“It’s one of those countries in that part of the world that everything sounds more or less the same, but with only slight differences so that I am never really sure which one is which, but they’re all pretty fuckin’ chill. Also vikings are from around there, but not necessarily this one specifically.”
This same thought crosses my mind if you were to ask about Denmark, or Sweden, or Switzerland. They’re all homogenized in my head.
It’s really far away and kind of expensive for tourists so I’ll likely never go. Sounds like a great country though. Maybe if I wind up with a Finnish lass in Australia we can visit her family. I like the sound of their natural social distancing, but as an Aussie, we’re a big country with few people so our personal space is pretty good too.
Sauna, Metal music, forests, cinnamon rolls and Karelian stew
Right now?. The Skinner meme of looking down and saying “Pathetic” to Trump’s request for eggs.
I always pictured a town near a cristal clear lake. Houses with more vibrant beautiful colours than a clown orgy.
I think about St petersburg tbh…
As an ignorant American I’m saddened to say, very little. One thing that comes to mind is Simo Häyhä.
I cant forget Linus Torvalds. The third most influential person in my life behind Thompson and Ritchie. Without these three I would never have found one of my greatest joys, coding.
I think of the pictures of snowy landscapes crowned with ethereal lights dancing in the night.
Stories from my dad about a Finish violin maker who used to hitchhike everywhere dad used to give frequent rides to.
perkele
Long place names like Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä
A challenging language
Birch barks white shimmer through the green leaves … that must have been taken last year or further back in history, since now it is still wintery in finalnd, and birch is empty.
It is likely not from Finland
Actually birch trees grow in the north/Scandinavia. So this image still might depict a Finland of the past
Sisu.
Finns be crazy.
It seems like a great place with a decent government and society. The few Finnish people I’ve met over the years have all been really cool and/or smart and/or hilarious.
It’s the country where I quite want to be. Eating breakfast or dinner, or just watching TV.
Great public transit, safe bike infrastructure (so safe they bike in the snow!), and a happy chill country that tries to be great for all their citizens (unlike the US which only cares about the rich)
Power metal, rallying, forests, snow, reindeer, personal space, a language with a very musical-sounding rhythm and grammar that I don’t understand in the slightest, and that one video of a man swearing at a bear because it’s in his garden
