This podcast is for Finnish learners at intermediate and advanced level. In this episode, Veera and I talk about what it's like to live in a small town in Finland after many years in Helsinki. What does living in the middle of nature feel like? Is living in a small town cheaper than Helsinki? What about family stuff? What pushed Veera to move from Helsinki to a small town? What about work? Listen to this podcast episode and practise your Finnish listening skills. On-screen transcript is available, and if you'd like to access more Finnish learning materials, including the teacher's notes for this episode, go to https://finkingcapclub.com/ and join the Finking Cap Club membership for Finnish learners.

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Finland is said to be the happiest country in the world, however, we have people here who don't have enough money to cover the basics like food. I wanted to make an episode about how food banks in Oulu work. In this episode of the Finking Cap, I interview Katja Suhonen, the food aid expert and director of the "hub" where food donations are sorted and distributed to different locations. This hub is called Prikkakeskus, and their operating model has proven to be so successful that the city of Oulu has made it a permanent service, starting from 2026.

After the interview, I point out a few Finnish words from our conversation and I explain them to you, in Finnish, of course.

I have made the PDF transcript available for members of the Finking Cap Club: https://finkingcapclub.com/.

The Finking Cap Club has lots of Finnish listening content, grammar courses and exercises, so if you're thinking of spending your summer learning Finnish independently, check it out.

How do you say "Beats me" in Finnish? What about "Let me know"?

Listen to this mini lesson in Finnish and read the Finnish transcript as you go. For the PDF transcript and extra podcast content, go to https://finkingcapclub.com/.