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- | ===== HOW to FINLAND ===== | + | ====== HOW to FINLAND |
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- | ==== Grocery Shopping ==== | + | |
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- | === Potatoes === | + | ===== Grocery Shopping ===== |
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When people talk about the potato colors, they often mean the colors of the **bags** that the potatoes are packaged in, not the potatoes themselves. | When people talk about the potato colors, they often mean the colors of the **bags** that the potatoes are packaged in, not the potatoes themselves. | ||
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- | ==== Cold Weather ==== | ||
- | ==== Paying with a Credit Card ==== | + | \\ |
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- | ==== Banking | + | ===== Cold Weather ===== |
- | ==== Parking ==== | ||
- | ==== Waiting in Line ==== | + | ==== Clothing ==== |
+ | In Finland, people wear layers to keep warm in cold weather. | ||
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+ | === Panty / Boxer layer === | ||
+ | This first layer is the " | ||
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+ | === Long layer === | ||
+ | The next layer is a pair of long, thin pants. | ||
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+ | === Fluffy layer === | ||
+ | For added warmth, another layer of insulation can be worn over the long underware. | ||
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+ | ===== Paying with a Credit Card ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Banking ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Parking ===== | ||
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+ | Parking disc goes on the dash. Set the time to the time that you started parking, rounded up to the next half hour. | ||
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+ | ===== Waiting in Line ===== | ||
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+ | In many places, queues are managed with assigned numbers rather than standing people in a line. Look for a screen that you can tap to print a small receipt with a number on it, and then watch or listen for your number to come up. Stay near the counter, or they may skip you when it's your turn. | ||
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- | ==== Postal Service ==== | + | ===== Postal Service |