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By Antonio Santiago
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The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.
In this episode, I'm excited to bring a guest from Wolt, Finland's food delivery service, and my favorite app during quarantine. She's here to talk to us about the nitty gritty of hiring for tech roles, some tips and tricks for landing a job as an immigrant in Finland, and how to stand out in the application process.
If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a follow on Spotify or leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts. Every bit counts. You can follow us on Instagram @LetMeFinnishPod, and leave a voice message at anchor.fm/letmefinnish/message
This episode is an update on the COVID situation in Finland. We have some tips and tricks about handling it, too.
Please leave us a voice note!
https://anchor.fm/letmefinnish/message
Sources Used:
THL Comparing Cases
https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/-/slight-decrease-in-covid-19-cases-compared-to-last-week-need-for-care-remains-high?redirect=%2Fen%2Fweb%2Finfectious-diseases-and-vaccinations%2Fwhat-s-new
Looming Lockdown Q+A From YLE:
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finlands_looming_lockdown_what_will__and_wont__be_allowed/11857799
Consequences of Not Closing:
https://www.hs.fi/tiede/art-2000007882298.html
Extension of Restaurant Closures:
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11212596
Tips for the Pandemic:
Mieli Crisis Assistance Information:
call 09 2525 0113
on Mon, Tue at 11-15, Wed at 13-16 and 17-21. Thu at 10-15
https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/-/coronavirus-can-cause-anxiety-in-adults-and-children-alike-how-to-take-care-of-yourself-and-your-loved-ones?redirect=%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fmental-health%2Fwhat-s-new%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jX1um0S5a6Ik%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jX1um0S5a6Ik_delta%3D10%26p_r_p_resetCur%3Dfalse%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_jX1um0S5a6Ik_cur%3D2
Weekly Roundup Stories:
Suez Canal Blocked:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56547383
Amendment to Communicable Diseases Act:
https://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000007887258.html
Finland’s Clocks Springing Forward:
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finlands_clocks_spring_forward_for_possibly_the_last_time/11859531
Let Me Finnish is produced and written by Antonio Santiago. Our theme music was composed by Stationary Sign. Transcripts are available for those deaf or hard of hearing on our website at Let Me Finnish Pod.com For links to all of the sources used to create this episode, check out the show notes or the website as well. Check us out on Instagram, we post useful stuff! @LetMeFinnishPod
This week, we’re joined by Simon Granroth, politician in the Helsinki municipal elections with the RKP, the Swedish People’s Party. His website and all his social media can be found at http://www.simongranroth.com.
Stories Mentioned:
All Points North interview with Finns Party Leader https://areena.yle.fi/audio/1-50717429
Brain Waste in Finland: https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/brain_waste_squanders_potential_and_talent_in_finland/11779404
COVID amongst Foreign Language Speakers: https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/ministry_nearly_a_third_of_new_covid_cases_among_foreign_language_speakers/11843436
Finland as the happiest country: https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finland_ranks_as_worlds_happiest_country_again_despite_corona_crisis/11845734
Finns Party Lead: https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/politics/18898-hs-finns-party-holds-one-point-lead-over-social-democrats.html
Warm Weather!!!: https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/18900-temperature-could-exceed-10-next-week.html
Give us a visit at www.LetMeFinnish.com for transcripts. Check out our Instagram and Twitter @LetMeFinnishPod
This episode discusses the Swedish Speaking Finns, otherwise known as Finnsvensks, and how they got their reputations as the most privileged minorities in the world. Resources for this story and the weekly roundup can be found below.
https://sfp.fi/en/frontpage/
https://www.foreigner.fi/articulo/lifestyle/who-are-the-finnish-swedes/20181220172445000965.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_under_Swedish_rule#Finland_as_part_of_the_Kingdom_of_Sweden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Finland (Sorry for Wikipedia!)
