Finland
- Where to buy electronic parts (Transistors, Resistors, LEDs) in Helsinki?
I would like to buy some parts for an electronics project. Specifically, a bread board, some wires, some basic components like resistors, transistors and LEDs in bread board form. I'm looking for a more specialised store that sells a larger variety of these things.
Is there any store in Helsinki where I can physically go and buy this? Do you have a favourite online store that delivers to Finland where you can buy this stuff?
- yle.fi President Stubb criticises Finns Party minister over Ukraine equality alliance decision
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio decided Finland would not participate in an international gender-equality alliance for the rebuilding of Ukraine because it also promotes the causes of sexual and gender minorities.
- Explosive accident injures two (and launches car-crushing rocks) at Helsinki construction siteyle.fi Explosive accident injures two at Helsinki construction site
The explosion launched rocks hundreds of metres away from the worksite, damaging cars parked on a nearby street.
> The explosion launched rocks hundreds of metres away from the worksite, damaging cars parked on a nearby street.
- yle.fi Police suspect vandalism behind cell tower collapse in Häme
Telecoms operator Elisa reported disruptions in its network in parts of Hämeenlinna and Janakkala on Sunday.
> Telecoms operator Elisa reported disruptions in its network in parts of Hämeenlinna and Janakkala on Sunday.
Crossposted-ish from https://sopuli.xyz/post/15325594
- Looking for some Finnish recipes / Etsin suomalaisia reseptejä
I am studying Finnish and would like to try some of the foods talked about in the lessons. Internet searches are mostly returning results about the foods and not actual recipes.
The recipes i would like to find are lörtsy (sweet, and savory, however i am a vegetarian so i am not after meat fillings), pulla, ruisleipä, karjalanpiirakka, and i recently heard about blueberry pies with rye crust on TikTok (no idea what they are called).
Recipes can be in Finnish, i welcome translating them. I did that with my leipäjuustoa recipe.
Edit: i found a lörtsy with caramelized onion and gruyere filling recipe
- Left Alliance celebrating Finnish EU election resultsareena.yle.fi Li Anderssonin reaktio eurovaalien ennakkoäänten tulokseen | Uutisvideot
Video näyttää hetken, jolloin Li Andersson sai kuulla eurovaalien ennakkoäänten tuloksen sunnuntaina 9.6. klo 20.
- yle.fi Ukraine tests latest Finnish equipment
The Defence Ministry has been relatively tight-lipped regarding the contents of Finnish aid packages for the war-torn country.
- yle.fi Ombudsman says racism becoming established in Finnish politics
The ombudsman says that there were both positive and negative developments last year.
- yle.fi Finnish police use classical music to prevent young people from partying on beach
The method is rolled out every year to keep a beach in Espoo clear of young people celebrating the end of school term.
- I spotted this at Prisma: the perfect metaphor for Finland
It's attractive, it looks friendly, it's genuinely good, yet for no good reason, it tries to convince you it's not really that great 🙂
- yle.fi Poll: Majority in Finland disapprove of Israel's actions in Gaza
Yle's poll revealed a wide gender gap in attitudes towards Israeli military action, with 76 percent of women saying they disapproved of the war, compared to 43 percent of men.
- yle.fi Inspections reveal poor treatment, underpaying of foreign workers by Lapland tourism firms
An investigation by a regional Lapland authority uncovers evidence that foreign employees are expected to work excessive hours, without requisite rest periods, and often receive less pay than they are entitled to.
- yle.fi Finland opens national e-library
The new digital library will also offer English-language material.
- yle.fi GPS disruptions force return of two Finnair planes
GPS interference forced two Finnair flights travelling from Helsinki to Tartu, Estonia, to turn back.
- yle.fi Police arrest Finns Party MP over nightclub shooting
MP Timo Vornanen fired a shot into the ground outside a Helsinki nightclub.
- yle.fi Would you pass the YKI test? Practice with Yle's learning pack
Passing the YKI test and obtaining the language certificate is a mandatory step on the road to Finnish citizenship.
- yle.fi Thursday's papers: Violence as spectacle, border legislation, continuing winter woes
Finland's Ombudsman for Children says that smartphones and social media have changed the nature of youth violence.
- yle.fi Police: Bullying motive in school shooting
The sixth-grade suspect told the police he was bullied at school.
- Finland: Windows95man Keeps His Name for Eurovision But Outfit Change Requiredeurovoix.com 🇫🇮 Finland: Windows95man Keeps His Name for Eurovision But Outfit Change Required - Eurovoix
Finnish media reports that Windows95man will be able to perform under their existing name at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The Finnish representative will not be required to change their name for Eurovision 2024 according to Ilta-Sanomat. There had been…
> Finnish media reports that Windows95man will be able to perform under their existing name at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
> The Finnish representative will not be required to change their name for Eurovision 2024 according to Ilta-Sanomat. There had been discussions regarding whether Windows95man would be required to change his name due to brand advertising being in breach of the contest rules.
