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Title: Hello Finland
Post by: bazh on Sat, 23 August 2014, 11:36:10: (http://i.imgur.com/kqrgcyB.jpg)

and the crows too
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: paicrai on Sat, 23 August 2014, 12:41:24: Quote from: bazh on Sat, 23 August 2014, 11:36:10
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and the crows too
yo come to norway mang you're not far off
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: Oobly on Sat, 23 August 2014, 15:26:18: Quote from: bazh on Sat, 23 August 2014, 11:36:10
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and the crows too

And don't forget the lakes...
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: mauri on Sat, 23 August 2014, 15:31:36: If a tree falls in finland does it make a sound though?
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: Harrowed on Sat, 23 August 2014, 17:08:20: Quote from: bazh on Sat, 23 August 2014, 11:36:10
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and the crows too
Do you talk about swarms of jackdaws or just regular crows?

And hello! Not in the 'saunas, saunas everywhere' -phase yet? :p

I hope you'll enjoy your stay!
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: bazh on Sat, 23 August 2014, 23:48:49: haha, I will find a sauna in my place :))

Now the advices section, what bank you guy can recommend for new guy like me? A bank with quick time withdraw from Paypal is what I'm looking for :D
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: iri on Sun, 24 August 2014, 04:11:26: hello, BOREDOM, BOREDOM, ENDLESS BOREDOM.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: iri on Sun, 24 August 2014, 04:12:07: also aren't there more than enough trees in vietnam?
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: Harrowed on Sun, 24 August 2014, 04:50:25: Quote from: bazh on Sat, 23 August 2014, 23:48:49
Now the advices section, what bank you guy can recommend for new guy like me? A bank with quick time withdraw from Paypal is what I'm looking for :D
I don't think that there's any difference in the deposit or withdrawal times of the banks. S-Pankki offers the most of the basic services without additional costs so most of those who don't have big loans or stock investments take that. They don't have websites in English though... Only Nordea, Osuuspankki and Danske Bank seem to have those and from them Nordea is probably the best for most.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: Oobly on Sun, 24 August 2014, 04:54:19: Quote from: bazh on Sat, 23 August 2014, 23:48:49
haha, I will find a sauna in my place :))

Now the advices section, what bank you guy can recommend for new guy like me? A bank with quick time withdraw from Paypal is what I'm looking for :D

Osuuspankki always treated me well, but I use LähiTapiola now since my wife works there. Most are good, but I stay clear of Nordea due to having received poor customer service from one of their branches.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: bazh on Sun, 24 August 2014, 04:58:39: Quote from: iri on Sun, 24 August 2014, 04:12:07
also aren't there more than enough trees in vietnam?

With that much appearance like in here Fl? No. Actually travelling around here is like take a trip to the country side in Vn, less people and more trees :))

And yes, so booooorrrrreeee :(
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: cheesedgrate on Sun, 24 August 2014, 12:16:55: Oh hi. This thread seems relevant to my interests so far. Banking and saunas.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: Oobly on Sun, 24 August 2014, 13:00:02: Actually, chatting with my wife earlier about this she brought up the issue of banking fees. S-Pankki / LähiTapiola don't charge for online banking, withdrawals and bill payments and have no monthly fees for standard accounts and no fees on credit card purchases. All the other banks do have at least some of these (but Osuuspankki at least don't charge for withdrawal or credit card purchases, but you do pay to use online banking and they have monthly account fees). Don't know about the speed of Paypal transfers, etc, though.

I've been very happy with both so far.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: bazh on Sun, 24 August 2014, 13:06:29: do they have services in English and easy to find, I only saw 2 branches of Nordea and 1 Danske so far :D

and movies, what's the best theater to go to?
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: mauri on Sun, 24 August 2014, 14:05:34: Quote from: bazh on Sun, 24 August 2014, 13:06:29
do they have services in English and easy to find, I only saw 2 branches of Nordea and 1 Danske so far :D

and movies, what's the best theater to go to?

Theaters, as in movie theaters? Finnkino seems to be the biggest chain.

What comes to english service, it's pretty much luck of the draw, some clerks english might be appalling others amazing but in general you should get by just fine with english.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: cheesedgrate on Sun, 24 August 2014, 14:11:39: Quote from: bazh on Sun, 24 August 2014, 13:06:29
do they have services in English and easy to find, I only saw 2 branches of Nordea and 1 Danske so far :D

and movies, what's the best theater to go to?

Finnkino is the biggest (and only, lol) movie theater franchise around here. That's your choice for mainstream movies and new releases.

If you are in Helsinki, there are other choices too. Orion movie theatre (or National Audivisual Institute, if you are byrocratically inclined https://kavi.fi/fi/ohjelmisto/information-english) on Eerikinkatu has great selection of vintage movies tuesday through friday. There's also Kino Engel for indie and arthouse cinema, right next to the big white curch downtown.

And of course the Helsinki International Film Festival is coming up in September so great movies then all around the town.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: iri on Sun, 24 August 2014, 14:32:04: oh yeah, next to the big white church downtown. there is also a green monument to some guy.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: cheesedgrate on Sun, 24 August 2014, 14:42:06: Quote from: iri on Sun, 24 August 2014, 14:32:04
oh yeah, next to the big white church downtown. there is also a green monument to some guy.

Yeah. I'm planning on lobbying "big white church downton" as the official name. Helsinki Cathedral just doesn't have the same appeal for me.
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: bazh on Sun, 24 August 2014, 15:11:18: funny my VN friends also call it the big white church

and great thing it is near my campus :p
Title: Re: Hello Finland
Post by: paicrai on Sun, 24 August 2014, 15:25:52: brb climbing mountains to get a view of finland, ****ing greybeards wont let me through though because they're sleeping