Tag: Apartment
Hoarders – Throw it all away or move | Part 2/3
In Åke’s apartment there are several speakers, DVD players, stuffed animals, clothes and other appliances. There are stacks of boxes from floor to ceiling. One day he receives a letter. His landlord has heard about the situation and wants him to move out. He has to deal with it. “Sleeping on the street is unthinkable […]
A record number of recycled bottles and cans were returned to Finland, but plastic bottles lag behind
The highest return percentage was for cans and glass bottles, 99% and 98%, respectively. Although the return rate of plastic bottles is still good, it is important to take steps to improve it, and Palpa encourages consumers to return plastic bottles more often. One possible explanation for the decrease in the return rate of plastic […]
Hoarders – Kerstin’s stuff chaos | Part 1/3
Kerstin has collected things since she was a child. But in the three-room apartment she moved from home to 30 years ago, it has become a problem. There are narrow walkways between the piles on the floor, some piles go up to shoulder height and the kitchen table has not been seen for 15 years. […]
St Patrick’s Day 2023: Improv’s Irish poster girl
A vibrant improv scene has emerged in Denmark over the last ten years – or rather one could argue seven and a half years, tracing its rapid acceleration to the exact date in 2015 when Irish performer Sarah McGillion arrived on these shores . Quite simply, McGillion gets it done. Barely a fortnight goes by […]
The suspect in the Ullanlinna murder loses his property
The victim was found when her husband carried her body out of their apartment building in December.
Apartment prices have returned to the pre-pandemic level, says OP’s economist
Among Finland’s largest cities, prices fell the most in Oulu, Helsinki and Vantaa, and the least in Tampere and Turku. “As expected, the fall in apartment prices continued in January. The decline has now wiped out the gains made during the coronavirus pandemic, and the decline is likely to continue in the coming months. tweeted […]
Finnish customs and police uncover a marijuana smuggling operation from abroad
The investigation, which began in the late summer of 2022, led to the seizure of almost 40 kilograms of marijuana and approximately 95,000 euros in cash. The cash is believed to be partly criminal proceeds from marijuana already in circulation and partly to pay for a new import batch. The organization is suspected of having […]
Hypo: A new incentive trap makes it difficult to sell housing in Finland
“Swapping your home usually means swapping the collateral, and you can’t bring the fixed interest rate you previously negotiated to another bank. By postponing the decision to move, you can save hundreds per month,” the review reads. The trap already touches a million people, because the sharp rise in reference interest rates has made the […]
My first experience with Sub-zero
As I landed I was greeted by a freezing wind and the pitch dark at 4.30pm reminded me of a deserted midnight street in India. My phone showed a temperature of -10 degrees. However, the drive from the airport to the place of residence in Helsinki felt like a good start with shiny buildings that […]
Nordea: Housing prices in the Helsinki region are down 10% from last year’s peak
In the rest of the country, house prices are expected to drop seven percent from the peak in 2022. Expectations in the capital region and other regions differ mainly because the rise in interest rates is expected to discourage home buyers, especially in residential areas. loans are higher than the national average, such as in […]
Rent higher than minimum wage
Ragnar Þór Ingólfsson, president of VR, says the housing market has gone completely wrong. Saying this, he shows a recent advertisement offering a 3-bedroom apartment for rent for 375,000. crowns per month. Ragnar reports this on his Facebook profile, saying that he closely follows the situation on the rental market and collects surprising information from […]
When to buy winter sports equipment
One of the most important advantages of purchasing winter sports equipment in the off-season is the cost savings. By David Boernerproduct manager Skiing and snowboarding At REI: “Buying equipment in the off-season can save you a significant amount of money, but you don’t have the opportunity to test the equipment and make sure it fits […]
The camping union warns that the new law could give Denmark a trailer park culture similar to the United States
1 March is the first day of the camping season in Denmark. In winter, there is a 15-20 day limit (with permission from the municipality) for how long you can stay in a caravan or cabin on a pitch – no tents in winter! – although a majority of MPs are believed to favor a […]
Margaux Dietz – 2.0
On November 3, 2022, Margaux Dietz publishes a YouTube video in which her camera crew films a man lying right outside her apartment door. She sneaks out and takes a picture and laughs, and by her side is her son who is allowed to poke the man. In the video, she then calls her personal […]
