{"id":481,"date":"2017-06-08T10:18:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T01:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxlontheroad.com\/english\/?p=481"},"modified":"2017-06-08T10:18:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T01:18:59","slug":"feel-finland-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxlontheroad.com\/english\/2017\/06\/08\/feel-finland-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Feel Finland – The first week in Espoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

So it’s already a week. \u00a0Although we are still getting used to the life here in Espoo<\/strong>, I think we always learn the most in the first week.<\/p>\n

Espoo, with no more than 300,000 population, is the second largest city in Finland. \u00a0It is only 10 km away from Helsinki, the capital and the largest city. \u00a0Our apartment is in west Espoo. \u00a0It is furnished, which helps a lot in terms of settling down. \u00a0We are also glad that the markets are just 5 min walk. \u00a0Two markets: Alepa and K market. \u00a0They are not that big, a little smaller than\u00a0Carrefour City and Simply in Grenoble, France. \u00a0However, we can get pretty much everything we expect: food and home essentials. \u00a0To get asian food and more home supplies, we will have to go to asian markets and large supermarkets. \u00a0There are two supermarkets in the shopping mall that is 1 km away. \u00a0Yes there are shopping malls here in Finland, similar to US. \u00a0The two supermarkets are K supermarket and Lidl. \u00a0Lidl is cheaper, same as in France. \u00a0We have not yet tried it – we will. \u00a0The living cost in Finland seems high. \u00a0The rent is high; food is expensive.<\/p>\n

The bus is costly as well – 2.9 euro for a single\u00a0trip! Luckily one can purchase a long term pass, i.e. ~55 euro for 30 days. \u00a0D just went to make a such bus card yesterday, and was told to wait for a week to receive the card. \u00a0I have not yet tried the public transportation here. \u00a0But I heard that the buses are quite on time, and can get you almost everywhere you want. \u00a0One of the bus stops that are close to our apartment has several bus lines. \u00a0In addition, with a baby in a pram, one can travel in public transportation for free! \u00a0We really need to get a pram then!<\/p>\n

\"Espoo
The close-by bus stop has several lines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is early morning now! \u00a04 AM to be accurate. \u00a0The sky is pink ~ almost sunrise time. \u00a0Since we are getting closer to summer solstice, the day is longer and longer. \u00a0It will be like 19 hours the longest. \u00a0Have you ever seen a 11 PM sunset? \u00a0People here seem to enjoy the long daylight very much. After all, it’s much better than the long darkness, isn’t it? \ud83d\ude42\u00a0Although the sun is up for long time, it’s definitely not hot here. \u00a0In fact, it’s still cool – even a bit cold. \u00a0Let’s see how hot it can be in July and August.<\/p>\n

As you know, Finland (and other Nordic countries) is known for design. \u00a0Design is truly everywhere in life. \u00a0Even the apartment buildings are like art. \u00a0I always like Chicago for the architectures, so I was immediately attracted by Finland. \u00a0Once I get a pram, I want to take our baby to get around the town. \u00a0The sky is so blue here; the air is fresh; plus we are so close to the ocean! \u00a0We should enjoy the daylight before it’s gone.<\/p>\n

\"Espoo
Ocean is less than 10 min walk from our apartment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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So it’s already a week. \u00a0Although we are still getting used to the life here in Espoo, I think we always learn the most in the first week. Espoo, with no more than 300,000 population, is the second largest city in Finland. \u00a0It is only 10 km away from Helsinki, the capital and the largest … <\/p>\n

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