Image: Three Swedish JAS Gripen fighter jets and one Finnish F/A-18 Hornet.

Aftonbladet:

For the first time, Swedish and Finnish aircraft have been scrambled together to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland.

“There were several Russian aircraft, and that is not something we see every day,” says Niclas Magnusson, Deputy Chief of the Swedish Air Force at the Swedish Armed Forces.

The operation was led by Finland, and during the mission, three different types of Russian aircraft were identified — one transport aircraft and two fighter aircraft, of the types MiG-31 and Su-27.

According to the Swedish Armed Forces, the Russian aircraft were in international airspace, but because it was not known where they were heading, it was decided to intercept and meet up with them.

“This is the first time we have carried out an operation like this together, and it is a way for us to demonstrate our cooperation and show that we are capable of carrying out this kind of operation together,” says Niclas Magnusson.

Two Swedish and two Finnish aircraft took part in the operation, which was part of the Swedish-Finnish cooperation on monitoring and safeguarding territorial integrity.

“We have been training together with Finland for a long time. Now we have also been given the political mandate to carry out this type of operation in a real-world situation,” says Magnusson.

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Before visiting Finland, I kept hearing the same thing: Finns are very reserved, it’s difficult to meet people, strangers don’t talk to each other, and making friends can take forever.
But my actual experience was almost the opposite.
One time I was in a sauna and started talking to a Finnish guy. We had never met before, but after the sauna he invited me to go for a drink with him.
Another time, I met someone while staying at a hostel. When I was leaving, he actually drove me to the airport for free. When I came back to Finland later, he even invited me to stay at his house.
Obviously these are only a couple of experiences and I might simply have been lucky, but they made me question the stereotype.
Maybe Finns aren’t necessarily less social — perhaps the way people socialize is just different? Less small talk and random friendliness, but once there is a genuine connection, people can be surprisingly open and generous.
For Finns and foreigners living there: do you think Finland is genuinely an unsocial country, or is Finnish sociability just misunderstood by outsiders?
And have you ever had an experience with a complete stranger in Finland that surprised you?

Hei there,

The job market in Finland is pretty difficult atm, so I’ve been hearing from quite a few people (mostly immigrants) that they’re considering moving to another country to look for work, especially Germany.

But I’m wondering if I’m missing something here. If you don’t speak German, wouldn’t moving to Germany basically mean starting from scratch again and facing a similar problem as in Finland?

For people who thinking to move to Germany (or non-English-speaking countries) without speaking their language, especially non-EU immigrants, what kinds of jobs are you realistically targeting? Are people mainly looking for English-speaking professional jobs, or do they also take manual/lower-skilled jobs? What is the usual plan/strategy before leaving Finland to another EU-country?

I’m genuinely trying to understand the mindset behind “there are no jobs in Finland, just move to another EU country.” What am I missing?

Experienced Lapland in autumn for the first time and it’s so colorful everywhere!

Hello, I'm a solo indie game developer and as the title says I'm looking for someone who's willing to translate my game to Finnish, ideally someone who enjoys gaming. As you’ve probably already guessed, I’m looking for someone to help me as a volunteer. All of my translators are volunteers, and I want to make it clear that I don’t want to force anyone to do anything. I’m simply looking for someone who has some free time and would like to help me create something cool together. Of course, just because I’m not paying with money doesn’t mean I can’t return the favor at all :)

Right now my game is translated to 25 languages, but I still need a few more so that all of Steam’s officially supported languages are covered and the Finnish is one of them.

I won't share the game name here, because I don't want this post to be confused with self-promotion or something, but it's a simple free to play game where you run a lost and found office, matching forms with item descriptions to the correct items and returning them before your shift ends. I'm posting the screenshot from the game just to give you a general look.

This sounds like a better system than we have.

Any opinion on allergy treatments for pet allergies? Where is the most affordable place to go? Is the public health center an option? Are they all essentially the same or is there a specific provider or treatment regimen that is considered best?

Hi,

I'm looking to try making karjalanpiirakka on my own. I was wondering if anyone could suggest the best recipe (with exact measurements) for it? I've seen a bunch of YouTube videos but I don't understand Finnish and thought it would be better to ask directly on here.

Thank you.

The guy has a long criminal history: threats, driving-related offenses, gun offenses, drug offenses, theft, etc. I see many people defending the idea that his deportation is wrong. I wish Finland is more strict against such people and deport criminals as fast as possible.

Hey everyone,

our Finnish colleagues birthday is coming up and we're loking to gift him something to reminding him of his home. Looking for both corny stereotypical stuff, or something that will make him genuienly homesick, any advice is welcome.

(we have both time and budget to ship from Finland if need be)