It is very difficult to buy the first apartment
According to a new survey by Prósent, Icelanders are almost unanimous that it is difficult to enter the real estate market. The vast majority, 93 percent, believe that it is difficult for first-time buyers to buy a flat. Of these, 71 percent find it very difficult. That’s according to a new survey by Prósent for […]
Get the most beautiful wooden floors with the help of a professional floor sander
When you are faced with having to fix the wooden floors in your house or in your apartment, it is always a good idea to decide in advance whether the floors should be sanded or planed prior to the final finishing. Of course, it can be a bit difficult to decide if you don’t know […]
HS: The housing market has slowed down strongly in Tampere, Turku
The Tampere newspaper pointed out in its report that the number of new apartment sales was also affected by the fact that some of the houses completed last year had already been sold in 2021. A total of 4,377 new apartments were completed in Tampere in 2022, of which 3,487 are vacant apartments. Markku RiihimäkiThe […]
Eighty refugees will live in the old US embassy
About eighty refugees will live in the buildings that housed the US Embassy on Laufásvegur Street over the next two years. It is assumed that the stay of one person in the building will be about 6 months. According to the announcement of the City of Reykjavik, the Labor Office is responsible for preparing everything. […]
Storm Otto the strongest since the beginning of last year, but Copenhagen apartment building more resilient than suggested by BBC
Unfulfilled forecastsThe water level did not rise enough to threaten the Danish coasts, as was feared. “Along the north coast of Zealand there is a risk that the water level could rise by one metre,” warns Anders Brandt. DR‘s weatherman before the storm came. Fortunately, as TV2 reportedthe storm did not pose any major threat […]
Storm Otto the strongest since the beginning of last year, but Copenhagen apartment building more resilient than suggested by BBC
Unfulfilled forecastsThe water level did not rise enough to threaten the Danish coasts, as was feared. “Along the north coast of Zealand there is a risk that the water level could rise by one metre,” warns Anders Brandt. DR‘s weatherman before the storm came. Fortunately, as TV2 reportedthe storm did not pose any major threat […]
Apartment prices are falling and rents are rising: PTT
However, there are no signs of an imbalance in the housing market that could lead to a downward spiral or pose a risk to the economy. At the end of the year, the housing market is expected to recover, but the average prices of old apartment buildings will decrease by 2.5% throughout the country. “The […]
Homelessness can be eradicated by close cooperation by 2027: Report
“Today there is a broad consensus in Finland about the need to eradicate homelessness, but some time ago this was considered a utopian goal. Now we just need to take concrete steps to achieve it. We need a national program to eradicate homelessness by 2027. It is important that all political parties commit to this […]
Revenge after the murder of Adriana – “Must bring out the harlots”
A month after the murder of Adriana, shots are fired at several men in Vällingby. These are the people the two men at McDonald’s believe were in the white car from which the shots that killed Adriana were fired. In January, eight people were sentenced to long prison sentences for the revenge shooting in Vällingby […]
Finnish housing prices fell by 2.5% in December, sales fell by 38%
Although the decline was especially strong for smaller apartments, the phenomenon did not only concern them. The decrease is due to rapidly rising energy prices, reference interest rates and the cost of living in general. Finland’s most popular mortgage reference rate, Euribor 12, has risen to 3.3 percent, after last year started almost half a […]
In 2023, the annual payments of undrawn government-subsidized loans – with the aim of alleviating cost pressures related to housing
The annual payments for state-subsidized loans taken out for the construction, purchase or renovation of rental and right-of-occupancy housing depend on the change in the consumer price index of July of the previous year. The fluctuations of the consumer price index have been quite moderate in recent years: in July of 2015 and 2021, the […]
HS: The general plan is an obstacle to converting offices into apartments in the center of Helsinki
Converting the office into apartments would therefore require the city to create a corresponding amount of business space elsewhere in the center. “We want to preserve the downtown area. If one property owner is given the opportunity to convert the Business Space into residential use, the next property owner will soon demand it as well,” […]
New: The hockey murder in Västerås
