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Architecture   Tampere

Architecture, Tampere

 9 Reviews  You won't find any masterpieces of architecture in the centre of Tampere. I would call it nice but rather dull. The cobbled main street Hameenkatu didn't impress me at all. In the picture the theatre... 

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Tampere Churches   Tampere

Tampere Churches, Tampere

 7 Reviews  Aleksanteri Church is situated near the Stockmann department store. It's called the New Church because it was originally built to replace the Old Church which was the most important place of worship... 

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The Streets of Tampere   Tampere

The Streets of Tampere, Tampere

 6 Reviews  I was told that this was the area for wealthy locals. As you can see there are no block apartment buildings, everything is compact and nice, behind the buldings is a pine forest, one can't hear the... 

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Tampere in brief   Tampere

Tampere in brief, Tampere

 5 Reviews  In the late afternoon I started to stroll down Hämeenpuisto and just generally walking around the area. Walking past Hämeenpuisto to the Pyynikin Kirkkopuisto, which is part garden, part cemetery. In... 

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Finlands Flagdays

by gubbi1

Being in Finland you will notice that some days there are flags hanging around. These are for the memory of people and events important for Finnish culture or nationality. Like the first day this tipp is posted (April 9, the day Mikael Agricola or 'Day of Finnish language')...A copy of what can be found in Wikipedia (English page for 'Flag days in Finland'):By law, the Finnish flag must be flown from public buildings on the following days[1]:February 28, day of Kalevala; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of Finnish culture May 1, Vappu, the Day of Finnish Labour Second Sunday in May, Mother's Day June 4, birthday of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland; the occasion is also celebrated as the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces Saturday between June 20 and 26 June, Midsummer Day; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish Flag. The flag is hoisted on...

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Forum pages for the living in Finland

by gubbi1

During my preparation periode before coming to Finland I fell over two forum-pages on the net about different aspects of staying in Finland. The first is dedicated to Germans who moved to Finland (language is German ... of course ;) ).-> Forum for Germans in Finland.The other forum is general for people living in Finland (English):->Forum about life in Finland.

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Expat in Finland

by gubbi1

Are you going to be staying in Finland for a longer time, then this might give you some help. It is meant for Expats, so people sent to Finland from a homecompany on the base of a certain time, not permanent. As this involves a lot of uncertainties for the person, this page below could give some hints.-> Expat Finland - Info for the living in Finland.

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Prepaid cards for mobile phones

by gubbi1

There are different possible providers of prepaid cards for mobile phones in Finland.You can get them directly in the phone shops, which are quite frequent or at r-kioski, small shops which you can easily find by their color (see logo).Elisa (Finnish, English, Swedish).Sonera (Finnish, English, Swedish).r-kioski, little stores.

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Map

by lonestar_philomath

The changing of seasons. On 27 Dec in Oulu it was completely dark 23.5 hours with just a thin sliver of twilight long the southern horizon. I can remember requiring 12 hours of sleep during this time. By March, I watched in amazment at the changing of the season from winter into spring. The trees went from being bare twigs to fully leafed out in just three days! Then by the end of May there werer 23.5 hours of day light and I only required 3-4 hours sleep per night. Going to the doctor for a bad cold in January. While I was sitting in the waiting room, a mother came in with her young son, all covered in red dots! And worst of all, she sat him down next to me! Not worried (because I had innoculations as a child) I did not think about it until Friday night. When I returned to my apartment and undressed to go into the sauna, I noticed I had red dots and contracted measles! Being too...

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The world's strangest language

by sirhc

My mother was second generation Finn and would talk in her native tongue to her siblings when she wanted to keep whatever from the kids. She wanted to teach me, but I resisted. I guess it really didn't matter, because outslde of about 4-5 million Finns, nobody can decipher what they are saying. I say this with due respect as anyone who can master the languge must have some linguistic talents. While walking the streets it is impossible to ignore the length of the words and try (in vain) to figure out what the meaning is.

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1000 Lakes

by hartti

Frequently Finland is called country of 1000 lakes, but in reality there are much more lakes. The amount differents depending on the calculation rules, meaning how big/small ponds are calculated as lakes. But without much lies the count is about 100 times higher.

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Forests

by ginte

I really enjoyed Finnish forests. Sometimes it seems taht there are only pine-trees. So many of them! But you can find fir-trees, birches also. One day we drove for to see mooses at the forest, but it seems that they were afraid of us:) Maybe you'll be more lucky:)

Landscape

by ginte

Various and beautiful: meadows, lakes, forests, rocks. Especially I liked forests full of pine-trees! And lakes looks unique. I recomend you to go there by your own car for to explore the beauty of Finnish landscape.

get your money at OTTO.

by cachaseiro

ATM's are everywhere in finland and you are fine just bringing a VISA or mastercard.when you want to withdraw money just look for a sign saying OTTO.OTTO in finland is not the guy who drives the school bus in the simpsons but an ATM :O)

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Q:  Right - here's the brief. I've got a maximum of three days, and am going to pick up a car from either Helsinki or Tampere.... 

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A: go to the koli national park. thats not too far so you can get to see something in 3 days, and its one of the most beautiful landscapes in finland. 

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