Weekly Roundup
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fly-you-moon-japanese-billionaire-seeks-8-people-space-voyage-n1259429
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/yle_poll_sdp_support_drops_as_race_at_the_top_intensifies/11820104
https://areena.yle.fi/audio/1-4355773
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/18791-avi-for-southern-finland-stands-by-decision-gyms-can-take-in-10-people.html
In this episode, we discuss Finnish saunas. Please follow us on Instagram or twitter @LetMeFinnishPod and check out our website at LetMeFinnish.com
Information provided by:
finland.fi
sauna.fi
Women in Management Positions:
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/18765-record-number-of-women-in-management-roles-in-finland.html
More doggos than people registered in Finland:
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/18742-finland-registered-more-dogs-than-children-last-year.html
New Coronavirus Restrictions:
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11212596
This week’s episode features a candidate for Helsinki City Council, Arvind Ramachandran. Listen in for discussions on his goals as a candidate and member of the city council. If you’d like, please follow us on Instagram @LetMeFinnish and visit our website at letmefinnish.com
More information about Arvind and Elections systems:
Arvind’s Website and the Left Alliance:
https://arvindramachandran.com/
https://vasemmisto.fi/frontpage/
Elections Website:
Vaalit.fi
Weekly Roundup Stories:
Spanish Protests
https://yle.fi/uutiset/tuoreimmat
Election Postponing
https://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000007808783.html
Stricter Restrictions in Uusimaa
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11794915
In this week's episode, we are joined by Assi Askala, who is running for Turku's City Council with the Greens. We discuss some pertinent issues in Finland, and ways to get involved in Finland's political system.
About Voting and Elections:
https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/naineduskuntatoimii/kirjasto/aineistot/yhteiskunta/Kansalaisvaikuttamisen_tietopaketti/Pages/Vaalit-ja-aanestaminen.aspx
https://www.infofinland.fi/en/information-about-finland/finnish-society/elections-in-finland
https://www.finnwards.com/living-in-finland/finnish-municipal-elections-2021-how-to-become-a-candidate/
Weekly Roundup Sources:
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/mondays_papers_distance_learning_infection_surge_in_turku_christmas_rush/11695684
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/18418-finnish-capital-region-extends-coronavirus-restrictions-until-10-january.html
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/business/18421-stockmann-to-sell-and-lease-back-iconic-department-store-in-central-helsinki.html
If you are a foreigner in Finland and an EU citizen, you can vote in Municipal Elections after just 51 days of living here. If you are from outside the EU, you can vote after having a permanent address here for 2 years. Ran Goren, who has been working on making this fact well known to the international community in Finland, joins this podcast to talk about what's at stake for internationals in the upcoming April 2021 municipal elections.
Helsinki/Turku English Speaking Municipal Elections groups:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Helsinki.Elections.2021
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Turku.Elections.2021
Information about Registering a Permanent Address:
https://dvv.fi/en/foreigner-registration
News Sources Used:
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/new_coronavirus_restrictions_and_recommendations_in_force_in_december/11673834
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/fridays_papers_avoiding_the_capital_more_focus_on_immigrants_country_buses/11668572
In this week's episode we tackle the Finnish Language and find out why on earth is it so different from other languages?
Finding free masks in Helsinki:
https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/coronavirus-en/information/face-mask/distribution-points
Weekly Roundup Articles:
https://www.ft.com/content/aa8319e3-c212-4f28-9dd7-121aa121ceed
https://www.hel.fi/uutiset/en/kaupunginkanslia/helsinki-metropolitan-area-declares-active-covid-19-spreading-phase
Finnish Language Sources:
https://journal.fi/tt/article/view/57138/19187
https://medium.com/finland-stories/how-finnish-rose-from-the-language-of-peasants-to-that-of-the-nation-d8986ed049f4
https://www.britannica.com/event/Fennoman-movement
https://herfinland.com/finnish-language-basics/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Uralic_language
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Finnish-language
In this episode, we give you a brief rundown of SOTE, the Finnish Health and Welfare reform debate that has been going on for over a decade. We talk about what it is how it can affect international people in the country. For this week's weekly headline roundup, we talk about the US Election and Finnish politician's reactions, unsolicited D-Pics, holidays in Finland during COVID times, and how much YouTubers make in Finland.
SOTE Resources referenced:
https://thl.fi/en/web/social-welfare-and-health-care-reform
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/yle_news_explains_what_is_sote/9516700
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finland_launches_new_health_and_social_care_reform_drive/11592641
https://www.kela.fi/web/en/from-other-countries-to-finland-medical-care
News Articles Referenced:
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finlands_top-earning_youtuber_pulls_in_more_than_230k/11630135
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finnish_leaders_congratulate_biden_and_harris/11636910
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/haavisto_under_biden_us_can_lead_fight_against_pandemic_climate_crisis/11636588
https://www.vice.com/en/article/93w9e8/finland-is-trying-to-outlaw-unsolicited-dick-pics
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