It is on the night of Saturday, March 11, 1995 that the 29-year-old ice hockey player Peter Karlsson is found badly injured on a bicycle track in central Västerås. But the perpetrator cannot be far away. An anonymous tip points to a 19-year-old man with connections to a local Nazi gang. Since there are no […]
That’s how the teenage girl’s stash of drugs was discovered – over 400 kilos
The apartment hotel in Sollentuna has been rented by a teenage girl and among all the plastic bags, paper bags and plastic bags found in the room are several different preparations totaling around 400 kilos. Another girl is suspected of being connected to the drug warehouse, and on surveillance footage, more people can be seen […]
The decline in Helsinki apartment prices will continue until the end of 2023, says an economist
In the rest of the capital region, apartment prices continued to rise. Espoo and Kauniainen rose by 1.9 percent to 4,176 euros per square meter and Vantaa by 2.4 percent to 3,212 euros per square meter. In Espoo and Kauniainen, however, apartment prices fell by 1.8 percent in July-August. Juhana BrotherusThe chief economist of the […]
Dimitri’s way out – and the fight against gang recruitment
It is a warm May day. Dimitris is on his way out to Solvalla to play in Sweden’s biggest trotting race, the Elitloppet. But he never gets there. Instead, he ends up being arrested after the policemade a search of his apartment, where they found drugs. It will be the final turning point in what […]
The city is in fashion. People are buying a second home in Akureyri
Akureyri’s house price increases have far outstripped those elsewhere in the country. Out-of-town residents raise the price. Over the year, apartment price increases in multi-family housing have been twice as high in Akureyri as in Reykjavik and more than three times as high as in Selfoss and Reykjanesbær. There has been a large increase in […]
“I have to admit I have something to tell.” About the book by Ilona Wiśniewska – “Migot. From the outskirts of Greenland “
We often romanticize Greenland, especially when we read about it, sitting in a warm, comfortable apartment, having a full fridge, access to a children’s school, access to a doctor. When we watch photos of the Northern Lights or a movie about an exciting dog sled trip. Such pictures are usually “sold” to us. Nothing particularly […]
The police arrested eight suspects of human trafficking
Finnish authorities have arrested eight people on suspicion of human trafficking after a week-long international effort. Investigations targeting cleaning companies operating in different locations also led to the identification of at least six victims. The places investigated as part of the investigation were shops, hotels, shopping centers, warehouses, car washes, schools, daycare centers, restaurants and […]
Sweden’s inflation reaches its 30-year high in June
STOCKHOLM, July 14 (Xinhua) – Inflation continues to accelerate in Sweden when the CPIF (Consumer price index with fixed interest rates) rose by 8.5 percent on an annual basis in June, according to statistics released on Thursday. Data collected by Statistics Sweden have for months confirmed that the country has suffered from the highest inflation […]
YLE: Many real estate investors are taking a break in Finland
“In the old world, tenants took the apartment they happened to get. Now tenants can look at several apartments and choose the one that suits them best; The landlord has to do more work to rent out his apartment. ” Joonas Oravaan investor in several real estate portfolios, YLE summed up on Thursday. Finnish Broadcasting […]
10 homes were destroyed in the Vihti townhouse fire
Ten homes were completely destroyed in a fire that broke out during the night in the municipality of Vihti on Wednesday. The house was an older building where the fire walls between its ten dwellings did not extend into the upper roof structure, forming an open wind tunnel through which the fire spread. The rescue […]
Helsinki is the second most popular city to live in
Regardless of the reason for the move, some things need to be considered in advance. Depending on where you move, Helsinki can be a significant change to your habit, which can be seen in many ways. In relocation cases, it is common to look at different financing options. In that case, it is important to […]
Housing prices rose, although sales volumes in Finland fell in April from last year
Juho KeskinenAn economist at the Finnish Mortgage Association (Hypo) said that market activity remained surprisingly strong despite Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. – The mood has calmed down and the high activity observed during the coronavirus crisis is clearly behind us. But sales are still higher than it was three years before the pandemic, […]
Niinistö will move to the summer cottage on Friday, hosting panel discussions next week
President Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio move to the official summer residence of the president on Friday at Kultaranta. In the summer, the president will work mainly from Kultaranta, his office was told on Wednesday. Niinistö will host from 12 to 13 June. an annual series of current panel discussions at the residency. […]
