A Californian in Helsinki
 

(Please reply directly to my mail)

Hi All,

I am a french speaking Californian

I am planning to visit Helsinki between the 22 and 32 of october

I like to meet with local peole everywher I had a chance to travel

Maybe we could meet and chat in Helsinki ?


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Je suis un Québécois vivant en Californie USA.

Je serai en visite àHelsinki durant la semaine du 22 au 31 octobre.

Je ne parle pas Finnois et ne connais pas Helsinki..

Partout ou j'ai eu l'occasion de voyager, j'aime rencontrer des gens locaux.

Peut-être pourrais-t-on se rencontrer et discuter?

À bientôt

Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

On 3 Oct 2004 15:12:21 -0700, [email protected] (RoadRunner)
wrote:

    >(Please reply directly to my mail)
    >Hi All,
    >I am a french speaking Californian
    >I am planning to visit Helsinki between the 22 and 32 of october

The 32d of October?

    >I like to meet with local peole everywher I had a chance to travel
    >Maybe we could meet and chat in Helsinki ?

There are clubs all over downtown. Just drop by a few.

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Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

"Hatunen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On 3 Oct 2004 15:12:21 -0700, [email protected] (RoadRunner)
    > >I am a french speaking Californian
    > >I am planning to visit Helsinki between the 22 and 32 of october
    > The 32d of October?
    > >I like to meet with local peole everywher I had a chance to travel
    > >
    > >Maybe we could meet and chat in Helsinki ?
    > There are clubs all over downtown. Just drop by a few.
but don't expect french to be widely spoken.

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Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

"Hatunen" <[email protected]> kirjoitti viestissä
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    > On 3 Oct 2004 15:12:21 -0700, [email protected] (RoadRunner)
    > wrote:
    > >(Please reply directly to my mail)
    > >
    > >Hi All,
    > >
    > >I am a french speaking Californian
    > >
    > >I am planning to visit Helsinki between the 22 and 32 of october
    > The 32d of October?
32nd October is a leap day.

Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 05:39:07 +0300, "Markku Grönroos"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"Hatunen" <[email protected]> kirjoitti viestissä
    >news:[email protected].. .
    >> On 3 Oct 2004 15:12:21 -0700, [email protected] (RoadRunner)
    >> wrote:
    >> >(Please reply directly to my mail)
    >> >
    >> >Hi All,
    >> >
    >> >I am a french speaking Californian
    >> >
    >> >I am planning to visit Helsinki between the 22 and 32 of october
    >> The 32d of October?
    >32nd October is a leap day.

It's leap Halloween.

Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

[email protected] (RoadRunner) wrote in message news:<[email protected]. com>...
    > (Please reply directly to my mail)
    >
    > Hi All,
    >
    > I am a french speaking Californian
    >
    > I am planning to visit Helsinki between the 22 and 32 of october
    >
    > I like to meet with local peole everywher I had a chance to travel
    >
    > Maybe we could meet and chat in Helsinki ?
    >

Helsinki is a very social city, particularly in the city center with
many clubs and hangouts. Note that most socializing involves
drinking. I've never seen a general population drink as much and
often as the Fins. As a Californian, (who does not speak French) but
transplanted to Saint Petersburg Russia, that is a pretty telling
statement.
Have fun, the city is very clean, well maintained and a popular
shopping destination. English is spoken by a large portion of the
population, possibly the majority. It is fairly expensive however
where even just using a toilet costs 1 or 2 Euros
I visit there once every few months due to my living so close in
Russia. A bus ride to Helsinki from Saint Petersburg costs as low as
10Euros.
Have a nice visit.
Stan

Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

On 6 Oct 2004 04:14:57 -0700, [email protected] (Stan Jacox)
wrote:

    >[email protected] (RoadRunner) wrote in message news:<[email protected]. com>...
    >> (Please reply directly to my mail)
    >>
    >> Hi All,
    >>
    >> I am a french speaking Californian
    >>
    >> I am planning to visit Helsinki between the 22 and 32 of october
    >>
    >> I like to meet with local peole everywher I had a chance to travel
    >>
    >> Maybe we could meet and chat in Helsinki ?
    >>
    >Helsinki is a very social city, particularly in the city center with
    >many clubs and hangouts. Note that most socializing involves
    >drinking. I've never seen a general population drink as much and
    >often as the Fins. As a Californian, (who does not speak French) but
    >transplanted to Saint Petersburg Russia, that is a pretty telling
    >statement.

Watch out for the beer; it comes in three different strengths.

    >Have fun, the city is very clean, well maintained and a popular
    >shopping destination. English is spoken by a large portion of the
    >population, possibly the majority.

"By everybody" is probably a better way to describe it.

    >It is fairly expensive however
    >where even just using a toilet costs 1 or 2 Euros

The toilets in Stockmann are free. This is a very good thing to
know.

We spent ten weeks there this past summer, having obtained a nice
flat through a relative; we usually spend only a week or so in
Helsinki.


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Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:10:48 +0300, "Markku Grönroos"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"Hatunen" <[email protected]> kirjoitti
    >viestissä:0t48m0t747o97qtchtih4nnuk730969n [email protected]...
    >>>Have fun, the city is very clean, well maintained and a popular
    >>>shopping destination. English is spoken by a large portion of the
    >>>population, possibly the majority.
    >> "By everybody" is probably a better way to describe it.
    >For people younger than 60 years of age this is a good approximation.
    >>>It is fairly expensive however
    >>>where even just using a toilet costs 1 or 2 Euros
    >> The toilets in Stockmann are free. This is a very good thing to
    >> know.
    >And in departments stores in general and naturally in restaurants and bars.
    >In cinemas.... and libraries, ports... and generally in public houses. Some
    >Finnish idiots ease their bladder in middle of the streets in daylight. I
    >must say I have not seen this anywhere else.

Visit almost any American city.

The elevators in Metro stations also appear to be popular
pissoirs as well.

    >Fortunately it is not so common in Helsinki as it was a few years back.

I've only been going there since 1996.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
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Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

"Hatunen" <[email protected]> kirjoitti
viestissä:0t48m0t747o97qtchtih4nnuk730969n6 [email protected]...
    >>Have fun, the city is very clean, well maintained and a popular
    >>shopping destination. English is spoken by a large portion of the
    >>population, possibly the majority.
    > "By everybody" is probably a better way to describe it.
For people younger than 60 years of age this is a good approximation.

    >>It is fairly expensive however
    >>where even just using a toilet costs 1 or 2 Euros
    > The toilets in Stockmann are free. This is a very good thing to
    > know.
And in departments stores in general and naturally in restaurants and bars.
In cinemas.... and libraries, ports... and generally in public houses. Some
Finnish idiots ease their bladder in middle of the streets in daylight. I
must say I have not seen this anywhere else. Fortunately it is not so common
in Helsinki as it was a few years back.

Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

On 2004-10-06, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
    > Watch out for the beer; it comes in three different strengths.

Only 3?

Re: A Californian in Helsinki
 

"Jesper Lauridsen" <[email protected]> kirjoitti viestissä
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    > On 2004-10-06, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > > Watch out for the beer; it comes in three different strengths.
    > Only 3?

Alcohol content can be anything between 0.00XXXXX - 11% or so in Finland.
Beers are categorized by this factor to set different "groups" or "classes"
for taxation and availability. Nordic countries have traditionally been
pretty restrictive as far as alcohol concumption is concerned. Beer
classified as I (pilsu) and III (keskari) can be bought virtually everywhere
and the content is something like 4,7% at most. Stronger beers can be bought
at dedicated off licence stores and reataurants.