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Untitled. · Mar 23, 2015

Urgrevling said:
This Summer I'm going to stay in Helsinki for three weeks to learn about Finland Swedish. Is there anything I should do whilst there? I want to try the nightlife and maybe catch a concert or two.

Local nightlife isn't to my tastes, personally. Downtown and the western parts of the capital region are generally more appealing and interesting than eastern Helsinki.
If you're interested in Swedish-speaking Finns and their culture, they're pretty much spread out all over the place, although more prominently in some places than others. But you probably won't really get in touch if you don't know anyone who is a Swedish-speaking Finn. The young have their homeparties, which you probably won't take part of unless you get lost or get an invitation, and the older generations have their established cultural circles as well. The newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet might give some insight, but it's mostly a rubbish paper anyway.

All in all, I find Helsinki an utterly boring, bland and vain place.

Adorno · Mar 23, 2015

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Delora Filth · Mar 23, 2015

Will do.

Oh, and I'll also probably be in Copenhagen for a friend's birthday sometime in late April.

Adorno · Mar 24, 2015

Ah, springtime in Copenhagen. If the weather is fine it'll be crowded and full of life.
Just a tiny bit of sun and the Danes flood the town squares.

Go to Amalienborg (Royal residense) square and stroll the harbour with the many bars/cafés.

(If you're into art the Thorvaldsen's Museum and Glyptoteket are my favourites; both architectonically and for the sculptures they hold.)

Mage246 · Mar 24, 2015

Suspicious Pilgrim said:
If you're ever in San Diego, the only places worth checking out for a tourist are pretty much Old Town for faux-pas Mexican culture, the Gas Lamp in downtown, and the zoo (of course). La Jolla too.

Stay the **** out of National City and Spring Valley, avoid University Heights, City Heights, and some parts of Normal Heights.

Hillcrest has a prominent LGBT community and has nice places to visit. Pacific Beach has beach blondes. Don't walk around there alone at night though, just to be safe.

La Jolla and Balboa are nice for families.

There's nothing to see south of the Balboa besides Seaworld.

Here's a map of 2012 crime change that has all the neighborhoods I'm talking about.

Fun fact: the neighborhood above Carmel Valley in that pic is Rancho Santa Fe, which is where some of the richest people in the world have houses. Bill Gates, Mitt Romney, and other ****tons of politicians/cyberelite/1%rs live there.

I second the Gas Lamp recommendation. I've stayed there a couple of times and it's very nice.

rejenorst · Mar 24, 2015

Dobas said:
Austupaio said:

There's only a couple reasons to go to Paris and chances are; you can't afford them and you don't know the right people.

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Invalid,

Don't come on here acting all prominent.

Away with you vile beggar!

Half my recommendations are for countries that you should no longer visit :/

Suspicous Pilgrim · Mar 24, 2015

Dryvus said:
Don't ****ing go to Paris. Don't ****ing go to Paris.

Mage246 said:
I second the Gas Lamp recommendation. I've stayed there a couple of times and it's very nice.

Oh, nice. When? Shame I couldn't show you around. :fruity:

FrisianDude · Mar 24, 2015

Teofish said:
What? You don't think I can beat the crap out of a puny leprechaun?

they have all the anger and strength of a grown man condensed into a tiny frame.

Seff · Mar 24, 2015

Denmark is cold and expensive.

Swissky · Mar 24, 2015

Expensive? Eh.
Cold? You got some breezes in that summer palace of yours?

Jace · Mar 24, 2015

Urgrevling said:
This Summer I'm going to stay in Helsinki for three weeks to learn about Finland Swedish. Is there anything I should do whilst there? I want to try the nightlife and maybe catch a concert or two.

Find Llamb. He lives in Hellsink and he IS a (finn-)swede. :3

Swissky · Mar 24, 2015

I know a Swedish-Finnish guy in ~~Helsinki~~ Helsingfors.

Finland's Prime-Minister.

Delora Filth · Mar 24, 2015

Seff said:
Denmark is cold and expensive.

Not compared to where I'm from.

Anarion · Mar 24, 2015

Untitled. said:
Urgrevling said:

This Summer I'm going to stay in Helsinki for three weeks to learn about Finland Swedish. Is there anything I should do whilst there? I want to try the nightlife and maybe catch a concert or two.

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Local nightlife isn't to my tastes, personally. Downtown and the western parts of the capital region are generally more appealing and interesting than eastern Helsinki.
If you're interested in Swedish-speaking Finns and their culture, they're pretty much spread out all over the place, although more prominently in some places than others. But you probably won't really get in touch if you don't know anyone who is a Swedish-speaking Finn. The young have their homeparties, which you probably won't take part of unless you get lost or get an invitation, and the older generations have their established cultural circles as well. The newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet might give some insight, but it's mostly a rubbish paper anyway.

All in all, I find Helsinki an utterly boring, bland and vain place.

Thanks! I'm not that surprised at that answer, it is a European capital after all.

I think I'll probably get in touch with a few Finland Swedish people just by going to the class. There has to be some kind of niche place where strange people go to drink. At least we have one here where the hippies, ex-junkies and musicians go.

J said:
Urgrevling said:

This Summer I'm going to stay in Helsinki for three weeks to learn about Finland Swedish. Is there anything I should do whilst there? I want to try the nightlife and maybe catch a concert or two.

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Find Llamb. He lives in Hellsink and he IS a (finn-)swede. :3

Oh really, I always thought he was a Finn-Finn. I doubt he'd be all that happy to see me though.

Jace · Mar 24, 2015

Try the magic words: "The drinks are on me."

Anarion · Mar 24, 2015

In that case, I think I'd rather hire a Swedish-speaking escort.

Untitled. · Mar 24, 2015

Nothing says he wouldn't be your escort.

Anyway, there's at least a couple more Swedish-speaking Finns on the forum, although I'm not sure what their capacity to show you around is. Personally, I'll spend early summer in the military and am likely to spend the rest in northern Norway. You could try PMing Thokan to see if he's around, although he's originally from Åland.

Drinking places in Helsinki frequently visited by Swedish-speaking Finns include Ugglan and Kokomo. Pretty sure over half of my peers go to Ugglan on a weekly or semi-weekly basis. If you're taking a course on university-level you'll have a better chance by picking a course that's either in Swedish or offered by a Swedish-speaking university.

Swissky · Mar 24, 2015

Don't you mean Hekko?

Fairly sure Thokan is from Öland.

Delora Filth · Mar 24, 2015

Untitled. said:
and am likely to spend the rest in northern Norway.

Where and when exactly?

Untitled. · Mar 24, 2015

Varanger. Might go as far east as Kirkenes. Going in July, gonna stay for 2-4 weeks.

Gestricius said:
Don't you mean Hekko?

Fairly sure Thokan is from Öland.

Yeah, my bad, got them mixed up.

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