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This is already the last post that I’ll write. I wrote 40 posts about my life here in Finland, the cultural differences and other...
This is already the last post that I’ll write. I wrote 40 posts about my life here in Finland, the cultural differences and other...
You expect capital/big cities to be crowded, right? You expect to see people walk everywhere you can see, and there are a lot of people...
Finns aren’t that stupid. Actually, they have some really good ideas! For example, to implement a drying rack in their kitchen cupboard....
In this post, I’ll tell you the essential basics of the Finnish language. This are words that are easy to know when you come to visit...
The Lewis Model of Cross-Cultural Communication was developed by Richard D. Lewis. The core of the model classifies cultural norms into...
Finland celebrates the start of Christmas in a very special way: they celebrate ‘Pikkujoulu’, which means ‘little Christmas’. This event...
'Friendly' is a word that I would describe neither Fins, nor Dutch people with. Before reading, keep in mind that this is a really...
Now the theoretical part of cultures will be highlighted. The first theory that will be highlighted is the theory of Hofstede. Hofstede...
Last Friday I talked to some Finnish people about disable people. I’m really interested in this, because I work with people with a mental...
Baking pies is part of every culture. In the Netherlands, we often bake apple cake or MonChou cake when we have a birthday for example....
The Netherlands is known of her bikes. The numbers say that we even have more bikes in our country than people. That can be true, because...
‘To truly experience Finland, you have to get out of the city.’ This is what the Finnish people in Turku told us. Having a cottage in...
Every week I go to the church in Turku. I don’t really know how to explain what kind of church it is, but it’s called the greater grace...
Assertiveness means taking into account the interests of yourself and the interest of others. By working towards an agreement between...
The eating schedule of a Finnish person: 6:00 a.m.: breakfast 10:00 a.m.: snack 11:30 a.m.: a huge warm meal which is like dinner. The...