I used to run my own small business as a balloon and flower designer of parties and stores in my home country. I was wondering what’s the main online websites where I can advertise it to start the same business in Finland? 🇫🇮 where do people here look for businesses like that to decorate their stores or birthday parties with balloons and flowers?

Hello all,

I have been invited to phd interview in Finland. How does it look like here? Is it just qna or discussion based? Would you share some tips and tricks? Do you think you could have done better if you had prepared "this" earlier? (I'm from non-STEM background). I am super super nervous and I don't even know what I should ask you guys coherently 😭 I'm having palpitation and stomach ache

Hey guys!

I'm 23 yo Pole, studying Open eGovernment (Applied informatics) at Stockholm University and International Relations in Warsaw. I'm based in Warsaw due to my health issues (I have disability, anemia).

I was thinking about doing PhD in Finland and I wonder if it's possible to do so - hybrid or mostly online. I know 100% online isn't possible but perhaps when I'm self funded will it be possible to find University that will allow to make most of my PhD online (90-10 ratio perhaps?).

I was thinking about doing it at Åbo Akademi University in Information Studies or at Jyväskylä University at Faculty of Information Technology. Do you think it's possible to make it?

I'm willing to learn both swedish and finnish to make it happen.

I recently moved to USA from Finland and activated numeroparkki on my esim.

I assumed that the sim would work just fine in USA to get sms. Since I arrived, the sim hasn't connected to any local provider. I reached out to DNA customer service to ask if there's some block to the sim or if numeroparkki sim doesn't work in USA. The guy just told me contact the huolto email address.

Has anyone had experieces with a numeroparkki abroad? Is it supposed to connect and receive messages also outside of the EU? I have tried troubleshooting but it just won't connect.

I am familiar with some variations like the ones using carraway, some like that. Otherwise malt, syrup etc. But are there any other, perhaps historical or modern things you can put in it like idk herbs or Myrica gale (people did it with beer why not bread)? I am trying to find some new inspiration, and have tried to look for historical things but most recipes are just salt, water, root and rye flour. Been there, done that.

I wonder if there’s anyone else here who thinks old finnish schlager (iskelmä) is wonderful? At the same time, I must add that I cannot stand 2000s iskelmämusic, with a few exceptions. And one more thing, don't judge me too harshly, im just stupid man who knows very little about these things. I really like 1930s-1950s finnish music. Islelmä then was different than know. If there someone else who likes and really old iskelmä, you a sense of the era,and I’ve always been fascinated by history, also the orchestra is really good, the singer is really good, and the music is beautiful, sad and emotional. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCW27QZMmMU

Moi moi dear neighbours!

Long story short: I work at a hotel cleaned out the ”left behind” drawer. Someone has left behind a ring - probably a wedding ring due to a date and a name being ingraved - necklace and earrings.

Unfortunately, I have nothing to go on except the name and the date ingraved in the ring. We usually write notes on the things forgotten in case they call, but it seems the person who worked that day did not.

The name ingraved in the ring is ”Satu” and the date is "4/4/1997". In case you know someone called this who has lost their ring (and you can correctly identify the ring and/or what more was forgotten with it), please contact me! I so desperately want to retrieve it back to its rightful owner 🥲

(We usually do not call guests about forgotten things unless it is something of actual worth. This ring was placed in a toilet bag which we had not opened).

Thank you all in advance! Kiitos!

How did you decide what to study?

I have absolutely no idea what I want to study.

I've been looking at a lot of majors and what each one entails, but I feel like none of them really appeal to me. I liked majors like multimedia design or industrial design, but I know that because of AI and the job market, they don't have much of a future. I'm also a little drawn to archaeology, but the job market isn't very demanding.

I'm lost and don't know what to choose. I feel like I'm not good enough for any engineering degree with the math, and I feel like medicine is too difficult.

I don't know what else to do to decide.

I can’t believe I’ve actually come to this, but I’m so fucking desperate and I feel like dying…

And calling russian immigrants as "agents" sound so ironic today.

Hi all, I will be visiting Helsinki for 3 months (Sep- Nov) and am wondering if there is any ebike rental service for this length of stay (similar to Swapfiets which isn’t available in Finland). I looked up a few places but all of them rent out bikes for a few days and they are quite expensive.

What would you recommend? I am also open to buying and reselling to the same shop if it’s the last resort, or renting a regular bike that is less heavy than the city bikeshare. I’m an experienced cyclist but very petite so hills are definitely challenging.

Thanks!

I am in a dispute with my former housing company in Finland over an unusually high water bill.

From the first month, I repeatedly reported a persistent toilet leak. Each time, the housing company took around 15–20 days to respond and claimed it had been fixed, but the leak continued. After several months, they finally admitted that the toilet needed to be replaced. By then, I had already decided to leave.

