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I loved our rental apartment when I lived in Finland! For those who had never been there, here's what we had: Studio flat with a kitchen and decent size bathroo
by cosmodisk 5y ago
I loved our rental apartment when I lived in Finland!
For those who had never been there, here's what we had:
Studio flat with a kitchen and decent size bathroom. Nothing special so far. There were 2 storey basement: 1 floor for bikes, some bulky stuff, while the second,much colder,for food storage. There was also a laundry room: semi-industrial washing machine, thumble drier, some ironing device and a spacious clothes drying room with a dehumidifier. Even though all the apartments had washing machines, to have a dedicated space for this was super useful. The there was a sauna too for an additional €15/month. The playgrounds for kids outside were really nice and I even saw how they replaced perfectly fine slides and other equipment with brand new stuff. All of this in an area with apartment blocks built in 70-80s on cheap. In London you'd need to pay a fortune to have something similar. Finland always felt like designed for people,not the other way around.
- stevekemp 5y agoI did come to love the storage for prams, especially in winter-time. That meant we didn't need to take ours inside our flat, when it was dripping snow and ice. The communal gardens that are shared between buildings are really nice for children. As you say there is often equipment as well as toys, a sandbox, and similar. We've got something like 11 children aged 1-11 in our buildings, and they're often playing together on weekends and in the early evenings.
- ryanlol 5y ago> while the second,much colder,for food storage. That’s definitely unusual.