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suomi



Joined: 10 Oct 2006
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Location: Finland
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 9:37 am    Post subject: jus bought our dream small farm... Reply with quote
    

well after being here in Finland for 9 months,learning the language...actually this make take some time!!! teaching English,making contacts and looking for a small farm we are now the very happy owners of 13 hectares,9 hectares of forest the rest in fields.
we are hoping to have Finnish native breeds,a cow,sheep,pigs and chickens. plenty of room to grow veggies and some animal feed.
we will move in end of April, or when the snow melts!!!
its minus 27oc here at the moment, but oh so beautiful
so wellcome anyone who would like to visit, extra hands are allways appreciated.

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

oh wow, that sounds great! Many congratulations on finding what you wanted.

Penny Outskirts



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That's excellent news Which part of Finland?

suomi



Joined: 10 Oct 2006
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Location: Finland
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 10:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We are about 360km north east of Helsinki near a town called Savonlinna.
its right on the lake with a medieval castle and 5 week opera festival, oh and so much more..... its beautiful

Azura Skye



Joined: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 2199
Location: Carmarthenshire
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

that sounds wonderful! Book me in I'm coming to visit :D but how helpful are a pair of hands when they are frozen blue? I'll bring plenty of gloves then.

Green Man



Joined: 23 Jul 2006
Posts: 5272
Location: Rural Scotland.
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sounds lovely, but cold. Is it cold at the moment?

boisdevie1



Joined: 11 Aug 2006
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Location: Lancaster
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That's great news. Is Finland an expensive place to buy a farm then compared to the Uk or the rest of europe?

AnneandMike



Joined: 21 Jun 2006
Posts: 890
Location: Over the hill and soon to be far away
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'd love to see some pics.

Andy B



Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

How long is the growing season in Finland? What will you be growing?

2steps



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
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Location: Surrey
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

wow. It sounds wonderful

woodsprite



Joined: 20 Mar 2006
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Location: North Herefordshire
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Congratulations, sounds wonderful.

Cathryn



Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You sound very happy - please can we see photos and keep intouch with the sort of things you are doing and growing.

suomi



Joined: 10 Oct 2006
Posts: 91
Location: Finland
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hi everyone! well its pretty cold right now,during the day around minus 26oc and going down to minus 34 some evenings.
but its dry cold so very different from UK cold where it tends to be damp,so you can be out in the snow and stay dry..brilliant it is stuning as everything is covered in snow,every branch and twig and glistening in the sunshine,the lakes are frozen great for walks,ski-ing,skating and ice fishing . we will have snow untill end of April,unless it melts before! so we will have the keys in a few weeks but will move in in April as there is nothing we can do there with so much snow!
The growing season is shorter than in the UK however we have thoese glorious long summer days... more hours of light so more growing hours!! so we will put stuff into the ground in May,if its warm enough and let it do its thing!! snow usually comes around October and when it arrives thats it in the garden untill the following year!
last year we grew all the usuall veggies and had a bumper harvest,along side all the wild foods there are.
Yes property here is a whole lot cheaper than in the UK, you can get some amazing bargins if you are preared to live some way from a town. we are about 25 km from Savonlinna.
So welcome any one who would like to experience Finland, we want to encourage people out here as its not the usual destination! most people in the UK know very little about Finland,but its beautiful....
summer is around the corner so come on out If you are serious just PM me.
Sorry if this a little long

sally_in_wales
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

How is it for general cost of living- things like all the taxes and bills you can't escape no matter how self reliant you are?

Cathryn



Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion
PostPosted: Sat Feb 10, 07 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

It's not long - it's interesting.

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