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Louise Stansfield 🇫🇮 🇬🇧🇪🇺 🇺🇦
@finnfield.bsky.social
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A Brit in Finland, so living and will stay in EU. #FBPE. Retired university lecturer & international higher ed pro. Word games. Languages. Northumbrian at heart. Bionic knee so no running but parkrun active.
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Puolarmaari parkrun in Espoo, Finland celebrates our 4th anniversary tomorrow! We’ll have treats at the finish line.
#loveparkrun
October 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
finnfield.bsky.social
Puolarmaari parkrun in Espoo, Finland, celebrates our 4th anniversary next Saturday 18 October. #loveparkrun
October 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
finnfield.bsky.social
A goal!!! #NUFC
September 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Jerusalem artichoke & forest mushroom soup with smoked salmon. Really enjoy autumn cooking and picking mushrooms in Finnish forests. #food 🍜
September 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Jerusalem artichoke & forest mushroom soup with smoked salmon. Really enjoy autumn cooking and picking mushrooms in Finnish forests. #food 🍜
September 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
finnfield.bsky.social
Bohemian Rhapsody at Last Night of the Proms was something really special. 50 years old!
September 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
finnfield.bsky.social
At the back tailwalking in Puolarmaari #parkrun Finland today. Definitely an autumnal feel.
September 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
finnfield.bsky.social
Congratulations Alcaraz.

Another late night here in Finland.
September 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
finnfield.bsky.social
So now our frequent #parkrun RD is leaving I, I’m stepping up to the role. Did it once before 4 years ago. New things to learn. Start on 6th Sept. Advice welcome. #parkrunfinland #puolarmaari
August 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
finnfield.bsky.social
Sad to say goodbye to our parkrun Event Director.

Mark’s last stand | Puolarmaari parkrun www.parkrun.fi/puolarmaari/... #parkrun
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Puolarmaari parkrun on yksi monista maailmanlaajuisista ilmaisista, kivoista ja ystävällisistä 5k yhteisöllisistä viikottaisista tapahtumista
www.parkrun.fi
August 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
finnfield.bsky.social
Record-breaking heatwave in Finland in July. Seemingly ended now it’s August.

en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/press-releas...
July started cooler than usual, but ended with a sweltering heatwave
A record-breaking heatwave with temperatures above 30°C ended July, which was exceptionally warm in some places in Finland.
en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi
August 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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russincheshire.bsky.social
Prediction

Trump: We have an American Pope cos I made America Great Again

Pope: Nationalism is bad, Jesus didn't like capitalism, and tariffs hurt the poor

Trump: The Pope is a bad Pope, what a nasty Pope, I call him Fake Pope, etc

Just watch.
May 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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rostaylor.bsky.social
Or to put it another way, overseas students now subsidise the cost of teaching each UK undergraduate by an average of £2,500 each. Take them away and you've got an absolutely existential crisis for universities.

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
May 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
finnfield.bsky.social
I just watched live the Trump monologue (supposedly meeting Canadian PM Carney) in the Oval Office. I’m so embarrassed and I’m not American.
May 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Finnsih defence firms on steroids. ‘The tyranny of geography’

www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Finnish defence tech firms 'on steroids'
Helsinki has become one of the top five cities in Europe for investment in defence and security technologies.
www.bbc.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
finnfield.bsky.social
There’s only one Alan Shearer #nufc
March 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
finnfield.bsky.social
Great live stream thanks #nufc
March 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Brutal.

Onneksi meillä on The Onion.
Teen Warned Not to Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn't Know
March 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
finnfield.bsky.social
Went to the theatre in Helsinki tonight and found out it was World Theatre Day.
March 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Immigrants strengthen the vitality of my municipality: Completely agree!
Immigrants strengthen the vitality of my municipality. A municipality's vitality is affected by factors such as the change in the number of inhabitants, the number of employed and unemployed people and companies, as well as the education and income level of its residents. Antti Poikola Completely agree Exactly! All around the world, immigration increases prosperity, and urban areas, in particular, compete with each other on how well they can attract newcomers. Immigration and the successful integration of immigrants are absolutely critical to Helsinki's success. When the government led by the National Coalition Party reverses its immigration policy, Helsinki must move resolutely in the opposite direction and ensure that everyone who comes here is warmly welcomed and successfully integrated into the workforce. This includes, among other things, smooth employment services, language education, support for spouses' employment, English-language early childhood education and teaching, as well as a clear welcome package and advisory services.
March 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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My municipality should finance events that encourage interaction between different cultures: Completely agree!
My municipality should finance events that encourage interaction between different cultures. Municipalities can decide themselves whether to use funds for various events. Antti Poikola Completely agree Helsinki funds events that serve residents and enhance the city's dynamism and livability. Interaction between different cultures is vital. Helsinki is an international city whose competitiveness is based on its ability to attract talent from all over the world. Multiculturalism requires efforts against discrimination and racism, as well as residents' adaptation to the idea of immigrants as neighbors and coworkers.
March 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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maijatervola.bsky.social
Yeah, definitely no books in sauna. It is too dark to read, the light is a lot dimmer than in this picture. Also, sauna is quite wet, so the books would get damp.

But most importantly, sauna is for hearing your own thoughts or your companion's thoughts.
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Just for the record - I don’t read books in the sauna and I don’t think Finns do as the BBC pic in this article shows. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
March 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Closest thing to read a book in sauna has been, when I have been reading comics during igniting cottage sauna in winter.

(-20C yoy should make sure that stove ignites so keep on guard for a while)
March 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Just for the record - I don’t read books in the sauna and I don’t think Finns do as the BBC pic in this article shows. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
finnfield.bsky.social
So happy! Well done lads! #NUFC
March 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM