#Pirkanmaa

[coffeenuts]

[mothmiso]

Tampere 2024 (2) (3) (4) (5) by Artem Volkov

[ainomirjami]

Extempore kesäreissu Ikaalisiin 11.-12.6.2022. Pesäpalloa, festareita ja kauniita taloja.💕

[fallauween]

Syksy by Juha K

[flagwars]

Finland City Flag Wars: Round 1, Bracket 6

[discolesbo]

Etymological origins of the names of the regions of Finland

Suomi, Häme = Of the same origin together with "Sámi". There is no certainty of their etymology, but a common theory suggests they'd be a loan from the Baltic "žemē", meaning "land". However, modern linguists seem to argue that this is also inaccurate.

Satakunta = From Swedish "hundare", a Viking Age and early Middle Age Scandinavian war and governance system.

Pirkanmaa = Possibly from "birk", a special legal protection given to trading centers (early 1200s).

Uusimaa = Translated from Swedish "Nyland" (New Land).

Kymenlaakso = "Valley of Kymi". Kymi is a river. The word itself means... a big river.

Pohjanmaa = "Northland".

Keski-Suomi = "Central Finland".

Savo = From "Savilahti" (Clay Bay), the old name of the Mikkeli area. The origin of "Savilahti" is still debated, if it was originally savi (clay), savu (smoke), sauvo, or possibly a Sámi word for a backwater (savo, savu).

Karjala = A bit unclear. It comes from the word "karja", and if this word is of Germanic origin, then it could mean (war)band.

Kainuu = Unknown. Theories include Germanic loan "kainu/kaino" (lowlands), "kainus" (knob-headed staff, wedge-shaped object), a Sámi origin (compare gaajnuo, gaajnuoladdje (non-Sámi peasant); kai´nōlatj (Swedish coastal peasant); kainolats, kainahaljo (Swedish or Norwegian peasant)), Old Icelandic "kveinir" (an unspecified Northern Nordic people) or Proto-Norse "gainuz" (gap, jaw) -> "kainu(s)" (dragnet, sleigh).

Lappi = The most controversial of them all, I'd say. "Lapp" name usually refers to Sámi people, although they do not like this term so don't call them that. As for the etymological origin of said word, two theories: 1) a translation of an ancient Sámi tribe name "wuowjoš", from the word "wuowˈje" (wedge, patch) -> "lapp" (patch, small piece of paper). Old Finnish term for Sámi people is "vuojolaiset". 2) Meaning a remote area. The region of "Lappi" in Finland is a combination of two lands: Peräpohjola (Back of the Northland) and the areas of Sápmi (in Finnish "Saamenmaa") which are within the borders of Finland. Former land is Finnish, the latter Sámi.

Ahvenanmaa = "Perch land". Two theories: either it comes from Proto-Norse "Ahvaland" (water land?), or the Finnish form is the original.

In Swedish in the cases where it differs from the Finnish origin:

Österbotten = "East Bottom". As opposed to West Bottom, Västerbotten, on the Swedish side of the Baltic Sea.

Kajanaland = From the historical Russian name for Kainuu, "Kajánij/Kayániy". Meaning unknown, though some say it means a land in which it is difficult to travel. Likely, it is connected to the word "Kainuu".

Tavastland = Apparently from Old Norse "Tafæistaland" (ᛏᛆᚠᛋᛏᛆᛚᚭᚿᛏ). Origin unknown, theories say the "ast" part could somehow be connected to Estonia.

Finland = Hahaha. Unknown. Old sources use the word "finn" and variants to refer to both Sámi and Finns and you never really know what's the intention (think of Finland and Finnmark). Theories say that the origin of the word could be connected to Germanic words such as "finthan" (find), "fendo" (wanderer).

Åland = "River land". Two theories: either it comes from Proto-Norse "Ahvaland" (water land?), or the Finnish from "Ahvenanmaa" (perch land) is the original.

