Kela

I’m not currently using Kela’s services, but I have received general housing allowance and study grant from Kela during my previous studies.

OmaKanta

I accessed OmaKanta via the link provided in the study materials. Especially for sites that require strong authentication, it’s not advisable to go through Google but rather by typing the address into the address bar or using a bookmark, if you’re sure you’ve bookmarked the correct site and not a phishing page. I clicked on the green “Kirjaudu OmaKantaan” button, after which I was redirected to the strong authentication service of Suomi.fi. I authenticated myself using my own bank and phone app.

Keva

I couldn’t calculate how much pension I would receive at the age of 63 because, according to Keva, my minimum retirement age is 68 years and 2 months.

AliExpress

I decided to explore AliExpress for this task. Initially, I thought about researching the popular brand Temu, but I didn’t want to visit their website and support them. I googled AliExpress and noticed that Temu’s sponsored link ranked second in the search results. If AliExpress’s own link hadn’t also been sponsored, Temu might have been the top result in the search.

Earlier, I said that it’s not advisable to navigate to websites, especially those collecting personal information, through Google. However, out of laziness, I googled AliExpress and ended up on their Russian-language site through the sponsored link. I wonder why the online store thought that I can understand Russian? Even the currency was displayed in US dollars (USD).

I changed the language to English – which for some reason already changed my currency to Euro – and country to Finland. I Rejected cookies, since it was an option easily available.