Finland

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nauk.io/post/2052897

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I have a question that I’m hoping someone will be able to help with. I plan on moving with my Finnish partner next year to Finland. I should have permanent residency upon arrival. I will already also have a full time position in Finland that will not be associated with my freelancing. However, I am hoping to do work as a freelancer as well. Specifically, I would like to continue bug bounty hunting. How does taxation work? I’m aware that I will have to pay taxes on any income made but my partner is concerned that I may have to pay social security regardless whether I earn additional income or not.

So for example, if I make 10,000 euro over the course of the year doing freelance work, that will be added as a second job but on the same tax card right? And therefore my taxes will increase based on my overall income. Is this correct? And I also assume I would be required to pay social security on the secondary income.

As a second example, if I make 0 euro over the course of the year, I understand that I would need to still declare the zero on my taxes, but would I be responsible for any additional taxes despite no additional income? Would some baseline threshold social security still apply?

Sorry for the likely stupid question, but I want to understand what to expect and not get any surprises during tax season.

Thanks to anyone who is able to help!

Related to this previously posted news item. Timo Vornanen, the gift that keeps on giving.

Our apartment block in Helsinki has a pelastustie that is regularly unusable because of people parking in front of it. Where can I report such parking offenses?

I tried googling, but it brings me only to the police. Is this the right place to report these? Because they are probably not counted as "crimes", or are they?

And can I just take pictures of the offending car for proof?

In Germany, there is a useful Webservice that helps with the involved bureaucracy. Does something like this exist for Finland?

Hello all,

I am thinking of working and/or moving to Finland. What websites can I use for searching IT jobs?

Thank you in advance!

I learned of leipäjuusto through my first Finnish tutor. I like to learn about different culture's foods, and since I am learning Finnish, it seemed like a good idea. However in my small rural town there was no way I would ever find it in stores. So I learned to make it myself, translating several recipes from Finnish into English. I had varying degrees of success.

I volunteer at a food bank, and we had a small box of these to give out. I traded all of my volunteer rations (for volunteering we are allowed to take food as thanks. This was the only thing I took today) for extra of these.

Hey all,

I've been in Finland for 6 years and I have a lingering question that seems surprisingly difficult to answer.

Whenever fall arives (aroud now), and also sometimes in spring, certain places fill up with this unmistakable "fresh" aroma that's so typical of boreal forest. I've smelled it when I lived in Canada too. This smell is half the reason why I moved here: I just can't get enough of it. It's not pine: it's rather subtle most of the time when it happens. I'm 95% certain it comes from the birth trees (koivu) when the temperature swings wildly - typically in spring and fall.

I'd like to know for sure it's the birch trees that emit that smell, because then I'd plant a bunch of them on my property. But here's the thing: I'm not entirely sure it's birch trees, because none of the artificial koivu scents I bought manage to smell anything remotely close to that - if that's what they're trying to come close to.

And here's the mystery: when the smell arrives and fills the air, I ask people around me and if they know what that smell is. And almost nobody I ask seems to be able to smell it at all! The best answer anyone's ever given me once was "It smells like winter coming", which is not terribly botanical 🙂

I chalked it up to the locals having lived here all their lives and having become nose-blind to that smell. But I recently invited friends from abroad, and they can't smell it either.

I'm beginning to think being able to smell that smell is a genetic trait - like certain cats being totally unaffected by catnip.

Do you know what smell I'm referring to ? And if you do, can you confirm it's koivu?

A better than average writeup about happiness in Finland vs US and UK. To me, it shows how different people in different places cannot live a happy life in the same way, but there are relevant things to learn from others. My personal take-away is that at the moment, Finland just happens to have a good balance and the best statistics.

Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/35086698

The legislative amendment centres around the right of the Sámi people to determine who is entitled to vote in elections for the Sámi Parliament.

The bill centres around the Sámi people's right to self-determination, as it will allow them in future to determine who is entitled to vote in elections for the Sámi Parliament and who can stand as a candidate.

Crossposted from https://reddthat.com/post/43825444

Pisti kunnolla miettimään tätä kaunista kotimaatamme.

Really made me contemplate this beautiful country of ours.

Hello! Greetings from Colombia!

I hope you're all doing great. My name is Samuel, I’m from Villavicencio – Colombia, and I’m really glad I came across this Finnish forum. I'm currently studying software development, and I’ve got about a year and a half left before graduation. One of the opportunities my university offers is the chance to do an international exchange in Finland — and I’m working hard to make it happen.

For some reason, I feel a strong connection with Finland, and there's so much I’d love to learn about the country. Today, I just want to meet new people, hopefully future friends, and who knows, maybe we’ll even meet in person when the exchange comes around.

I usually guide my life around gaming, Counter-Strike, esports, hip hop music and culture, movies, tons of music genres, anime... Not gonna lie, I can talk about pretty much anything LOL. I’m not sure how messaging works here on Sopuli, but hopefully we can figure something out and stay in touch!

Let me know! :)

I've been studying in Finland for about a year and haven't had to deal with any medical issues but wanted to get more familiar with it

From my understanding if I have a non emergency I can contact my health center using omaolo and set up an appointment from there.

I'm from a non EU country so my health insurance will pay for most of the medical expenses as long as I pay the Kela health care fee.

Is all of this correct?

I was also wondering if it's the same for dental issues

I also wanted to ask if there's a way I can get an appointment for a general check up. I have a bunch of minor issues that I want to get checked but from what I've heard, that's not really a thing here.

My lemmy users per capita guess: 1. Russia 2. Finland. I can understand Russia cause developers are from there but why Finland?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/20385685