[beardedmrbean]

A court in Pirkanmaa has remanded into custody a 49-year-old man suspected of stealing 34 handguns from the Gun and Military Museum in Kuhmoinen.

Police believe the theft occurred on Tuesday last week, and that there was a second attempt to break into the museum on Friday.

Yle understands the suspect in the case has a long criminal record, including for previous theft and firearms offences, and that he has confessed to the museum break-in to authorities. He will face charges including aggravated theft and an aggravated firearms offence.

The stolen weapons included Nagant revolvers, Lahti pistols and Colt handguns. Police said at the time that none of the guns were loaded with ammunition when they were stolen, but they could still be loaded and fired.

There are therefore concerns that the firearms could fall into the hands of criminals.

According to the latest information from police, one handgun has been recovered but the remaining 33 are still missing.

[yellow-lemon-lime]

Nothing pleases me more honestly, than seeing people in Denmark complain about a few days of snow and temperatures around -3 to -10°C and people have given up going to work and police has recommended people in many places to work from home.

Meanwhile here in Pirkanmaa, Finland. There has generally been snow since late october/early november, and the temperatures this week have been between -21°C and -25°C, and people still go to work. I work in a secured office so I don't have the option to work at home, and my husband is currently a mail delivery guy so he can definitely not work from home.

Also one day we spent 30 minutes removing ice fron the non-work car. My husband ended up accidentally breaking one of the ice removers because of his Finnish strength, so I'll have to buy a new one for him when we go to Motornet again

[coffeenuts]

[sharkrack]

Wedding

A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple, presentation of a gift (offering, rings, symbolic item, flowers, money, dress), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or celebrant. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception. Music, poetry, prayers, or readings from religious texts or literature are also commonly incorporated into the ceremony, as well as superstitious customs.

Some cultures have adopted the traditional Western custom of the white wedding, in which a bride wears a white wedding dress and veil. This tradition was popularized through the marriage of Queen Victoria. Some say Victoria’s choice of a white gown may have simply been a sign of extravagance, but may have also been influenced by the values she held which emphasized sexual purity.

The use of a wedding ring has long been part of religious weddings in Europe and America, but the origin of the tradition is unclear. One possibility is the Roman belief in the Vena amoris, which was believed to be a blood vessel that ran from the fourth finger (ring finger) directly to the heart. Thus, when a couple wore rings on this finger, their hearts were connected. Historian Vicki Howard points out that the belief in the “ancient” quality of the practice is most likely a modern invention. In the United States of America, a groom’s wedding band has not appeared until the early 20th century, while in Europe it has been part of the tradition since the ancient Romans, as witnessed by the jurist Gaius.

The exit from the wedding ceremony is also called the “send off”, and often includes traditional practices, such as the newlyweds and the wedding party bowing and kissing the knees of the elders in Ethiopian weddings. The send off often includes throwing rice (a symbol of prosperity and fertility) or other seeds at the newlyweds in most of the Western world, as well as for example India and Malaysia. Despite fears of the opposite, the use of uncooked rice for this purpose is not harmful to birds. Shoe tossing in place of rice has also been used in several cultures.

Wedding decorations at the Mahnala Stage (Mahnalan lava) in Hämeenkyrö, Pirkanmaa, Finland in July 2019 The wedding ceremony is often followed by wedding reception or a wedding breakfast, in which the rituals may include speeches from a groom, best man, father of a bride and possibly a bride, the newlyweds’ first dance as a couple, and the cutting of an elegant wedding cake. In recent years traditions have changed to include a father-daughter dance for a bride and her father, and sometimes also a mother-son dance for a groom and his mother.

