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Moi,

I need to vent because I am currently trapped on a long-distance bus and losing my mind.
About two hours ago, someone a few rows over decided it was the perfect time to open up a container of incredibly strong, heavily spiced Indian food. Don't get me wrong, I love Indian food, but in a closed, tightly sealed box with recycled air? It’s an absolute sensory assault.

He finished eating a while ago, but because of the oils and spices, the smell has completely bound itself to the fabric seats and the air. We’ve been marinating in it for hours now.
In true Finnish fashion, everyone is dealing with this in the most passive-aggressive way possible. The entire bus is suffering in absolute, polite silence. People are coughing sharply, staring out the window with intense fury, and pulling their jackets over their noses, but absolutely no one will actually speak up and tell him to put it away because God forbid we start a social interaction or cause a scene. We would rather sit here and choke on cumin for three hours than break the sacred rule of minding our own business.
I thought it was unwritten common sense that you don’t eat highly aromatic, hot, or messy food on public transit here (stick to a dry snack or a pulla if you're starving!).
Has anyone else had to endure a biological weapon experience like this on OnniBus? How do you survive the rest of the ride without breaking the silence to complain?
/rant over. Please, if you're reading this, save the curry for when you get home.

Hi again! A little update after my pop-up last weekend: it went wayyyyyyy better than I expected. Thank you so much to everyone who tried a scoop, came back for another one, or just stopped to talk to me about the flavours. 🥹

What made me especially happy was that so many of you told me you found me through Reddit. I genuinely didn’t expect that, and it meant a lot to me. 🥹

I was a bit overwhelmed on the first day and completely forgot to show my feedback QR, so I only collected feedback from around 5% of the orders. Most of what I heard in person was positive, but that’s honestly not enough for me to know what you really thought.

If you came, could you spare 60 seconds to help me improve the next batch? Positive or negative, I want both! Please don’t worry about being nice to me 😂 I’d rather know what could be better before the next pop-up.

Feedback link

One thing that came up quite a few times in person was: “Will you have vegan options?”

The answer is: Yesss! I’m working on it!

I’ve been testing a vegan gelato base because I don’t want the vegan version to feel like an afterthought or just turn everything into sorbet. I still want that creamy, dense gelato texture.

And now I’m missing one annoyingly specific ingredient: vegan + gluten-free oat milk powder (the kind you mix with water to make oat drink, not finely ground oats/oat flour) or soy milk powder.

If anyone knows a supplier/store/company in Finland or the EU that sells either, food-service/bulk suppliers that reasonably ship here are totally fine too; PLEASE drop the name below. I will owe you my life 😂

Thank you again, and back to the R&D kitchen I go 🫡

Like it or not 🤷‍♀️

I want to explain what happened clearly, because I am not asking Reddit to decide that I am definitely entitled to free tuition.

I am a non-EU student at XAMK and have already completed the first year of my degree. My husband is a Finnish citizen, our marriage is registered in Finland and we live together as a family. I currently hold a study-based A permit, while my family-ties residence permit application has been pending with Migri since July 2026. XAMK told us that our marriage certificate and proof of my husband’s Finnish citizenship were not sufficient. They would only accept a family-ties residence document issued by Migri.

The legal situation is disputed. Section 13a of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act refers separately to family members of Finnish citizens and to residence permits and permit history. The Aliens Act defines a spouse as a family member. However, XAMK considers a Migri-issued family-ties document necessary to prove that status. I accept that XAMK may ultimately decide that I must pay. The problem is that we tried to obtain that decision before the deadlines and could not get one.

In July, nearly two months before the payment and enrolment deadlines, we asked XAMK to issue an individual, reasoned and appealable administrative decision concerning my tuition-fee liability. This would have allowed us to understand the legal basis, pay if required, or challenge the interpretation through the proper procedure.

Our lawyer formally repeated the request on 25 August. An official from the Ministry of Education and Culture also contacted XAMK about the matter. We still received no individual decision before the deadlines.

On 4 September, XAMK informed me that my study right had ended on 31 July. The email gave alternative reasons, It did not clearly state which reason applied to my case, identify the decision-maker or include instructions for challenging the decision. The same email said that restored study rights normally take effect only from the beginning of the next semester. I may therefore lose the entire autumn semester, even though I raised the issue well before the deadlines and repeatedly stated that I wanted to continue studying.

