They are innocent people who have bought their Spanish property in good faith, with all the correct documentation, having invested their life savings into their dream homes. Most of them are elderly.
Tag Archive for Nordic
Looking Back…
by Marianne Lindahl •
From a global point of view, 2013 will go to history as a rather gloomy year. The economic recession worsened during the year, with unemployment and poverty in its wake. Youth unemployment reached new records. The devastating hurricanes, inundations and landslides in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean will go to history. Corruption has continued to flourish in most parts of the world. Tragic high speed train and bus crashes with hundreds of victims were reported.
Christmas in The Air
by Marianne Lindahl •
During the past 12 years I have never before stayed in Finland until the beginning of December.
Invasion of Scandinavian Seniors
by Marianne Lindahl •
Scandinavian ‘greyhounds’ love the Costa del Sol. Most of the estimated 80.000 Scandinavian dwellers on the Costa live west of Malaga, in Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola,Mijas, Marbella, and Estepona.
Night of the Arts
by Marianne Lindahl •
Every year in August since 1988 the streets of Helsinki are filled with art enthusiasts, performance lovers and the culturally or otherwise curious, not to mention those who just like to go out, get a bit drunk and join the party.
Harassment in Cyber Space
by Marianne Lindahl •
Internet harassment and in particular hate email is of constant agony for many victims. Luckily there are laws that one can call upon, but when the bullying or outright threats are anonymous, it is extremely difficult to trace the culprit.
Football Euphoria
by Marianne Lindahl •
Last week, during my and Nils Öhrvall’s art exhibition at Casa de la Cultura in Almuñécar, a member of the culture house staff asked me from where I was. When he heard that I was from Finland, he said “Oh that’s the country playing against Spain in Gijon on March 22 in the World Cup qualifiers. Finland is not a big football country. I bet the game will end 6-0 for Spain”.
Estonian Swedes
by Marianne Lindahl •
At Los Nordicos last week we had the privilege to listen to an interesting lecture by historian Bengt Kummel, PhD, from Finland. The topic was “The dramatic circumstances around the transfer of Estonian Swedes to Sweden in 1944”. Dr. Kummel started by giving some historic data on the Swedish population of Estonia, a linguistic minority residing in the coastal areas and islands of what today is western and northern Estonia.
Flu Times
by Marianne Lindahl •
The winter cold has arrived to our tropical paradise. In this time of the year I sometimes wish I were nearer the North pole, feeling warm and cosy inside and avoiding to step outside unless absolutely necessary. In our old house on top of the hill in Taramay it is nearly as chilly inside as outside, in spite of some energy-devouring electric appliances. All kinds of influenza viruses are hitting the good people of Almuñécar.
A Difficult New Year
by Marianne Lindahl •
We are looking forward to a new year facing economic difficulties, especially in Europe. Even the Nordic countries, which so far have done quite well in this climate of global economic downturn, are heading towards difficult times.