Senja (who does not speak Swedish) teaches Swedish to whopping 13,000 Finns. Here is the bilingual crowd produced book masterpiece. Read more
Senja (who does not speak Swedish) teaches Swedish to whopping 13,000 Finns. Here is the bilingual crowd produced book masterpiece.
Finnish National Police Board requests Statement on Crowdfunding
Dear funders,
We have excellent news for you. First of all, we are getting ready to
ship you the book! Secondly, with a little help of the Finnish authorities, you
may get the book for free.
The Finnish National Police Board, which operates under the Ministry of the Interior, has asked Fröken Senja to submit a statement
concerning using Crowdfunding to finance a project and the terminology
used. Our attorney has immediately provided them with the requested
information. To assist the authorities
further, we have also asked four leading Finnish professors to comment the statement request.
It seems that unfortunate choice of Finnish translations may have meant that legal permit for COLLECTING MONEY (rahankeräyslupa PENNINGINSAMLINGSTILLSTÅND) should have been obtained. However Fröken Senja, and her attorney, are convinced
that in this case such permit was not necessary.
Nevertheless Fröken Senja’s utmost priority is to be a law-abiding citizen. As
long as there is even the slightest possibility of a violation of law we cannot accept your payments.
Our estimation is that the book will be shipped to you on 10 September 2012.
In case the Finnish National Police Board has not informed us of its
decision by then, the book will be our gift to you. Your credit cards
may have been invoiced, but we have not activated the transfer of funds to us on Kickstarter, hence it is simple to cancel the exchange.
We will keep you posted. Puss o kram, Senja
http://senjaopettaa.fi/2012/09/01/joukkorahoitus-lausuntopyynto-poliisihallitus/
http://senjaopettaa.fi/2012/09/01/joukkorahoitus-professorit-vastaavat/
Creator Senja on September 1, 2012
Dear John, thank you for the kind thought. The main issue may be that crowdfunding is a completely new concept in Finland. In order to form its opinion a society needs a thorough discussion, which now seems to have been initiated. Judging from the extensive media coverage our project has received today. With regards, Senja
Creator John C on September 1, 2012
As the crowd from which the funds were sourced, is there something we can do? I'd be happy to attest honestly that I gave my money with no strings attached because I think the project is a good idea.
If the problem is one of confusing wording, a friendly note from a couple hundred people in danger of confusion explaining that we're fine might be useful.
Creator Gillis Danielsen on September 1, 2012
Ridiculous, naurettavaa, löjligt. Hope it all works out.