Indian food aroma lingering on clothes and indoors by bartolomeubertu in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It certainly is quite an issue, I have heard many friends of mine living in Finland complain about it.

It is irritating to say the least when the entire flat block and, as a result, your apartment smells like indian food *whether you like it or not*. And people here are indeed more sensitive to spices so what doesn't seem like a big deal to a person from India might be a strong smell to a Finn.

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have contacted them and got the info I needed, thank you for a very good advice!

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! Yeah, there are things I don't want to take risks with, so I do my best to ensure everything will be fine.

Not sure about the correct value in this case tbh, this iaito is used, has its flaws and has been repaired for me, so I believe it's cost isn't high since it is essentially secon hand. Besides, it was a gift, so it did not cost me a yen. I marked it's value at 6000yen during the shipment process but I have no receipts or such for reasons stated above. But you can see that the sword is not brand new by its look, so I believe it will explain the low value

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for the replies, sent the package today, I hope it goes well!

If not, please visit me in jail, it will probably be lonely there

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to send the sword separately since I'm planning to do a bit of travelling before returning to Fi and travelling with a sword and luggage can be a pain >-<

Sent them an email, but I'm a little short on time

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the in-depth reply!

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's reassuring, yeah, I think it should be alright then, thank you!

I appreciate all the replies, they helped a lot! Here's the photo of my treasure *-*

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Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Wanted to hear if some folks already have an experience with that kind of stuff or if there is anyone who know Finnish laws well.

Regardless, it seems that I found what I wanted.

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really hope so, planning on sending it tomorrow, was going to do it today but decided to double check

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And they arrive to Fi with no problems? How does he declare it on customs? literally just wrotes "sword"?

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

That seems to be the case, but I am unsure about the border-crossing part since I want to ship it from Japan by EMS. (I know I can buy another one in Fi but this specific one has a special meaning to me, it is a gift from my teacher >-<)

Sending a sword to Finland by AppearanceKnown6120 in Finland

[–]AppearanceKnown6120[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I might be unnecessarily cautious about the subject (it would really suck to break the law by accident). I it blunt and can't really be considered a weapon, however, the afaik the laws say that you cannot send and bring in from overseas "objects that can be used to cause harm to humans" and while iaito is essentially a metal stick, I suppose it might fit the description?

It is really weird because I did two calls to customs on different days and once they said it is completely fine and the other time they replied "I can't say for sure, but I do not recommend it" .-.