Why do you hate YOUR country

[Lucius]

Now that you mentioned it, no, I don't think I have the link.

 

Would you mind...?

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Mind what? I don't have it, that's why I asked. It was one of the most silly things I've ever seen.

 

I'm curious, why is there such a huge contigent of Danes here? I can't see many Norrs or Swedes, but there seems to be a Dane for every thread nowadays.

Well, there's about the same amount of Finns here, and we've got you out-populated by about 200.000 people!!111

Edited March 26, 2006 by Lucius

[Musopticon?]

Sorry, I don't have it.

 

 

Ehmm...but doesn't Swedland out-populate you? There's certainly less swedes here then Danes. Anyways, that's not the really relevant, as I was asking why.

 

Edit: I've counted about 12 Finns. We're everywhere. :D

Edited March 26, 2006 by Musopticon?

[Lucius]

Ehmm...but doesn't Swedland out-populate you? There's certainly less swedes here then Danes.

Indeed, but don't tell me that you miss em!

 

Edit: I've counted about 12 Finns. We're everywhere.

 

That's right, Finland must be even more of an in-door nation than Denmark, even though I can't imagine a place with a more depressing winter, save perhaps for Greenland.

Edited March 26, 2006 by Lucius

[Musopticon?]

Thanks....I guess. <_<

[metadigital]

Monty Python: Finland

Finland, Finland, Finland,

The country where I want to be,

Pony trekking or camping,

Or just watching TV.

Finland, Finland, Finland.

It's the country for me.

 

You're so near to Russia,

So far from Japan,

Quite a long way from Cairo,

Lots of miles from Vietnam.

 

Finland, Finland, Finland,

The country where I want to be,

Eating breakfast or dinner,

Or snack lunch in the hall.

Finland, Finland, Finland.

Finland has it all.

 

 

You're so sadly neglected

And often ignored,

A poor second to Belgium,

When going abroad.

 

Finland, Finland, Finland,

The country where I quite want to be,

Your mountains so lofty,

Your treetops so tall.

Finland, Finland, Finland.

Finland has it all.

 

Finland, Finland, Finland,

The country where I quite want to be,

Your mountains so lofty,

Your treetops so tall.

Finland, Finland, Finland.

Finland has it all.

 

Finland has it all.

 

Composer: Michael Palin

Author: Michael Palin

Arranger: John Du Prez

Lead Singer: Michael Palin

[Lucius]

I was talking about how depressing our winter is, you know.

[Musopticon?]

Me: Reading comprehension: -13,65 points

 

Meta: Awesomeness: +15 points

[metadigital]

Republic of Finland (Suomen Tasavalta) [fi]

Background:

Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.

...

Geography - note:

long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain

...

Legal system:

civil law system based on Swedish law; the president may request the Supreme Court to review laws; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations...

...

Age structure:

0-14 years: 17.3% (male 460,977/female 443,859)

15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,764,874/female 1,723,385)

65 years and over: 15.9% (male 328,952/female 501,395) (2005 est.)

...

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

...

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1,500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (2003 est.)

...

Ethnic groups:

Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.7%, Russian 0.4%, Estonian 0.2%, Roma 0.2%, Sami 0.1%

Religions:

Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)

...

Disputes - international:

various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia and other areas ceded to the Soviet Union, but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands

[Musopticon?]

That 'h' in the first letter of Hamina on meta's map - I live there.

 

Edit: And I'm going to study history in Tampere, because it totally owns other cities when it comes to summers.

Edited March 26, 2006 by Musopticon?

[Xard]

Wiki about Da Finland

 

We are btw that strange country which likes Conan O'Brien. (He is good, you know :D ) And of course, we invented strange thing called Sauna (Sweden people copied it from us!), Santa Claus lives in Lapland, not in North Pole, even though americans are spreading this heretic informaton.

Edited March 26, 2006 by Xard

[Musopticon?]

Not all of us dig O'Brien. <_< Or saunas. No to mention sausages.

[Baley]

Yeah, well, Romania's like much better cause we've got fat women, booze and loose rape laws.

[kirottu]

Background:

Disputes - international:

various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia and other areas ceded to the Soviet Union, but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands

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Various groups as in couple of drunkards.

[Musopticon?]

To Jesus:

And you've got totally awesome history. Ours is just full of conquests. Usually against us. And we've lost almost always.

 

To DoomKitten:

I hear you. Count all nationalists and kareophiles there too.

Edited March 26, 2006 by Musopticon?

[Xard]

Not all of us dig O'Brien. <_<  Or saunas. No to mention sausages.

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No, not everyone. Yuck, sausages

 

edit: En yleist

Edited March 26, 2006 by Xard

[Musopticon?]

Baley: But turks, dawg! All we've been conquered by are folks who smell of cabbage and sheep.

 

 

Xard: Joku siit

Edited March 26, 2006 by Musopticon?

[kirottu]

edit: En yleist

[Xard]

Joo, luultavasti. Ja saahan sit

Edited March 26, 2006 by Xard

[Baley]

What does perkele mean?

 

And the Turk were pretty sweet a couple of centuries ago, man Christianity ****ed us over big time.

[Musopticon?]

Olisi ihan jees jutella, mutta huomenna on viimeiset kirjoitukset. :cool:

 

Translat: Zomg dudes I needs ta sleep, f0r me exams continue tomorrah

 

Edit: Damn you Baley for keeping me up all night. Perkele is derived from the polish fire god, Perkulos. It's the most common swear word here. Well, after our version of the f-word, vittu.

Edited March 26, 2006 by Musopticon?

[Baley]

So basically you just tell them to burn in the fires of Perkulos? That's so Finnish...

[Lucius]

Sausages are nice, just ask any Austrian.

[11XHooah]

Hey Hooah, how's our favorite yankee soldier doing? ^_^

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Not bad, not bad

[Hildegard]

Hey Hooah, how's our favorite yankee soldier doing? ^_^

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Not bad, not bad

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So what will you be doing in Ft. Irwin, CA., some specialised training or....?

[11XHooah]

Hey Hooah, how's our favorite yankee soldier doing? ^_^

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Not bad, not bad

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So what will you be doing in Ft. Irwin, CA., some specialised training or....?

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Mostly training for desert warfare. Ought to be fun