Foreigner with Finnish wife, building a house in Finland. Initially we didn’t know a thing about building and there is not much information available in English how to manage it in Finland. This project is our long-term dream coming true yet it is very complex. Especially if you really want to understand how your money is spent. This blog is a sort of diary where we will share our experiences with everyone. And yes, it will all be written in non-native English ;) mixed with some Finnish too.
It´s too bad, but I guess you are right that it´s not easy to find information in english.
Having said that, atleast here is The National Building Code of Finland in english: http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=357799&lan=FI&clan=en
Hope this helps.
And by the way, join the www.raksakimppa.com in Facebook, there´s a lot of peer support (I looked that one on the dictionary...)
Hi!
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Also, it´s a nice looking house that you are planning.
Anyway, here´s few blogs in (or with some) english about building in Finland:
http://villalinea.wordpress.com/
http://lepakko1.vuodatus.net/
http://villakoivuranta.blogspot.com/
It´s too bad, but I guess you are right that it´s not easy to find information in english.
Having said that, atleast here is The National Building Code of Finland in english:
http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=357799&lan=FI&clan=en
Hope this helps.
And by the way, join the www.raksakimppa.com in Facebook, there´s a lot of peer support (I looked that one on the dictionary...)
Good luck for your project!
Harri
Thank you for the comments and links! Those are great sources.
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