The rising Danish tennis star Holger Rune beats the world number 15 at the French Open
Holger Rune has just beaten Denis Shapovalov, world number 15, in a straight set at the French Open 6-3, 6-1, 7-6. A pulsating start caused the young player to break his Canadian opponent calmly in the first two sets. Only in the third set did he meet a lot of opposition, but when three breakpoints […]
Foreign investment in China declines as multinational corporations become pessimistic about the Chinese economy
Peking [China]May 22 (ANI): Direct foreign investment in China from multinational corporations falls off a cliff as investors become increasingly pessimistic about the Chinese economy amid President Xi Jinping’s strict covid policy and his stance on Russia’s war on Ukraine. These multinational companies face serious challenges in conducting their business in China. A number of […]
The hunt for the online pedophile
This week, P3 Krim is about the hunt for the online pedophile. The man who is arrested in the apartment we call “Jonathan”. When the police analyzed material on his computer, many children were discovered who had been subjected to some form of abuse. A total of 50 children are victims of crime from all […]
Do you want to take out a loan in Denmark, and what is a consumer loan? Everything you need to know about borrowing money in Smørrebrød’s country
If you are starting to get used to everyday life in Copenhagen, and the first excitement of arriving in this unique city begins to be overshadowed by everyday routines, you are not alone. This is a point that everyone hits in the end and is a natural part of being an expat. But with this, […]
A Dane Abroad: Trapped in Atlantic’s Crosshairs
In the wake of Covid becoming a firmly integrated and sad part of life around the world, and working life becoming meaningless and monotonous due to the restrictions, an opportunity to sail an 82-foot schooner across the Atlantic presented itself as a ray of light through dark clouds . Since my fiance is a professional […]
How the Internet has revolutionized travel today
Today, people are addicted to the internet for the most part. We spend most of our time online browning content that interests us and finding the information we need. This is especially true when it comes to travel. If you want to go somewhere, you can pretty much streamline the whole process online. This method […]
Survey: Finns’ confidence in economy weakening
Feelings of economic uncertainty are increasing among people in Finland, according to the results of a survey commissioned by the lobby group Finance Finland (FFI). Some 45 percent of respondents said they had postponed or entirely abandoned their investment plans due to an increase in prices, rising interest rates and the global political situation. The […]
A Finnish criminal organization mailed drugs worth 700,000 euros
The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department said on Saturday it had completed a preliminary investigation into the smuggling of marijuana by a gang named Mantaqa. Police suspect a group of Finns of obtaining marijuana from Albania and mailing it to Finland via Spain. Mikko MinkkinenThe senior inspector of the Eastern Uusimaa Police Department said that in […]
Report: "Historic" Change in rental expenses in Helsinki
The Helsinki region has seen "historic" changes in rental costs according to a recent market report by Statistics Finland. The figures show that rents for non-subsidized housing fell by 0.3 per cent in the Greater Helsinki area and by 0.2 per cent in the city of Helsinki in the first quarter of 2022 compared with […]
The Literature Foundation offers apartments in Helsinki to Ukrainians
The Finnish Society for Swedish Literature (SLS) offers free furnished apartments in the luxury district of Helsinki. Most of the apartments are in the city’s valuable Töölö district. Ukrainians who have been displaced are allowed to stay there for at least a year free of charge. Dag WallgrenThe CEO of SLS said that the association […]
The apartment rental company opens a café in its residential building in Toppilansalmi, Oulu
Housing rental company Joo Kodit will open a multi-purpose café and event space in its new Oulu Mallastohtori residential complex in Toppilansalmi, Oulu, which will be completed in late 2022. The cafe called Joo Hetki is open to everyone. For the residents of the housing association, it serves as a common living room where it […]
Malin threw herself out of the burning high-rise – love Daniel captured her
The large apartment building in Ånge is on fire and Malin is stuck. Many meters down, outside the window, stands her partner Daniel Sundkvist. He’s panicked, and can do nothing. The house with sixteen apartments is on full fire and the rescue personnel do not make it. Malin is left alone. She must jump to […]
Parental purchase in Copenhagen
