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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on March 15, 2018, 02:26:33 PM

Title: Happy Finns
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 15, 2018, 02:26:33 PM

Hope ad_o is swimming in the happiness.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-43414145

Title: Re: Happy Finns
Post by: ad_orientem on March 15, 2018, 02:34:36 PM

I'm not allowed to be happy. Something to do with the football and having a deadend job.

Title: Re: Happy Finns
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 15, 2018, 02:45:06 PM

And everyone smiling at you, saying in Finnish 'Cheer up, it will never happen!'?

Title: Re: Happy Finns
Post by: Gonnagle on March 15, 2018, 03:57:20 PM

Dear Sane,

They also have very civilised shopping hours. :)

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Most shops are open until 6 pm or 8 pm on weekdays and close between 3 pm and 6 pm on Saturdays. Some are open until 6 pm on Sundays, while others are closed.

Bigger supermarkets are open until 9 pm and smaller ones until 11 pm on weekdays, and 6 pm and 11 pm on weekends, respectively. Exceptions occur on public holidays, bank holidays etc.

http://www.visitfinland.com/article/finland-facts-faq/

Gonnagle.

Title: Re: Happy Finns
Post by: ad_orientem on March 15, 2018, 04:09:38 PM

That's old, since last year shops are allowed to be open 24/7, though few do.

Title: Re: Happy Finns
Post by: ad_orientem on March 15, 2018, 04:10:21 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 15, 2018, 02:45:06 PM

And everyone smiling at you, saying in Finnish 'Cheer up, it will never happen!'?

Something like that.

Title: Re: Happy Finns
Post by: Harrowby Hall on March 15, 2018, 07:20:32 PM

Quote from: ad_orientem on March 15, 2018, 04:09:38 PM

That's old, since last year shops are allowed to be open 24/7, though few do.

Well, as Gonners said, "very civilised shopping hours".  ::)

Title: Re: Happy Finns
Post by: ekim on March 16, 2018, 09:50:36 AM

Quote from: Harrowby Hall on March 15, 2018, 07:20:32 PM

Well, as Gonners said, "very civilised shopping hours".  ::)

Are you Finnished?