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You don't need to tell us your life's story, especially if we haven't asked.
Just do it.
We really do. Loud people are scary.
We are really polite. Usually.
There is no "But officer!" here. They will have the last word.
Everybody always takes the naked issue on topic, we don't care, we wanna see you suffer because the heat.
Don't stand near us. It makes us nervous and we will never say anything.
Terveyskeskuslähete.
Fleemarkets are difference, but usually even there the price is final.
And mumble some english in there. Good luck.
We have HUGE personal space even in our homes. It's our yard, do not come there.
Sawsomebullshit
Come for the dark, cold, and loneliness. stay because you killed yourself.
Thelema
Once upon a time, there was a Finnish man who loved his wife so much... he almost told her.
dumpsterjedi1
Finland, Finland, Finland, that's the country for me! Finland is the country where we dance, Finland is the country where we play....
BearMcBeary
Game we play is called "kirveshippa". "Axe tag" and we only count good hits.
njullpointer
#10 is sometimes exactly wrong: many who don't speak english at all sober will suddenly learn when drunk.
Derminnn
Me every time I see a post about Finland:
Karpuze
Me: https://static.ylilauta.org/files/vo/orig/k3e8x5hp/torilla_tavataan.jpg
moneypulator
Shit!I'm Croatian but now I feel like I'm Finnish.I'm living in a wrong country...
Zerolyzer
Same! (Norway)
Theforgottenartoffuckey
The most aggressive Finnish post I've seen all day
Imherefortheanimalpics
This makes me sad..
Flubunigushir
all except the sauna part seems to be the same as most countries in in Europe, I'm from England and it's pretty much the same here
cookiesandmilf
It's the same for people literally everywhere these aren't rules for Finland it's rules for not being a dick
BigBoyBillClinton
In Ireland if you take public transport somebody will sit next to you and give you their entire life story to make small talk.
boamere
Yeah the only difference in England is that people will say hello if you are in a country town, and avoid you in a city
datpo
All these are true for Germany, unless the logical deduction is to talk to someone (if you need help with directions or something).
Mualainen
Personal space in Spain or Portugal for example? Good luck with that!
BearMcBeary
Seems so. I bought a car because I want to ride alone.
TriShade
The picture is someone cosplaying a character from this webcomic https://satwcomic.com It's pretty good and I'd recommend checking it out.
Syrmerlin
I feel bad for knowing that he is dressed as Humon's personification of Finland.
ajpimpsalll
SATW!
Einstein9073
The only thing I can see to improve the cosplay would be sister sweden
boingloings
So true. Went to Finland. Stood too close to someone. He got very upset. I tried to apologize but he wouldn't let me Finnish.
Duplodocus
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
mordaedil
Sorry to hear that you are fucking dead, a preexisting condition in America.
IsmokedAweedOnce
mordaedil
Well, thanks.
fluhatinrapper
Awww Noiceeee
violentsnowstorm
BoogerDiva
Shit I'm Greek, pretty much the opposite of Finnish (even our flags are kinda the same, reversed) but I heartly enjoyed & applaud this post!
TreyAllDey
So Greece is pretty much the opposite of everything here?
TheAlbatrossFromTheMoon
Italian here. I'm pretty sure we have a lot in common with Greece
AOCsUnshavenChode
finland is my spirit animal
Notsofunnyone
I am your spirit animal
TakWriterOfWorlds
Finland sounds like the home I never knew I needed.
alymac
TIL I'm Finnish.
pikmints
I love that someone actually cosplayed as Finland http://imgur.com/ifudT2a
JanetVanDyne
I've seen people cosplay as Sister Sweden and Finland.
yourpalBuddyChrist
Finland is the most metal country in the world that they have a children's heavy metal band with people in dinosaur costumes
twofingerdoubletap
Well...that finnishes that.
ThinkBackwards
A whole country of introverts? How do I join?
