Former Melbourne Victory defender Dylan Murnane says the experience of battling relegation in Finland has taken his game to a new level.
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Murnane spent a season in Norway with Kongsvinger IL before joining IFK Mariehamn.
The Australian had few problems with the language barrier or adjusting to the weather.
The Australian had few problems with the language barrier or adjusting to the weather.
"Everyone speaks good English, even though they are may not be as comfortable which made life much easier for me in team talks and so forth," he said.
"They speak Swedish in the town where I'm playing in, which is a bit of conflict of interest in Finland, and I was taking Swedish classes for a few months though I'm far from fluent.
"The weather can be quite tough in the winter and spring pretty much until the summer when you might be lucky and get some nicer weather until the middle of autumn, but we spend most the time training in a hall for the winter period when its heavy snowfalls so I guess it compensates in that regard."
Murnane is contracted to IFK Mariehamn for 2019.
"The club wants me to stay and they are also very intent on improving the squad significantly, so I don't see anything changing at the moment," he said.
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