Skip to content
My Experiences of Finnishness

Tag: Tampere

Culture Shock and Snowflakes: A Pakistani’s View of Finnishness from Afar

Moving from Pakistan to Finland isn’t just a change in time zones. It feels like stepping onto a completely different social planet. I traded a world where personal space is a myth and life is lived at full volume for a country where silence is golden and a two-meter distance at a bus stop is sacred. Here is my "view from afar", how leaving a vibrant and chaotic society helped me decode the quiet, deeply resilient soul of Finland.

Me, myself and my Finnishness

I have travelled quite a bit and lived and worked abroad before. I can make myself home anywhere, but I still strongly identify as a Finn. Finnish nature, culture, food and language are important to me.

What Makes Me a Finn?

What makes me a Finn? This question is challenging for someone like me, who believes that a world without borders between 'us' and 'others' would be preferable. Nevertheless, I have discovered certain aspects that perhaps make me slightly more Finnish than, let's say, Swedish. Read on, and you'll find out what they are!