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    Study Materials - Vocabulary and Grammar

    My Finnish Study Notes: Grammar, Vocabulary & Everyday Finnish

    October 2, 2026 - By pinoyupnorth

    Reading Time: 4 minutesLearning Finnish has been one of the most challenging parts of my journey, but it has also been one of the most rewarding. I started studying Finnish while we were still living in Dubai, before we even moved to Finland. After arriving here, I continued learning through…

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    Everyday Finnish Vocabulary And Grammar: My Personal Reviewers

    October 1, 2026 - By pinoyupnorth

    Reading Time: 4 minutesLearning Finnish doesnโ€™t always happen inside a classroom or from following one textbook from beginning to end. Sometimes I learn a new word at work. Sometimes I hear an expression during a conversation. Sometimes I notice a grammar pattern that I keep forgetting. And sometimes I simply…

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    My First Finnish Study Materials: NLRC and Silkkitie Reviewers

    October 1, 2026 - By pinoyupnorth

    Reading Time: 5 minutesThese were some of the very first Finnish reviewers I created when I started learning the language. My Finnish studies began while I was still living and working full-time in Dubai. I studied online through NLRC as part of my Finnish-language training connected with Silkkitie. At that…

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    Life in Finland - YKI Test Journey

    If I Took the YKI Finnish Language Test Again: 5 Things I Would Do Differently

    September 30, 2026 - By pinoyupnorth

    Reading Time: 10 minutesMy YKI Test Journey โ€” Part 6H I’ve already taken the Finnish YKI test twice. I’ve already experienced the nervousness before the exam, the pressure during it, the long wait for the results… and thankfully, the relief of finding out that I passed. Twice. ๐Ÿ’š So if…

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    From Filipino Nurse to Finnish Sairaanhoitaja: My Journey to Becoming a Registered Nurse in Finland

    October 7, 2026
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    My YKI Test Results: The Day I Found Out I Passed the Finnish Language Test

    September 29, 2026
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    What I Found Most Difficult About the YKI Finnish Language Test

    September 29, 2026
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    Life in Finland - YKI Test Journey

    My YKI Test Results: The Day I Found Out I Passed the Finnish Language Test

    September 29, 2026 - By pinoyupnorth

    Reading Time: 10 minutesMy YKI Test Journey โ€” Part 6G I thought the hardest part of the YKI test would be speaking. Or maybe listening. Perhaps sitting inside the examination room trying to understand Finnish while the clock kept running. But after taking my first YKI test, I discovered another…

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“Home isn’t always where you’re born. Sometimes it’s where your heart learns to belong.”

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Hei! I’m Dii Roqz, the voice behind Pinoy Up North.

We’re from the Philippines, and my family’s journey has taken us through Dubai and eventually to our new home in Finland, where we arrived in April 2023.

Here, I share our everyday experiences – from family life and travel to health, education, migration, and the joys and challenges of adapting to life in the Nordic north.

I hope our stories inspire, inform, and remind you that home isn’t just a place … but memories we create along the way.

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