Twiggeh
You dont "join", you go there, shut up and buy some vodka.
SoftBonez
please, we are crowded as is already.
eclect0
*Finntroverts
rIOsK
Introverts as long as they are sober. Finns are the best people I've ever met.
ameo
when they're drunk, or? x)
rIOsK
Dunno, been 6 years in Finland, never met someone sober.
JefftheIntern
You can't. They need the space.
bestofallpossibleworlds
Keep out of that personal space.
HiggityHitler
STAYOUTOFMYPERSONALSPACE
thelonepig
This guy really makes it sound like a country of assholes.
supersharkdinosaur
Introvert is not an asshole.
BearMcBeary
Send mail at ihopenoonereadsthis@finland.fi
RulesOfImgur
took me so long to build up the courage to send a message. when can i expect a response?
DoubleSecretAgent
Okay, now what's the wait time on a response?
Zareto
Yes
LongCommentChainAppreciator
A finnish email that doesn't start with "tsjek email" , you can't be finland man
buttdestroyer
You don't. We're full.
toomuchoptions
Ihan don't think we are all introvents or any less social than other countires. Pure habits are just different. We are really polite and
toomuchoptions
Giving people space not interrupting is one form If it. If you are just chatting about something to want to do or to be done, we usually
toomuchoptions
Just do it. Sometimes it can cause some difficulties at work culture. But every Finn is different but If you Ask directions or basically any
toomuchoptions
*anything most of us are Happy to help :)
channelranger
not so much a nationality thing, it's a northerner thing. Americans from cold regions tend to be quiet in public as well.
HavokTechnician
As a nothern wisconsinite, can confirm.
JefftheIntern
As a Polish guy living in NH, can confirm.
Emmachen13
And some related to Finns or Swedes.
Clineice
A lot of this can apply to Minnesota as well.
chrisis
There's a not-insignificant amount of Nordic ancestry in Minnesota and northern counties (1/2)
chrisis
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.jpg
heyletsbefriends
i can concur most of this. except the fact that when drunk, finns are fluent in whatever language they need.
Lunareala
Can confirm. When drunk my dad often suddenly started speaking English. It was a shock the first time. We didn't know he could.
pres2pond
When are you not drunk?
MattGlade
We only drink on days that begin with a T. Tuesday, Thursday, Tomorrow and Today
Ippeppe
Somewhere between sleep and awake. Our whole country is build in believing alcohol is some kind of religion. If something upsets people 1/2
Ippeppe
The government just does something to the alcohol laws to make us watch in the other direction. And im not even kidding.
MattDark86
I feel like I have just found my people!
UserSubHunterOfIndeterminateGender
So: be quiet, mind your own business, be a good sport about being a foreigner, and don't be a dick.
myokymia
Welcome
KeezieWeezie
So basically like traveling to any other country in the entire world
lordofthedice
Sadly, not everyone believes in this approach.
Codemonkey05
Was walking around Helsinki with some friends and we heard someone talking 2 blocks away. We bet they were Americans. Nope. Canadians.
IAmTheGorilla
They may be Americans just saying they are. I do that as well if I suspect people may be hostile to me, or just say I am Cuban.
blkbox
Where do I apply?
andachairaswell
Life hack right there.
insongwhang
Remember to avoid eye contact with strangers. It's awkward
blinblambloo
That's so weird
kernell32
So. Basic considerate human behaviour?
ilovecrazymonkeys
North Vancouver and Finland would get along famously, if it wasn't for the personal space issue. We'd apologize and do our best though.
nclu
I used to live/work in Oakland CA, that place is not for the average Fin.
lordofthedice
Pretty sure some parts of Oakland aren't for the average person.
nclu
Trying to get to work. Car in front and in oncoming direction just stop, and start having loud-ass conversation in middle of street.
internetmexican
It's not for the average anyone. I live in San Jose and avoid Oakland at all costs. If I do go, I take my glock.
