British Expat Finland

Leaving England for Love

November 15, 2011

Leaving England,Why? Leaving  England my home country,was not a big thing or traumatic for me I had become disenchanted with the British way of life.Not settling down any where.I believed London , Soho and Leicester square in particular to offer me at least a more vivid life and the opportunity to meet foreigners on the move [...]

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Lack Of Finnish Small Talk

September 30, 2011

Revealing Finnish Small Talk   Finnish small talk or lack of it can show many sides of the Finnish people.On a bright warm morning last July I was travelling on the number 82 bus from Hertoniemi metro to home.At the first bus stop a young man boarded dressed unconventionally,a fine example of Finnish second-hand close fashion if [...]

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Lost British Passport Leads to Dusseldorf

September 16, 2010

I lost my British Passport a few weeks ago and it seems not so easy to replace as before.As of a few months ago,should a  British Passport need to be replaced or renewed we British Expatriates need to apply for a replacement from Dusseldorf.The old days of just calling into the Helsinki Embassy to re-new [...]

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My Family is One By One Emigrating to Sweden | emigrate

July 29, 2010

I always new that myself and family would not settle down in the UK and find another country to emigrate to.Strange things happen.I have now lived abroad for some 22 years here in Helsinki Finland and Lappeenranta on the Eastern Border of Finland with Russia and I get news that my family is moving closer [...]

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Finnish Dinner Parties Sadly Missing | Dinner Party

June 30, 2010

Dinner Party in The Finland   Whilst in Finland on travels or holiday you may notice that friends here, even good friends, don’t invite you to their house for Dinner Party evenings .You’re not alone. I have friends here I have known for five or six years whose homes I have never seen, let alone be [...]

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Visually Impaired Cooking Class For Newbies

June 22, 2010

Visually Impaired Cooking   Now I had a chance do attemp some visually impaired cooking at Iiris.By my own choice I have remained pretty much aloof from the British crowd of Expats living in Helsinki and greater Finland.I have always chosen to venture alone,preferring to find my own way whether it be from awkward situations [...]

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The Finnish Sauna Health Benefits

June 18, 2010

In simple terms a Sauna is a dry-heat sweat bath and for Finnish People forms the basis of most alternative health therapies  as well as Hydrotherapies in and around the world today.Almost all health clubs,fitness gyms and hotels offer some form of sauna room for their guests and patrons. Finnish Sauna and Turkish Bath   [...]

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10 Tips on How to Emigrate abroad successfully

April 12, 2010

Emigrate Abroad With Success       The last few days here in Helsinki Finland have been absolutely beautiful.Spring has now begun to show the its rich colors and the sun is now above the horizon upon waking and high when retiring to bed,All but a few solitary dunes of snow lie almost discarded from a forgotten past.Part [...]

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InterNations excellent online community for Expats | International Online Community

February 15, 2010

Great International Online Community   Yesterday I was pointed in the direction of an organization that provides a wealth of information by means of an International Online Community and contact resources for Expatriates like myself and for people working abroad.When I say large,I mean large.With a  more than 230 overseas International online community in different parts of [...]

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The Olde Worlde art of Finnish Earwigging | Finnish People

February 12, 2010

Finnish People in Retrospect   I have always considered my self to be a fairly alert sort of person,I look at Finnish People on the streets,the Helsinki trams,Helsinki Metro,markets,and just about anywhere where there are people passing by going about their daily business,even Helsinki drunks.However as I see the Finnish People and have done so [...]

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Fact Finding Before You Move Abroad

August 28, 2009

As a British Expatriate living in Finland for 21 years,I am often asked was moving abroad a difficult process to go through..Well through my own experience,moving abroad is a big step that should not be taken half heartedly nor lightly.There are many issues to bear in mind and take in to consideration.You should do as [...]

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