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Celebrate Finnish School's anniversary
05/12/2009
The Finnish Saturday School in Bristol is proud to present a Supper and Dance evening in order to celebrate the School's 30th Anniversary & Finnish Independence Day.
Date and Time:
Saturday 5th December 2009 , 7.00 pm
Venue:
Oddfellows Hall
20 West Park
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 2LT
Music will be provided by our special guests Uusikuu. The band specialises in traditional Finnish dance music along with many up to
date tunes too. The night before they will be playing in London at an event organised by Finn-Guild and Embassy of Finland, and our party
will be a unique chance to see this great band in Bristol! Get your best tango shoes on and dance the night away.
Please check the band's myspace page at: www.myspace.com/uusikuu
Finnish delicacies will be provided as part of the dining experience.
Don't forget about the all important raffle where we hope to have one or two special prizes on offer.
All this for the bargain price of £15 per ticket. Please contact Milla, Carl, Simon or Jonna for tickets (you can also buy the tickets
at the school and social events in November).
And, if you want to learn or brush up the tango steps, please join our tango lessons at Wesley College at 12.15pm on 7th and 21st of November!
Date and Time:
Saturday 5th December 2009 , 7.00 pm
Venue:
Oddfellows Hall
20 West Park
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 2LT
Music will be provided by our special guests Uusikuu. The band specialises in traditional Finnish dance music along with many up to
date tunes too. The night before they will be playing in London at an event organised by Finn-Guild and Embassy of Finland, and our party
will be a unique chance to see this great band in Bristol! Get your best tango shoes on and dance the night away.
Please check the band's myspace page at: www.myspace.com/uusikuu
Finnish delicacies will be provided as part of the dining experience.
Don't forget about the all important raffle where we hope to have one or two special prizes on offer.
All this for the bargain price of £15 per ticket. Please contact Milla, Carl, Simon or Jonna for tickets (you can also buy the tickets
at the school and social events in November).
And, if you want to learn or brush up the tango steps, please join our tango lessons at Wesley College at 12.15pm on 7th and 21st of November!
Finnish School's autumn dates / Suomi-koulun syksyn aikataulu
29/07/2009
Hei kaikki / Hi everyone,
Finnish Saturday School in Bristol continues this autumn with seven sessions of beginner, intermediate and advanced Finnish lessons. We will also have a childrens group for ages 3 to 8. The first lessons are held on 12th September.
In addition to new and existing Finnish language students, children and their parents, we also welcome anyone who wants to pop in to say hello or borrow books from our Finnish collection. We have a coffee break around 11am when there is a chance to meet other people and buy a variety of Finnish sweets.
School dates:
The school is held on the following Saturday mornings from 10-12:
12 September, 19 September, 17 October, 24 October, 7 November, 21 November, and 12 December.
School fees:
* Childrens fees are payable on arrival and are as follows: 3 for the first child, 2 each for the other children of the same family.
* This year, the fees for Finnish lessons (for adults) need to be paid in advance. You can choose to pay for only the autumn term, or for both the autumn and spring them together. You can pay before or after the first class. More information will be put on the website nearer the date. These are the fees:
Whole autumn term paid in advance (7 lessons): 84
Both autumn and Spring term paid in advance (17 lessons): 170
Venue:
Wesley College (as before), College Park Drive, Henbury Road, Bristol BS10 7QD.
If you have any questions regarding the lessons or how to get to Wesley College, please do not hesitate to contact me for further information.
Hope you'll enjoy the rest of the summer (and that this rainy Bristol weather will change soon)!
Terveisin,
Milla
Finnish Saturday School in Bristol continues this autumn with seven sessions of beginner, intermediate and advanced Finnish lessons. We will also have a childrens group for ages 3 to 8. The first lessons are held on 12th September.
In addition to new and existing Finnish language students, children and their parents, we also welcome anyone who wants to pop in to say hello or borrow books from our Finnish collection. We have a coffee break around 11am when there is a chance to meet other people and buy a variety of Finnish sweets.
School dates:
The school is held on the following Saturday mornings from 10-12:
12 September, 19 September, 17 October, 24 October, 7 November, 21 November, and 12 December.
School fees:
* Childrens fees are payable on arrival and are as follows: 3 for the first child, 2 each for the other children of the same family.
