Source: Yle

Old Finnish beer advert. The six-pack conveniently comes with a seat cover for sauna. And a good amount of Finglish. (NSFW)

“Never grow old.”

Is it possible for Donald Duck to make you cry? When watching this Finnish advertisement for Donald Duck magazine it seems like so.

Something just flew in my eyes. 

Perkele it’s cold. But I won’t give up!

More official note

As I stated in the last anon ask, I will not be updating the blog anymore. I just don’t have time anymore and it feels rude to keep you waiting for posts that might never come. But I really hope that somebody does the “How to do Finnish food” cooking post. 

If you liked this blog and want to look for alternatives, go to Facebook and search for Funland. That page has loads of content similar to my blog.

Thanks for all you who followed me. Thank you who liked and reblogged my posts. The ones who corrected me with spelling and facts. It has been educational and a great lesson in so many different ways.

Best wishes for you all

DF

How do you know you’re in a Finnish home?

It’s not Finnish flag in every pillow or decorative item you’ll see. Finnish flag is commonly considered somewhat a sacred item. The Finnish flag has strict law how it is supposed to be flown and taken care of. Therefore items that have Finnish flags are not really common in Finnish homes. In Finnish home you’ll probably see Finnish flags usually only in small tourist memorabilia, or when people celebrate some national flag-raising day or have really formal family party, such as wedding.

Finns like to celebrate Finnishness by decorating their homes with Finnish design. If you spot furniture from Artek and Lundia, decorative items, curtains and sheets from Marimekko, plates, glasses and cups from Arabia and Iittala, kitchen equipment from Hackman and your quilt and pillow are made by Finlayson, you can be pretty sure you’re in a Finnish home.

But if you find a sauna and it’s warming up for you, then you can be 100% sure you’re in a Finnish home. 

Guess who this is? Just another hipster grandpa? Nope. He’s actually one of the most popular Finnish presidents of all time, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen in his fishing garments. The photo is from 1975.

Insulting someone’s mother in Finland

In Finland it’s very uncommon to annoy someone by insulting their mother. Therefore insulting someone’s mother is not very effective, it’s more like a very weird way of derailing from the subject of the argument and leaves people more confused than angry.

We sure do respect and love our parents, but you probably wont see Finns getting extremely offended when you tell that their mother is stupid, fat or whatever. 

Someone might even ask “Where do you know her from?” 

Rule of Fist

The Finnish word “nyrkkisääntö” translates to “rule of thumb”. The literal translation is “rule of fist”.

--Fan submission, thanks  makelix!

Also one noteworthy saying is “Sopii kuin nyrkki silmään!”, fits like a fist in the eye. Finnish equivalent for “fits like a glove”.

NI!

Do you know Monty Python’s The Knights Who Say Ni?

Did you know that when you end your phase with “Ni!” or “Nih!” in Finnish you basically say “I do what I want and I really don’t care about your opinion” eg

"This is my day, I can wear whatever I want! Nih!” - Antti Tuisku

Say another thing / Don’t say anything else. Both meaning "I agree”.

It feels in bones and in marrows. Something so strong you feel the effects of it throughout your body. Can be either physical (cold, screaming, earthquake..) or an abstract thing (power, hate, anxiety, love...). Not an intuition like English “I feel it in my bones” but actual reaction.

Winter is coming.