Ain't you quite Finnish yet?

[marko_the_rat]

I got a package in the mail today from the Finnish Immigration Service. After waiting the better part of a year, they've approved my application for Finnish citizenship! (This doesn't affect my Australian citizenship of course; I wouldn't do it if it did.)

Ohessa Maahanmuuttoviraston päätös Suomen kansalaisuudestanne.

I'm embarrassed to admit that my Finnish is pretty rusty, but I think that says something along the lines of "Has achieved emigrant (or outside of Finland) Finnish citizenship."

So why did I do it? Just to keep my options open, in case I ever want to visit or move to Europe. (Finland is part of the European Union.) It's quite ironic; ristin has American citizenship which I would really value and I have European citizenship which Ristin would really value. How can we swap? :)

Comments

[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

I am sure you will find something. Just making you aware of some of the benefits of Finnish citizenship that might not have been made clear. ;)

I have a friend in Mexico who might want to get British citizenship to work in the UK. This is hard for a Mexican, so I told him to try for Spanish citizenship instead (far easier), and then he can live in work in the UK by default. ;)