BearMcBeary
Yeah, you got it!
BoozeHound001
What's the policy on immigration? This sounds amazing.
MezzedUp
If only people everywhere would follow similar rules.
Yetiphobia
Well...maybe you should try maybe Italy or Newfoundland at least once before you say that. No personal space, LOUD, and super fun.
UserSubHunterOfIndeterminateGender
Sounds simple enough.
BorkfortheBORKGod
Quite incredible how many tourists manage to fuck up something so easy
lurkingupvotetroll
How does one go about and making a Finnish friend?
Lunareala
Social settings. Bars, schools, uni, parties etc. If you talk to us in a social setting, we're more likely to give a positive response.
lurkingupvotetroll
Ah...imgur works also?
Lunareala
Online is usually a good place too, yes.
RGnt
One thing you need to consider, if someone comes in to your yard. How the fuck you react to that? I prefer going inside and check back later
BearMcBeary
"Can I help you? I mean, you are smashing my ficking petunias there."
RGnt
The hell I would have petunias or any other flowers on my yard. So that would be the least of the problems.
Retkuli
Torille!
TrustMeImAGoat
Meinasin jo tulla kehumaan että ei vielä yhtäkään torille kommenttia, kiitos tästäkin vähästä.
Retkuli
Torilla tapellaan?
pallinaamojensyyskokous
Til torget
Aeneathor
Tortillat avataan
Retkuli
Toivottavasti gluteenittomat. Menee muute masu pipiksi.
Aeneathor
Sovitaan että maissi :)
Retkuli
Hyvä. Mehikolainen aina kelpaa!
VikingHobbit
Juoksentelisinkohan
NeonRitari
epäjärjestelmällistyttämättömyydelläänsäkäänköhän
MattGlade
Transfers as "I wonder whether I should run around aimlessly."
FuzzyLama
Piittaisinkohan?
Absolutelydefinitelynot
Metelöisivätkö?
SirPegeVonRichthofen
Oikeanpuolimmaisimmalta
vampirehedgehog
Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä
bisqwit
Käveltävä.
colhall134
Ok so to summarize Finnish people are very guarded secure and to themselves. Do not approach
Prmnic
Yeah but most forget that after you gain our trust we might become too talkative even.
BearMcBeary
Much appreciate. We only have sex by accident.
Molotoe
"Oops! I fell over!"
colhall134
That's exactly what this post makes me think like how are these people reproducing
sumowoman
I have honestly never had sex with someone I didn't drink with first. Welcome to the Finnish romance!
wormfood
It's the alcohol
DrDresDog
Ok, I keep on seeing the Finnish hat thing, can someone explain that to me?
PartyStone
It's cosplay, he is the Finnish character in "Scandinavia and the World". HIGHLY recommended https://satwcomic.com/
BearMcBeary
It's always winter here. Summer is slightly warmer and less snow.
FindYourChillMate
Fuck off Finnish summers sound amazing compared to english summers. We just get warm rain:(
Notsofunnyone
I've once visited there for a few days at summer. Rained whole day. Even rain themed merchandise at airport. Loved it though
Radix865
It really depends on where you live in Finland, south Finland is pretty damn warm, but up near the norwegian border it rarely goes over 20C.
FindYourChillMate
Dont like 90% of fins live in/near helsinki? or at least on that latitude. Obviously the north is freezing. But 20c is still warm
Radix865
Not even near 90%, but you're not completely wrong as the population is concentrated to the south.
unikorv
Basically the same in Sweden. Love you Finland!
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avi8tor
hejssan halåå svenskjävel :) love you too :) greetings from Western Russia.
BearMcBeary
Sorry, still mad about Karelia.
Absolutelydefinitelynot
I'm pretty sure that avi8tor isn't responsible for our wars with the Soviet Union.
Veldareth
Basically the same in Norway. Love you Sweden!
