Egan Richardson
@eganrichardson.bsky.social
Posting about Finnish news and hoping for more swfc content here
I always struggle with medical terms so I thought I'd run this through a translator quickly, just off to ring the doctor to get booked in for a Diphthermy-Rotation-Wanking Cough Buzzer jab
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I always struggle with medical terms so I thought I'd run this through a translator quickly, just off to ring the doctor to get booked in for a Diphthermy-Rotation-Wanking Cough Buzzer jab
Finns are furiously debating whether or not middle class people can buy discounted, short-dated products in the supermarket, or if they should be reserved for the poor and needy to purchase
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Finns are furiously debating whether or not middle class people can buy discounted, short-dated products in the supermarket, or if they should be reserved for the poor and needy to purchase
I love how quickly Vantaa libraries purchase books when you request them! This one came in about six weeks. Thoroughly enjoying it too
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I love how quickly Vantaa libraries purchase books when you request them! This one came in about six weeks. Thoroughly enjoying it too
Today's sports infrastructure. Loads of parents here today. Relatively new, in a well-off neighbourhood, weather is Baltic and this big structure has no cafe/bar/clubhouse/restaurant. Such a waste
October 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Today's sports infrastructure. Loads of parents here today. Relatively new, in a well-off neighbourhood, weather is Baltic and this big structure has no cafe/bar/clubhouse/restaurant. Such a waste
I don't want to chuck these very sour apples away, but they seem completely inedible. Any ideas what I could do with them?
September 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I don't want to chuck these very sour apples away, but they seem completely inedible. Any ideas what I could do with them?
Was Finlux a government company? You could've been ahead of the game in sport-based soft power
August 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Was Finlux a government company? You could've been ahead of the game in sport-based soft power
Meanwhile Finland's PM said today
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Meanwhile Finland's PM said today
I'd never been rowing so much, and doing it every day after work made me briefly consider moving to a tiny village in the middle of nowhere
February 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I'd never been rowing so much, and doing it every day after work made me briefly consider moving to a tiny village in the middle of nowhere
You have a real eye for these pics. Here's Ostrobothnia today
February 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You have a real eye for these pics. Here's Ostrobothnia today
2-1 to the boys from Fossvogur! Panathinaikos were lucky to get the one too
February 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
2-1 to the boys from Fossvogur! Panathinaikos were lucky to get the one too
Vikingur branded it well. They're winning 1-0 and look much more comfortable than the visitors. It's a balmy -6 degrees
February 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Vikingur branded it well. They're winning 1-0 and look much more comfortable than the visitors. It's a balmy -6 degrees
Big game, small crowd
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Big game, small crowd
It's Vikingur-Panathinaikos in Helsinki tonight, and we don't often get top European football to watch. And I doubt those Pana lads will fancy it much in this weather
February 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's Vikingur-Panathinaikos in Helsinki tonight, and we don't often get top European football to watch. And I doubt those Pana lads will fancy it much in this weather
Looking forward to having some Lapsi Pickle later on
January 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Looking forward to having some Lapsi Pickle later on
They've a slightly questionable shape, but plum tarts are the best Finnish Christmas food by many miles
December 24, 2024 at 12:01 PM
They've a slightly questionable shape, but plum tarts are the best Finnish Christmas food by many miles
The report on "changes to the security environment" in 2022 had a bit on this
December 18, 2024 at 7:29 AM
The report on "changes to the security environment" in 2022 had a bit on this
November 10, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Migri says itself that exemptions to the language requirement are granted 'very rarely', and only on the following grounds. But they won't tell us how many exemptions are granted each year
October 4, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Migri says itself that exemptions to the language requirement are granted 'very rarely', and only on the following grounds. But they won't tell us how many exemptions are granted each year
It is eight years if you don't meet the language requirements. But the language requirements are (obviously) a requirement, so in practice most people only have to be resident for five years. This has been very confusing for people looking into citizenship
October 4, 2024 at 8:37 AM
It is eight years if you don't meet the language requirements. But the language requirements are (obviously) a requirement, so in practice most people only have to be resident for five years. This has been very confusing for people looking into citizenship
Stella Artois marketing has changed a little
September 21, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Stella Artois marketing has changed a little
Klaukkala's Street Food Siesta sounds like my kind of thing
September 7, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Klaukkala's Street Food Siesta sounds like my kind of thing
My sixth visit to the Olympic Stadium after its €300m renovation, and we're edging closer to the goal of sitting under the gap in the roof
August 31, 2024 at 4:37 PM
My sixth visit to the Olympic Stadium after its €300m renovation, and we're edging closer to the goal of sitting under the gap in the roof
A slightly surreal morning watching kids play a tournament in front of the burned out Gnistan ground
August 10, 2024 at 6:10 AM
A slightly surreal morning watching kids play a tournament in front of the burned out Gnistan ground
Pics or it didn't happen
October 27, 2023 at 6:12 AM
Pics or it didn't happen
Finnish print media knows its core audience
October 24, 2023 at 6:11 AM
Finnish print media knows its core audience