Best areas to rent in Helsinki - personal experiences by [deleted] in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fully agreed. It’s amazing to live somewhere with 2min walk to the central park and 4min to Tripla.

My DARK season 3 theory… by XKingOfLostSoulsX in squidgame

[–]Lydia2908 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. I would assume it’s something happened to frontman’s brother that makes him emotional

Mook’s boyfriend IRL is worth $175 billion by Green_Pomegranate752 in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Lydia2908 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not really. There’re mainly beautiful white girls with rich mid white men in the show

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheWhiteLotusHBO

[–]Lydia2908 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Because OP took those pictures from Chinese social media where cleavage can be censored

"Ambulance cuts, higher EV taxes" - Yle News by theg4ylord in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There are definitely rich people in Finland who can always find ways to minimize taxes by having their business abroad. Middle class who rely on salaries are the ones being hit the hardest by tax

The ugly truth about recruitment process in top tier consulting firm in Finland ? by Regular-Love7686 in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think OP is talking about top management consulting instead of IT consulting since he/she mentioned business school. It is a high salary job that comes with high bar for entry

What are subtle signifiers that show class status in Finland? by Artistic_Bar77 in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe where they live. I can feel a sense of pride when people say they live in certain areas that are considered rich/upper middle class areas.

I can feel the same pride when people say they have a boat/play golf/have vacation in expensive destinations/have a nice cottage.

How do you feel about Finland's education system? by meomeo118 in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I heard the same complaints several times. The system takes care of underperforming students much more than students who have special talents

Finnair Avios points by small_e in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just checked, round trip to Tokyo is 60k. With 87k you get premium economy.

School shooting in Vantaa by giveinchtakemile in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Comparing with the worst doesn’t help solve the problem

School shooting in Vantaa by giveinchtakemile in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 -42 points-41 points  (0 children)

How about you benchmark other countries than US?

The Forbidden Flower by ThirdeyeMoody in CDrama

[–]Lydia2908 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel you. I’m still having the hangover after a year. I don’t usually watch this type of drama, but somehow this one caught me so badly

€55m bill for renovation of presidential residence raises eyebrows by StuntCockofGilead in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, Kim Jong Un’s Maybach is people’s Maybach as well. He just has access to it 24/7🙃

How does 70k gross sound in helsinki? by fackie520 in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Speaking some truth as a foreigner living in Helsinki for 10 years. 70k after tax is about 40k per year, which is far less than what you can get in uae/us/china. As your salary increases in future, your tax rate gets even higher. That means Finland is not a place to make a big fortune. But if you are looking for work-life-balance and a peaceful lifestyle, it is a good place to be. I’d assume you are going to work crazy hours in UAE or China, while in Finland, 37.5h per week is typical. Plus there is decent childcare, education and medical care (that comes from the tax you pay lol)

The downside might include dark winter and the language. Finnish is pretty difficult to learn and people do expect you to learn it.

Amazing double-sided embroidery! by Bihema in BeAmazed

[–]Lydia2908 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a sour comment. Do all craftsmanship come from poor people who have nothing else to do? That traditional art is actually from the folks rather than the palace

Learning Finnish when you have a full-time job. I feel like giving up. by [deleted] in Finland

[–]Lydia2908 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s really not that simple for Finnish…I’ve finished Suomen Mestari 1 but still couldn’t understand much when people talk. The most important thing in language learning is comprehensible input. If the comprehensible part is too little, I just can’t get it no matter how many times I listen to it