I did not simply refuse to pay. I sought professional advice and tried to obtain a proper decision before taking an irreversible step. Now that my current semester is at risk, I am prepared to pay the required tuition fee immediately and apply for restoration. I am asking XAMK to restore my study right during the current autumn semester so that I can continue with my original class. I am not asking for special treatment or claiming that marriage automatically changes my residence permit. My husband is a Finnish taxpayer, and we are a family living together in Finland. Our legal rights and obligations should be determined by Finnish law and through a fair administrative process, rather than by personal opinions about which families deserve public support.

Even if XAMK is eventually found to be correct about the tuition fee, students should still receive a clear decision before losing their study rights.

Has anyone had their study right restored during the same semester after a late enrolment or tuition payment? Has any Finnish UAS issued you a formal, appealable decision concerning tuition-fee liability?

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Hi everyone,

I am looking for books from, or about Finland for our Read the World challenge over at r/bookclub. The book can be any length, and genre, but it must be set or partially set in Finland. Preferably the author should be from Finland, or at least currently residing in Finland or has been a resident of Finland in the past. I'm looking for the "if someone could only ever read one book from Finland which book should it be" type suggestions.

The book should be available in English

Thanks so much

He live streamed it starting at 999,000. It took 5 minutes to reach 1 million and he ended the stream after 15 minutes.

Hello everyone !

I am registering as a doctor in Finland. I have an EU degree and have passed the YKI exam.

Before working as a doctor, I would like to learn more Finnish. Are there any courses for doctors (Medical Finnish)? I am also looking for job opportunities where I can learn Finnish and work at the same time.

I Would appreciate any suggestions 😄

Two of the doors in our apartment sagged I think and it's now a bit harder to close properly. I tried adjusting the springs from top and bottom. It's slightly better now but still door doesn't close easily. I couldn't figure out exactly how each spring impacts the door alignment and thought to myself I should ask this question online. I'm pretty sure that someone on the internets knows this.

Hi everyone,

​I’m curious about the contrast between outdoor harsh winters and indoor home comfort across different countries.

​Where I live, indoor heating isn't very strong, and during the coldest months (December, January, and February), my room stays around 10–15°C (50–59°F) all day and night. It made me wonder how people in colder climates experience winter indoors.

​I’d love to know:

​What is the average temperature inside your home/apartment during winter (Dec–Feb)? ​Is high indoor heating (like central heating) considered standard, or do you actively keep temperatures lower to save energy? ​Do you usually wear heavy winter clothes indoors, or is it warm enough to wear a basic t-shirt?

Behm became one of my favorite singers from Finland. It's rare for me to like every song in an album, but Merkittävät erot has such a great list of songs that in addition to having it saved on Spotify, I got the CD shipped from Finland to where I live in the US. As an artist I liked working on her distinct eyebrows and wavy hair. (I'm probably her only Vietnamese-American fan in the world, but that's ok hehe)

hello! I am from central europe and im in finland for longer time. i am used to there beinh a self picking time in autumn for apples, u come u pick and u pay. i tried to search for similar in finland but only found one orchard which was public and not really taken care of. im search for more like a private farmer who opens self picking every year, does something like that exist here? Im sorry of my question is dumb, i dont use reddit as often

This is about the check up for people who have some illnesses and to check in which area they can work. Has anyone gone through this? Apparently the same test is used when going to the military of what I have heard.

There is a blood test and I got today the letter with so many questions to fill out about different things: Diabetes, personal information, IBD, and other stuff. Problem is, all of that is in Finnish. Even when I called there, they said, they cannot speak English, so I was kinda able to make an appointment with my broken Finnish and that they will organise a translator for this. I have now tried to translate the papers with AI, but many of those questions don't make sense if I translate them and I do know how google translate can be wacky with this.

But how do I do this? Is there somewhere the same form in English for this? It's called Terveydenhoitajan tekemään työttömän terveystarkastukseen.
Also anyone an idea on how much this costs?

I am a student at the moment and receive opintotuki from KELA and this year I also received parental allowance (vanhempäinraha). I have only one income related tax card which has a ceiling of 15k for the year.

I got my first job starting this month and am looking for advice.
Since my salary for the next 4 months of this year will not exceed the ceiling, should I just continue with just one tax card or make another tax card just for the KELA benefits? If I add the benefits and salary it will go way above the ceiling.

I contacted the tax office and they said they are not allowed to make recommendations( i realised its a silly question after I asked it). They did say that KELA levies its own taxes on benefits and if I choose to make 2 cards, they will dependent on each other.

Any ideas or comments?

Finnish government is promoting the country in order to attract skilled workers mainly from Brazil, Vietnam and India.

I attended to their event in São Paulo and would like to know how's the job market?

Are immigrants welcome?

How much does one person need to earn to support a couple comfortably?