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View Poll Results: Which word do you relate mostly with Finland?
Reindeer 9 4.89%
Santa Claus 16 8.70%
Marimekko 5 2.72%
Nokia 42 22.83%
Sauna 70 38.04%
Linux 2 1.09%
Mika Häkkinen 6 3.26%
Metal Bands 34 18.48%
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Old 23rd-July-2008   #41 (permalink)
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Old 23rd-July-2008   #42 (permalink)
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I love auroras =] one day I name my daughter aurora!=]

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Old 26th-July-2008   #43 (permalink)
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finland is calm country i think nokia & northern lights for me
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Old 8th-August-2008   #44 (permalink)
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Well, being a Finn myself and Finland being my home, I can't really pick any of the above words. I would've picked "home" but it's not on the list. I find it interesting how so many people like Finnish metal music and that is their reasoning to want to visit or live in Finland. I'm looking to move back home by the end of the year, so maybe I'll have a different point of view on the country, but right now I just don't seem to understand why people, who were not born there, find it so fascinating. hehehe Maybe someone can enlighten me...

To me Finland stands for sauna, koskenkorva, beer, summer cottages by the lakes, long winters, tons of lakes, freshwater fishing, beautiful nightless summers, simple homefood, long dark winters, quiet but eccentric people. I'm sure I could come up with other things, but I think that will do for now.
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Everything. I cannot pick one thing from that list because it's all good. Don't forget the badass jazz you guys have over there, it's not just metal! It's not just that Finland is an awesome place to live, either. Or that it's beautiful in every way, peaceful, tranquil, yet you guys sure know how to party... Finland has such a rich history, such a deep culture. Wow.
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Everything. I cannot pick one thing from that list because it's all good. Don't forget the badass jazz you guys have over there, it's not just metal! It's not just that Finland is an awesome place to live, either. Or that it's beautiful in every way, peaceful, tranquil, yet you guys sure know how to party... Finland has such a rich history, such a deep culture. Wow.
Indeed! You are right
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Food,Fazzer,Beer,Strawberries,Sauna,Mois,Lenkki, Ittalia,Vodka.
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I think Finnish Metal bands rulezz
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It has to be santa, everyone knows his home is lapland.
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Old 25th-September-2008   #50 (permalink)
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Id have to say sauna, nokia (everyone has one!) and marimekko :P but of course! Santa and his reindeers! I'm sad I didnt meet him this summer!
Salmari as well, its really finnish.

ps: and the words you must know in finnish in order to survive : "niin kuin" / nii ku :P its probably the most overused word in finland (outside from common swearwords p****** and v****.)
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