There are lots of students in Copenhagen because the city is home to a lot of educational institutions. And that is why many parents see an opportunity to buy or invest in an apartment for their children. Here we take a look at what a parent purchase exactly is. Parental purchases ensure the young people’s […]
Helsinki police suspect the mother of killing the child, herself
Helsinki police suspect that the woman killed her school-age child before depriving herself. A police unit was sent on Friday at 3 p.m. to conduct a welfare check on an apartment in the Latokartano district of the city. According to the head of the investigation, the police went to a private apartment and searched there […]
Sanctions affect Russian students in Finland
Measures that are detrimental to the Russian economy also affect Russian young people studying in Finland. Bank sanctions mean that some Russian students have been separated from their parents’ financial support. Sanctions have excluded Russia from the global payment infrastructure, but Russia has also imposed bans on foreign currency cash exports from the country. About […]
Hundreds are homeless after a huge fire destroyed a block of flats in Vanløse
On Friday afternoon, the Copenhagen Police received a report that a fire had broken out in the entrance to Grøndals Parkvej 6A, a block of flats in Vanløse. It did not take long before the entire block was engulfed. It took a while, but the firefighters eventually managed to tame the flames. Work today continues […]
The secret behind casino bonuses – here’s what you need to know
Today, most of the land-based casinos have started operating online. The main reason is that online casinos have greater exposure and offer more flexibility to their users. Like any other online business and service provider, online casinos have special offers like bet365 bonusfor example, that is unique to them and their customers. Each casino has […]
Espoo rents the Oittaa camping area to develop into a high-quality, sustainable destination
Espoo’s goal is to remain the most responsible city in Europe, which is why it invests in low-carbon forms of travel. Jotuca’s goal is to make Oitta a significant glamping place and an attractive destination for sustainable tourism, which also attracts visitors from outside Finland. “Glamping” means tents with all the modern commodities erected in […]
The tenant-owner association Ida was hijacked by criminals
This is the story of what has been called the worst hijacking of a tenant-owner association in Sweden. Brf Ida in Malmö, one of Sweden’s largest tenant-owner associations, had a good reputation and a good economy. But in the autumn of 2017, it is discovered that millions are flowing out of the association. The association’s […]
According to forecasts, the Finnish real estate market will cool down
“The return to normal, the lifting of restrictions and the temporary collapse of the real estate trade will increase the demand for rental housing. At the same time, the development will support the rise in rents after the saturation caused by 2010 [coronavirus] pandemic,” Janne RonkanenSenior Economist at Handelsbanken, stated on wednesday. The bank forecasts […]
The Finnish football captain gives home to a fleeing Ukrainian family
Former Finnish football captain Tim Sparv has handed over his apartment to a Ukrainian family fleeing the war in his home town of Vaasa on the west coast. Sparv, currently living in the Czech Republic, offered accommodation to anyone in need shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. A Ukrainian living in Vaasa asked […]
Society of Engineers: The condition of the shelters in the old apartment buildings is largely unknown
The threat posed by Russia’s deadly siege of Ukraine, which continues to spread to Europe, has led some Finns to consider worst-case scenarios. Finland has previously prepared for the possibility of a military conflict by building more than 50,000 civil shelters that can accommodate millions of people at a time. However, the condition of an […]
YIT will stop land investments and housing starts in Russia
These events have required YIT to respond quickly to the crisis, including accelerating the strategic review of the company’s operations in Russia. During the investigation, YIT has decided not to invest in plots or build new apartments in Russia for the time being. Markku Moilanen, YIT’s CEO: “The Russian military attack has led to great […]
The DNA puzzle in Märstafallet
The murder takes place in Valsta, Märsta on October 2, 2020. In surveillance footage from inside a bus, a person is suddenly seen rushing forward with a firearm in his hands. But neither the camera nor the witnesses around can see the shooter’s face. Instead, the jacket comes into focus and a debate about the […]
Police associate seven other victims with a taxi driver convicted of multiple rapes
Helsinki police suspect a taxi driver of sexual offenses against seven women. Suspect, Arian Juhana Rezaji, was convicted in August last year of a total of 18 different crimes, most of which involved the drug abuse and rape of four women. He was sentenced to six years and three months in prison. He is now […]
