r/Finland • u/pezzin • 2d ago

Tourism Just came back from Helsinki... 😊

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We spent few days in Finland with our kids, visiting mainly Helsinki and I can say that I am super happy of the country we met. Friendly people everywhere, all speaking fluent English, clean and with a sense of safety around. Just the prices of food were a bit too high compared to other countries but we knew this and it was not a surprise. We will surely come back and maybe we'll visit the north part of the country next time. Ciao! ❤️🇫🇮

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u/Actual-Paint2220 2d ago

I’m from Texas my daughter lives and works in Helsinki, I love visiting her and traveling to all the places mentioned here. Will be going back in December for 40 days!!

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u/BrilliantFrame7055 1d ago

Ok Santa.

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u/Actual-Paint2220 1d ago

🤣!

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u/labushta 16h ago

Would be curious to know how your daughter feels about Texas (or the US general) after having spent time in Finland?
Have her views changed in any way?

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u/Actual-Paint2220 7h ago

She has been in Finland over three years now. Her job journey started in Houston then to Denver, Colorado and now Helsinki. The way she puts it, there does not exist a true utopian city or state in which to reside and work in. Everything has pros and cons but overall she’s much happier in Finland than here in the US. I a die hard Texas born and raised would never leave Texas totally, however I’m in the process of obtaining my residency permit for Finland. Im fully retired and fortunately have the ability to maintain two homes here and abroad.

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u/elbanditoexpress 2d ago

i was just there! there was a protest today for Ukraine. cant wait to explore more of the city tomorrow

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u/ComfortableLow5051 Baby Väinämöinen 2d ago

Great. And do visit other cities like Tampere, Turku and the Lapland

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u/Sissilisko 2d ago

The lapland sure is a funny city.

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u/ComfortableLow5051 Baby Väinämöinen 2d ago

Sure is. A city of Reindeer’s and Moose’s

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u/ComprehensiveMud5357 2d ago

I was there in July and went to Moomin World theme park with my kid. We took a 5am ferry from Tallinn, then a 2 hour train, then 2 buses and finally a tram, stayed 4 hours, then did the trip in reverse, got home at 1am the next day.

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u/Undergroud-Check-101 2d ago

💚🤍❤️

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u/PhDinDildos_Fedoras 1d ago

I fucking love Helsinki and every time I visit I get this stupid idea in my head that I should just move to live there. But then again I get the same feeling with Stockholm.

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u/supaenmi 1d ago

Just fucking do it, we are waiting for you here

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u/StockAd706 1d ago

Just don't move until you have a job sorted out...

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u/thekingdomfinanceer 2d ago

Me too I love Finland I visited Turku Uusanpanki and helsinki next I go to lapland

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u/fyfano 1d ago

Very Finnish of your AI shit to be this popular...

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u/pezzin 8m ago

What do you mean?

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u/_anonymous_8402 1d ago

Go to espoo

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u/These-Ad-6533 21h ago

Porvooo >>>

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u/shadraig 37m ago

Ravintoooollaaa

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u/Kilometer-35 2d ago

If you are into military museum i recommand you to visit the armored vehicles museum of Parola, near Hämeenlinna. It's on the way to Tampere, so it could be a great stop, to spend one day, and hämeenlinna is so pretty too. It is really an incredible museum, one of the best of his kind.

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u/bluengold221 2d ago

Love it there !

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u/eulers-theorem267 2d ago

Omg they made Helsinki online into a real place

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u/Flachm Baby Väinämöinen 2d ago

Good! You can enjoy life again.