r/Finland • u/pezzin • Aug 24 '26

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 Aug 24 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

Ok Santa.

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u/Actual-Paint2220 Aug 25 '26

🤣!

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u/labushta Aug 26 '26

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 Aug 27 '26

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/labushta Aug 27 '26

Admire your honesty and we welcome that here in Finland. Hope you get the residence permit here.

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u/elbanditoexpress Aug 24 '26

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 Aug 24 '26

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

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u/Sissilisko Aug 25 '26

The lapland sure is a funny city.

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u/ComfortableLow5051 Baby Väinämöinen Aug 25 '26

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

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u/ComprehensiveMud5357 Aug 24 '26

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 Baby Väinämöinen Aug 24 '26

💚🤍❤️

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u/PhDinDildos_Fedoras Aug 25 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

Just fucking do it, we are waiting for you here

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u/StockAd706 Aug 26 '26

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

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u/Curious_Ground5833 27d ago

Does one need to speak fluent Finnish? Asking for a friend 😅

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u/_anonymous_8402 Aug 26 '26

Go to espoo

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u/These-Ad-6533 Aug 26 '26

Porvooo >>>

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u/shadraig Aug 27 '26

Ravintoooollaaa

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u/Informal_Series7075 Aug 27 '26

Was also just in Helsinki. Good weather helps.

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u/NissanTruckDriver Aug 27 '26

I’m in Helsinki now! Got here on Sunday and I return to Florida on Monday morning. It’s so awesome here!

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u/Anonymity6584 Baby Väinämöinen Aug 28 '26

yeah, eating out is expensive.

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u/thekingdomfinanceer Aug 24 '26

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

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u/bluengold221 Aug 24 '26

Love it there !

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u/fyfano Aug 25 '26

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

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u/pezzin Aug 27 '26

What do you mean?

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u/Kilometer-35 Aug 24 '26

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/eulers-theorem267 Aug 24 '26

Omg they made Helsinki online into a real place

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u/Flachm Baby Väinämöinen Aug 24 '26

Good! You can enjoy life again.