandinavian countries. Finland is nordic country.
This changed my understanding of russian peoples values and way of thinking. Russia has some nice people as well:)
hahaha, now I feel like I have a huge responsibility representing Russian people on the Internet 😆
@@SiberianGoneInternational you are doing great so far!:)
@@Maxpen14 hahah, thank you =)
Don't tell anyone, but I have 14 weeks of vacations! :) Thank you for the video. Big thumbs up from a new subscriber. Cheers
Whaaat?! Hooow?! What am I doing wrong in this life? XD Enlighten me!
@@SiberianGoneInternational I am a teacher. I have the 14 weeks but I can't decide when to take them... Still, I like it like this 😉
@@AratjaUjotOurstories riiight! Should have guessed it! =)
Great videos Irina. 😊 Me and my fiancé want to eventually move to Finland so your channel is very helpful. Would you be interested in talking about the process of getting a job in Finland as a foreigner? Do you need to know Finnish or is English enough? Are they, ummm, selective (😅) about nationalities? I have heard that Swedes are rather strict about employing foreigners and it is hard to get a job there even as an EU citizen so we are a bit worried about how difficult it would be to move to Finland and get a job there.
www.infofinland.fi/en/moving-to-finland
myhelsinki.fi/en
There two sites should help you. Both sites are provided by city of Helsinki.
People in Helsinki speak English quite well and you can you manage just with English in Helsinki area, I have co-workers that don't speak Finnish and they manage just fine. I don't really know how well people speak English elsewhere, but I think pretty well because we don't dub movies and tv-series here so we hear lot of English all the time.
It is possible to get job only with English knowledge, but it highly depends on what kind jobs are looking for. I think example IT has many English only needed jobs. But learning Finnish will open lot more job possibilities. I don't know much being "selective" about nationalities but I work for small company and I have one Russian and one Chinese co-worker. I've read from newspaper that people with African and Middle-Eastern names have harder time getting job interviews.
Money wise if you live in Helsinki area you can save lot of money by not owning a car. Helsinki's public transport was chosen second best in Europe after Geneva.
RUclipsr Aleksi Himself has posted lot of videos about these things you are asking.
Finnish might feel hard to learn because it doesn't belong to Indo-European language family like many European languages like English. But there are things that are easy in Finnish. There is no he/she there is only one word "hän" (spoken Finnish sometimes use "se" that means "it" instead of "hän") and language is very gender neutral. Finnish is pronounced like it's written, that means when you know how to pronounce alphabets in Finnish you know how about every written word is pronounced, it's almost one to one in that regard. In Finnish, word endings change depending in situation and it might seem scary at first but lot of those endings are actually same as prepositions in English. Here is video explaining that little bit ruclips.net/video/NmWzRuSELDA/видео.html
If you want to go hardcore I think studying in Finland is still free for international students if you study using Finnish language.
I live in Finland and I'm no Sweden expert but I do know people who live and have lived there have said that Sweden still has some remnants of a class system from pre-democracy monarchy days. That means more divide between the "poor" and the rich compared to Finland.
thank you for the compliment!
I know a lot of people who manage to live here for many years speaking only English, but they're either in IT or have been transferred here by their international companies. For other job you're more likely to need Finnish, though I guess everything is possible
I've hard there are cases of racism and you see it sometimes on internet boards etc, but in real life I wouldn't say it's noticeable, personally I never felt discriminated against and trust me, it's obvious that I'm not born here.
I've heard that employers are a bit suspicious about foreign diplomas and prefer the local ones, but I've just heard the rumous from a couple of people, I wouldn't take that as a confirmed info.
Good luck either way! Where do you live now?
Hi, can you tell me where you lived in the U.S.?
I live in Minnesota which was originally settled by many Scandinavians, including Finns, also Germans and Irish. Some of the characteristics that you mention are still in this culture, but sadly disappearing.
New sub. Came from a comment you made on NFKRZ .
Hi! Welcome!! I'm really happy to see you here:)
I was living in Miami for a year, so a bit far away from Minnesota :). The US is huge and apparently the states are like mini-countries, which differ from each other quite significantly, so I won't be surprised if my observations made in Florida don't apply to other states:)
I think most of the US is similar but a place like Miami is going to be different than anywhere else. Geographically it is at an extreme, and culturally it is heavily influenced by Hispanics. Then, it has many wealthy retirees there too.
Did You know that There is a Restaurant named after You - in Tallinn Estonia ! So You are almost FAMOUS in Estonia !
@@holoholopainen1627 Haha, no! I didn't know! What's the name?:) Irina or the Siberian? I'll be in Tallinn in early Jan, so I have to visit!
@@SiberianGoneInternational Sorry ! I tried to tell Rubys Tuesday - this ! Usually - I get it RIGHT - bull Ill try Again !