* This year, the fees for Finnish lessons (for adults) need to be paid in advance. You can choose to pay for only the autumn term, or for both the autumn and spring them together. You can pay before or after the first class. More information will be put on the website nearer the date. These are the fees:
Whole autumn term paid in advance (7 lessons): 84
Both autumn and Spring term paid in advance (17 lessons): 170
Venue:
Wesley College (as before), College Park Drive, Henbury Road, Bristol BS10 7QD.
If you have any questions regarding the lessons or how to get to Wesley College, please do not hesitate to contact me for further information.
Hope you'll enjoy the rest of the summer (and that this rainy Bristol weather will change soon)!
Terveisin,
Milla
Moving to / from Finland
20/02/2008
Some information from Laura Saila on moving....
Dear All,
As I have been finding out about different moving possibilities in the last few weeks, I thought I would share some of the information I have learned:
1. Using a freight/cargo company
This is obviously the cheapest way of getting your furniture and other belonging to (or from) Finland but as a private person its virtually impossible to get your things ensured by an UK insurance company if you use this option. However, if you have been a customer of the Finnish insurance company Pohjola while living in Finland, they will offer a moving insurance that covers your belonging during the move (both loss and damage, providing you pack them properly). The price is also cheap (actually cheaper when using a freight company than a moving company, as the price you pay for the move affects the price of the insurance) and I have been assured that the insurance will be offered if you use any 'kuljetusfirma' or freight company (or indeed a normal moving company).
However, if you have not been a Pohjola customer and want to send your things with a freight company, it might be impossible to get an insurance (although I have not asked all other Finnish insurance companies). But if you decide that is not an issue (or have been a customer of Pohjola and can get an insurance), the freight best companies I have found are: Finnlines (for whole containers) and RH Freight (for sending smaller items as you pay either by loading meters or cubic meters) as both travel between Finland and UK very frequently and are good value.
2. Using a UK removal company
I actually think this is not a good option, as they seem to charge a lot for a similar service as the freight companies, as you belonging will be packed into a contained in most cases and they won't insure you against breaking or damage if you won't pay them for actually packing everything. You can get quotes online easily but like said, they are expensive.
3. Using a Finnish moving company
It seems to be a lot cheaper to use a Finnish company, as you're only covering the UK-Finland (or the other way around) bit, as they'll combine the trip with someone else moving the other way. The cheapest quote I've got is from M. Kähäri Oy (they come to the UK at least once a month) and the second best is from J. Puljula (they come more often). Both offer door to door service, insurance and will carry the boxes into and out of the truck.
I'm sure there are other ways (like driving a car yourself) and companies that offer good service, but this is just my own experience and I hope it will help someone else when they need to move between Finland and UK.
Sincerely,
Laura
Dear All,
As I have been finding out about different moving possibilities in the last few weeks, I thought I would share some of the information I have learned:
1. Using a freight/cargo company
This is obviously the cheapest way of getting your furniture and other belonging to (or from) Finland but as a private person its virtually impossible to get your things ensured by an UK insurance company if you use this option. However, if you have been a customer of the Finnish insurance company Pohjola while living in Finland, they will offer a moving insurance that covers your belonging during the move (both loss and damage, providing you pack them properly). The price is also cheap (actually cheaper when using a freight company than a moving company, as the price you pay for the move affects the price of the insurance) and I have been assured that the insurance will be offered if you use any 'kuljetusfirma' or freight company (or indeed a normal moving company).
However, if you have not been a Pohjola customer and want to send your things with a freight company, it might be impossible to get an insurance (although I have not asked all other Finnish insurance companies). But if you decide that is not an issue (or have been a customer of Pohjola and can get an insurance), the freight best companies I have found are: Finnlines (for whole containers) and RH Freight (for sending smaller items as you pay either by loading meters or cubic meters) as both travel between Finland and UK very frequently and are good value.
2. Using a UK removal company
I actually think this is not a good option, as they seem to charge a lot for a similar service as the freight companies, as you belonging will be packed into a contained in most cases and they won't insure you against breaking or damage if you won't pay them for actually packing everything. You can get quotes online easily but like said, they are expensive.
3. Using a Finnish moving company
It seems to be a lot cheaper to use a Finnish company, as you're only covering the UK-Finland (or the other way around) bit, as they'll combine the trip with someone else moving the other way. The cheapest quote I've got is from M. Kähäri Oy (they come to the UK at least once a month) and the second best is from J. Puljula (they come more often). Both offer door to door service, insurance and will carry the boxes into and out of the truck.
I'm sure there are other ways (like driving a car yourself) and companies that offer good service, but this is just my own experience and I hope it will help someone else when they need to move between Finland and UK.
Sincerely,
Laura