Please post something positive about Finland...they need it now more

[TK421]

than ever, folks...especially after this skeleton found its way out of the closet...


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8610362188397291938&q=worst



Please...do it for the Finnish!

[ornotna]

1. Well, from what I understand

They're good at herding reindeer. :shrug:

[TK421]

2. Good! Thats a start....come on, everyone! These people really must

feel like shit right now

[Elidor]

3. Hey now, Finland gave us Lordi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6VzdtmrP6Y&search=Lordi

That makes up for it right there.

[TK421]

4. That was....bizarre n/t

[ornotna]

6. The things you learn

I had no idea the Finns were Klingon.

[Onlooker]

5. Great ptarmigan

Had ptarigam when I was in Helsinki once. Very tasty.

[TK421]

7. What would you compare this to taste-wise?

Never heard of it, but I can picture it on a grill

[Onlooker]

8. Chicken, what else?

It's not too fowly tasting. It's a more neutral taste, like chicken. I only ordered it because of its spelling!

[johnnie]

9. Ok

It's fun to say "Finland" "Finland" "Finland" "Finland" "Finland"

It's almost like Funland, but it isn't...it's FINland.

[kiraboo]

10. Um, my grandmother's family is from Finland.

And the language is very pretty... when not translated into english!

[Nailzberg]

11. They are good at losing to the Swedes in hockey.

[Karenina]

14. Hey, THAT'S the flag

currently flying above my window!

[Kajsa]

20. Then you've got some Swedes ( Swedish-Americans)

living above you.

We're big on flags- US & Sweden.

[asteroid2003QQ47]

12. The Flying Finn

Reino Tulonen, The Flying Finn

http://www.near1.com/HALL-OF-FAME/2005/Reino_Tulonen.htm

A great guy and one of the coolest drivers ever on a recetrack.

[NNadir]

13. Finland is serious about global climate change.

Here is what the Finns are doing:









http://www.ol3.framatome-anp.com/project/chrono.htm

This plant is specifically being built to meet their Kyoto commitments.

There may be a Finnish equivalent of the Carpenters, but the fact is that the Finns are excellent citizens of the world.

[northzax]

15. they make good cell phones?

besides that, I'm pretty well stumped.

[MikeH]

16. I like the music of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius

His music conveys a very northern mood.

I like his Finlandia, which I think is his best known work.

I like his symphonies; I especially love his 2nd and his 5th symphonies.

Other works of his which I particularly like are his Karelia suite, and his tone poem Night Ride and Sunrise.

As for Finland itself, I think this would be a very nice time of year to be there, with the long daylight hours.

[smitty]

17. Didn't the Finns invent the sauna? Don't forget Eero Saarinen,

the Finnish architect and Finlandia vodka.

[giant_robot]

18. Monty Python wrota a song about them

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...

[BulletproofLandshark]

19. They're home to a few kickass metal bands

Including Children Of Bodom: http://youtube.com/watch?v=g-O2fc07CBI&search=children%20of%20bodom

[rockymountaindem]

21. They fought tenaciously against the USSR in two wars

defeating massively superior Soviet forces against all odds. Good job Finns!

[Redstone]

23. Boy, didn't they embarrass the Russians in 1939-40?

And walked a hell of a tightrope from the end of WWII through 1989 to keep the Russians at arm's length. They could have been another Lithuania.

Redstone

[Redstone]

22. Are you SURE that wasn't made in 1962?

Redstone

[Kajsa]

24. Finland is a beautiful country.

I visited Helsinki and Turku on the west coast.

It is really nice this time of year with the extended daylight hours.
The people are friendly, the food is fantastic and the architecture is
very modern and beautiful.

I would love to go back one day.

Don't forget, some of the best NHL players come from Finland.
Teemu Selanne is one example.

[u4ic]

25. Their ski jumpers

are awesome! :bounce:

[Sisaruus]

26. Washington Post asked why aren't we more like Finland

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/05/AR2005080502015.html

According to the U.N., one of the four countries (with Norway, Denmark and Iceland) with the highest standard of living.
Child poverty rate is less than 3% compare to U.S. rate of more than 20%.
Highest literacy rate in the world.
Most symphonies per capita.
Universal health care.
Free college education.
Paid maternity and paternity leave.
Fines for speeding tickets set as percentage of income.