5 things that WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE in Finland!

In this video I talk about things that will get you in trouble in Finland. This is a rather serious topic and I wish that if you are planning to come to Finland to study or to work, please take these issues seriously.

Disclaimer: I am absolutely not claiming nor asserting that international students or workers would commit some of the infractions more than native Finnish people. Instead, the sole purpose of this video is to inform you of some of the differences in both culture and law between Finland and your home country so that you can avoid unnecessary situations whilst staying in Finland.

0:00 Things that will get you in trouble in Finland
0:23 Avoiding paying taxes
2:33 Use of drugs
3:33 Sponsorship disclaimer
4:22 Plagiarism and academic cheating
6:26 Sexual misconduct
9:54 Discrimination

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[lauraferrer]

I really really appreciate your intolerance for sexual misconduct. I've been living in Espoo for ~4 months and I definitely feel much safer here than in my home country. Now I can wear whatever I want without fearing some guy is gonna comment or shout something at me. I really love finnish values

[joonas]

Hitted the like button when you handled the sexual misconduct part. As a Finnish guy I thought you nailed it very well and spoke it out loud and clear without ruling out different minority groups.

[deathofpreyor]

you forgot bribery! you should not try to bribe anyone in Finland. i know that bribery is very common even in european countries but please do not attempt to bribe anyone.

[judithbradford]

The culture in Finland sounds much healthier than in the USA, especially in the last few decades. There has been a breakdown here in the cultural expectation that people tell the truth, and someone who lies is not only tolerated but admired if their BS succeeds in getting them whatever they lie to obtain. Similarly, people dodge taxes without penalty either from the community or the tax authorities, whose enforcement efforts are focused only on the very poorest taxpayers whose unpaid tax monies are not guarded by expensive lawyers. Our wealthier class has more or less decided that since it's cheaper to pay lawyers than to pay their taxes, they need never worry about refusing to pay what the law requires as their contribution.

It's not only unpleasant to live where people expect others to lie, and where you are lied to as a matter of course by the gate-keepers to certain necessities (health care, for example), it's very bad for the long-term health of any society.

[cynthiabeltran]

Finland Is my idea of utopía. This 5 things aré expected things to happen anywhere not only in finland, I studied a semestre in Turku, AND felt so safe AND respected, that instead of going back, I try to change muy comunity, I try to talk about integrity in each of my clases (I am a teacher now). Loved Finland, AND loved almost every fin I met.

[zah]

I want to move to Finland! I love the clarity of boundaries!

[sammycaldwell]

Again, I can't begin to explain how on point ALL these suggestions are!

[paulaw]

I can think of zero reasons why a youtube algorithm would have pointed me toward your channel. I'm a retired American - never been to Europe, and may never get there because of pup . . and yet, I find it interesting. . . .

[enenenergp]

Oh Yes I absolutely hate when at a bar for example a guy comes in and asks whether I want to dance and I politely say no thank you, and they don’t leave but instead they linger at my table and keep begging me to dance. It immediately makes me very irritated and what ends up happening is I have to leave my spot at the table and move elsewhere to avoid them, which I hate. This has seemed to be more common with foreign guys which I would pin mostly on cultural diffences, but it’s really not cool. Some of my friends have gotten way more pressuring into some physical stuff they don’t want to do, cos the guy just won’t take their polite no seriously (I’ve gone in between that a couple times and they required very hostile wording and attitude to believe they don’t have chances and leave). But I do have to say I have met several foreign guys (maybe students, I’m not sure) who have randomly come to me on the street to ask me on a date or ask for my number and they have taken my polite rejection extremely well and left me alone immediately, so it’s definitely not all men or all foreign men.

[wildman]

It all sounds terribly civilized! I love it.

[EibhlinBradford]

With each video I grow more impressed with Finland. What an impressive place!

[dionlindsay]

I love your videos. If you'll excuse an anecdote about the opposite of plagiarism: As a schoolboy I got carried away writing an essay on Il Risorgimento in Italian history. I came up with a poetic phrase but felt embarrassed about putting it in the essay. So I pretended it had been written by a famous historian of 19th Century Italy (GM Trevelyan) and created a citation to a passage which didn't exist, to give it some authority. My teacher, Mr Willans, spotted it, and told me it was a very good essay, but I should have the confidence to show my work as my own. I learnt that lesson well, and I'm still grateful to him for his kindness.

[lutcaah]

Drugs can get you in trouble in Finland. That being said, cannabis use is quite common in young adults, especially in major "cities". Discussion of decriminalisation has been going on for some time, though no real progress has been made.

[amrshamel]

All these 5 things are considered the merits of living in Finland for me

[madmike]

That is very good guide/info, respect everyone’s personal space. I all situations, in grocery store, grocery store checkout etc..I mean all situations ..

[MDobri-syce]

Also, I wish dating culture in North American culture was like in certain European cultures in some ways, if the guy or girl doesn’t like you it’s just straight up “No.” No second guessing or playing hard to get. It wastes no one’s time!

[finnmanproductions]

A good, well presented video. You’ve covered some important points very clearly and concisely.

[billw.overbeck]

About discrimination.

The right of being treated equally does NOT apply to the military. Which means that men have to go either in the military, civil service or if you refuse from both of those then prison with no parole, women can volunteer if they want, but they are not forced to go to any of these things.

[ImmaKlonoa]

To quote Aamuisin by Zen Cafe
"Jokainen euro jonka maksat veroja auttaa sinua myös."
Which means every euro you pay taxes helps you too.

[laurac]

We have been trying to tell people no means no here for decades. I wish everyone would get the point