Could someone please explain Finland to me?

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― HI DERE, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:16 (eighteen years ago)

I will explain when I can see properly through my tears of laughter.

― Curt1s Stephens, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:18 (eighteen years ago)

The only YouTube video in which the comments are about as hilarious as the video.

(I have no idea what they say, it's just the endless streams of "ahahaha,,,,täitsa lõpp lihtsalt :D
kõhulihased valutavad :D" add to the surrealism)

― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:33 (eighteen years ago)

ronaldinho, marc loi and numberslock man

― 600, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:35 (eighteen years ago)

TUOMAS TO THREAD IMMEDIATELY YOU FINNS HAVE SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR!!!

ROFLs so hard till i ;__;

― Eisbaer, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:38 (eighteen years ago)

i guess that this is what armi and danny must be up to these days ...

― Eisbaer, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:39 (eighteen years ago)

in case anyone was wondering what danny is REALLY up to these days w/t armi (since she's dead and all ;__; ), here is your answer

― Eisbaer, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:40 (eighteen years ago)

God, this is like when SCTV would do a sketch about what comedy in other countries was like.

Freaky.

― kingfish, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:42 (eighteen years ago)

joo, ihav varmasti hahahahahahaa UFOPORNO!!!

― Eisbaer, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:44 (eighteen years ago)

What is a "Finland"?

― Dan I., Friday, 23 March 2007 06:14 (eighteen years ago)

latebloomer to thread as well.

― marmotwolof, Friday, 23 March 2007 08:28 (eighteen years ago)

I like Sonata Arctica they are from Finland, I think.

― jel --, Friday, 23 March 2007 09:44 (eighteen years ago)

yeah they are

― marmotwolof, Friday, 23 March 2007 10:14 (eighteen years ago)

UFOPORNOOOOOO

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 23 March 2007 13:06 (eighteen years ago)

roflicious

― nathalie, Friday, 23 March 2007 13:10 (eighteen years ago)

Finnish aliens are apparently quite uninhibited.

― Sara R-C, Friday, 23 March 2007 13:21 (eighteen years ago)

They're pingu-ing baby (go ahead baby)
http://www.deafblind.org.uk/pingu/img/pingu.jpg

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Friday, 23 March 2007 13:24 (eighteen years ago)

the germans aren't happy:

bayerischerzustand (6 days ago)
Finnen Untermenschen.

― CharlieNo4, Friday, 23 March 2007 13:26 (eighteen years ago)

the endless streams of "ahahaha,,,,täitsa lõpp lihtsalt :D
kõhulihased valutavad :D" add to the surrealism

wtf?? those bits "quoted" above are not in Finnish, hehe.
(otherwise, though, i have not the slightest idea wot you're even talking about:)

― t**t, Friday, 23 March 2007 14:16 (eighteen years ago)

UFOPORNOOOOOO, i tell yas!

― Eisbaer, Friday, 23 March 2007 20:24 (eighteen years ago)

Those are some weird-talkin aliens.

― Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows, Friday, 23 March 2007 20:28 (eighteen years ago)

Watching it with Finnish friend:

"Ladies and gentlemen, UFO Porno in space... UFO Porno in someone's house... UFO Porno in someone's office... UFO Porno with someone watching... UFO Porno in someone's car... UFO Porno at the pound shop..."

We stopped watching at that point because they were so embarrassed!

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUFFFFFFFFFOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

― kv_nol, Friday, 23 March 2007 20:53 (eighteen years ago)

hahahahahahaha awesome

― HI DERE, Friday, 23 March 2007 21:22 (eighteen years ago)

sixteen hours and no Tuomas.

― g®▲Ðұ, Friday, 23 March 2007 21:52 (eighteen years ago)

Obviously he's somewhere "out there" filming the new episodes. Or samthung.

― t**t, Friday, 23 March 2007 21:56 (eighteen years ago)

"Ladies and gentlemen, UFO Porno in space... UFO Porno in someone's house... UFO Porno in someone's office... UFO Porno with someone watching... UFO Porno in someone's car... UFO Porno at the pound shop..."