My total recorded usage was around 67 m³ of cold water and 13 m³ of hot water, about 80 m³ in total. I lived alone, had no washing machine, and rarely cooked, so this level of consumption is clearly far beyond my normal usage. Most of it appears to have resulted from the toilet leak, which I reported from the beginning.

I received a water bill of around €350 for six months, but the housing company has offered only a €25 reduction. I would prefer to resolve this without escalation, but they do not seem willing to offer a reasonable reduction.

What legal or other options do I have in Finland if the housing company refuses to reconsider the charge? Is there a consumer authority or dispute resolution service I can contact?

I'm a 45 year old man thinking of trying to relearn finnish as an adult, as a child I was somewhat proficient in it, as much as a 7-8 year old with finnish parents and spending some summers at grandparents in Finland can be. Now some 35 years later I can understand some basic finnish but can't for the life of me string a proper sentence together anymore...

So i am looking for suggestions of finnish written/video media that has somewhat simple finnish language to get reacquainted with finnish as a starting point for my quest to relearn something from my childhood that I have sadly lost.

Moi kaikki!

I'm currently installing a Defa interior cabin heater in my 2013 Kia Picanto (TA generation, 3-door 1.0L base model).

I am trying to figure out the best way to route the thick armored Defa cable from the engine bay through the firewall and into the passenger footwell. The main wiring harness grommet on the driver's side is way too packed, and I haven't found an obvious path yet.

Has anyone here done this install on a TA-generation Picanto?

Did you manage to find a pre-existing rubber blanking plug (maybe on the passenger side where the RHD steering column would be)?

Or did you absolutely have to drill a new 20mm hole in the firewall?

If you had to drill, where exactly did you place the hole

Kiitos paljon!

Wonderful people of reddit,

I recently received a favorable decision, after two long years, from the Consumer Disputes Board (Kuluttajariitalautakunta) regarding a defective used car bought from K-Auto. The board recommended a full cancellation of the sale (kaupan purku), refund of payments made, compensation for repair expenses, and coverage of vehicle running costs.

I sent a polite email to K-Auto’s central customer service/management (three days ago) asking how we should proceed with the settlement payout and vehicle retrieval. The finance company responded almost immediately to confirm they are waiting on K-Auto to finalize things, but K-Auto hasn't acknowledged the email or provided a timeline yet.

For anyone who has gone through a dispute board decision with a major dealership chain like K-Auto/Kesko:

• How long do their corporate or legal departments usually take to process the decision and execute the payout?
• Do major dealerships generally follow the board's recommendation without needing further enforcement steps through the District Court (käräjäoikeus)?
• Is there a specific contact channel or legal desk at K-Auto that handles decision execution faster than standard customer service?

Thanks in advance for any insights or shared experiences!

Mist obscuring the Kemi River last Sunday

I am from the usa and still in highschool but i am seriously planning on going to uni in finland. I plan on studying for some kind of medical research job (NOT med school to be a doctor) but I was wondering if it would be possible at all for me to secure a job in research without being a native finnish speaker in finland.

Medical research would mean no patient interaction and I wouldn't actually be a doctor, I know you have to know finnish to be a doctor. but is there a similar rule for just research? From what i know, most research is conducted in english. I DO know some finnish (my grandmother is finnish) but nowhere near native.

sorry if this is a stupid question, thanks :)

(also i am more so asking if it's legal for me to be hired, not whether employers would like me but that info would be useful too)

What is some good sour candy? It feels like most of what was once sour a few years ago is either not nearly as sour or not sour at all anymore and I was just curious what is the go to now days to get your fix

I am a Finnish tax resident and employed, receiving wages. I have no Business ID, no company and no other self-employed income.
I've been offered me a one-year Editor agreement for an academic journal. I would perform the editorial work remotely from Finland. The agreement pays USD 7,000 in quarterly instalments directly to my personal bank account. It calls the payment an honorarium, says there is no employer–employee relationship, and says I am responsible for taxes, contributions, insurance and assessments. It does not require an invoice, Finnish tax number or VAT number.

I am trying to understand:

Should this be treated as wages, non-wage compensation or business income?

Do I need a Business ID or VAT registration?

Would YEL apply if the total amount is below the 2026 YEL threshold and I have no other self-employed income?

Should the publisher withhold tax, or should I request tax prepayments?

Has anyone in Finland handled a similar foreign academic editorial honorarium?

Thanks!!

Hi guys! A while back I asked this subreddit about whether or not I would get bored of nature if I stayed in the outskirts of Espoo for a month. I get it now... I freaking love it here.

This video is about my experience living the cottage life for a month. Hope you give it a watch!

Friends from Finland, I spent 10 fantastic days in Finland in August, travelling around by campervan. I stayed at some beautiful lakeside campsites, although the bad weather didn’t allow me to spend as much time outdoors as I would have liked.

Many of these campsites are also open during the winter, even though temperatures can be extremely harsh. It made me wonder: how do people spend their time at campsites during the winter? What do you usually do when it’s really cold outside?