Hey! Today I complete one whole
month living in Finland!
I’m so happy that I could manage
to live alone in a different country without major problems.
My company had an important role in that, since they arranged many things before I arrived. But of course I had
to learn many things and do plenty of bureaucratic stuff.
For those planning to move to
Finland, here are the basic things you’ll need to do after you arrive:
- Get a Social Security Number. Believe me, you can’t do anything without that number. Even subscribing to Zumba classes. So go to Maistraati and get yours as soon as possible. (You have to wait few days, but at least you’ll have it delivered at your place).
- Open a bank account. I chose Nordea, but there are many options. It was really quick to get my new account; the card arrived in my place within one week.
- Request a tax card. Call Vero (tax administrator) and ask for yours. You’ll need to give them some information, like estimate income for the whole year and (of course) Social Sec number.
Apart from the obligations, life
in Finland has been good so far. I’ve eaten good stuff, went to documentary
festival, visited flea market, learned to cope with the cold weather… I can’t
complain!
And I finally got my internet
connection (good one!) and I’m really happy about that!
The not-so-good part… I’m still
struggling to make friends. People here are very kind, but also very reserved. They’re
not so open to new friends. And the fact that most people I know are colleagues
with their own families and children makes it a bit more difficult (If I was in
college it would certainly be easier). But it’s ok. Yesterday I met some people
from an expat internet forum, and they were really friendly.
Doc Point - Documentary Festival (I watched Sweet Dreams) |
Blini Festival |
Suomi Viina, not so good |
Friday's Punainen Muna |
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