ImAddictedToDucks
Me inhotaan teitä Love Finnish people
Robowitz
Cheers from nothern Sweden! :>
ceramicpear
Chunky, ethnic Robert Downey Jr
villlllle
It's not the same though. You guys are gay, we're straight.
BearMcBeary
<3
unikorv
KotimainenKayttajanimi
Mitä täällä hempeillään saatana?
unikorv
Jag förstod bara mitä och saatana, har inte lärt mig finska så bra än ;(
mentalcaries
I love both of you
dirtbagheadbanger
Well then, fuck you and your feelings - keep them to yourself.
forgetthisnoise
I live in an area in the US that was almost exclusively Scandinavian descent and it's incredibly similar.
forgetthisnoise
pulling into someone's drive way to turn around feels like an act of war haha
TwistedNerve08
Whenever I see ppl turning around in my driveway I instantly think "who the fuck is that!? And why are they in my driveway"
Notsofunnyone
Nordics:
hisholybeardness
bjarki
What about Iceland?
sumowoman
They're doing some freaky shit, the four of them.
SwedishMeatbaII
This is my absolute favorite comic
TheAngryBear
Same as Switzerland. I feel we are quite similar to the Nordics.
Hovenbeet
and Denmark
RGnt
No, no. You are mistaken, FUCK DENMARK.Simply cause Sweden was there 1st, so we can't stab their back this time. Next time we make fun of em
RealCommanderShepard
Hovenbeet
Svensken..
v
bjarki
And Iceland
lordfluffy
Everything I know about Sweden, I learned from Sabaton. Apparently, you guys really like tanks.
Walkab0ut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXBDPdNrIKw
mentallychallengeaccepted
TANKS FOR NOTICING
SwedishMeatbaII
That was so dumb. I love it
mentallychallengeaccepted
GÖTEBORGSHUMOR YOU KNOW
SlightlyRelatedToThePost
Ödet visar sig i splitter, rök och damm Vem kan stoppa mig? Pansar rullar fram!
Mr1338
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-wS5xviDvs
Nocan
Pretty much the same in Norway too
Miramosa
It's pretty universal rules, and the introverted bent is pretty Nordic. Except the sauna thing.
FuzzyLama
I'm moving from Finland to Sweden this August. Can't wait to feel the silent Northern brotherhood.
unikorv
You're gonna love it here! I live in the north were Sweden and Finland is kinda the same place. Tervetuloa!
FuzzyLama
Tack :)
Bliffity
Just out of curiosity, what's your sense of humor like over there?
SWElewa
Happaranda?
Meowskimeowmeow
Fucking hell, not the name of a town I expected to see on this site tbh.
Knoldus
fuck you swedes and your pre-sliced, soft crust, sugarfilled piece of shit bread. i've been trying for years to find a decent piece of bread
Knoldus
but you ain't got no real bread, all you have are these soft pillows of sugary halfcooked dough. even your whole-wheat bread is packed with
Meowskimeowmeow
Limpa is good (+ ost + kakao), polarkaka is also good (toast it, then put too much butter and some kokt kinka on it + cucumber. Heaven.)
Knoldus
Yeah sure, sure, except polarbrød gets moldy within seconds of opening it so no thank you
Meowskimeowmeow
Store it in the freezer and just toast/defrost one at a time.
Knoldus
sugar. it's sickening. bread is supposed to have a nice and crispy crust, and the center crumbs (i dunno what to call it) should be filling.
Knoldus
listen man, i like bread, but your country's lack of real bread makes vacation trips to sweden unbreadable. pun intended, fuck you
ImaAdultByAppearanceOnly
Everybody can't be as crazy about bread as you guys, you even got bread as your national dish, bread is NOT a dish! but yeah our bread sucks
ambadassadeur
Ever heard of knäckebröd?
CarlosBandana
I know three words of Finnish. One's a swear, one means "beer", and one is "sauna". So basically all I would need to survive.
toadcorner
Robbaz?