One correction: You don't even need to go to a photographer for the passport nowadays. You can take a photo yourself. Nowadays you fill a form online, take a photo and get your passport in a week by mail. :)
Really? You mean in the photo booth? That's cool! I actually prefer that option much more
@@SiberianGoneInternational My wife took a photo with her phone. There are a few rules to follow but after a few attempts it was good. Best photo on a passport ever! 😀
@@SiberianGoneInternational The easiest way is still to use a professional. They will get the photo just right the first time and they give you the identification number. You only need to type that number and the photographer will upload the photo. If you want to take your own, they may reject it.. So.. if you have a deadline for something and need an official photo in time, use a professional. If you have plenty of time, then you can take your own and hope it will pass the inspection.
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You guys are lucky, somewhere in the world there are people who suffer just to get themselves a passport 😑
@@squidcaps4308 you don't take your own. You submit online and they will say if it is good or not. Took us 2 attempts
I guess here is something good, even it doesn't feel like that since we been used to this in daily life 🤣
I really like the humble culture . We used to have this in New Zealand too. It used to be considered rude to try and show yourself as having money or being above anyone .sadly this is changing now.
That working remotely thing hits different now
yeah...who could have thought...
15 mins early is on time where I am from. I am AmeriFinn. This time before work is to poor a cup of coffee and get ahead of the game before everyone else shows up on the hour. SISU!
I like punctual people!
Time is most precious thing in a way for people, you can't buy more time. I would'n accept someone spending "my time" by being late.
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Right? I agree. When people are late it's kind of a sign your time is not respected. Though I know that not everyone sees it this way
Miss you are so beautiful
thank you for the compliment
I wish the UK was more like this
The UK has a lot of great things too! I actually have a video on this channel about the things I love about the UK. I was actually planning to stay there for good to live in the UK
@@SiberianGoneInternational That’s true, we have the NHS and some social housing. But for most people rent is extremely high and so are house prices. It’s very expensive to live here. There is a lot of poverty in the UK
@@kanenewman5517 yeah, the real estate prices are insane, especially in London! Impossible to buy anything
Haven't slept for a week? You seem surprisingly fresh considering. I slept only 4 hours last night and am a total zombie. If I don't get my 7 hours I'm more than usual clueless all the day, and my ears keep ringing like crazy.
"Clock-in, clock-out" oh, that's how it's called? Nice to know. Yeah that's handy. I got lots of free days with that because my hours went sometimes real late.
You are right about the no show-off, although there is something. And it has to do with cars and neighbors. There's this meme that if your neighbor buys a new car, it won't take long you develop the same new car fever. But from clothes and acessories it's difficult to tell wealth differences: people prefer to look common, trying to look rich is shunned as boasting. And very popular second hand shops (flea markets) are full of clothes, for women and kids especially: you can be fashionable getting all your clothes dirt cheap. We men rather wear our clothes to the end, so there's nothing to take to second hand shops, heh.
You have very international background.
well, I might have exaggerated a bit =) just couldn't get enough sleep for a few day in a row =)
May I ask what you pay for rent???
Hi! I bought this apartment 3 years ago, so I'm paying a mortgage:)
Oh ok, even better for you...Thanks for replying.
she has still beauty smile during 12years by KiYoung.
Lack of show off is partly due to the Lutheran heritage and partly because pretty much everybody in Finland is poor.
I agree that the Lutheran heritage plays a role, but what comes to being poor - people in really poor countries tend to show off more. I've heard stories of people literally getting loans to get a Luis Vuitton bag. This kind of behavior is really not typical for Finns
@@SiberianGoneInternational Well, maybe it is so deep rooted in our mentality that we don't even notice it. I notice it when I think about my own behavior. I am obsessed with classic cars and have more than 30. But very few people know it because I try to hide it if I can. And I am not even sure why. In general I would say that it is because I feel inside that it would be wrong to boast. Besides, why would people even care to know? I feel that such things come into light naturally when you get to know someone better. Yeah, it is inside the Finns quite often that you should never boast.
Am sorry but religion has nothing to do with it. I'm none religious and never been lutheric, and I don't see the point to show off things or wealth (if I had any..hehe).
So I think it's just in our culture in general. No one really cares what others own or have. We are just "ok, that's nice for you. What do I do with this information?".
@@takoja507 Our history is strongly influenced by Lutheran church so no matter if one is religious or not, it is in our veins. Of course there is other things also, but Lutheran roots do have a big role in it. And I'm saying this as an atheist.
S Mart Yeah that's bull crap, no religion is in our veins. Sure it might be in culture somewhat but I have no Idea tho. Never been Lutheric nor interested in religion and I am still like typical finn. So religion has nothing to do with it.
Our history is longer than Lutheric influence.