
Erja Mononen
@cecilia21
Finnish citizen
Forum posts
13
Contacts
3
About me
Finnish
Lives in Jyv盲skyl盲
Registration: 05 March 2012
need expat opinion on move to Jyvaskyla by tamal31
Hello people I am new here. I am from Kolkata, India. Recently completed my PhD from Jadavpur University India in the field of Industrial and Production Engineering. I have recently got a postdoc offer from University of Jyv盲skyl盲, ...
Hi Tamal. Nice to hear from you and welcome to my hometown Jyv盲skyl盲, if you decide for it! The pay sounds fine, about the taxes I'm not quite sure, but for any info you need please contact Arja Sepp盲l盲 or Anu Juurakko at ... Read More
Moving from Malta to Finland
Hi you! Niemi is a reliable Finnish company for domestic and international moves, pls check their web pages in: www.niemi.fi. You'll find them in English, too, so you van ask for prices and terms. Good luck! Read More
Know any friendly Finnish teacher who teaches 15 year olds?
Hello Nurshadida. I am an English, French and Finnish teacher, but where are you situated, in Finland? I live in central Finland and presently am staying in Spain for a couple of months, will be back 16.3. I have been teaching some students via ... Read More
Reciprocal Health Care Coverage between Finland and Australia
Yes, there is an agreement between Australia and Finland, check the link https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/enablers/rhca-visiting-finland#a1 for more detailed coverage. Hope your son will enjoy his trip to Finland, welcome! :) Read More
Can I survive without Finnish language by mal
Hello friends, It seems your official language is Finnish and Swedish is the second language. I want to know whether it is difficult to survive in Helsinki for a foreigner who is speaking only English? we are planning a trip to your beautiful ...
Hi Tracie, Sorry, I didn't realize it was an outdate message!! Sorry about it and hopefully you have enjoyed your time in Finland, all the best for you in future as well. Read More
Can I survive without Finnish language by mal
Hello friends, It seems your official language is Finnish and Swedish is the second language. I want to know whether it is difficult to survive in Helsinki for a foreigner who is speaking only English? we are planning a trip to your beautiful ...
:) Hi tracie, If you've already travelled down here then you probably have found out that NO, it's not necessary to speak Finnish to get along here, as long as you speak English/German or some other "universal" language. Finns ... Read More
Should i work or opt for studies?
:top: Vau, you are brave to come to Finland at the moment, as the situation isn't too good even for us Finns! But you're warmly welcome and I wish you all the best. If I was asked what to do, study or work,I would probably try and combine ... Read More
ITV1 Looking for a family by ITV Tonight Programme
Hi, My name is Katie and I work for ITV1 in the UK. I am making a documentary for the channel's weekly current affairs series, Tonight. itv.com/news/topic/tonight/ I will be examining the pressures children face while striving for academic success ...
Hi Katie, I'm Erja and I'm a language teacher (English/French) presently living in Jyv盲skyl盲(Central Finland).Our family( me, my husband Raimo and our son Jarno) have lived 10 years abroad in various countries. Apart from that we've spent another ... Read More
What made you smile today? by honey&lemon
to share something inspirational. might be trivial or insignificant but at the end it made you smile. might me heart warming or life turning event. please share what made you smile today. keep smiling :)
I got a job that I wanted and it REALLY made me smile!! I hope that everybody could work in their dreamjob, but even though it's not possible for everyone, let's hope that there MOST days at work make you smile. Happy autumn to everybody! Read More
how do you say I LOVE YOU in your own language... by superanjanet
in cebu philipines we say it...GIHIGUGMA KO IKAW... :)
In Finnish we say MIN脛 RAKASTAN SINUA. Easy, huh? Have a sunny day, we'll hear... Read More
In a nutshell, My weight is my problem? Please, Help me !? by Man2012
Hi there, I am deeply and truly very tired, frustrated, unhappy, sad, angry and very depressed because of my weight. I am 28 years old and my height is 182 cm (centimeter). I weight around 107 kg (Kilogram), which is almost equal to: 5' 11" height ...
Oh, man, what the heck are you eating!!! Rice, Coke, sugars, chicken fajitas (white flower) etc. No wonder you are putting on weight! In my opinion the problem is WHAT you eat, not HOW MUCH you eat. There's no way of keeping hunger at bay with your ... Read More