MnemonicMonkeys
Perkele
brutsku
Vittu saatana perkele
gunter
kiitos
Combatkitten
lapsivesimelooni
FuckYouCancer
Voj vittu
RickC137
And don't talk to or go near anyone. Or say those words to loud or on anyone's yard.
nclu
dragongirl19101
I know "Perkele"
khazaria
kippis! that's all I know
Textuality
Anna minulle olut ja osoitin saunaan. :)
Gawky
hakkaa palle -thats what i learned from history
avi8tor
SAATANA HELVETTI PERKELE VITTU PITÄISKÖ TÄSSÄ VITTU JÄÄKIEKKOAKIN KATSOA JA JUODA OLUTTA PERKELE IME JUHA SIPILÄ SYKKIVÄÄ SAATANA
notapreppie
Translate.google.com: HAPPY HAPPY MAKE WATCH AT THIS WATER VACUUM LOVELY SEASON AND FACE OLD THROUGH IME SHEET SIPILÄ SYKKIVÄÄ SAATANA
notapreppie
Alternate to account for possible misspelling of PITÄISIKÖ: HAPPY HAPPY MAKE A LITTLE LITTLE HAPPY THIS WATER LOVELY SEASON AND LOVE THREAD
CrossBetween
No need for even those. Just shut up and you'll be just fine.
amstrad
Vitun vittu
BladesTonight
I'm part Finnish from the U.P. (Upper Michigan). We say Sow-na but when I moved Minneapolis they say Sah-na...
GinNMiskatonics
People from north MN (da Ranga) say it right. There's too many transplants in Minneapolis.
BearMcBeary
And you say it sau-na. Just like that.
GrabEmByTheEmbassy
I know salmiakki and kippis. Plus every Finnish hockey player. I'm set.
sikanof
You can combine sauna and beer to form a fourth word! Now you're fluent.
buttdestroyer
Indeed! Kaljasauna is a fine word truly.
sikanof
I was going for saunakalja but have it your way :D
buttdestroyer
SSHHT I was trying to troll non finnish speakers
IMadeThisAccountForButts
Remember ''forssan perunasalaatti'' means i love you
inaplasticcup
I checked this and it's 100% correct
RGnt
Pretty much true, or you can also go with variation of "Forssan Italiansalaatti"
SisterSinister
Menänkköö meille vai teille?
ookkee
"I like you but as a friend"
acme64
me: Fortran ItalianSalami!
MoreCowBellBaby
Forest ItalianSalami!
BearMcBeary
That's pretty much our 100 year of history.
Shananaa
Jee 100 jee!!!
TheEntireScottishNavy
This sounds perfect. Do you have fast internet?
RGnt
https://qz.com/414061/helsinkis-free-city-wide-wi-fi-network-is-faster-than-your-home-internet/ should answer your question :D
RepostFromLastWeek
Mine is http://imgur.com/zJrvyJj for 60 eur/month.
SomeKid
Do you know if it is Fiber Optics?
RepostFromLastWeek
Yes, but the last meters are just over standard Ethernet cabling.
acme64
holy fuck, im paying the same amount for 100/25
TheEntireScottishNavy
Holy shit, what's the job market and immigration laws like?
BearMcBeary
We have well paid IT jobs and immigration is good as long you are coming to work.
MeepyMcMeepMeep
https://gyazo.com/d9b327f4280e0508dee2acaeaec1012d?token=c1065d34debc06dae0539adfe92cc5cd 20 eur/month xD
RepostFromLastWeek
My old one was same but for 9,90 / month. 10 Mbps is free.
MattGlade
I'm paying 25€/month for unlimited 4G+ mobile everywhere.
TheEntireScottishNavy
.... Fuck I wanna move. You probably have free health Care too
MattGlade
Costs like 20-30€ to visit a doctor. Surgeries/MRI cost more, not thousands though. But that's why you get an insurance.
Shananaa
Pretty much yea