What do you know?

[Laura]

Hi! You all from other countries.

Tell us, what do you know about Finnland? Have you met finns? What do you assume if you don't have any real information? :)


-Annina

[The Fly]

...I know.....I think people there live in those igloos and eat only fish....I have heard that there`s only forrests and ice lakes.....In Finaland is very cold, so only animal which is able to survival, is an icebear....

thats it...

oh, I nearly forgot: There live also some arctic hippos called Muumi(s)...:thumbup: :thumbup:

Well, only a joke..:thumbup: Those things are just some legends of Finland which I have heard or read....:wavey: :silly: :thumbup:

Joop hahahah. Meitsillä oli hauskaa "On tänään onnen päivä, ei huolesta häivä, on tänään onnenpäivä ja onnellinen oon....." -Alfred JikVak

[niall]

Well, I have met one or two. And both of them drank like fish. (they drank lots of alcohol) :)
I just have visions of lots of skiing and winter time. No igloo's or Inuits running around. Doesn't Santa Claus live there?:D :silly:

[The Fly]

Dude man, of course Santa lives in Finland! .....And people in Finland don`t drink so much alcohol...It`s true that somebody are drinking lot, but not everybody....I think it is just a some kind of legend... or something... :o

:silly: :thumbup:

[Laura]

Hi niall!

I am impressed that you know about santa living in Finnland! :)

Yes, we finns drink lot of alcohol. I mean that many finns have taken "too much" also after the teenager years... But we have had really nice time with the irish people... ;)

[niall]

Hi,
Laura - it sounds like you have a story to tell. ;) Anyway I know you Finn's all drink moonshine (home made alcohol) and Aquavit, or was it petrol?:D Well never mind, are any of you coming across to the Irish open at the end of september? Maybe we could have that Ireland v Finnland then in case you can't play us at the world's.:silly:
So tell me what finnland is really like. I worked with a finnish girl for awhile but all she wanted to do was party:thumbup: not talk about home. :p

[Mike]

Well all I know about Finland, is what I learned from a song :p

http://www.montypython.net/scripts/finland.php

[PeQu]

Nice song... really :p

[Mike]

You never know, I might be able to get it played at the Worlds if you ask
nicely :D :silly:

[Laura]

Well, I know lot's of finns who make wine at home but I don't know anyone that would do strong stuff. I think the reason why finns drink so much abroad is that the alcohol is expensive here.

And you shouldn't forget the long dark winter when it is freezing here and the iglues are needed... ;)

[Juulia]

Yeah, it's not always freezing here. This summer has been very warm. :) Temperatures above 25 degrees have been very common. And this week it rained for the first time this month.

Juulia

[Samba]

It last rained in Helsinki on 18th July, I mean before this time...
So there's no need to go south enymore...
HIHHEI....

-Samba
:silly:

[The Fly]

Autumn is unfortunately coming...:( Evenings and mornigs are already so cold that coat is needed.....:(

I`m waiting to get to Essen where is hopefully even a bit warmer....:wavey:

[ilona]

Well'it's probably raining in Essen.
I know another Finnish "thing", Jari Littmanen. I'm glad he's back, playing football for Ajax.

[The Fly]

Originally posted by ilona
I know another Finnish "thing", Jari Littmanen. I'm glad he's back, playing football for Ajax.

Good for you! :thumbup: :thumbup:

I think that Jari is also really glad to coming back there...:)

[conor]

There is also Sami Hypia.

[Samba]

Translator:

NetMOT (http://mot.kielikone.fi/restricted/asiakkaat/ttkk/netmot.shtml)

Happy spelling...

-Samba
:D

[ilona]

But Hyppia's playing for some amateurclub named Liverpool;)
Jari plays for Ajax!!!!!!

[conor]

Amateur????
Is that what you call a brillant football club like Liverpool.
If Liverpool are an amateur club, they are probably be the best amateur club in the world!

If carlsburg sponsered a football team they would probably sponser the best football team in the world.......... wait they do!!!!

[niall]

What is this?????
http://www.jori.ws/hobbies/canoepolo/index.html

I mean why is the sun shinning and where is the snow and igloo's??? I thought some off duty Santa claus or elves would at least be in the photo's.:D
Not even a drunken iceberg.....:p

What kind of Finland is this? This is not the image I want to see.:silly:

[Nox]

Originally posted by niall
What is this?????
http://www.jori.ws/hobbies/canoepolo/index.html

I mean why is the sun shinning and where is the snow and igloo's??? I thought some off duty Santa claus or elves would at least be in the photo's.:D
Not even a drunken iceberg.....:p

What kind of Finland is this? This is not the image I want to see.:silly:

hahahaaa! It actually was my intention to smash your illusion!! :silly:

[niall]

You are just trying to fool me. I see right through your double bluff. I have an image of finland and your trying to make me believe that there are no igloo's and the such. But since showing me igloo's is not an option you show me this sun shinning knowing I won't believe it is real and know there are igloo's there. So your just trying to give the impression that there are no igloo's there to everyone else while at the same time letting me know there are igloo's there.
But that's OK, I understand.:D

[Nox]

...Right... :thumbup:

[niall]

Did you understand that **** I just wrote???????
Your doing better than me then.:D :D

[Bas (je)]

Finland that was the country where it is always raining!

[Matti]

That's Englang... In Finland it's snowing all the time.
Oh it dosn't snow at the moment but anyway.

[Samba]

Oh, yes it is....
:thumbup:

-Samba

[ilona]

Is it snowing right now?? Can I come to Finland now??? I love snow!!!!!!!!!!

[PeQu]

And yesterday here was -16 degrees.... NICE?