You forgot to mention "UFO porn while some medicine man is watching...", which explains the faux African dude with a mask.

― Tuomas, Sunday, 25 March 2007 15:34 (eighteen years ago)

Here's another skit from the same show, with English subtitles.

Some of these folks were also behind Studio Julmahuvi, the best Finnish comedy show ever.

― Tuomas, Sunday, 25 March 2007 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

finland rules

http://www.emagine-travel.co.uk/blog/content/binary/Northern%20lights.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 16:51 (eighteen years ago)

it's where brave metal warriors go to die

http://www.visitfinland.com/ima/Page/finland_facts_aurora_borealis.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 16:52 (eighteen years ago)

HI THIS IS EARTH APPARENTLY

http://www.visitfinland.com/ima/Page/levi_finland_northern_lights.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)

holy mother of god

― unfished business, Sunday, 25 March 2007 16:55 (eighteen years ago)

SIBELIUS MONUMENT RULES TOO BY THE WAY

http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/u26/ralf/upload/43506761.r137f020.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 16:57 (eighteen years ago)

but you could see that aurora borealis-style scenery in sweden, or russia, or alaska, or the yukon too, right?!?

― Eisbaer, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:00 (eighteen years ago)

whoops. sibelius monument went away.

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:02 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.vanda.eclipse.co.uk/travel/baltic/pix/sibelius.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:03 (eighteen years ago)

the sibelius monument DOES look really cool!

― Eisbaer, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:04 (eighteen years ago)

best site EVER for helsinki fashion bugz!

http://www.hel-looks.com/

http://www.hel-looks.com/photos/20070223_04.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:10 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.hel-looks.com/photos/20070112_07.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:12 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.hel-looks.com/photos/20061111_02.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:14 (eighteen years ago)

take THAT nyc hipster parents!

http://www.hel-looks.com/photos/20060930_03.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:16 (eighteen years ago)

that site is a goldmine. sooooo cool.

http://www.hel-looks.com/photos/20060828_02.jpg

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:18 (eighteen years ago)

Scott - I specifically came here just now to post about that site! I've been watching it for ages - it's absolutely hysterical. "The bag is self-made. My style is like abstract funk japan punk . . . " etc. It has provided a lot of fascination and bewilderment amongst me and my friends. I think I love Finland.

― ENBB, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:20 (eighteen years ago)

That's one of the few street style blogs that didn't just make it through six months last year and then fall apart, too.

― nabisco, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:27 (eighteen years ago)

i definitely love finland. great metal. weird northern light hippies making strange noises on laptops and folke instruments. beautiful scenery. just need to wear a lot of layers...

― scott seward, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:27 (eighteen years ago)

BABY TUOMAS JR: Dada I wuv you
TUOMAS: I don't understand -- what does "wuv" mean?
BABY TUOMAS JR: Mean I luv dada
TUOMAS: Oh, you mean the art movement?
BABY TUOMAS JR: Mean dady! dady! wuv dady!
TUOMAS: It would probably be less psychologically damaging to you if I just stopped talking and masturbated, wouldn't it.

― nabisco, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:31 (eighteen years ago)

do either baby tuomas or daddy tuomas know how to use the "NUM LOCK" key?

― Eisbaer, Sunday, 25 March 2007 17:34 (eighteen years ago)

I've visited the Sibelius monument in Helsinki; it is strange and cool. There were people dressed in tinfoil suits being photographed when I was there. Finland is wierdly cool. Cooly wierd.

― DavidM, Sunday, 25 March 2007 20:04 (eighteen years ago)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/301017431_88e5291c48.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/300531427_5d189c9e0f.jpg?v=0
(c)me

― blunt, Sunday, 25 March 2007 21:34 (eighteen years ago)

I have to have a glass of water now, for rehydration after laughter/weeping over ice cream shop skit.

― Beth Parker, Sunday, 25 March 2007 21:58 (eighteen years ago)

I love the hel-looks blog! the quotes are great

http://hel-looks.com/photos/20070324_02.jpg
I made this dress today, because I didn't know what to wear at tonight's Fag You club! It is made out of an old dog's blanket. The bag is from the wardrobe of the Finnish National Opera, the mink muff is second hand.