[ainomirjami]

Roadtrip Ikaalisista takaisin Tampereelle 12.6.2022

Taidetta, lounas Frantsilassa, piipahdus Myllykolussa (Frans Emil Sillanpään synnyinkoti), Mahnalan maisemareitti, Yrjölän marjatila.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.22 (before 1930)

904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule. 1499 – The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War. 1586 – The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch. 1692 – The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released. 1711 – The first attacks of the Tuscarora War begin in present-day North Carolina. 1761 – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution. 1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established. 1789 – Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces. 1792 – Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being. 1823 – Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried. 1857 – The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard. 1862 – A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln. 1866 – The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War. 1885 – Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement. 1891 – The first hydropower plant of Finland is commissioned along the Tammerkoski rapids in Tampere, Pirkanmaa. 1892 – A locomotive shunting falls into a hole in the ground, leading to the burial of the locomotive. 1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history. 1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain. 1914 – A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1,500 sailors. 1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.

[projectmetalmusic]

Metal Riot - Birth of Terror (2024) Album Review.

Metal Riot is a heavy metal band from Akaa, Pirkanmaa in Finland. The current lineup are Benjamin Sairamo (Bass), Joonas Kokko ( Drums), Marcus Johansson (Guitars), Joonas Myller (Vocals) and Mika Takenen (Guitars). I am going to take a listen to the band’s debut album, Birth of Terror (2024) and give my thoughts on the album. I do like the cover design on the album The female warrior ready to…

[alienvauvva]

Chilchuck has this shirt and is fond of knives. Laios and Falin are from Rovaniemi or near which is 200km from Rovaniemi actually. Marcille is from Helsinki Karjaa Hanko or Turku???? Turku sounds so elf. Senshi is from Pirkanmaa and Izu is from Kainuu. Senshi has that beer and hockey stance. Also Kummeli.

[flagwars]

Finland City Flag Wars: Round 1

This tournament is being held in honor of Finnish flags winning two recent tournaments in a row: South Ostrobothnia in the Regional Flag Wars and Helsinki in the Olympic Flag Wars! I will eventually be holding a tournament focusing on Finnish municipal heraldry, as there are many cities in Finland with unique coats of arms. I held a poll recently to see which tournament my followers were more interested in, and the city flag tournament won, but the poll was close enough that I’ve decided to do the heraldry tournament as well sometime. Let me know in the comments which city in Finland has the best flag!

Round 1:

1. Pori, Satakunta vs. Vantaa, Uusimaa vs. Vårdö, Åland

2. Hamina, Kymenlaakso vs. Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia vs. Mariehamn, Åland

3. Joensuu, North Karelia vs. Pyhäranta, Southwest Finland vs. Hyvinkää, Uusimaa

4. Raseborg, Uusimaa vs. Föglö, Åland vs. Raisio, Southwest Finland

5. Rauma, Satakunta vs. Oulu, North Ostrobothnia vs. Vaasa, Ostrobothnia

6. Tampere, Pirkanmaa vs. Lieksa, North Karelia vs. Pyhäjoki, North Ostrobothnia vs. Turku, Southwest Finland

7. Saarijärvi, Central Finland vs. Rusko, Southwest Finland vs. Heinola, Päijät-Häme vs. Iisalmi, North Savo

8. Rovaniemi, Lapland vs. Helsinki, Uusimaa vs. Kimitoön, Southwest Finland vs. Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia

[discolesbo]

Mietintää. Ensimmäinen kartta enemmän historiallisten maakuntien mukaan ja toinen enemmän murteiden mukaan. Kumpikaan ei ole yks yhteen... Periaatteessa sanat “Pohjanmaa”, “Häme”, jne ovat käytössä, mutta historiallisesta ja nykyisestäkin näkökulmasta niiden rajat ovat epäselvät. Toisaalta voi miettiä, kuinka pitkälle tämä on tulevaisuudessa relevanttia: paikallis- ja maakuntaidentiteetit ovat olleet kasvussa viimeiset 20 vuotta. Jos Pirkanmaa on nyt Pirkanmaa ja pirkanmaalainen pitää itseään pirkanmaalaisena, onko sillä väliä, onko se historiallisesti Satakuntaa vai Hämettä.

Värittämätön alue sisältää Ahvenanmaan sekä... Uusimaa, Porvoon lääni, jne.