Författare: Nicholas

Free advertising… not with my money!

A year ago I was so fed up with the mess of the hundreds of big advertisements stuck up by Tres Bones, Club Venue, Club Kaiku and Tavastiaklubi, etc, that I called them and asked them to stop sticking…

Bank pay is too high

I have worked in banking and finance for 45 years and I am seldom surprised by what goes on. I have seen so much greed and unsavory banking practices. I have no illusions about the sector and very lit…

EK’s Superpacs for Eduskunta?

It is not enough that we have political broilers as ministers now we have EK staff wanting to be candidates for the parliament. I have received an invitation to attend a corporate seminar to “change t…

Bad bank behavior

I have documentary evidence of how Nordea has been selling pension fund products to a colleague’s 75 year old mother who has some savings and a very small pension. The bank knew she suffered from deme…

Half a million need to be employed.

Many restaurants, shops and other service providers like dentists, doctors and health care centers are closed on Sundays, during public holidays, and some on weekday evenings. There are 2 main reasons…

At last, somebody says no to the Olympics!

At last, somebody says no to the Olympics! Governments should be banned from financing or sponsoring any part of commercial events like the World Cup for football, the Olympics, the Eurovision Song Co…

Pension sales scandals are starting again

I am 66 soon and still working, but according to the banks and FK, their lobby group, the increase in the pension age from 63 to 65 years is so awful that people born in the 60’s and 70’s will need ex…

A weekend in Copenhagen works well

Last weekend we enjoyed a very full program in Copenhagen. From Friday to Sunday evening, no tourist is left feeling lonely in this city, unlike Helsinki, where many restaurants are closed on Sunday a…