25 Aug 2014, 3:45 pm
Hello
New member, had an initial AS assesment today and my formal diagnosis should be complete within a few weeks. Though I have known that I have Asperger's for about two years now.
I have too main objectives to be here:
Firstly, to reach out to fellow Finnish aspies/aspies living in Finland who might be willing to meet in real life. I live in the greater Helsinki area so people nearby would be optimal. Having the chance to make Finnish aspie friends and to find a nice aspie girl to be my girlfriend are my ultimate goals. Whether this approach yields any results remains to be seen. I am exploring other avenues as well to reach my stated goals, so this is just one long shot at them 
Secondly, to just have conversations with anyone about what it means to have this condition.
The reason I'm looking for Finnish aspies from an english speaking site is because the most prevalent AS forum in Finland has been defunct for quite some time. Also certainly having a world wide reach doesn't hurt either. Note you don't have to be Finnish to contact me, if you simply live in Finland is fine enough and I would be interested to meet you.
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25 Aug 2014, 4:22 pm
Well, hello.
Unfortunately, I can't really help you. I'm married, living in the US, and ten years older than you.
But, I am Finnish by ancestry. 
My grandfather came over from Finland with his parents and siblings. Although I am a mix of a few different ethnic backgrounds, I identify with my Finnish heritage the most. I sometimes wish I lived in Minnesota where there are more Finnish people, and I hope to visit Finland someday.
Welcome!
25 Aug 2014, 4:24 pm
25 Aug 2014, 5:19 pm
26 Aug 2014, 2:03 pm
can't have too many Finns on this website! welcome! 
Krabo is Finnish, and a very interesting man. tall, too.
28 Aug 2014, 8:25 am
Welcome!
I've seen a few people posting here on WP who have Finland as their location, but I?ve forgotten their usernames. But as others have already mentioned Krabo is Finnish and seems very nice, he even has a thread dedicated to him, the "I love Krabo" thread.
And I'm Finnish obviously, but I don't have a formal diagnosis so even though I feel I would probably fit the diagnostic criteria, I can?t guarantee that I have Asperger?s. And I haven't been here very long so am definitely not an expert on autism spectrum disorders, but if you can?t find anyone else then you can PM me if you like.
30 Aug 2014, 1:20 pm
That's what I have observed, too, but I did things in reverse order. I first joined this WP and only then started looking for similar sites in Finland.
Not just us Finns, these forums have an interesting member from New Zealand who is studying Finnish, just for fun. I'll leave it as an exercise for you to find out who they are.
Tervetuloa WP:hen, GhostNeanderthal.
30 Aug 2014, 1:23 pm
30 Aug 2014, 4:03 pm
That's what I have observed, too, but I did things in reverse order. I first joined this WP and only then started looking for similar sites in Finland.
Not just us Finns, these forums have an interesting member from New Zealand who is studying Finnish, just for fun. I'll leave it as an exercise for you to find out who they are.
Tervetuloa WP:hen, GhostNeanderthal.
Kiitos!
Well I was never a member of that particular site although I read it profusely, but when the time arrived to seek some fellow aspies, sadly I couldn't even entertain the thought of joining that site. So here I am.
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