Mastering Finland
Oct 5, 2020
#25 Finnish Social Culture - Is the Struggle Real?
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Petra and Jean react to Facebook posts of foreigners living in Finland, which leads to a discussion of the Finnish social culture and mentality and some of the common struggles foreigners face in this area.
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Mar 20, 2023
#87 A Pawfect Way to Mastering Finland
The founders of ‘Pawfect Grooming’ business meet with our podcast host Eva to discuss their discovery of puppy power in Finland! The episode also features some pet peeves they met during their journey to mastering Finland.
Husband and wife team, Asha and Mikael Singadia-Kuronen, moved to Finland in 2018. Mikael was returning to his home country, bringing Asha with him from the UK. Asha is a British Indian who had a career in banking and finance and is now focused on developing Finland’s first ever mobile dog grooming business.
Join us and listen to their pawfect business story!
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Feb 20, 2023
#86 Anyone Can Become Anything with Kalim Ul Masih
In this episode Eva meets Kalim Ul Masih — a certified coach, humanitarian worker, and travel enthusiast who’ll open up his insider secrets to Mastering Finland.
Kalim is Finnish, but as he was working and traveling abroad in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia for quite a while before returning to Finland with the onset of COVID-19, he had to polish the art of Mastering Finland himself.
Also, from his coaching background he brings up a few more tips, like asking open questions and asking purposefully for some small, doable favours.
What’s in this episode?
🫶 Kalim’s work in humanitarian missions abroad
🫶 All about coaching — what it is and what it’s not
🫶 Reverse culture shock
🫶 Tips about traveling in Finland
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Jan 23, 2023
#85 Follow your heart to Finland with Gemma Cros-Baden
Many of us here have an on-and-off relationship with Finland. But for our new guest, it was love at first sight! Gemma Cros-Baden came to Kuopio for her Erasmus exchange and simply didn’t want to go back to her home country Spain. But she had to.
Fast-forward to when our podcast is recorded, Gemma lives happily in Finland, has a job, and is learning Finnish.
Listen in to discover her inspiring story and see what worked for Gemma on her way to mastering Finland!
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