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By Edward Dutton
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
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Sandra Rugina is an award-winning freelance photographer from Romania trying to make it in Oulu. As with many expats, it was love that brought Sandra Rugina to Oulu. And now the Romanian – who has done everything from weddings to fashion shoots in her home country – is aiming to establish herself in the city as a freelance photographer.  Comment on this article first
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By Alan Pembshaw
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Friday, 23 May 2008 |
 Oulu’s brimming with ‘undiscovered’ tourist gems; or so they say. Alan Pembshaw takes a Hailuoto ferry to the type of island you wish you’d taken to at fifteen with a treasure map and a bottle of ginger ale. Comment on this article first |
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By Ildikó Hámos-Sohlo
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
First trimester. Five weeks into my pregnancy we attend a cousin´s wedding in the US. A good occasion to share the great news with my family, we think. The tickets were purchased well in advance, when the stork hadn´t been on our horizon. A ball, I must say, especially after having heard so many opinions in Finland about how I shouldn´t tell anybody I´m pregnant before it´s safe–after week 12, that is, because “statistics say…”
On a certain level, I appreciate people trying to protect me from being hurt by getting too much into having a baby (too much into? I think it´s all or nothing: you´re either pregnant or not. I’ve never heard of anyone just a little bit pregnant). Comment on this article first |
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By Ildikó Hámos-Sohlo
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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What should you do first if the pregnancy test clearly shows two lines and you live in the northernmost place anybody ever has been from your family? Ildikó Hámos-Sohlo shares her thoughts about pre- and early maternity in Finland. Comments (1) |
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 |
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More local ‘god families’ or kummiperheet are needed for foreign exchange students coming to the University of Oulu, reports Oulu’s Kaleva. Comments (1) |
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