Kilians D-I-E - Shops open on a Sunday?!

Describe

When I remembered that I have to buy some stuff on a Sunday afternoon I talked with my friends about it. They looked strangely at me and ask me "Well, why don't you go? Shops are open on Sundays here". This is true for most bigger grocery stores.

That would be impossible in Bavaria, where shops are open from seven or eight in the morning to usually eight in the evening, with only very few exemptions.

Interpret

I guess Finnish people aren't as much influenced by religion in generell compared to Bavarians. In Bavarian the catholic religion is strongly rooted into society. This means that in Bavaria the Sunday is regarded as a holy day, which is why working on a Sunday is not usual. Maybe it is because the Finnish peoples religion is predominantly lutheran? 

Evaluate

Both approaches towards Sunday have their advantages and disadvantages. While it is very nice to have a synchronized day off, allowing families to do stuff together, being able to buy groceries on a Sunday is also very nice, especially if you forgot to buy something important during the week. 

Wordle - Finnish language

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Man : Well, it is true that finnish language is pretty hard to learn, because of our very long words. But we learnt how to speak english, and pretty well. Most of the finnish at work can speak english, to give informations about something you need. But if you want to learn finnish, you must be brave ! 

First Women : Of course finnish language is not open to everyone, espcially if you have difficulties to learn a foreign language, that is totally different from your native language. But with time and practices, a lot of practices ( talk to finnish in the street, ask them if they understood you well or not ) , you can manage to speak finnish within 2 or 3 years ! 

Second Women : what can i say ? We know that finnish is hard to learn, and because not a lot of us go abroad to study , not many people take the shoot at learning finnish. I would say that the best way to learn our language is to watch movies, documentaries, be familiar to the finnish sounds, the way finnish talk to each others. And of course, take finnish language courses, to be able to write and to get how our difficult grammar is. 

Wordle - Finnish attitude

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Man : To get how finnish behave and how to act like a finnish, it is about to take the time to know the finnish ; we , as finnish people, are pretty shy about strangers, about the rest of the Europe and the world. We are not a lot in our country, so we already know our neighbours , and we are afraid to take the first step in a relationship. 

The first Women : The finnish attitude ? Well, it is all about the respect of the others first. We don't act for ourself,even if we seem to be close-minded. You will never see a finnish act in a bad way for the finnish society. We have this respect for everyone. If you are a stranger to this country, don't be scared about this very large "personal space". We rather first talk with a long distance with you , to trust you, and then , we might become physicaly close to you. 

The second Women : Yes, indeed it is about trust issues at first. We don't leave our country easily , and because of that point, we must take the time needed to trust someone who is not from our home ( even with others finnish ! ). And an other important point about the finnish attitude, is the respect of the environment. It is not because it is not your street, your forest, our your bus, that you should not care and pollute it. You live in there too. There is this community spirit here in Finland. 

Introduction: Kilian Demmel

22 years old and from Germany.

I'm just interested in the cutoms of the country I'll be probably living in for the next four years. Studying for the degree in environmental chemistry and technology.
This picture was taken on the shore of Kokkola by Tomás when we went there on Saturday.