I arrived in Finland on the 1st of February, eager to start my adventure abroad. It's been a week that I've been here, and it is wonderful so far!
Some fast facts about my city:
Name: Vaasa (Finnish); Vasa (Swedish)
Region: Ostrobothnia
Language: Bilingual -- both Finnish and Swedish are national languages of Finland, and Vaasa is home to a large number of people who speak Swedish as their first language. Everything is in both languages, including some of the phrases I'll be using in this blog.
Population: about 67,000
Fun facts:
Some fast facts about my city:
Name: Vaasa (Finnish); Vasa (Swedish)
Region: Ostrobothnia
Language: Bilingual -- both Finnish and Swedish are national languages of Finland, and Vaasa is home to a large number of people who speak Swedish as their first language. Everything is in both languages, including some of the phrases I'll be using in this blog.
Population: about 67,000
Fun facts:
- Vaasa doesn't have a lot of very old buildings because most of the town was burned down in 1852 and later rebuilt.
- Vaasa is the Nordic leader in energy technology. More than 140 businesses in the energy industry are in Vaasa, and they provide 30% of Finland's exports!
I live in an apartment in a lovely yellow house in the neighborhood called Palosaari (Finnish) / Brändö (Swedish). It means fire island in English. It used to be a separated island once upon a time, but the land has been uplifted so it's connected to the mainland now.
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