My experience at the store/ when ordering drinks has been that I'd get the replies more often than not in Finnish and had to switch to English myself when it wa

My experience at the store/ when ordering drinks has been that I'd get the replies more often than not in Finnish and had to switch to English myself when it was something that I didn't understand. Key is to get the pronunciation right - which is far easier as a German. And yes, younger people know English well and will usually switch to English if you're struggling - unless they think that their English is too bad (which it usually isn't). Alcohol is very expensive though!