Rihards Steinbergs

Another thing that I myself experienced for the first time in Finland. Housing association. I imagine many people have heard all about them in USA context. How evil and corrupt they are. How they keep fining you for the smallest of things that they see as you breaking the rules. Or in some cases even preventing you from buying into the housing association / home ownership.

They are very different in Finland. In most cases there are no fines, or people preventing you from home ownership. However I must admit that lately it’s still not something that I always view as a positive thing. A housing assocition is still made up of people, and more often than not it’s made up of strangers.

For most parts I actually think that they are pretty awesome in Finland, and do a lot of good. But sometimes, like I said, people are people, and one gets quite disappointed by people and how selfish they are.

Wondering if this journal is becoming less and less of a journal and more and more a soapbox for my grievances, and whether soapbox is even the right term.

But there will be an attempt made (tomorrow?) to be more journal and less complaining.