> However, Windows95man will be required to make changes to the outfit he will wear on the Eurovision stage. The Microsoft Windows 95 operating system logo will need to be adapted for the performance, Teemu Keisteri commented:
- yle.fi MPs begin reconsidering long-delayed Sámi Parliament law
The bill, which the indigenous Sámi people see as crucial to their right of self-determination, has been debated over four legislative terms.
- yle.fi Doodles, poems, protests — election officials reject 20k votes in 2nd round
In Central Finland the number of rejected votes in the presidential election second round nearly tripled compared to the first round.
- Finland votes: Stubb wins presidencyyle.fi As it happened: Stubb wins presidency
National Coalition Party candidate Alexander Stubb is set to become Finland's next president on 1 March, beating independent candidate Pekka Haavisto, backed by a voters' association and the Green party.
- yle.fi Pori gets gender-neutral job titles
All of the revamped titles were previously gender-marked for men.
- yle.fi Baby names — Finland says no to Voldemort, Jezebella and Yes
The Names Board has released its annual list of naming no-no's.
- yle.fi Survey: One in three won't vote for Pekka Haavisto because of his partner
The presidential candidate is in a registered civil partnership with Ecuadorian man Antonio Flores.
- yle.fi Reserve resignations surge after defence minister's remarks
The Civilian Service Centre reported a daily record number of applications to switch from the military reserve to civilian service on Friday.
- www.theguardian.com Finland strikes expected to bring country to standstill
Hundreds of thousands expected to strike until Friday in response to proposed changes to employees’ rights and benefits cuts
- Minor mystery for Finnish linguists
Hey all,
I like etymology. When I see a word I don't know - or even one I know but I can't quite guess where it might come from - I look it up.
And so I do too with Finnish words. And there's something that has been puzzling me for quite some time: a surprising number of very common, everyday Finnish words, seem to have been coined very recently, in the 19th and early 20th century.
I'm not talking about words that describe new things, like automobiles or electric devices. It would make sense that words describing those things came about when those things first appeared. And I'm not talking about words borrowed from other languages. I'm talking much more generic words entirely made up in Finnish. For instance:
- Lihas: liha + -s. Coined by Finnish teacher and linguist Gustaf Erik Eurén in 1860.
- Osake: osa + -ke. Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1847.
- Kahvila: kahvi + -la. Coined by Finnish politician, historian and professor Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen in 1861.
Now here's the mystery: I'm pretty sure muscles, company shares and coffee houses existed in Finland before the mid-19th century. So what were those things called before? Why did some people decide to coin new words for them? Why did so many new Finnish words seem to appear in that time period?
I've asked my Finnish friends but they don't know. They don't even seem to be aware that a lot of their language is actually quite recent.
Any linguist out there who would know?
This one isn't in plaintext this time. I learned from last time that there are issues displaying plaintext on a phone, where there isn't any guarantee of 80 available columns. I thought that wasn't a tall order, but it turns out, it is.
Also, I really wanted links.
And I'm sorry I was so late in posting this. I have trouble finishing things...
- yle.fi Finnish passport climbs to second place in global ranking
Finnish passport holders have visa-free access to a total of 193 countries, up from 189 last year.
- yle.fi A really simple guide to Finland's 2024 presidential election
This year Finland elects a new president to succeed Sauli Niinistö. Here's what you need to know about the election.
- yle.fi 200 applications and 3 interviews: Foreign grads struggle to get jobs
Work-based immigration is growing, but at the same time educated people in their prime are leaving Finland over a lack of career prospects.
- yle.fi Survey: Presidency Finland's most trusted institution
A new poll shows that Finns overwhelmingly place more trust in the office of the president than in any other institution or organisation.
- yle.fi Conscripts' will to defend Finland highest in a decade
A survey found that conscripts were satisfied with conscription service, according to the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF).
- Cold and colder – Enontekiö sees winter's record low of -43.1 Celsiusyle.fi Cold and colder – Enontekiö sees winter's record low of -44.3 Celsius
This winter's national record cold reading, so far, has been registered at Enontekiö in Finnish Lapland, where the temperature fell to -44.3 degrees in the early hours of Friday.
- yle.fi Finnish Defence Forces buying 40 more armoured vehicles from Patria
The Defence Forces are using an additional purchase option to order 40 more Patria 6x6 armoured vehicles.
- yle.fi Ukrainians in Finland welcome Christmas shift from January to December
Ukraine's decision earlier this year to officially move Christmas from 7 January to 25 December has been welcomed by many among Finland's Ukrainian diaspora.
- Advice for tourist
Hi! Can anyone suggest cool places to go and fun things to do in Finland for a tourist that doesn't like museums, historical buildings, etc, but is more interested in shopping, food, bars and fun physical activities?
I'm visiting Finland in March for a week and I am trying to make plans how to spend time there and I decided that it could be better to ask people that probably know better, because I don't know anything about Finland and internet just suggests things that seem boring to me. 😅
