Life in Finland
ProxyJump

May 1, 2025 • 1 min read • Technology

ProxyJump

Since OpenSSH 7.3, it has been much easier to connect from the outside to Linux computers inside the UH network.
Nobody to rescue us

April 13, 2025 • 2 min read • Finland

Nobody to rescue us

I have been frustrated with the fact that it is almost impossible to live ecologically in Finland.
English or Finnish?

March 26, 2025 • 4 min read • English

English or Finnish?

Even though the University of Helsinki is officially Finnish/Swedish biligual, English is the de-facto working language for most research activities. However, when teaching to Bachelor's students, the language issue is more nuanced.
140% too much

March 15, 2025 • 4 min read • Finland

140% too much

In Finland, the average person hit Earth Overshoot Day in 2024 on March 12th.
Sweden, my genetic data and our collective inability to keep secrets

March 6, 2025 • 5 min read • Finland

Sweden, my genetic data and our collective inability to keep secrets

The UK has recently set a precedent, and the mighty Apple has caved into UK requirements.
Goodbye Finland

March 1, 2025 • 4 min read • Finland

Goodbye Finland

If there is a minister in our current government who rubs me the wrong way, then it's probably Arto Satonen, our Minister of Economic Affairs and Employment.
Our lab won't go bancrupt in 2025!

November 29, 2024 • 2 min read • Finland

Our lab won’t go bancrupt in 2025!

Our lab has been so unlucky with its recent grant applications that I was already seriously considering alternative career paths.
JuFo ranking: A Worse Impact Factor?

November 2, 2024 • 6 min read • Finland

JuFo ranking: A Worse Impact Factor?

Changes to the Finnish PhD educationAll Finnish universities are lowering the requirements for a doctoral thesis.
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Biochemistry/Molecular biology researcher and teacher