Helsinki - Post Report Question and Answers

What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?

Very little, we took advantage of the case lot order only once (when we first arrived) but never again. I'd Amazon some weird items occasionally because of brand loyalty, not because they didn't have what I needed. - Dec 2022


Nearly everything is available. Even things that tend to be hard to find overseas can be found here, although at higher cost, such as peanut butter, chocolate chips, tortillas, bagels, etc. There are specialty Asian markets, and I've heard of though haven't visited a Mexican market, etc. - Oct 2021


Nothing; just about everything is available locally. - Oct 2018


Skis and hockey equipment. - Jul 2012


I would fill my shipment with food and supplies just to save money - although storage space is limited. - Jan 2011


Most of the rice here is parboiled, so I order rice from the US. But other that that, ship anything you feel partial towards and don't want to spend a lot of money on. - May 2010


I would only ship things to save money, but you can get everything here. - Apr 2009


My kids would say more peanut butter, but I say nothing. - Mar 2008


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