As an ignorant American I’m saddened to say, very little. One thing that comes to mind is Simo Häyhä.
I cant forget Linus Torvalds. The third most influential person in my life behind Thompson and Ritchie. Without these three I would never have found one of my greatest joys, coding.
I think of the pictures of snowy landscapes crowned with ethereal lights dancing in the night.
Stories from my dad about a Finish violin maker who used to hitchhike everywhere dad used to give frequent rides to.
perkele
Long place names like Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä
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Sisu.
Finns be crazy.
It’s the country where I quite want to be. Eating breakfast or dinner, or just watching TV.
A challenging language
It seems like a great place with a decent government and society. The few Finnish people I’ve met over the years have all been really cool and/or smart and/or hilarious.
Winter sports
Sopuli.xyz and saunas
Monty Pythons “Finland” song. And a former coworker who was born there, but does not speak a word of Finnish (Finlandish?).
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall,
Finland, Finland, Finland,
Finland has it all
The country where I quite want to be…
Aki Kaurismäki
Power metal, rallying, forests, snow, reindeer, personal space, a language with a very musical-sounding rhythm and grammar that I don’t understand in the slightest, and that one video of a man swearing at a bear because it’s in his garden
Great public transit, safe bike infrastructure (so safe they bike in the snow!), and a happy chill country that tries to be great for all their citizens (unlike the US which only cares about the rich)
Right now?. The Skinner meme of looking down and saying “Pathetic” to Trump’s request for eggs.
I always pictured a town near a cristal clear lake. Houses with more vibrant beautiful colours than a clown orgy.
