Something has to change. I was the safety representative at a previous company some years ago and did not think much of it. We had to have one and it might as well be me. I had only filled in some standard paper work and that was it. Some time later I had been working … Continue reading Do not hire a man who does your work for money
Category: Economics
A series of unfortunate economic events
In a way my now 35 year life has been a series of economic crises - the Nordic financial downturn of 1991-1996, the IT bubble crash of 2000-2002 and the great recession of 2008-who knows when. That's more than half of my years on this earth and it has definitely left a mark on me. The … Continue reading A series of unfortunate economic events
How three chickens taught me how to run a business
During the summers of 1987-1989 I was temporarily the proud owner of three chickens (unfortunately I don't remember their names), given to me as a loan/present from the mother of a childhood friend. They arrived beat up, half featherless but left a few months later well fed and in great condition after having spent the summer … Continue reading How three chickens taught me how to run a business
A short story of how we bought our apartment
I and my wife bought our first home together in Helsinki last year in August. I had previously been part of buying two other apartments but it was in my hometown of Vaasa where the situation is quite different from the overheated market of Helsinki. We had planned to move for close to a year … Continue reading A short story of how we bought our apartment
The aging society
The Finnish government budget meeting yesterday did neither reveal any larger budget cuts nor tax hikes. So that leaves the question - how will we pay for the current and coming deficits? It is said that the solution lies in creating more jobs, a feat that wasn't feasible even five years ago during a booming … Continue reading The aging society
