Joined: Jun 15, 2007 Posts: 563 Location: St.Albert, AB
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: Keuruu, Finland
So I made the unfortunate decision today of posting my thoughts on Finland on a forum that is 'not peak oil informed'. I'd like you all to check out this place in Finland called Keuruu. It's an ecovillage and it looks very promising. I'm planning to visit in August. Anyone who can give me information on applying for a visa in Finland or what type of permit I would need to stay in the country for, say, a year would be very helpful. I've checked it out extensively and it seems very difficult to enter the country.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
Nicholai wrote:
So I made the unfortunate decision today of posting my thoughts on Finland on a forum that is 'not peak oil informed'.
What did they say?
I doubt whether it's hard for you to get a visa. You probably need to show you have enough cash to support yourself during your stay. Phone the nearest Finnish embassy for info if you don't find it on the internet - I would phone anyway to confirm all the necessary info.
Joined: Jun 15, 2007 Posts: 563 Location: St.Albert, AB
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
Soon I will be coming to Finland. I will be buying a buck skin coat from a native fellow up north (in Canada) before I come, so I might stand out a little bit. I hope Finns enjoy the company of Canadians.
Joined: Oct 27, 2006 Posts: 746 Location: Soviet Canada
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:43 am Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
Nicholai wrote:
Soon I will be coming to Finland. I will be buying a buck skin coat from a native fellow up north (in Canada) before I come, so I might stand out a little bit. I hope Finns enjoy the company of Canadians.
Funny I was wondering the same thing. Canadians usually put a Canadian patch on their back packs when travelling Europe. (Americans do as well, to avoid sneers, and jeers)
Do Euros, or Scandinavians still think Canadians are better than Americans?
Joined: Mar 14, 2008 Posts: 43 Location: The Netherlands
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
gampy wrote:
Do Euros, or Scandinavians still think Canadians are better than Americans?
I wonder.
No, we think we are better than both.
For me and those around me: both countries have nice people. We just scoff at loud, obnoxious people. They come from both countries. But, admittedly, more often from the US. Most of northern and western europe has a very modest, calvinistic world view. Brash, loud, boisterous, self-aggrandising people stand out. We have some of those people here too, and our own 'flaunters' are also ridiculed. _________________ Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:21 am Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
Nicholai wrote:
I hope Finns enjoy the company of Canadians.
Wellcome to Finland. Just beware that the word Canada signifies here a national trauma, related to the national trauma of ice-hockey.
On a more serious note, Schengen treaty restrics the stay of non-European citicens to three months in the Schengen countries, including Finland, so if you plan to stay longer, better prepare for serious bureaucratic hazzle.
Joined: Apr 09, 2007 Posts: 5848 Location: Alaska (its much bigger than Texas).
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
MrBean wrote:
Nicholai wrote:
I hope Finns enjoy the company of Canadians.
Wellcome to Finland. Just beware that the word Canada signifies here a national trauma, related to the national trauma of ice-hockey.
On a more serious note, Schengen treaty restrics the stay of non-European citicens to three months in the Schengen countries, including Finland, so if you plan to stay longer, better prepare for serious bureaucratic hazzle.
The three-month limit automatically restarts each time you travel to a non-Schengen country, get your passport stamped, and then return, so this isn't a big problem.
There are a lot of Non Schengen countries near Finnland including Great Britain, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, etc.
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 4324 Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
Plantagenet wrote:
MrBean wrote:
Nicholai wrote:
I hope Finns enjoy the company of Canadians.
Wellcome to Finland. Just beware that the word Canada signifies here a national trauma, related to the national trauma of ice-hockey.
On a more serious note, Schengen treaty restrics the stay of non-European citicens to three months in the Schengen countries, including Finland, so if you plan to stay longer, better prepare for serious bureaucratic hazzle.
The three-month limit automatically restarts each time you travel to a non-Schengen country, get your passport stamped, and then return, so this isn't a big problem.
There are a lot of Non Schengen countries near Finnland including Great Britain, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, etc.
It is if you don't have the funds to be a jet-setter.
Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 1165 Location: Central NC
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
vision-master wrote:
Plantagenet wrote:
MrBean wrote:
Nicholai wrote:
I hope Finns enjoy the company of Canadians.
Wellcome to Finland. Just beware that the word Canada signifies here a national trauma, related to the national trauma of ice-hockey.
On a more serious note, Schengen treaty restrics the stay of non-European citicens to three months in the Schengen countries, including Finland, so if you plan to stay longer, better prepare for serious bureaucratic hazzle.
The three-month limit automatically restarts each time you travel to a non-Schengen country, get your passport stamped, and then return, so this isn't a big problem.
There are a lot of Non Schengen countries near Finnland including Great Britain, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, etc.
It is if you don't have the funds to be a jet-setter.
Just as a guess, the ferry system might be more economical.
Joined: Jun 15, 2007 Posts: 563 Location: St.Albert, AB
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: Keuruu, Finland
What if I get a work visa for living at the ecovillage? What if I get married to someone at the ecovillage for a small period of time in order to get citizenship?
As for marrying one of our females, for whatever reason, be warned...
(Choice quote from an experienced (?) foreigner in the link:
"I think one out of every twenty finnish women are okay and trustworthy." ) _________________ "A devastating error is to set up a political system based on [individual] desire... the best dictatorship would be one where the government prevents any economical growth."
"Only scarcity and effort make life worth living."
-Pentti Linkola
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