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International Adoptions In Finland Dropped: This Is Really Why

August 7, 2019

Who’s ready for a rant? Today news came out that international adoptions dropped to a historical low in Finland. When I read that, I was ...

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expats, finland, health, life, Lifestyle, mindfulness, multicultural families

10 Reasons Why I Am Grateful I Live In Finland

August 4, 2019

Since I moved to Finland nine years ago, the question I definitely heard the most was: “Why did you move to Finland from Italy?!”. ...

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Anxieties Of An Immigrant Parent

July 31, 2019

Is my daughter ashamed I cannot speak the local language fluently? Will she be when she’s older?Will my children stop speaking my native ...

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Proud of My Fast Runners: the Helsinki Minimarathon 2019

May 25, 2019

May has become synonym with one of our family’s favourite events, the Helsinki Minimarathon. In 2018 we were invited to take part in the ...

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Should Expat Parents in Finland Learn Finnish?

May 22, 2019

Becoming friends with the Scandinavian natural scenery and its equal societies is easy, but facing Finnish language is quite a challenge. ...

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Kicking Off Summer At The Carnival of Ice Cream and Chocolate 2019

May 11, 2019

How much ice cream can you eat? My family had a chance to test this at this year’s Carnival of Ice Cream and Chocolate (Jäätelö- ja ...

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Adoption Q&A – You Asked, I Answered

May 8, 2019

Few weeks ago I gave you all a chance to ask anything on your mind about adoption or our experience. I called for all questions about adoption, ...

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What Your Child Needs At A Finnish Daycare

April 27, 2019

Learning what clothes and gear my oldest child needed at daycare took time. For months teachers needed to remind me or my husband that we should ...

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Anger Regulation Tools For Parents

April 20, 2019

On March 30th, 2019, the first event of Adoption Support Group Finland was held in Helsinki at the premises of Adoptioperheet ry. It was titled ...

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Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager, and now I work in global development. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, and eating good food. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.

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