― daria-g, Monday, 26 March 2007 02:24 (eighteen years ago)

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― monkey bonkers (╓abies), Thursday, 20 November 2008 18:12 (sixteen years ago)

Well at least he doesn't hurt innocent people.

― monkey bonkers (╓abies), Thursday, 20 November 2008 18:14 (sixteen years ago)

if this was on another thread i missed it:

giant vulva bicycle taxi in helsinki

http://jalopnik.com/393601/giant-vulva-bicycle-taxi-is-freudian-wet-dream

― Suggesteban Buttez (jabba hands), Thursday, 4 December 2008 03:58 (sixteen years ago)

Finland, a nation that's figured out how to live:

― derelict, Thursday, 4 December 2008 15:21 (sixteen years ago)

http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F03339_1

If you liked that one, here's an even more unintentionally gay Finnish video from 1979.

― Tuomas, Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:19 (sixteen years ago)

you tube links i will never click^^^^^

― Mr. Que, Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:21 (sixteen years ago)

four months pass...

― Tuomas, Monday, 6 April 2009 20:36 (sixteen years ago)

And here's another skit from the same show:

― Tuomas, Monday, 6 April 2009 20:41 (sixteen years ago)

one month passes...

― All that you should require of music is that it gets you laid. (Eisbaer), Sunday, 10 May 2009 21:16 (sixteen years ago)

I already posted a link to better quality version of that video upthread, but I can post it again:

http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F03339_1

Fun fact: the guy playing bass in that video is Pekka Pohjola, a Finnish fusion jazz bandleader who recorded for Virgin Records in the 70s and was sampled by DJ Shadow on Entroducing.

― Tuomas, Sunday, 10 May 2009 21:22 (sixteen years ago)

but your link opens a pageful of goobledygook written in Finnish!

― All that you should require of music is that it gets you laid. (Eisbaer), Sunday, 10 May 2009 21:25 (sixteen years ago)

It shouldn't be hard to spot the play button though. It's not in Finnish.

― Tuomas, Sunday, 10 May 2009 21:35 (sixteen years ago)

I was only ever in Finland once for about a week but I'm completely in love with Helsinki (not really Tampere, the other place I was) and if they didn't speak the most ridiculously difficult language there, I would totally learn and move (languages, english included, are not really my strength). I know this is like a joke thread or whatever so sorry.

― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Monday, 11 May 2009 00:11 (sixteen years ago)

Sarah McPalin!

― DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Monday, 11 May 2009 01:48 (sixteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Here's a pretty interesting Finnish sports documentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOjmGxK5EQ

You can turn on the English subtitles by clicking the icon in the bottom right corner and clicking "CC".

― Tuomas, Friday, 5 June 2009 20:20 (sixteen years ago)

two months pass...

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs142.snc1/5250_253214335331_590520331_8178160_4652051_n.jpg

― caek, Saturday, 15 August 2009 15:58 (sixteen years ago)

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs142.snc1/5250_253214265331_590520331_8178149_5441529_n.jpg

― caek, Saturday, 15 August 2009 15:58 (sixteen years ago)

my friend just went.

(you can see those facebook photos, right?)

― caek, Saturday, 15 August 2009 16:00 (sixteen years ago)

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs142.snc1/5250_253214295331_590520331_8178154_1307670_n.jpg

where's this going?

― caek, Saturday, 15 August 2009 16:01 (sixteen years ago)

hmm

― omar little, Saturday, 15 August 2009 16:06 (sixteen years ago)

This Guy Knows How to Make Money from Social Media

― cosmic abbigong (Abbott), Saturday, 15 August 2009 16:47 (sixteen years ago)

headline of the year

― cosmic abbigong (Abbott), Saturday, 15 August 2009 16:48 (sixteen years ago)

honestly thought that was one of the Onion weekend supplement covers for a sec

― Tim Krul ringmaster (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 15 August 2009 16:54 (sixteen years ago)

me too!