A quarter of women in Denmark have experienced domestic violence
ONE great analysis from the World Health Organization of 639 global surveys of domestic violence against women and girls, covering 161 countries, reveal that 23 percent of women in Denmark aged 15-49 have been exposed to either physical or sexual violence by their partner or both by at least one apartment. Worldwide, the figure is […]
Kristianstad case and when society fails to prevent deadly violence
On September 17 last year, a property manager receives an SMS early in the morning about a suspected water leak. Once in the apartment building, he quickly discovers where the water comes from. The door is unlocked, he steps in and discovers a dead woman. A man who previously had a relationship with the woman […]
The Helsinki Court of Appeal overturned Aarnio’s murder sentence
Ünsal died in controversy over his involvement in the June 2002 robbery at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm. The Helsinki District Court sentenced Aarnio to life imprisonment after finding that he had known about the murder consortium in advance and had failed in his professional duty to prevent it. It also dismissed the charge of murder […]
Leads to the Our Roots show – a journey back in time
New genetic research is constantly being published, and our understanding of the past is becoming clearer. Thanks to the ancient DNA research of recent years, we know more about the migration of past people and even their appearance. Genomics proves that there is no biological basis to justify prejudices based on skin color or place […]
A record number of apartments were built in Espoo
The number of building permits issued for housing also remained high. Building permits were issued for 5,737 dwellings in 2021, compared to 6,434 in the previous year. The number of dwellings built exceeded Espoo’s annual housing production target of 3,300 dwellings. “Based on the housing started and the building permits issued, this trend seems to […]
The government is proposing three major changes to make it easier for first-time buyers to buy
Next year, Finland could receive more help for the first buyer if the changes planned by the government to the state-supported ASP mortgage loan system materialize. If implemented, the reform will open with state support ASP mortgage to more people and they can borrow more money. The changes went into negotiation on Friday. The ASP […]
The man was found guilty but was not convicted of two murders in Southwest Finland
He had confessed to the murders in court, but denied their alleged deliberate nature. Read more: Police decide investigation into suspected double murder in Turku (1.11.2021) The district court ruled that the defendant was liable to pay more than € 100,000 in compensation to the victims and their families. The prosecutor sentenced him to life […]
No sentence for a man who shot two people to death in Turku
The District Court of Southwest Finland found two people guilty of two murders last Monday. However, the court also said his mind was in poor condition at the time of the shooting last Easter. The prosecutor had demanded a life sentence for an accused under the age of 30 who was charged with attempted murder, […]
The big blow – Black brokers and housing fraud for millions
In many places around the country, there is a housing shortage. Something that criminals are not late to exploit to make money on people who are desperately looking for somewhere to live. In today’s episode of P3 Krim, we take a closer look at two types of crime linked to the overheated Swedish housing market. […]
‘Involuntary celibacy’ motivation discussed at the opening of school shooting forceps in Aalborg
The trial against a 27-year-old man accused of attempted manslaughter, who is accused of planning school shootings, started yesterday in Aalborg. Yesterday, the first of what is expected to be six days in court – with a verdict expected on February 3 – he was asked about a 150-page manifesto, in which he explained his […]
Real Estate World: December was the busiest ever for old house sales
Real estate world highlighted its press release that the number of vacant houses is currently exceptionally low, with the exception of apartment buildings. Tony KorkolaA real estate analyst revealed that there were 27 percent fewer properties on the list of real estate agencies in November 2021 than in November 2019. “That means the number of […]
Local Round-Up: Copenhagen Airport outlines seven-year expansion plans for DKK 4.5 billion
Copenhagen Airport has confirmed its expansion plans after confirmation after broad political agreement on the framework for the development. The seven-year extension of DKK 4.5 billion will enable improved safety, better access to public transport, improved facilities for airlines, larger baggage claim and passport control areas as well as adjustments to runways and hangars to […]