http://lostintransit.org/ en-us 2008-05-05T09:06:18+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002634.html The Government ensured that there would be no rising prices at the time when Finland changed its’ old customary Marks into the European monetary systems Euros but despite this everything seems to be much more expensive now than it used... Pecularities in Finland mona 2008-05-05T09:06:18+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002598.html I had my car's windshield replaced recently. It cost just under four hundred Euro, and that was a bargain compared to the other places I called. Luckily my daughter can drive. She followed me to the glass guy one morning... Mig 2008-01-25T15:49:12+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002589.html [Note: I posted this on my site, Nerd's Eye View, too. But expats, wow, this book is for you, too. I'm a ex-expat now, but haven't fully recovered. And I fear remission.] Maybe it’s because I’m female. Or maybe it’s... pam 2007-12-14T19:16:18+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002587.html As mentioned in my earlier post, a few weeks ago was the federal election here in Australia. By now you've probably heard that Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party swept into victory on what the press popularly termed a... wildsoda 2007-12-09T13:33:50+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002585.html It's a strange feeling when you have lived in a country for 15 years and think that you've pretty much figured it all out and then you suddenly realize one day that there is a whole world out there that... Perry 2007-12-02T13:35:00+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002582.html wildsoda 2007-11-24T07:48:24+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002580.html Brice, a third culture kid from Canada, has written me to let me know that the website TCK is holding a writing contest for expats, third culture kids, etc. Here is what he has to say (you'll need to get... Mig 2007-11-20T04:53:16+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002556.html During his official visit to Washington D.C., the Finnish Defence Minister Jyri Häkämies told in a speech held for an audience at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies that "The three most important security challenges from Finland's point of... Pecularities in Finland mona 2007-09-11T16:15:32+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002552.html Apparently firearm ownership in Finland is the third highest per capita in the world, according to The Small Arms Survey 2007 done by the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. It is said according to the study that there... Pecularities in Finland mona 2007-08-29T08:40:58+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002542.html One thing that sure comes up to debate when socializing with the Finns is potatoes. It is a question of which variety you are to prefer and the discussions sometimes tend to drag long as there always is someone with... Pecularities in Finland mona 2007-08-09T13:46:42+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002532.html About ten years ago, NATO forces were posted to Bosnia; the combined forces included Czech and U.S. soldiers. One of the U.S. soldiers was reported as having been raped. I remember hearing the news at the time, and talking to... anne 2007-07-28T05:46:52+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002530.html The possession of some secret material seems to be the biggest news today so far here in Finland as the Finnish Security Police seems to contradict itself about the possession of intelligence on spies. If I have not got it... Pecularities in Finland mona 2007-07-27T09:01:46+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002526.html Finland has received asylum seekers from Somalia that had been tried by tribal wars for decades and the Somali population is more prone to commit crimes than the average Finns themselves. Now more than a dozen offenders are facing having... Pecularities in Finland mona 2007-07-24T11:36:45+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002520.html The news are sometimes most disturbing I think and have no sense at all. Now Finnish junkies and drug addicts are by the Finnish National Health Institute warned against visiting Stockholm in Sweden without bringing their own clean syringes to... Pecularities in Finland mona 2007-07-12T11:35:50+00:00 http://lostintransit.org/archives/002518.html Today is the most popular date to get married this summer in Finland. In Tampere alone all churches are fully booked and about 50 more couples today are getting married than any other day this year with the Midsummer being... Pecularities in Finland mona 2007-07-07T11:05:47+00:00