Category Archives: Finland

Second impressions on Australia

Posted on Feb 7, 2012 by sim

Curiously, there’s no phrase “second impressions”, so what comes after first impressions? Noting that I wrote a couple of posts about first impressions of Australia some 2½ years ago ([1], [2]), it’s time to take stock of some cultural and … Continue reading →

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Backwater Australia – or maybe not?

Posted on Jul 9, 2011 by sim

There is a general consensus or at least an attitude in Europe that Australia is quite a bit behind in most, particularly technological, things. However, there was also a general consensus in Europe that it was leading the mobile devices … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts of the day

Posted on May 6, 2009 by sim

Goodbye Finland, Hello Soviet Union I think stores should be allowed to stay open anytime they wish to; hence, I welcome the May-August period when stores in Finland can be open on Sundays. Last Sunday I went to our local … Continue reading →

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When lack of competition makes you go hungry and other food whines

Posted on Feb 23, 2009 by sim

We’ve all heard the supposed reasons behind the increasing food prices; rising fuel and other costs, failed crops and all that. Some of them are downright lies and the others are becoming increasingly dubious as over the past 6-12 months … Continue reading →

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More on snow & light

Posted on Nov 25, 2008 by sim

I know it’s uncharacteristic of me to have two posts on snow, but it’s such a rare phenomenon in Southern Finland nowadays that it’s warranted. You can click all the photos here to get a bigger version – my apologies … Continue reading →

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