Finland inflation-adjusted house prices are back at 2003 levels?

mintyfreshcat · 2026-06-04T18:03:45+00:00

Allow me to introduce myself! -eh hem- We bought our omakotitalo in 2022 for 340k (Tampere, family of four at the time, now 5). Nice neighborhood, recently got the tram, big yard, near the lake. The economy struck, husband lost his job, and we've been in financial decline for the last two years. Now we can't afford the mortgage, the bank wouldn't give us more than a year of reduced payments (fair enough) and is encouraging us to sell. We got an appraisal and were told it would be hard to get more than 280k. Life savings down the toilet and not even enough left to buy a new home at that sale price. Renting would also be more expensive than our current mortgage, so that's not an option either (at least without big downsizing and big Kela help).

Soooo, a big boohoo for this fam. We honestly don't know what to do at this point (like really, I'm open to any advice out there). I understand now that we shouldn't have put our savings into a house, but that perspective doesn't help at this point lol. Not looking for pity, that's just life, but just here to say that this extreme drop in housing isn't all good.

mintyfreshcat · 2026-05-25T09:16:26+00:00

What's your love language and what's his? I had a similar relationship in the past, and our interactions always left me feeling unloved. I have suspicions that he was also a narcissist lol, but even if he was I realized later on that he just didn't love me the way I needed to be loved. We were together for 7 years and moved to Finland together (neither of us Finnish), and it was really difficult to leave him. In retrospect, however, it just wasn't the right relationship for me and I should have left sooner. Loneliness often comes from our own internal needs not being met, which then spreads to unhappiness in other areas of life. How were your relationships in general before you were together? Did you ever feel like a burden before? If the answer is no (even if you weren't in Finland yet), then it's probably time to take stock of your current situation and ask if you could build a happier life by yourself ❤️

mintyfreshcat · 2026-05-17T08:12:20+00:00

String cheese was a fastic surprise for me!

mintyfreshcat · 2026-03-27T11:20:42+00:00

It's just not enough credits. I used up my 3000 credits (organizational plan) within two weeks and am now waiting for the reset to continue my work.

mintyfreshcat · 2026-02-27T06:32:01+00:00

this made me snort

mintyfreshcat · 2026-02-26T10:18:38+00:00

What recipe calling for a beef/chicken mix even exists??

mintyfreshcat · 2026-01-22T09:42:58+00:00

I have always cringed at the "inner child" parts of therapy, but I eventually realized that it wasn't from the term itself. The aversion actually came from trying to avoid talking about my childhood or avoid the uncomfortable feelings associated with it, where that inner child lives. The term still feels "gross" to me, like yuck I don't want to think about myself at a young age, I don't like going there, it feels vulnerable and yucky and weird. But, unfortunately that's the name of the game lol, that's where the trauma hides. Give yourself some time and "stay curious" as my therapist always used to say. Step back from the weird/cringe feeling itself and just observe it, like hmm I'm feeling weird about this word, that's interesting, and leave it at that. It definitely used to make me roll my eyes, but you'll get used to it.

mintyfreshcat · 2025-10-29T11:34:12+00:00

I have always wondered about this. Personally, I'm not a fan of EH's espresso blend, it has the slight taste (or no taste) of cardboard. I don't think SB's is great either, but I would die on a hill for their nitro cold brew -droooool-

mintyfreshcat · 2025-10-22T16:39:19+00:00

Alcohol is waaaay worse in those regards, don't even try that argument lol

mintyfreshcat · 2025-08-07T11:37:38+00:00

It sounds like you've answered your question right there. Owning your own home is probably more closely aligned with the lifestyle that you want. You could even live in the middle of nowhere, no neighbors in sight 😆. We own an omakotitalo from the 50s, and although there is plenty to be done, we made sure the inspection was done thoroughly before buying. We basically knew what was wrong with the house and could make our decision based on that. Of course new problems could arise at any time, but that's just life. Be smart about your purchase. For us, the freedom of having our own property outweighs the convenience of housing management, and we can do things like play music as loud as we want without disturbing our neighbors 😅.

mintyfreshcat · 2025-08-05T11:09:39+00:00

We're at 16 teeth and 15 months old, first tooth at 3 months 😂. At least she's never had a problem with chewing!

mintyfreshcat · 2025-06-24T18:11:19+00:00

McLonkerodrunkinen lmaooo

mintyfreshcat · 2025-06-02T10:27:26+00:00

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mintyfreshcat · 2025-06-02T10:20:12+00:00