― caek, Saturday, 15 August 2009 17:47 (sixteen years ago)

i would like to think they would have it, "This Fucking Guy Knows How to Make Money from Social Media"

― caek, Saturday, 15 August 2009 17:48 (sixteen years ago)

two months pass...

Indeed.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 November 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago)

And even more so (old but still):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf84AysXGTU

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 November 2009 18:19 (fifteen years ago)

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present to you... Finnish bhangra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_npFIonozc8

(possible crossover with a certain Halloween clusterfuck thread for added wtf potential)

― subtyll cauillacyons (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, 14 November 2009 20:44 (fifteen years ago)

helsinki is my favourite place i've ever been but i'm disappointed there was no tables at the sushi place with all the hockey sticks on the wall

― plaxico (I know, right?), Saturday, 14 November 2009 22:12 (fifteen years ago)

five months pass...

Dear Finland, what is this, please?

http://pics.kuvaton.com/kuvei/tuksun_evoluutio.jpg

― StanM, Sunday, 25 April 2010 11:37 (fifteen years ago)

Voimailumies is a character.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujTvo7CB7BE

― nori dusted (Sanpaku), Sunday, 25 April 2010 14:52 (fifteen years ago)

three months pass...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10904691

― visit europe more (acoleuthic), Sunday, 8 August 2010 12:04 (fifteen years ago)

So many unanswerable questions

― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Sunday, 8 August 2010 13:58 (fifteen years ago)

^ but then, we knew that didn't we?

― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Sunday, 8 August 2010 13:58 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

Seems about right:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-viral-video-finnish-anchor,0,1370962.htmlstory

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 October 2010 12:37 (fifteen years ago)

I posted about it in here:

Link to mad shit on YouTube here

And yeah, he indeed got fired.

― Tuomas, Friday, 15 October 2010 13:35 (fifteen years ago)

So long as you weren't the one calling in the complaint!

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 October 2010 16:35 (fifteen years ago)

six months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHReqKRvonE

― StanM, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 15:50 (fourteen years ago)

That guy's a really popular comedian at the moment, he won the "sketch character of the year" contest (essentially a parody of reality TV where various comedy sketch characters compete against each other as if they were real) a couple of months ago.

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 20:31 (fourteen years ago)

Last year the contest was won by a female impostor, and now by an egg impostor - just shows you the quality of Finnish humour.

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 20:47 (fourteen years ago)

nine months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1tAZhKYxzA

Why isn't my home like this?

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 23:02 (thirteen years ago)

three years pass...

The winters are long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRZlXvjbH5k

― Trigger warning: (Sanpaku), Friday, 14 August 2015 18:22 (ten years ago)

enjoyed reading about the "Finland doesn't exist" conspiracy theory recently
https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/2tln69/finland_isnt_real/

― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 14 August 2015 18:27 (ten years ago)

I was there last week! it seemed pretty real. I went to a pizza buffet lol

― droit au butt (Euler), Friday, 14 August 2015 19:34 (ten years ago)

two months pass...

We hadn’t expected the Finns to turn out to be the most cuddly people.

― 屎橛 (Sanpaku), Thursday, 29 October 2015 20:27 (ten years ago)

two months pass...

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100623124412AA0g84K

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Friday, 8 January 2016 21:22 (nine years ago)

flying Finnair tomorrow, pumped as usual about the blueberry juice in flight

― droit au butt (Euler), Friday, 8 January 2016 21:47 (nine years ago)

http://www.expat-finland.com/images/fingerpori/fpf190eng.gif

― Tuomas, Saturday, 9 January 2016 22:40 (nine years ago)

after 6 hours on the airplane in Helsinki they canceled the flight to Tokyo. it's pretty cold and snowy here today! trying to get out of here again. that's what I get for booking a flight through Finland in early January.

― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 10 January 2016 08:10 (nine years ago)

at least I like Karelian pasties, had three last night and three this morning at the hotel breakfast.

also got Fazer salty popcorn chocolate with my Finnair voucher, always a favorite.

― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 10 January 2016 08:12 (nine years ago)

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