I have been in Helsinki for almost 4 months now, and one thing that surprises me the most is how safe this place is.
I did some research online, and guess what, it's not just me, almost every forum agrees that Helsinki or the entire Finland is one of the safest place that still exist on this planet. Here are some interesting facts about safety, among other things...
1. Due to the low crime rate, Finland has one of the lowest number of police officers in any European countries. They only have 147 police officers per 100,000 people, compared to 243 in the US and 290 in Germany.
2. 787,964 police-recorded crimes, almost 2/3 of which are related to drinking and traffic misdemeanors (like drunk-driving and parking at the wrong spot etc etc). The US and other Finnish neighbouring countries have a much higher recorded crimes than 787,964!
3. Finns have 4th most firearms in the world per capita (right after US, Yemen and Switzerland). A total of 1.8 million registered privately owned firearms and 100,000-200,000 unregistered firearms. BUT, only 14% of total number of homicides is related to these guns, this percentage is quite low.
Helsinki is really one of the best places to go for exchange, it's safe, it's fun, it has snow, it's slow, it's so unlike Hong Kong, no loud people shouting (Finns are quiet)... it's everything you can wish for!
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=D Nice to hear that Helsinki is everything you can wish for! I guess the Finnish students going to Hong Kong think the same about your city! At least this is what I have heard. It's all about differences! Enjoy your time here!
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