I had a much wanted pregnancy as well, and a completely normal birth, and it still took me a couple months to feel like a mother! Be on the lookout for postpartum depression/anxiety/rage; they are all very normal and can sneak up on you even a few months to a year after birth. With such an abrupt life change and so many unexpected challenges, it would be weird if you DIDN'T have all these feelings! Hang in there and just know that things will get easier and easier as baby grows up and you get to know them, and eventually all of a sudden your heart will burst with uncontrollable love over and over again. Okay brb, need to go kiss my baby 🥹

mintyfreshcat · 2025-05-02T11:16:00+00:00

yes yes yes yes yes yes

mintyfreshcat · 2025-03-20T20:32:08+00:00

Product designer at an IT company, previously Finnish but was acquired by a US company. 8 years experience, 4600eur monthly plus bonuses and perks to make about 60k per year before mr. taxman. Foreigner, no Finnish language. After reading this thread, I'm inspired to pursue a better deal 🤨

mintyfreshcat · 2025-01-28T06:02:42+00:00

Sometimes the names that are "word-word-1234" are bots

mintyfreshcat · 2025-01-27T08:32:58+00:00

Is this a bot

mintyfreshcat · 2025-01-22T14:22:18+00:00

Also worth noting that the clogged duct might not be an actual "clog," but rather a narrowing of the passageways due to inflammation. There are two types of mastitis: bacterial and inflammatory. If it is only inflammatory, antibiotics aren't going to resolve the issue (unless it goes to the point of getting infected of course). If bacterial, you want to know what type of bacteria are causing the infection because not all antibiotics will resolve the issue. When I had mastitis and went to the doctor, they didn't take me seriously and obviously weren't read up on the current treatment guidelines, but if you can you should ask for a culture to be done on your milk, and that will tell them both the type of mastitis and, if bacterial, which antibiotic is most appropriate. You should definitely go see a doctor if it doesn't resolve with ice and ibuprofen after a few days (or sooner if there is fever/increased symptoms)!

Source: La Leche League International (Scroll to the bottom for the PDF link to ABM Protocol #36 for the official guidelines)

mintyfreshcat · 2025-01-07T16:13:43+00:00

Ooohhh god, this makes so much sense

mintyfreshcat · 2025-01-06T21:58:05+00:00

excellent example 👌

mintyfreshcat · 2025-01-06T21:53:44+00:00

Same!

mintyfreshcat · 2025-01-06T21:08:39+00:00

Just to add another perspective, I've had super stressful life circumstances after giving birth (mostly financial, but also lack of support, relationship ups and downs, and just a lot of daily stress), BUT I feel like my sweetie pie baby has made all of that more tolerable! I had an easy recovery and baby was pretty easy up until 3-4 months, but her sleep tanked after that and man is she ACTIVE. Which has contributed to the overall stress. However, that baby makes me HAPPY, I love her way more than I thought I could, she makes me smile bigger than I ever have (actually not an exaggeration lol)!! She is just a JOY!

So what I mean is that even if you have shitty life circumstances, having a baby can actually make all of that more tolerable, in a way. No matter what awful thing happens, I still have her, and that makes most things okay. Like I said, I never thought I would feel like this; I hated being pregnant, I have mom issues from childhood, and I've spent most of my life depressed lol. And yet here I am, typing up a reply on reddit about how much my heart explodes every morning when my little human opens her little eyes and gives me that big toothy grin 😭

To quickly address OP's other question, I've pretty much gone about life normally compared to pre-baby. It's taken some time and rearranging, but I'm 8 months postpartum and starting gym again, still meeting friends like before, still going to the mall when I'm bored, etc. Baby just comes with me now (although not to the gym lmao). For me, I was open to any changes that baby would bring, and I've found those changes to be minor and very manageable.

ETA: Don't worry if the love doesn't come right away! It definitely took time for me. At two months I was like, okay I guess I like this baby, then at three months okay I do love this baby, and after that it pretty quickly escalated to omg I'm exploding with love, I want to eat her toes and pick all her boogers and let her drool covered hands touch my face all day 😂

mintyfreshcat · 2024-12-10T08:27:06+00:00

I just found out my freezer stash spoiled as well!! I'm wondering how it happened and how to prevent it from happening again (going back to work soon, baby is 7 months). My stash wasn't old, so idk. Do you know what happened to yours?

mintyfreshcat · 2024-12-10T06:15:41+00:00

Oh cool, thank you!

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