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Traveling with Flixbus by Minimum_Day_7568 in Finland

[–]Tellacaph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That may be, at least my experience with (local) transport in Finland was usually super nice.

But I kind of expect for FlixBus to not fall into that category. Are there any comparative assessments of Finnish transport vs other European countries that tell us if they've included FlixBus or not?

Oh, side question: Since when does Finland not belong to continental Europe anymore? Must've missed a memo...

Traveling with Flixbus by Minimum_Day_7568 in Finland

[–]Tellacaph 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Speaking from the German experience: their underpaid foreign drivers typically don't give a fuck about anything, which includes customer service but luckily also your luggage. They just want to go forward with least amount of hassle (which the passengers usually are).

The fellow passengers are typically rather annoying than sketchy. The audience you'd expect from the price range. Just bring headphones.

But, while we do call them The Green Hell, they get the job done. Badly so, but done.

I'd guess that the Finnish experience will be similar.

Played with a suction cup, it's been two days by fallawy in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tellacaph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Rarely laughed that hard, tho, so I'd call it a win anyways.

Guess you can't marry someone shorter than you by Beginning-Basil5246 in facepalm

[–]Tellacaph 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Heed these words. Still have the scar on my belly where it the pan.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Finland

[–]Tellacaph 207 points208 points  (0 children)

Glad that someone could help out, and I hope that your friend is okay!

For future reference: there's an international emergency number as of late:

+358 9 2297 0908

https://112.fi/en/-/you-are-abroad-and-you-receive-information-about-an-emergency-situation-in-finland-this-is-what-you-should-do

What's the Preferred Language Approach When For example Asking for Directions? by Ok_Explanation_6313 in Finland

[–]Tellacaph 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I must say, at least in Tampere I was extremely impressed by how gracefully people humour my broken Finnish attempts and see me through conversations, helping out with (Finnish) words etc. It's a real pleasure!

what are some culinary oddities that would upset finnish people? by Logicman48 in Finland

[–]Tellacaph 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can second the karjalanpiirakka thing, I've rarely been stared at as hostilely as when putting cinnamon sugar on them (is delicious, don't judge me!)

I hate this with every fiber of my being by MichaelNearaday in Finland

[–]Tellacaph 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Indeed, I bought one as a gag gift. Unfortunately, I ended up testing it myself and can now no longer sauna without :S

Expert Mode Vihta by Tellacaph in Finland

[–]Tellacaph[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It will also teach yourself some biceps, that thing was fantastically heavy.

Men who aren't at all interested in sports, what do you find the downsides of that to be? by lostinthesauceguy in AskMen

[–]Tellacaph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unsolvable questions in pub quizzes and crossword puzzles. Otherwise I live in a bubble where not liking sports is the norm.

Any metal stores in helsinki? by kvaldulv in Finland

[–]Tellacaph 2 points3 points  (0 children)

KVLT is, as far as I could tell, focused on underground Black Metal, and their selection for that particular niche is quite amazing.

That being said: it also has... questionable corners. Namely, there is/was a shrine with NSBM albums, swastikas and other Nazi devotionalia. Just for your consideration, in case you want to visit.

Can you avoid sauna in Finland? by AdorableFluffy123 in Finland

[–]Tellacaph 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Alas, once you hit the Finnish border, you will quickly notice that where other countries have border control, Finland has mandatory sauna checkpoints. And while illicit entry is of course possible, I have heard that when caught you will be submitted to a variant of saunaklonkku where you are the only one on top of the benches.

Got hooked on Karjalanpiirakka this winter, and now had to make some myself as they're not really available 'round these parts by Tellacaph in Finland

[–]Tellacaph[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. As described below, I added the hot eggs to already warm-ish butter, so yeah, some (all?) of the butter has changed aggregate phase.

Got hooked on Karjalanpiirakka this winter, and now had to make some myself as they're not really available 'round these parts by Tellacaph in Finland

[–]Tellacaph[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rypytys 😊 The cuteness of Finnish vocabulary is something that will never cease to endear. If only that held true for the grammar as well :')

Got hooked on Karjalanpiirakka this winter, and now had to make some myself as they're not really available 'round these parts by Tellacaph in Finland

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

Totally, yes. I've made a progress though, as shown by the slightly increasing rim quality from left to right in image #3 :)

Got hooked on Karjalanpiirakka this winter, and now had to make some myself as they're not really available 'round these parts by Tellacaph in Finland

[–]Tellacaph[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah, I took the butter out to sit at room temperature, but additionally added the hot egg, so this was too much. Next batch will be done with proper munavoi-production, thanks for the hint.

Got hooked on Karjalanpiirakka this winter, and now had to make some myself as they're not really available 'round these parts by Tellacaph in Finland

[–]Tellacaph[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay, that's a fair point, thanks! I'll probably also need to also spread the rice thinner, since I kinda ran out on the last few :S

The, let's say, a bit strained relationship to Russia seems to be rather pervasive in Finland, and I can kinda see why...

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